Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-12-18
Straw Ballot.


New York, Dec. Is An interesting
"s:raw ballot apparently indicating
that the country while sill loysl Il
President TAFT js backing up The &C.
called "insurgent' movement directed
against Speaker Cannon and Senator
Aldrlch Sill appear mkt week 10 the
January number of "Saccess," Par
ticular iateress attaches 10 the vote
which was taken among %. 500 sub
scrIbers of the magazine.
OF the more than %. 600 persons
polled, representative citizsrs scattered
over the eOtire country, Is. l02 replied
OF these s. $50 clsssed themselves as re.
publicaus; 3.2lS SIS democrats, and
/, 529 as independents, prohibitionists oil
members OF other psrlies.
On November 9, 'Success" mailed ia
its lfe-subseribeTs letter aud q balloI
containing questions designed to feel the
public pulse on the matter Of President
Tsit's popularity, the popular opinion
of the new tariff bill, the political stand
ing of Messrs. Aldich and Cannon, and
the strength OF the support OF The "ln
s1Tgenp movement.
Tee tabuIated questions aud answer:
tell their own story:
Question No. l asked: "Do you be.
lifve that Jour vote for presidential ca1.
dIdate last November wss wisely ca,t ?
OF the republicans answering 72e
voted "yes," while $40 voted "no;"
2. 1923 democrats voted yes" aud 29f
voted "no."
| Question No. 2: "Are yen Satisfied
with the hs, nine months OF the a1-
miuisIation OF President TAT p
OF the republicans 8. 092 voted "yes,"
2 400 voted "nL" aud 776 declined to
vote at all. All OF the democrats, 500,
answered Eyes" O53 replied "no."
Over bali OF the 500 democrats who sp.
prove OF The administration of President
TAFT voted from tae eOutb, and 10
Georgia a mijr,ty of the democratic
bslloiers supported bin
Question No 3: do you approve Of
the position CT Senator Aldrich 10 the
recent larif legislation ?"
Republicans voting Eyes" numbered
5l7, while those voting $40" numbered
6,3l3. But 40 democrats, Of whom %
are 10 the south, endorsed Aldfich; 2. 447
voted in the negative.
Question No. 4: "Do you approve
the position of Speaker Cannon on the
recent tariff legislation ?"
Republicans to the number OF 49O
voted that they do and forty democrats
we're of the same opinion. Bot against
this 6,4S5 republicans and 2,447 demo
erals voted 10 the negative. Commenting
on this "Success" says:
1.-THE condemnation OF both Mr.. Al
drich and Speaker Cannon Is almost a
pronounced 10 the Atlantic and Pacific
COST slales IS in the central west, auC
there Is every evidence tia. Csuuoniem
end Aldrichism are national and geuers
Issues aud do not represent merely loca
iusurgency."
Question Ne. 8: "Do you approve
the position OF President Taft In the re.
cent tariff legislation ~
To this, 2, l02 republicans voted "yes'
and 8, $50 voted "no." 244 democrats
approved aud 1851 disapproved.
To question No. 6: "Is It your desire
that President Taft should support snd
cooperate with Senator Aldrich out
Speaker Cannon 10 the general public
pol cies which they rspresenl2" 6,29S
republicans vote "no" and 6S9 "jes."
Aud to a supplementary question: "DC
you desfl him to oppose thew," 6, 2ls
republicans vots eyes" ard 46l, $40
| OF the independent voters, 2Ol approve
the Presidents administration 10 date
994 do not; 1870 endorse his position or
the tariff and 088 do not; and As de-
sire bin to cooperate with Mr.. Aldrdict
aud Mr.. Cannon and S64 do not.