The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-04-29
HUGHES FAVORITE
BY BIG MARGIN
Straw Vote Taken by Literary Digest
Shows that He is Leading Repub-
publican for Presidential
Nomination.

New York, April 29.-The Literary
Digest in this weeks issue prints thu
following story of its presidential poll
The disappointing failure of the pres
idential primary to indicate clearly any
Republican nominee has led the Literary
Digest to try another method of ac
comprising this result. As it is imprac
ticable to interrogate all Republican
voters on this question, we have taken
the next best course by questioning Re.
publican and Progressive members OF
state legislatures, on the conviction that
they know the wishes of the voters i'll
their districts and will represent them
fairly well in their replies. The legis-
lative districts are smaller and more
numerous than the congressional dis
tricts, and their members are now at
home, since most of these assemblies
have adjourned, while the congressman
remain in Washington. For these rea-
ly to reflect the will OF the voters more
truly than poll Of congressman. We
have received 1900 replies, or 800 more
than the total number of delegates in
the Republican national convention.
Many of the writers viii probably be
members of that body. Their verdict,
therefore, is most pertinent and timely
1t will not surprise many to know that
the leaders of the poll are Justice
Hughes, Col Roosevelt and Secretary
Root, but the vote for each is of interest.
Justice Hughes appears with 1853 ballots,
Col. Roosevelt with g75, and Mr.. Root
with 1873. Favorite sons are still sup
ported in their home states and to some
degree elsewhere, as may be diseerned
in the vote of "a for Mr. Cummins of
Iowa, "A for Mr.. Burton of Ohio, AZ for
Mr. Sherman of Illinois, "a for Mr.. Weeks
of Massachusetts, and al for Mr.. LaLFol-
lette of Wisconsin. Names mentioned
less often are those of Governor Brum-
baugh of Pennsylvania, Senator Penrose
and ex-Secretary Philander Knox of the
same state. In addition, "among those
present" are Congressman James b.
Mann of Illinois, Senator William AL
den Smith of Michigan, ex- Governor Had
ley of Missouri, Senator Borah of Ida
no, ex-Ambassador Herrick of Ohio, Col.
Dupont, General Leonard Wood, Senator
Lodge, Governor Mccall of Massachu-
sets, Judge Gary, chairman of the Unit
ed States Steel corporation, and Gov
ernor johnson of California.
Ex-President Taft, avowedly not
receives twelve votes, and for
mer Vice President Fairbanks receives
outside of Indiana seven votes and in
Indiana twelve.
Parenthetically we may recall to our
readers that in the Republican forecast
IF the presidential campaign, as ex-
pressed by Republican editors, senator's
ind representatives, which appeared Dec. |
lS, 1915, the leaders in the poll of more |
han 700 opinions We're Mr.. Root, with |
40, and Justice Hughes, with 1852. Ex- !
President Taft was credited with 81, and |
jolonel Roosevelt with AZ. Elk Secretary |
burton, who remains Ohio's favorite son.
lad l22. votes, and Senator Sherman of
Illinois had IA, Mr.. Fairbanks had 5S,
nd Senator Weeks SO. That strong
esire was felt in the West for can
date from that section was also record
d, and it was noted that in that region
enator Borah stood first with los votes,
nd Senator Cummins second with II,
fhle Governor johnson received l6.