The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-10-16
POSTCARD STRAW VOTE
SHOWS DRIFT TO WILSON
Hearst Newspapers and One Hundred
Others Are Compiling
Figures.
NEW YORK FAVORS WILSON;
NEW JERSEY FOR HUGHES
Pennsylvania Big labor Vote Not
Solid For Hughes, While Ohio
Shows Preference For President.
Too Early For Forecast.

New York, Oct. t5.-The progress
Of the national presidential poll by
postal card of the registered voters,
conducted by the Hearst newspaper
in cooperation with 100 leading
newsl pers of the country, is rapidly
assuming a shape that indicates that
its conclusion will give an accurate
forecast of the November vote
In this city the postal canvass was
made of the registered voters of the
Tenth, Twenty-fifth, Twenty eighth
and Thirty-first Districts OF Manhat-
tan, the Thirty and Thirty
fifth of the Bronx and the Tenth and
Eleventh of Brooklyn.
In 1912 the combined vote for Taft
and Roosevelt in these districts ex-
ceeded that of Wilson by 1000.
OF the returns received thus far
from the districts named. Mr. Wilson
leads Hughes by ninety-five.
Drift Fayors Wilson.
In a general way, early returns
from the postal poll suggest that Mas
sachusetts will cling to her Repuh-
lican faith. so often expressed, and
that her sister States in New Eng
land with the exception OF Connecti-
cut. will do likewise. The Nutmeg
State shows an inclination to enter
the doubtful column.
The drift in New York favors Will
son. but whether it is of sufficient
strength TO overcome the Republican
lead up the state. future returns
alone will show
Unless all signs are wrong, New
jersey will cast her vote for Hughes
The tremendous labor vote in
PENNSYLVANIA will not he solid. from
all reports. for the Republican can
ddate, as has been the case in the
past But even tie overoptimistic
Democrats admit +fa' the keystone
State will vote for Hughes
MARYLAND is claimed by both par
ties; early postal returns show that
Wilson 80 in the lead.
Ohio Springs Surprise
The most surprising feature of the
campaign up to date is the industrial
uprisinr in the State of Ohio. That
State. because OF it's varied indus
tries and great wool interests. has
been classed as high tariff citadel.
And only once since the Civil War,
with the exception of the abnormal
election four years ago, has 1t cast
an electoral vote for a Democrat
That was in 1892. when Cleveland re-
ceived one of its twenty-three cleo
toral votes.
Not only have the Centers OF IN
dustry in Ohio shown n strong lean
ing toward the President. but even
the city of Cincinnati. with its enor-
nous German population and with
normal Republican majority of
$4,000 to 10000. in n poll of u 900,
has shown a preference for Wilson.
The reason assigned for this by
Ohio politicians is the fear of the
German population of the deprivation
of their personal rights, which in
clude the right to drink beer.
Roth parties claim Indiana, and the
postal polls have yet to. register their
verdict.
Illinois Situation Complex.
The situation in Illinois Is :" com
pley that neither national committee
cares to venture guess on the ma
-inrityr although. each lays claim 70
It.
The Republican National Commit
tee for tho first time in many y"a"s,
is throwin~ money into some of the
border an' Southern States. These
include Maryland. Kentucky. Mis-
souri,. Tennessee. North Carolina and
Oklahoma
The situa don in Wisconsin is unique
in American politics. Senator La Fol-
lettn who Is seclSinr rn-elec.tn~ ". 90
Republican. IS nasing his Claims upnn
the support he rava the Wilson adj
ministratiou. AS result, the out
come of the nafionl election in that
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