The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-05-24
Barometer of Public Opinion


Visitors in Washington often Ike 10 be shown
tho church which tho president attends on sun
day morning, members ~ tho denominatl tlpn 10
which ne belongs arc likely to feel n certain
pride In the fact that a fellow member lives In
the white house; ana though religious questions
selhom attain Importance In a presidential cam
paign, there H always Wide Interest," ,n 4 candi-
dates church connections. Evidence of this op-
pcnrs I'm tho number OF lcttora which have come
TO this office since or presidential poll has stim-
ulnted our readers curiosity about political per
aonaties. We have, therefore, written to the
secretaries OF n number Of the most popular
c1ndidatcs asking information about church
affiliations or preferences. or course the de-
nnminational connections ~ Home OF the older
figures in the political field arc well known TO
every one That President Wilson and Mr.
Bryan are proabyterlans eS.presldcnt TAFT q
Unitarian, and Mr.. Hughes Baptist ara facts
as familiar as the political allegiancos of these
statesmen.
But similar facts regarding other GA ndidatcs
may be welcome Information 10 many readers
To take tho candidates whose secretarie9 have
responded to our question In tho approximate
order Of their popularity os recorded In our poll
we may first noto that according TO his aon
who II acting as his aid, General wood In
Episcopalian and regularly attends Tho services
Of that church" Senator Johnsous secretary
is n littlc ess definite saying; senator johnson
and his people are Professionals. ] might add
that the senator Is a member OF tho Masonic
fraternity" According to Herbert Hoover y
secretary, "Mr Hoover was horn AMI brought
up in tho Quaker faith" and he IL even nt this
time a mcmber in good standing In Tho High
land toregon) Quarterly Meeting. whore he has
always retained the membership which he nc-
puIred at the age Of ten and where he still pays
his church dues" Governor Lowdcn we learn,
"is communicant OF the First Presbyterian
Church OF Springfield, Illinois
Among the democrats Mr.. McAdoo II set down
ns an Epscopalian, and his secretary tells us;
"Sincc his return to New York from Washing
ton he has attended services nt various Episco-
palian churches with "A view TO identifying him
self with a particular one. He has chiefly at
tended St Georges Fast sixteenth street New
York CITY. Mrs, McAdoo IL Presbyterian. All
OF Mr.. McAdoo's children have been baptized In
no EpisCpp1lian VhurClH-cNcppt
a baby four weeks old, who has not as yet been
baptized"
and "is a vestryman Of ST. Paul's Episcopal
church, Jersey city" Like Mr. Hoover, At
society or Friends, commonly known as ouak-
ers" Governor CoX's secretary gives us inns IN
/ formation: ,
I governor Cox is a member Of the United
Rrethorn church at Jacksonburg, Butler county
ohio. Since moving to Dayton, his present
home, he has attended Christ Episcopal church
Mrs Cox IL q member Of that church, AZ wei
ns the children who have attained sufficient age
| As a farm boy lac was sexton OF the Unlt'o
| nretherr church at the village named, and be
! cause Of the sentimental tie, the memoershlr
| has remained there, lie Is a trustee of the OF,
! tcrbein Home, near Lebanon, ONO n'eu
! Rrethcrn project, instituted for the reIlet "i
! superannuntcd ministers and orphans OF min
senator Harding Ohlo's republican "favoritt
son" according to the record ne mas turhsh''
/ who's who" Is a Baptist
| Governor Henry J, Aliens secretary tells US
! that the Kansas executive WHO IL 'dlh'h VI '
| dark horse Is n member OF the Methods
/ church. The secretary of the governor ant
"favorie son" of Massachusetts, gives US the FOL
lowing information about Calvin Coolidge anC
! the church he attends:
"Itis family are all members OF the Edward
| church of Northampton, Mass. his two boy
| having Joined last Easter. lie is not memhe
| OF the church himself but Is a member or IN
| corporation and an attendant OF the EDWARD
! church when he Is in Northampton, Thl
| church was named after Jonathan Edwards an
Is a congregational church. The church wher
| Iohanthnn Edwards preached was the Firs
! church the Edwards church being started whe'
| the congregation became too large for on
| church. Literary Digest.