The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-05-07
TEDDY FAVORED
BY A LARGE
MAJORITY
Straw Vote Taken by Taft Pa
per Shows How People in
Pennsylvania Stand.

PHILADELPHIA, May Chico
dore Roosevelt. by an overwhelming
plurality over fourteen others, is
designated as the choice of the Re-
publican voters for president in a
straw vote canvass OF the state. just
completed by the Philadelphia Even
ing Telegraph and co-operationg
newspapers. The Telegraph was a
strong Taft paper in 1912, and was
for Penrose in 1914.
In the straw vote, Roosevelt re-
CeIved 1878 votes against 1898 re-
ceIyed by Governor Brumbaugh, the
second highest candidate. Supreme
Court Justice Hughes ran third with
6.279, and Henry Ford was fourth
with 2,379.
The vote of the other candidates
presented by the Telegraph. togeth-
er with several others whose names
were written into the newspaper bal
lots, was as follows: Knox, 1868;
Root, 1,347; Penrose. S33; Wilson,
500; Sherman. All; Burton, 1886;
Fairbanks, 217: Cummins, 1870;
Taft, 1879; Weeks, 113; and Borah,
So. The total number of votes cast
representing every populous section
OF the state. was 26,42O.
Reflects Republican Sentiment.
In commenting upon the poll, the
Telegraph says:
"As a reflection of Republican par
ry sentiment in Pennsylvania six
weeks before the nominating conven-
ton and six months in advance OF
the election, the Eevening Telegraph s
statewide presidential poll Is sure to
claim the attention of political lead
ers and thoughtful citizens all over
he commonwealth.
"The most striking-but not un,
expected result of the poll is that q
dominating majority of those who
expressed preference are in favor
of Colonel Roosevelt. who Is neither
member of the Republican party
nor formal contender for its nomi
mutton. This is rather conclusive ev
idence that In this state, at least, the
rank and file OF Republicans think
the colonel has, for the present
slipped the Progressive party into his
hip pocket, as it were; and Is ag
gressively willing to lead the Grand
Old Party against the Wilsonian host
next November.
"Thc Evening Telegraph's prefer,
ence poll indicates at least that as
matters stand today a majority OF
Pennsylvania Republicans thing Col
onel Roosevelt will be or should be
the next Republican candidate TO,
president"
In every section of the state, in ev'
cry industry, in every test canvass
taken by the cooperating newspa'
pers, Roosevelt led by big majorities
In Pittsburg T. R. got 3,67S tc
Brumbaugh's 1896. Ford was third
with 1,12O and Hughes fourth.
Harrisburg also led for the colonel
With the exception of Capitol Hill
where majority of the office holders
declined to express n preference
Those who did were mostly for Brum-
laugh, the colonel polling only three
votes to the governors nineteen.
a canvass of the Gimbel depart
ment store here resulted in three to
one for Teddy. 1t was the same story
all over the city, with but one ex-
ception. Manayunk, where Senator
Penrose's name led the list with sixty
Hughes was second with thirty, and
Roosevelt third with twenty. Pen
roses name was written in by his
supporters, 1t not being in the printed
list.
The stock exchange and the Bourse
we're overwhelmingly for the colon
ell; mills and shipyards piled in ma
jorities for the T. R. column, and
only in one section was the former
Presidents lead challenged. This was
in West Philadelphia, where Roose,
welt got SOC to Brumbaugh's 404.
In the state Newcastle, Erie
Scranton, wilke-Barre, Reading, AL
toona and Hazleton were for Roose
welt three to one. Connellsville LED
for Knox with 100 votes, but Teddy
was second with 1876.
T. II. Leads in City Hall.
While the second choice varied II
different sections of the city. Teddy
was not challenged at the top. Their
wero scattering votes for other can
dldates. In the total vote in the city
Roosevelt led, with Henry Ford sec
ond.