The Washington times., 1916-11-06

These conclusions have been drawn
from n straw ballot which has been
taken by The Times during the past
three weeks. In making the canvass OF
tho various professions. classes, and
sections OF the city. only those persons
who are bona fide residents of the Dis
trict were interviewed and only those
who had no domicilc In any other state
were counted. The reporters who made
the, canvass had no knowledge OF the
political tendencies of the persons called
upon to express their opinions.
The vote recorded Is as nearly as pos
Hible representative of the opinion OF
the male residents of the District domi-
ciled here who are OF voting age.
or the 1,5O6 members of the legal pro-
fession, go were asked for their opin-
ions. and of these 1S9 gave their sup
port to Hughes. -''
was the Administrations conduct OF In
ternational affairs, which. 1t was said,
showed lack of judicial procedure and
decision. -
ing the local bar as whole was the
passage of the Adamson eight-hour law
which, many stated, was hasty ana III
advised. The appointment OF Justice
Of the American Bar Association, and
despite the advice OF many leadlns
lawyers, did much to prejudice local at
torneys against the President.
their votes to Wilson, many came orig,
naliy from the solid South" and held
TO their traditional sentiments. .,o
There. are 1850 members OF the
Wso ' would be entitled to vote 4
Washington enjoyed the franchise. oI
these nearly so per cent would VIZ
the Republican ticket; One hundred
. other practitioners. were interviewed.
or these. sixty-one stated that tne
pressing duties OF their professi,SSneSS
public questions and they would
therefore vouchsafe no opinion.
or the eighty-nine rema lining. hfty-
three gave their preference 10
The Except us out of war" slogan
had a marked effect In cutting down
the Republican majority In this class
most or the medical fraternity hay,
ing a distinct aversion to war and
the resulting distress of humanity.
These have been grateful Tor the
Presidents failure to exercise ,s,, more
An Interesting angle to the situa-
ton was presented when 1t was dis
covered that almost every phy5lclan
interviewed was interested particu-
iariy in real estate conditions. Like
every other business man, the doctor
has an eye to the best location for his
practice and wishes TO settle IN
dull conditions of real estate In
Washington for the past two years
was ascribed TO the DEMOCRATIC party
and this situation and the genera
fluence their votes for the Republican
candidate.
Real Estate Men For Hughes.
OF the 554 real estate men in Wash
inKton, It Is safe to say that 80 pei
cent would vote for Hughes. or th'
hfty canvassed. forty-siX gave thei
votes for the Republican party, onl.
four voting for Woodrow Wilson.
The principle argument advance
was that the present Administrator
largely was to blame for inactlVlt!
OF the real estate business.
One broker OF long experience sal'
that he believed that the District ha'
not been favorably dealt with by TN
Democratic Congress and that "whe'
business became dull and this ha
hurt us no little" on the other hant
one OF the four who voted for Wilson
"nothing to do with the local rea
estate condition"
II is estimated that there are NOR
than 400 GiergySmen In the Distrie
interviewed, OF whom ten were Ro
man Catholic priests.
With three executions the ,Protestan
Roman Catholics supported Hughes
The pacific tendencies OF the presen
administration; the fact that thi
country has not become involved in wal
and the personal views of the PRESIDED
4, on religious questions. were the prin
Il ciple reasons assigned 70" the attitud
OF the majority OF the local clergy
There are some ia men OF voting ag
properly classified as bankers In tn
perhaps so per cent. would vote 20
Hughes. This conclusion is based q
the canvass OF thirty OF this class, q
whom twenty five voted Republican