Middletown transcript., 1920-06-05
PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES

PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES
THE Literary Digest. at cost Of
! $500, 1000, has obtained the most
thorough, and beyond doubt the most
reliable, ''straw vote" ever taken on
the eve of presidential election. It
polled by letters and cards II, zoo, 900
voters in every section Of the whole
United States, and experts declare that
it will prove remarkable foreshadow-
ing of the coming national election in
November. In fact, many of these
"straw vote" statistics were gotten
while primary votes in number of the
states were being held, and the results
Of the Literary Digest's polls in those
states is strikingly born out by the pri-
mary votes cast therein.
Here are some Of the facts shown by |
that ''straw VOTE" The Republican
presidential candidates received 932, A5
votes while the Democratic candidates
received only 300, certainly not a |
promising outlook for the Democracy
The Republican Old Guard is disclosed
as but f1eeting shadow of its once
omnipotent self, the sentiment Of the
Republican voters being overwhelming
ly Progressive, that is, Of the total
votes cast for the five leading Republi-
can candidates. 80 per cent. went to
the three Progressive candidates-a re-
suit suggesting a final sepulture for
that same "Old Guard"
The ''straw vote' shows Wood Al, 900
ahead Of johnson, and 109, ,00O ahead Of
Hoover, or Wood 40 per cent. Of the
total 478,OO0 Republican votes cast,
johnson 80 per cent, and Hoover q
per cent. Woods gain is still further
increased when we remember that both
johnson and Hoover being ''favorite
sons," received by reason Of that fact
in their big home states far larger
vote than they would had they been
like Wood merely candidates "at large. "
The best estimates give Wood 23e
votes on the first ballot in the National
Convention at Chicago, Lowden 1T,
johnson 166. Butler SO. Sproul 76. Hard
ing 4s, Coolidge %, Poindexter IA. The
Transcript believes Gen. Leonard Wood
should receive the high honor of lead
ing the Republican hosts on to victory
These are it's reasons:
l. For over a year there has beer
manifested in every part of this coun
try q spontaneous demand for his nomi
nation. Long before any other nam
had been widely mentioned or any reg
ular campaign begun, the general voic
of the people had pronounced in hi
favor, and this expression was q
once so wide and so plainly uninspire
by any campaign methods that it ma,
y be justly called ''spontaneous.
2. Republicans generally recogniz
the fact that Gen. Wood more than an
other living man represents the politics
v views and policies Of the great Roose
y Welt. !, Indeed, Gen. Wood having lon
rai been Roosevelt's intimate persons
friend and political associate has bee
called his "residuary legatee." I" and on
who would likely carry out those view
and policies now so generally accepte
that had he lived Roosevelt would hav
been nominated by reclamation an
elected by q phenominally huge bipart
san popular vote.
8. Millions Of Americans in bot
parties deeply resent the gross outrae
and injustice done Gen. Wood by tn
Administration. and demand that it
rebuked by bestowing upon him tt
presidential hodor in recognition of II
many eminent services he has rendere
the Nation and especially the invaluab
aid lent to this country and to the Allie
through his Plattsburg Officers Trail
ing Camp project which made possib
the swift offering of our huge armi'
that stopped the Hun. But for Ge
Wood our army would have been II
small to effect this great result.
AS reward for his patriotism al
skill Gen. Wood was insulted and pu
ished, and his indignant countrymen d
sire by thus honorine him to EXPIRE
their strong condemnation Of this ou
rage.
We still hope, aye believe, he will
nominated, though some fear the mi
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