Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1916-06-07
THOUSANDS CAST VOTES IN
PRESIDENTIAL STRAW BALL0I|NG
Results Of Nation Wide Poll, In
Which This Newspaper and
Five Hundred Others
Participated.

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APPENDED will be found the re-
~ suit Of the nation wide presi-
~ dental straw vote polled by
the American Press Associa-
ton which was conducted in this Sec
ton by this newspaper and in which
about 800 other newspapers took part.
There was the widest interest In the
vote, and the expressions Of opinion
from all parts of the country are par
ticularly interesting at this time. Not
In years has there been such tremen-
dous amount Of speculation in the out
come Of the national election.
Comment by the Voters.
In the ballots received by the various
newspapers are interesting bits Of COM
ment by the voter. Referring to MI.
Wilson, one voter says:
'Never swap horses crossing q
stream"
Another says:
He should be reelected because he
kept of war"
Still another observes:
Zone good term deserves another"
Following are comments Of voters on
Mr.. Roosevelt:
1.-The man Of the hour"
II like him because Of his firm stand
on preparedness"
The greatest Roman of them ALL"
OF Mr.. Hughes the following CON-
ments were made:
HE has a judicial mind"
HE is clean. His Judgment is
sound"
Many FavorIte Sons.
In tho returns received up TO the
time Of the closing Of tho contest for
mer President Roosevelt received 4
total Of 1920 votes, President Wilson,
14,944I Supreme Court Justice Hushes,
1880.
While It is generally agreed that
President Wilson will be unopposed
for the Democratic nomination, some
expressed a preference for another
candidate. William Jennings Bryan
got 90 votes, while Champ Clark re-
ceived 632.
Hon. Theodore e. Burton Of Ohio,
the straw vote shows, Is the choice Of
1880, running ahead of former Sen
ator Eihu Root Of New York, who re-
ceived 1921. Senator Albert B. Cum.
minis Of Iowa also received more votes
than Mr.. Root. The poll shows that
he is the choice Of 1892 voters.
Percentages Of the vots.
Well up on the list are Henry Ford
with 957 votes, Senator Lawrence Y.
Sherman Of Illinois with 953 and Sen
ator John w. Weeks Of Massachusetts
with 0O2. Senator Warren G. Harding
OF Ohio, who viii be temporary chair
man Of the Republican convention, re-
ceived 276 votes. Allen l. Benson, the
Socialist candidate, received 12O votes.
The percentages Of votes for the diff
ferent candidates received by the
newspapers and sent In In time to be
included In this article follow:
California.
The Index, Newman-Wilson, SO per
cent; Roosevelt, 80 per cent; Hughes,
% per cent; Ford, 2 per cent.
The Register, Santa Ana-Wilson, 10
per cent; Roosevelt, 78 per cent;
Hughes, 8 per cent; Benson, per cent;
Borah, per cent; Ford, per cent.
The Peoples Cause, Red Blun-Wil-
son, 10 per cent; Roosevelt, 81 per
cent; Clark, per cent: La Toilette, IA
per cent; Ford, 8 per cent.
Colorado.
The Transcript, Golden Wilson, G.
per cent; Roosevelt, 10 per cent: Root,
8 per cent; Ford. 3 per cent; Cummins,
3 per cent; Borah, 2 per cent; Taft, 2
per cent; La Toilette, 2 per cent; Bry-
an, 2 per cent; Clark, per cent
Connecticut.
Winsted Evening Citizen, Winsted-
Wilson, G. per cent; Roosevelt, q per
cent; Hughes, 8 per cent; Du Pont, 8
per cent
Times-Herald, Palatka - Wilson, 6
per cent; Roosevelt, II per cent;
Hughes, per cent; Root. 3 per cent;
Ford, per cent.
st. Lucie County Tribune, Fort Pierce
Wilson, 81 per cent; Roosevelt, II
per cent; Hughes, per cent; Benson.
B per cent
Idaho. 81.
The Herald, Nezperee- Wilson, "a
per cent; Roosevelt, % per cent;
Hughes, % per cent; Borah, IL per
cent; Benson, II per cent.
The Evening Sun. East st. Louis
Wilson, % per cent; Roosevelt, IL per
cent; Hughes, Fl per cent; Root, 4 per
cent; Burton, l per cent; Cumm1ns, /
per cent; Borah, per cent: Sherman,
II per cent; Fairbanks, per cent; La
Toilette, per cent; Weeks, per cent;
Du Pont, per cent; Ford, per cent:
Clark, 13 per cent
The Daily Sun, Waukegan-Roose-
welt. 63 per cent; Hughes, s per cent;
Root, 10 per cent: Sherman, II per
cent; Foss, 5 per cent.
The Crystal Lake Herald, Crystal
Lake-Wilson, Is per cent; Roosevelt,
% per cent: Hughes, Is per cent: Sher'
man, Al per cent.
Fair Dealer, Ottawa-Wilson. 8 per
cent: Roosevelt, 70 per cent: Hughes.