The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1919-12-04
SENATE
TOTAL
Wood strong In New England.

New England members were al
most unanimously for Wood. IL was
in New Ham pshire that he was born
over a grocery store. 1t was In Mas
sachusetts that he attended Harvard
college, OF which he is now an over
seer, and ii was there he cast his first
vote. OF the Massachusetts, members
OF the house nine are for Wood, one
IL for Lowden. one for Taft and one
non-committal.
In order that the identity OF the
members may not be divulged the
vote of Connecticut, Rhode Island,
Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont
IL given en- bloc: Eleven ~represen-
tatives voted for Wood, W for Low
den, one for Harding, and n was
non-committal.
Points of Popularity.
Partly due to the P~lattsburg move
meut for the national defense and
partly to the association OF his name
with that OF Theodore Roosevelt,
Wood has a great preponderance OF
favorable opinion in the New York
delegation. Fifteen expressed a pref
erence for him. n is for Lowden.
one for Watson, n for Taft, one
for Pershing, and three were non
committal.
In the Pennsylvania delegation
nineteen members OF the house are
for Wood. Lowden has one supper
ter there, Harding one, Senator Knox
one. Gov Sproul one. and one was
noncommittcl.
The states of New Jersey, Mary
land, and Delaware line up with ten
for Wood and one for Harding.
Ten OF the Michigan members are
for Wood, one for Harding. and one
noncommittal. In the Indiana delega-
ton twelve are for Watson and one Is
for Lowden. In wisconsin II Is mostly
Lowden sentiment. Five members OF
the house expressed q preference for
him. while three voted for Wood and
one was noncommittsl. Iowa is over
whelmingly for Lowden, who attend
ed the state university there. Nine
are for the Illinois governor, one Is
for Wood, and one 10 for Johnson.
Lauds the Rouxh Riders.
The west IL also for Wood. This
is particularly true OF the southwest,
due largely TO the fact that in the
Spanish war he was colonel OF the
rough riders, OF which Theodore
Roosevelt was lieutenant colonel.
California, Oregon, and Washington
voted six for Wood, I'VE for Johnson
one for Poindexter, and n was non
committsi. New Mexico, Idaho. Wy
omipg, Montana, and Colorado gave
four for Wood. three for Lowden,
and one for Pershing. Kansas, Ne
braska, and North and South Dakota
gave eight votes for Wood, four for
Harding, four for Lowden, and three
were noncom initial.
In the home state OF every other
candidate Wood. so far as the pref
erance Of the members OF the house
is concerned, Is the second choice
Some Modest Senators
On the senate side Of the capito
the Wood sentiment 10 nc less pro
nounced. Because Senators Borah
kellogg. Spencer, Edge, P~oindexter
Sutherland and Lenroot. as well Al
Senators Johnson. Harding and Wat
son. are understood to be somewha
receptive and have been PROMINENT,
mentioned in their own states a
least, they are placed in the poll a
modestIy admitting that m amonl
their number might make an excel
lent chief executive OF the Unite,
States.
Giving q Chance to Guess
OF the twenty-nine senators cas-
of the Mississippi, twelve voted 10
Wood, two for Lowdep, three 70
Watson, four for Harding, one 10
johnson. one for Sutherland. n 10
Edge, one for Lenroot. n 70
Hughes, and three were noncommii
tai. OF the twenty Republican sena
tors west OF the Mississippi. eigh
voted for Wood, one for Lowden, on
for Harding, three for Johnson, on
for Borah. one for Kellogg. n 70
Spencer, q for Psrshing, and tw
for Poindsxtsr. One was non-con
initial.