Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1891-01-02
FARMERS CHOICE.
Who the Changers Believe will Be
President

Who the Grangers Believe will Be
President.
An elaborately planned canvass to
ascertain the opinions of the farmers
throughout the contry on certain
questions has been conducted on an
extensive scale for the past three
months by the Agricultural Press OF
Springfield, in connection with other
farming journals in both West and
East. Nearly 10000 cards have been
received in answer to the questions
prOpounded, which we're on certain
practical, economic and political issues
including their idea on The tariff, gov
ernment ownership of railroads and
telegraph lines. The final question
was, "Who should be the Republican
and Democratic nominees for the
Presidency in 1922" The answers re-
ceived have been fully tabulated only
so far as they refer to this last ques-
ton, but enough has been done to
show that federal aid to agricultural
education and the teaching of agricul-
tural science in rural schools are over
whelmingly endorsed. The sentiment
regarding the government ownership
of railroads is quite evenly divided,
and the views expressed as to the new
tariff law, reciprocity and the proposed
modification of the national land
policy are very diverse.
In reference to the vote for presl-
dental candidates it is explained that
the agricultural journals interested in
getting up these questions had in
terpreted the November elections as
meaning that the farmers were weary
o. old favorites and old measures, and
demanded new men and new issues.
These journals, therefore, advocated
Secretary Rusk and Congressman
Hatch as the proper Republican and
Democratic standard bearers for 1892.
In spite of this, however, the farmers
expressed their preference for presi,
Dental candidates in the following
manner:
prpt-nIIrAN CsGDIDkTES
Blaine-New England, IL ,677; Mid
die States, 15,747; Central States,
6,O55; Western States, 3,l4S; the
Northwest, 4SS; Pacific coast. 253
the south, $50. Total, 80, 200.
Harrison-New England, 1924
Middle States, 9,949; Central States,
5,617; Western States, 1854; the
Northwest, 476; Pacific coast, 233
the South, 1,76O. Totals. 31,013.
Rusk-New England, 1924; Middle
States, 5,129; Central States, 4,S61
Western States, 1882; the Northwest,
766; Pacific coast, 50; the South, 915.
Total, 2O,746.
scattering-New England. 1887 ;
Middle States, 1884; Central States,
1866; Western States, 1880; the
Northwest, 800; Pacific coast, 166 f;
the South, 331. Total, l6,9O3.
DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATES.
Cleveland-New England, 23,529
Middle States, q, 2,548; Central States,
12,942; Western States, 1880; the
Northwest, 1865; Pacific coast, 1855
the South, 4,75S. Total, 71,7S7.
Hill-New England, 3,4S4; Middle
States, 9,O2S; Central States, 1899 ;
Western States, 1856; the Northwest,
All; Pacific coast, 215; the South, 726.
Total, 17,11S.
Hatch-New England, 4,766; Mid
die States, 1886; Central States,
2,O65; Western States, 1855; the
Northwest, 1926; Pacific coast, 8; the
south, 236. Total, 1852.
Scattering-New England, 2,031 |;
Middle States, 4,577; Central States,
7,421; Western States, 1924; the
Northwest, 348; Pacific coast, none !;
the South, 50. Total, S,S03.
Of the scattering Republican vote
Speaker Reed leads with 5,665, fol-
lowed by Mckinley with 1929, all but
256 of these cards having been mailed.
before the November election. Depew
has 2,727 and Plumber of Kansas, a
goodly showing, but the rest were
mostly for " A Farmer" In the scat
tering Democratic vote Governor Pat
tison led with over 1900 votes; Car
Isle 700 and Governor Russell, of
Massachusetts, 500, nearly all the
others being for 1" A Farmer"