The Irish standard., 1910-02-19


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When the Tribune asked the news
papers west OF. the Alleghenies to ex.
press their opinion as to whether or
not Cannon should be speaker Of the
next congress and whether they in.
dressed the Aldrich tariff law, it also
asked them to give their presidential
preferences. -.
The question was; asked. in this
form: IF you could vote for presi-
dent today, for whom would you cast
your ballot?"
No names of candidates We're sug-
gested, but the editor was forced to
write the name Of his preference and
also the name Of the party with which
he aflliated. M.
About three-fifths Of the editors took
advantage Of the opportunity, and the
result Of the straw, vote is presented
by the Tribune this, morning. only
those editors recording themselves a.
Republicans being included.
1t shows that, Theodore Roosevelt is
the present choice Of the Republican
editors fo5 the presidency and he and
PresidentsTaft are the only two .candi.
dates who are strongly favored:
La Toilette leads both Roosevelt and
Taft III Wisconsin and. has scattering
votes nearly eerywhere. !,
Hughes has supporters in every
state and territory polled except Ten.
nessee and Arizona. -
.cumnins and Plnehot.
Cummins and Pinchot are mentioned
by many, while lDolliver and Cannon
each have few supporters. ..
+ The scattering votes are split amons
the various fayorite ones but no one
OF these men is mentioned by more
than one state besides his, own.
Roosevelt has not only majority Of
the votes, but his strength runs so uni,
formly that he is Endorsed by q major.
ity Of the states.
He ID strongly in the lead in the
lake group. where he has 1856 otes to
Taft's AIT. He leads in the prairie
states by 617 to ATS and on the Pacific
coast by 1854 to 80. In the only group
where Taft leads, the presidents mar
gin Is narrow, 1t being 66 to "a in the
mountain states.
The south lie evenely divided, IS to
So. Roosevelt leads in 15 of the a.
states: Michigan. Indiana, Illinois,
Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska. Oklahoma,
Minnesota, North Dakota, Montana,
Washington, Oregon, California, Ken.
lucky and Nevada.
These states have population Of
5.6o1, 685 land will poll 2s4, votes in
the Republican national convention.
Taft leads In Ohio. Missouri. Idxho,
Colorado. Wyoming, Tennessee and
Arizona. ~ T.
These states together, have popu.
lar vote of 2,493.757, a total of 11e.
votes in the Republican national con.
vention. or less than half that of the
Roosevelt states. - rr
La Toilette leads in Wisconsin, while
Roosevelt and Taft divide the vote
evenly in South Dakota, Utah and New:
Mexico. S-4
The vote in Ohio is Of interest.
There Taft has liz votes. which il
only 10 more. than Roosevelt. u
The Pinchot vote which appears In
all but six Of the states. is generally
coupled with. doubt of the admins.
trations forestry policy and disapprov.
al Of its attitude toward Ballinger.
No compilation was made for sec.
ond choices, but great many ballots
gave them. usually saying they were
for Taft, as the situation stood 1T pres,
emit, but their second choice was
Roosevelt, or that they were for.
Roosevelt II he will rum or some
other qualification. s
The completion Of the ballots was
strictly impartial, but the outcroppina'
between the lines q many ballots may
be read thst Roosevelt IL even strons,
.er with the editors than would appear
from the figures as printed.
MOTHER. SEES sAsY suRN. 3
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