The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1916-05-04

The Literary Digest, not satisfied
with the presidential primary, has re-
sorted to another plan, namely, the
Questioning # republican and progress
siye members Of the state legislature.
The Digest says:
THE Disappointing failure of the
presldental primar. to indicate clear
" any republican nominee has led the
MS to try ont another method
~ ACCOMPLISHING this result. AS it is
impracticable to interrogate all re-
nuhlIcan voters on this question, we
have taken chc next best course by
questioning republican ana progress
sive members of state legislatures, ON
tbe conviction that they know the
wishes Of the voters in their districts,
and will represent them fairly well in
their replies. The legislative districts
are smaller and more numerous than
the congress sional districts, and their
members are now at home, since most
of these assemblies have adjourned,
while the congressman remain at
Washington. For these reasons a poll
of the legislatures seems likely to re
feet the will of the voters more truly
than a poll Of congressman. We have
received 1000 replies, or 500 more than
the total number Of delegates in the
republican national convention. Many
Of the writers will probably be mem
hers Of that nNdy. Their verdict. thu'c-
fore. is most timely and pertinent. 1t
will not surprise many to know that
the leaders of the poll are Justice
Hughes. Colonel Roosevelt and eN-Sec-
retary Root, but the vote for each Is
Of interest. Justice Hughes appears
with 75S ballots, Colonel Roosevelt
with 275, AMI Mr.. Root with l3S. Fa-
vorite sons are still supported in their
home states and to some degree else
where. a, may he disCCrned III the
vote Of 81 for Mr.. Cummins, Of To-
wa: a for Mr.. Burton, Of Ohio; Al
for Mr.. sherman. of Illinois; 2i for
Mr.. Weeks. Of Massachusetts, and Al
for Mr.. LaEollette, of Wisconsin.
Names mentioned less often are those
Of Governor Brumbaugh, Of Pennsyl-
vania: Senator penrose, ana eN-Sccre-
tary Philanler Knox, of the same
state. In addition. among those pres
ent are Congressman James r.
Mann, Of Illinois Senator William
Alden Smith OF Michigan: cX-Govcr-
nor Hadlcy, IF Missouri; senator B".
rah, Of IdahD; Senator Warren {.
Harding. If Ohio; eX-Ambassador
Herrick, Of Ohio; Colonel Dupont
General Leonard Wood, Senator
Lodge, Governor Mccall. of MasSa-
chusetts; Judge Gary, chairman of
the United States Steel Corporation
and Governor Johnson, of California
Ex-PreSident Taft. avowedly not a
candidate, receives II votes, and for
ner ice-Presidcnt Fairbanks receives
outside Of Indiana, votes, and in
Indiana ~. While the majority OF
states in which information was
Sought are here represented, num-
Der Of replies are still due from In
diana and others will he published in
subsequent issue.
Parenthetically, we may recall to
our readers hat in the republican
forecast Of the presidential campaign
a. expressed by republican editors
senator's and representatives, which
appeared in these pages December Is,
lsio' the leaders in the poll Of more
man 100 opinions were Mr.. Root
WIN A9, and Justice Hughes, with
i'z votes. Ex-President Taft was
e'enited with ST. and Colonel Roose-
'e't with AZ. Ex-senator Burton. who
remains ohios favorite son. had 1872
'oses' and Senator Sherman. of Hi.
s mad IA. Mr.. Fairbanks had IS,
snu senator Weeks So. That a strong
eesire was felt In the west for can
''uate from that section was also re-
eeu' and it was noted that in that
~, ss'oh' senator Borah stood first with
20 votes, and Senator Cummins sec
-'o with n, while Governor Johnson
received 10.
ue picturesque and forceful figure
r. seems 10 rouse strong feel
'e' whether for or against him. We