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

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called "insurgent" movement directed
against Speaker Cannon and SENATOR
Aldrch sill appear NIX! week in the
January number of "Saccess." Per.
ticular interes. attaches 10 the vote
which was taken among %. 500 sub.
scrlbers of the magazine.
! OF the more than %, 900 persons
polled, representative citizsrs scattered
over the eotire country, Is. l02 replied.
OF lhese s, $50 CHASED themselves as re-
pnblicans; 9.2l3 SIS democrats, and
l. 529 as independents, prohibitiooiets OF
mem ers Of other psrlies.
On November 9, "Success" mailed 10
its life-s Subscribers letter aud bs Hot
containing questions designed to feel the
public pulse on the matter Of President
Tsit's popularity, tie popular opinicn
of the rew tariff bill, the political stand
iug of MesSrs. Aldrich and Cannon, and
the strength of the support OF The "ln.
sBrgent" movement.
Tee ta5aIa!ed questions aud answers
tell their own story:
Question No. asked: "Do yon be-
lisvs that your vote for presidential car
didete last November wss wisely CAT p
OF the republicans answering s 72s
voted "yes," while $40 voted "nc;"
1888 democrats voted '5es' and COG
voted mo-
Qnestiou No. 2: "A:e ycu sati:fed
| with the fss' niae months OF tha al.
| rniuisuation of President Tsf %
Of the republicans 3 092 voted "yes,"
| 9 400 voted "nt" aud ? 776 declined to
vote q! all. Ali CT the democrats, 500,
answered Eyes" 2 053 replied go"
| OTer half OF The 500 democrats who ap-
prove oil The administration Of PEeaident
TAFT voted iroG1 tae aouth, and 10
| Georgia q NJ ,r,ty OF the democratic
bslloteri supported bin
Qasa.ion No. 8: do sou approve OF
the position CT Senator Aldrica in the
recent aiif1 legislation %
Republicans voting "yes" numbered
5l7, while those voting "no'' numbered
6,3l3 But 40 democrats, Of Hhom %
ara 10 the south, endorsed Aldrich; 2. AT
YOt2Q In tue negative.
Question No 4: "Do yoa approve
the position of SPEAKER Cannon On the
recent tariff legislation p
Republicans to The number OF 400
voted that they do and forty democrats
we're of he asme opinion. Blu. against
this 6,4S5 republicans ard 2,447 demo.
erals voted in the negative. Commenting
on this "Success" says:
1.-The condemnation OF both Mr.. AL
drich eud Speaker Cannon Is almos! az
pronounced ia the Atlantic and Pacific
| caas. sa!es es in The central west, and
| there is every evid=pce tia. Csnnopiom
end Al4ricaism are national and general
issues and do not represent merely local
insurgency"
Question Ne. s: "Do you approve
the position of President TAFT in tbs re.
| cent tariff legislation ~
To this, 2, l02 republicans voted "ycs"
and 8, $50 voted enc" 244 democrats
approved sad 1851 disappeared,
TO question No. 6: ia 1t your desire
thst President Taft should support and
corporate with Senator Aldrich ond
Speaker Cannon in the general public
| pol cies which they represent" 6,293
| republicans vote ono" and $50 "Jss."
And to supplementary qnes;iou: "Do
you desr3 him 10 oppose them," 6.2l9
republicans vots eyes" and 46l, "no."
Oh the Independent volera, 20l approve
the Presidents administration 10 date,
994 do not; 1870 endorse bis position on
the tariff and 088 do NIT; and As de-
sire him to cooperate with Mr.. Aldrdich
sud Mr.. Cannon and S64 do not.
The Alternate o. King LeopoId's
Death.
| Brussels, Dec. 1S.-Baroness Vanehsn,
~idoU of the lac King leopold, quietly
left Btussols today fer Paris, presumably
to consul! with lawyers rfgsrdiog the
contest CT Lecpold's nill that the kings
thrae daughters will institute imnedi-
a:ely after the kings funeral on Wed
| nesday.
1t ia announced that the baroness will
reiura "ln few days, "and there is
much speculation as to whether this
means that che will be present OF the
fuperal.
Princesses Louise, Stephanle sud
Olemeutine announced lhst il the baro-
uess were permitted to Attend The fun
ersl, they would absent Themselves,
thereby aiding still another scandal 10
he BsIgien court.
S,me Of The estimates Of Laopo'd's
sealth run considerable over 800, 000,,
900. Ths daughters haze been cut of
with bequest OF So, 900, 900, this being
the sun that Leopold received from his
fsther. The balance of the kings es
tate, it Ia presumed, is transferred to the
baroness. The eon!es! of The will will
probably be successful az regards The
kings property ia Bslgnm, but many
lawyers asserted today that the be.o.
uess's Iigh! TO the kings properly ont.
! aide OF Belgium cannot be attacked. This
consli!n ed b. far the greater part of
Leopold's richra, embracing his i'm
uenss holI!ngs In the Congo, large in.
terests in American stocks aud valuable
resiy in the Riviera,
The will, it is nov stated, beqaeaths
seven eieh's Of LEopold'a fortune tc
B :roDess Vaughan.
The body OF leopold was transferred
today from "Tbe Palma" to The city
pslsce.
Elected President OF League.
New York, Dec. 19-Thomas Lynch,