South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-09-06
College Students
In Straw Ballot
Are for Wilson
Wilson ZIG: Hughes 80


That is the way the students from
all parts of the United states attend
ing the summer session OF Columb ia
university, New York, stand on the
T presidential race.
A straw ballot has been taken by
+ the college daily. the Spectator,
which has awakened widespread in
terest throughout the country. With
exceptional regard for accuracy the
college editors went about the task
OF sounding the student body. and il
required four days for them TO COM
plete the vote.
With flaming headlines the Spec
tator came out at the completion of
the straw ballot announcing
LANDSLIDE FOR WILSON" 1t
was breezy specimen of COLLEGE
journalism. and reminded one of the
big dailies on the day after a real
presidential election.
Even the wisest of the politicians
have been studying the result Of this
college ballot for esident Ii is
really significant in that it gives an
inkling of how the representative
citizens of nearly every state, in the
Union stand in the campaign. The
2.144 votes Of these students repre-
sent groups of students who have
but recently come from their homes
\ i'm practically every state of the
country. They are not students who
/ have been at the college for a whole
term. or for any length OF time
They recently left home for the sum-
mer course. and viii. probably all
/ be back in their homes in time to
vote in the real election.
Wilson Without the south.
one thing of particular interest
in this college ballot is that even
without the solid South" Pres't
I Wilson gets a handsome majority
over Hughes Another surprise to
the republican contingent was that
the president carried many of the
central western states which the re-
publicans have been claiming both
i'm and outside of college walls.
Still another surprise TO the repub-
/ licans came when $50 women weI2
counted for Wilson against 326 men.
Wilson showed great strength
among the students from the far
west. casrying' California by 10 TO
10, the state Of Washington by 10
10 B. Oregon. the other Pacific
coast state showed for Wilson and
D for Hughes in the students ballot.
The contest in New England states
was particularly interesting TO stu
dents Of the present campaign. From
I N
with 10 against him, and Massachu-
sets was closer still with a. for
Wilson and As for Hughes The
women from Massachuset gave
Wilson a majority over Hughes. their
vote standing Wilson 10. Hughes IL.
That the south will remain solid
i'm the present campaign may be
judged by the following results:
Georgia. Wilson 81, Hughes 4 Ala
bama. Wilson "a, Hughes >; Texas,
Wilson as, Hughes a. Virginia, Will
son 70. Hughes s. North Carolina,
Wilson as. Hughes :; South Caro-
lima, Wilson 40. Hughes 0.
Republican politicians will ponder.
perhaps on this from Pennsylvania;
Wilson Of. Hughes So!
And what will the republicans
think TO see students for Wilson
from saucy little Rhode Island and
only for Hughes
The vote for the socialist labor
party candidate was very small. as
was also the vote for Ex-Governor
Hanly. of Indiana. the candidate Of
the Prohibition party.
The grand total vote Of 2.4O0 was
greater than has ever been taken In
a college straw ballot. and never.
perhaps did any college voting
arouse such interest