The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-10-29
wilson GAMING IN
n. Y. HERALD'SP POLL
Paper Gives Pres dent Increase
Of One Per Cent as Hughes
! Loses.

NEW YORK. oct. ,s.-with q gain of
f1-io per cent. in the last weeks poll
% the New York Herald. President
Wilson crept nearer to his opponent.
The Republican nominee has a lead of
emily 722 in the straw vote total of 2o4.-
~ Last week he led by s.72. Wilson
made gains In eighteen States. while
Hughes countered with gains in eight.
TN New York city the President
gained" the Herald says. "Up-State
Mr.. Hughes made advances.
''The drift during the week was I'M
suestionably In the Presidents direc-
don. In the opinion OF both Republic
ans and Democrats. the campaign hung
on dead center several days ago.
Both Sides Confident.
Tho Republicans declare that since
that time the swing has been In their
direction. The Democrats do not con-
tend that there has been a continuation
Of the marked drift of two weeks ago.
but feel confident that tho strong cur
rent driving In their direction UP to the
time there came a lull was sufficient to
overcome any back drift which may be
started by the Republicans.
Battle Reaches Climax.
whatever change in the situation
may have followed the turning point
in the cans-@fgn-and all the leaders
agree That the battle reached its cli-
max u few days ago-might not be
apparent in the straw vote tabulation
OF this date. 1t will. however, be
caught in tho canvass that Is being
made at this time and which will be
continued until the spectacular con-
test draws to a close.
IF the tide continues to run in the
Presidents direction at the same speed
that has marked II during the last
three weeks. Mr.. Wilson will be in
a fair way to sweep away the big
normal pluralities upon which the Re
publicans have relied"
Shifting States.
Tho States In which the President
has made gains during the last week
are California. Colorado. Illinois. In.
diana, Iowa. Kentucky. Maine, Michi-
gan Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska,
New Hampshire. Ohio. Oregon, YER
mont, Washington, Wisconsin and
wyoming. He gained also in New
The States in which Mr.. Hughes
gained are Connecticut, Idaho, Mass
achusetts, Missouri. New Jersey. North
Dakota, Rhode Island and Tennessee.
He also made progress in upstate
New York.
States in which no change occurred
during the week are Arizona, Della
ware Kansas, Maryland, Nevada, New
Mexico: Oklahoma, South Dakota and
West Virginia.
Mr.. Hughes Losses.
In the shifts from party to party
and In the division Of the Roosevelt vote
OF 1912 Mr.. Hughes has suffered losses
which appear possibly more formidable
in the aggregate than they do when
considered individuality the Herald
says.
I'm the straw votes cast during the
current week Mr. Hughes received "A.
per cent of the Roosevelt vote and Mr..
Wilson received 24.6 per cent. In the
first straw vote tabulation Mr.. Hughes
received nearly 81 per cent and the
President only II per cent of the Roose-
welt vote.
In the shifts from Taft u9l9 to Will
son and from Wilson n9l9 to Mr.
Hughes the Republicans have been los
ing also. For instance. in this week $
totals up to date Mr.. Hughes gains IN
this way slightly more than two to one
over the President. while on September
- he gained about three and a half t.
one.
Should the percentage OF shifts that
now runs through all the straw votes
continue right up to the casting OF the
ballots, the result will hang BY a thread
In several important States and the
election Is likely to be won or lost by q
margin OF vey few electoral votes"