New-York tribune., 1908-08-28
CANVASS BIG SUCCESS.
Great Majority of Life Subscribers
F0yOr GOUernOr-

After summarizing vote taken among i'S
life subscribers their choice for doFernor'
Success Magazine" announced yesterday that
,ba-e mas an exceedingly strong sentiment
throughout the state for Governor Hughes bal
lots were sent 10 064 life subscribers on August
IL I'm all sections of New York State ana tne
y,a;o-it,- Of voters representing eight distinct
,arties selected Governor Hughes as their nrsI
choice. The ballots called for the selection OF
second choice but many were returned WIN
such statements as, II have only one choice anu
,ba. is Hughes" Hughes first. last ana TOT
ali time There can be no second choice.
Edward e Higgins. president of success
Magazine" received up to yesterday fo9 No'es
from voters of the various parties IN Ne" ioi
State which was IS per cent Of the voters wiz
fen 10 and of this number GLIB selected Governor
Hughes as first choice. There were 81 DeIlo-
cratic voters responding. - OF whom were io'
Hughes and "a for Chanler
The letter accompanying the ballots sent out
nv the magazine explained to its life suoscr1pers
that the Presidential campaign just opening
found New York State uncertain factcf' II
was explained that the Democrats and Repuo-
r;cans each had strong hopes that 1t coulo po
u,on for the national and state tickets. but tra1
both narties seemed TO be in some respects o'S-
organized and uncertain as to their own s'i'is
est candidates. The subscribers were lhIof
that the chairmen of the national hepuoif0
and Democratic committees knew what tiie pun
,icians wanted but that there was grave uncer-
,sintv in their minds TO what the .peopie
wanted.
The votes were returned promptly, and al
though only the ballot was requested over my
srbscribers inclosed letters telling why they
preferred Governor Hughes Two letters pro
claimed him a dictator and a weak CANDIDATE tie
,r;,ers declining to vote for him. Both letters
showed rrsonal prejudice The votes or heloo-
,,csns amounted TO 495, OF which 46s were ioA
Hughes 10 for wadsworth. for White
each for Woodruff. Root and Bruce were
scattering and 8 for any candidate but Hughes-
o- .he 4sa votes cast for Hughes 2s7 gave no
second choice Thirty-hve OF the remaining
179 voting for Hughes first choice, voted 1or
wadsworth as second choice, and thlr'y-nVe
declared themselves determined to vote Tor
a Democrat if Hughes were not renomlnateo-
The number of votes received from Demo-
81 of which s5 were for Hughes, "a
for Chanler, and each for Coler. Littleton'
stanchheld. Harrison and Gaynor- There were
@o,,- scattering votes and eight undecided
Twentv-six independent Republicans re-
sponded with twenty-five in favor OF Governor
Hughes and for White
The vote OF the independent Democrats. which
was 9, gave votes for Hughes. for Schurman'
] for Whalen and . for Chanler.
Two subscribers who were of the independence
League party cast their ballots. and both were IN
favor of Hughes for first choice. The Prohib!-
ton party was represented by 30 votes, of which
a favored Hughes. were for Howard Tor
Hoag and the regular nominee
The Socialist vote consisted Of ballots, Sc
lecting Hughes and 3 scattering
Sixty votes were received from persons VINO
signed themselves independent" giving no in
dication as 10 their tendency, whether toward
Republicans or Democrats. This class gave 81
votes for Hughes, for Chanler, i each for
Bruce Litteton and Whalen, and four were un-
determined
-Four questions were printed on each ballot.
First ITO what political party do you belong?";
second Are you a voter?"; third ''Who is your
first choice for Governor Of New York; and
fourth, who is your second choice for Gov
ernor OF New York?'