The Washington times., 1916-10-08
HUGHESSTILL LEADS
IN STRAW VOTE, BUT
WILSON is GAINING
Republican Nominee Falls OF
10 Per Cent, and President
Jumps 6.

Charles E. Hughes still is leading
President Wilson by a good margin,
according to the past weeks straw
vote Of the New York Herald. though
the President has made slight gain in
the seven-day period. ~
Sut OF 79,So3 votes In thrty-two
States, Hughes has a plurality over
Republican nominees plurality was
SSH. Hughes percentage OF the total
vote, however. fell of 10 per cent In
the past week, while Wilson's gained
IN a table comparing the totals in
the present straw vote with the vote In
1913, the drift IL recorded az follows:
Roosevelt to Wilson, l,s1s: Roosevelt g
Hughes; 7l@; Taft -, to wi n..., ~ iS,e;
TO Wilson IL given as 3,ao7 and the total
shift to Hughes as 1879.
Both New York city and New York
State are put In the Wilson column.
Various pivotal States are given as
follows; Illinois. total straw vote. sos
Wilson, 1858; Hughes, 1886; Indiana,
total. 1.7s; Wilson, Te; Hughes. 1000
and Wisconsin, total, 1854; Wilson,
Ito; Hughes. 1872.
Leads In Massachusetts.
In LOS votes in Massachusetts,, bs1
were cast for Wilson and ~ for
Hughes. Maryland Is put in the Wilson
column by only votes; total, 20; Will
son, lis; Hughes. Ill.
Tho Herald continues:
an California alone Mr.. Hughes vote
exceeds that of the President py f'%s
plurality. In the vote so far taken. IN
fact, California seems to be the only
state which is preparing to come for
ward with an old-time Republican ma.
jority. There Is apparently no doubt
that the Golden State will 90 Repub-
I'm the total vote Of 5i.sss straw bal.
lots cast in twenty-six States-those left
out OF this calculation being Arizona
California. Nevada, New Mexico, wash
ington, and oregon-President Wilson
leads Mr.. Hughes by 107 votes. Las'
week. with tse same States left out
Mr.. Hughes had a plurality Of sb ovel
the President.
Not Drawing T. r. Votes.
"Mr. Hughes. In the latest votes re-
ssived, IL not drawing 30 heavily from
the Roosevelt voters of 1912 as he was
The latest figures show that he II pick
ing up approximately "a per cent OF tht
Progressive vote, while n per cent u
going to the President and the remand
nominee. Last week Mr. Hughes wal
receiving 70 Der cent of this vote ant
tho President % per cent.
The tabulation made up for the mrs
shows sSesS that that the percentage Of Wilson
voters OF 1912 who are switching to Mr.
Hughes has fallen or. Likewise thu
number Of Taft men OF four years ag
swinging to the President has droppe'
I'm the votes thus far taken in al
the debatable States II has becom'
moro apparent than II was Q week Of
two ago that with the President gain
ing and Mr.. Hughes slipping slightly
though both the progress and the retire
erosion arc very ~small-tho Presi
dental race 10 likely 20 be a close ont
right up to the close of the campaign
Lose Hope Of Landslide.
The Republicans have given up al
expectations of a landslide. Tho Her
AIDS canvass thus far. although en-
tirely too unrepresentative to Justif.
a prediction about, what will hapgel
next month. has shown quite conclu
sively that no landslide 10 In sight 10
either side, and that the election :
likely to remain in doubt.
"Of the thirty-two States from whicl
straw votes have been received an
tabulated for this weeks issue twent
States show q plurality for Mr.. Hughe
and twelve for the President.
The twenty arc New Jersey, Dela
ware. Nebraska. Kansas. Illinois. lows
Michigan. Maine. New Hampship,
Vermont. Rhode Island. Ohio, Indians
Wyoming. Minnesota, North Dakots
California, Nevada. New Mexico. an
Oregon.
''ihe Wilson States are New Yorl
Connecticut. Maryland, Missouri. Oh
lahoma, Wisconsin, Massachusetts
West Virginia, Kentucky. Colorado
Arizona, and Washington"