Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-10-23
7. R. VICTORY IS
POLLS PREDICTION
Straw Vote Puts Bull Moose in
Lead--WiIson Second,
With Taft Third.

PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 23.-Straw
votes taken throughout Pennsylva-
MIA show an overwhelming sentimen,
for Theodore Roosevelt. and In many
other States. On trains, in factories
or the street, in theatres and other
places where people congregate the
polls almost invariably give the col
onel a lead. Wilson is generally sec
ond and Taft third, but in some in
stances Debs leads the President.
Similar votes taken during the
primary campaign gave Roosevelt a
long lead over Taft In this State,
but the significance of the polls was
not realized until, in the primary
election, Roosevelt swept the State.
Now the polls are regarded at
real "straws'' that show the direction
of the political breeze.
Many States show a decided prefer
cnce for Roosevelt over his oppo-
nents. The Farm Journal has not
favored any candidate nor any party.
IT has not even printed a political
advertisement and in no way in
fluenced the vote it collected.
During the three weeks preceding
Lile DuDlitdllOIl VI III INofCiiiOCi iS
sue of that periodical the votes were
obtained. The preferences follow:
Roosevelt, 1906; Wilson, 3S7; Taft, 175;
Debs, All; Chain, 70. Nearly every
State in the union is represented in
these figures. Roosevelt got 81 votes
in New England: Taft, 90; Roosevelt,
in the Middle States, 206; Taft, 55;
Roosevelt, in the Southern States,
So; Taft, 10; Roosevelt, in the Middle
West, 1913: Taft, 40; Roosevelt, west
of the Mississippi, 315; Taft, AZ. Debs
received 179 votes. of his total poll,
west of the Mississippi.
These figures show that Roosevelt
got pa votes more than the COM
bined votes of Taft and Wilson, and
more than 40 per cent. of the whole
vote. The New England States gave
4. r. 8 to l against Taft; the Middle
States over 3 to 1: the Southern
States 6 to 1; the Middle West 3 to
/; the States west of the Mississippi
Z to !.
Sentiment expressed by a straw
vote collected In New York, at the
State fair, likewise favored Roose-
welt. The New York straw vote was
conducted by the Rural New Yorker,
and is as follows: Roosevelt, 1876;
Wilson, 1906; Taft, 215: Debs. SO:
Chain, 81. At this balloting, how
ever. an undecided" vote OF 800 was
registered.
PITTSBURGH, Oct. 2S.-The totals
in the postcard poll being taken by
the Pittsburgh Press, a regular Re-
publican newspaper, give Roosevelt a
majority over Taft and Wilson. Taft
runs fourth. Debs being third. The
totals are:
Roosevelt. TAG; Wilson. 1880; Debs,
1853: Taft, $50; Chain, "a.
In Westmoreland, a Democratic
county, Roosevelt shows unexpected
strength, the vote there being: Will
son. 237; Roosevelt, 315. Taft, 1888;
Debs, IS; Chain, 9.
Beaver county gives Roosevelt 262.
Taft 143. Wilson al, Debs, 10S.
Chain Is.
Colonel Roosevelt led Governor Will
son by sixteen votes and go twice as
many as President Taft in a poll
made on the Pennsylvania railroad
train which left Pittsburgh at 1901
p. m. and arrived here at S:is p. m.
last night.
READING. Pa, Oct. ga presi-
dental straw vote is being taken al
theatres here. As indicating the faith
put into the poll. a political fan offers
to bet $50 that the candidate receiv-
ing the biggest vote at the theatres
will carry the city on election day.
The total vote at the matinee and
evening performance yesterday was
as follows: Chain. 4: Taft, Sc: Debs,
SO; Roosevelt, a4s. and~Wilson, 265;
total vote cast, 733.
BERWICK, Pa, Oct. ga secret
ballot taken by the employees in the
Smith shop of the Berwick American
Car and Foundry Company. in which
every employee but two voted, re-
suited as follows: Roosevelt, 1906; viii
son, "a; Taft. s.
READING. Pa. Dec. ga stray
vote taken at the plant of the A. Will
helm Company paint works follows:
Roosevelt, %; Wilson. 4; Debs. 10;
Taft, 8. The following straw vote
was taken in the rolling mill depart
ment of the Es & G.. Brooke Iron
Company at Birdsboro. this u
Roosevelt, IS: Taft, %. Wilson, II;
Debs, 30.
HARRISBURG, Pa, Oct. 2s.-T. ].
Ernest announced the result of a
straw vote taken in his barber shop
as follows; Roosevelt, &C.; Wilson,
81; Taft. 16: Debs, Z: Chain, 1.
INDIANA, Pa. Oct. 23.-Men tray
cling on a trolley car to Blairsville to
witness a baseball game took a straw
vote as follows: Roosevelt, "a; Will
! son, %; Taft, 6; Debs. ..
PORTLAND, Me-, Oct. 23.-While
attending a convention here forty
seven men. representing Main, New
Hampshire. Massachusetts. Rhode
Island, New York. New Jersey. Penn
%sylvania, Delaware and Maryland,
took a boat ride on Casco bay; during
the trip a straw vote was taken, with
the following result: Roosevelt, 25
Wilson, IL; Taft. 10,
MILWAUKEE, Wis. Oct. 23.-Six
representative men of milwaukee,, in.
terviewed by an Eastern newspaper
correspondent, have declared they will
support Roosevelt for the presidency
and say the State is turning to him.
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NEW YORK. Oct. 23.-Interestins
results were obtained by a politica