The Washington times., 1923-07-04

McAdoo a Poor Third In Poll to
Select Presidential
/ Candidate.

q Ford, 78,724; Harding, 4O'O0Oi
and the next highest, McAdOo,
+. only 1882! This means that q
third Of the voters canvassed In all
sections Of the country, Z full year
IN advance Of the conventions, want
10 make Henry Ford President Of
the United States" says Golfers
.Weeklv's latest bulletin on its ma
ton wide Presidential poll. The
bulletin continues:
Poll i Personal Visit.
eve have visited them personally.
Thav have told US 30 face to face.
We don't know why they want Ford
for President, and we have no idea
whom they might consent to vote
for Al a second choice. We wish we
did know. Not that there Is any
nrovision for second choices In cur
electoral system, but second choices
generally have it all over frs!
echcices when it comes to winning a
/ nomination. Conventions as a. rule
aren't crazy about the idol OF the
biggest faction represented; conven-
,tions rather prefer to find some one
who can unite all faction6, and he
may be some one whom none OF
them wants very much.
1T seems probable now that ona-
third of the voters of America want
Ford for President. But how about
the two.thirds? For ali we know.
they may be unanimously, first, last,
and ali the time. opposed to Ford.
Then, again. perhaps the one-third
voted for Ford. not because they
think he is the only possible can
ArNk mi
Disguised with the political way of
doing things and want America to he
governed by great industrial mind.
"If the politicians could know THE,
their distress might be relieved.
They might find an Industrial genius
who would satisfy the Ford crowd
and not arouse so much opposition
as the name of Ford arouses. Amer
lea il rich in industrial geniuSeS, only
no one ever thought before Of run
ming one for President. Mr.. Gray
would probably be passed over as d
name that suggests too much 0ppo-
( gition too, But suppose, just for In.
stance, that some Democratic slate
maker were inspired to think OF
some name 1ike-well, Owen p.
{ Young of the General Electric Com
pany. Mr.. Young Is said to be d
ainind, industrially, could not be
questioned.
9 His name doesn't suggest opposi.
ton, either, in any particular circlss
that come to mind; and he is the
type of person who, while completely
free from the odium now attaching
to politics, might be expected to ad-
minister such an office as the Pfesi-
0ency in more conventional and
parliamentary manner than would
be expected OF Mr.. Ford.
Present System to Collapse.
"We are not nominating Mr..
Young. We are simply suggesting
one of the possible eventualitieS OF
the political situation which this
unique straw vote has brought to
{ light. In such q situation anything
may happen. Even the two.pafty
system of Cover nTnent may COLLAPSE.
? What lies behind the poll Is still in
: the realm of vague conjecture, but
g the fact stares out everywhere that
II the proportion indicated by the
vote of Golfers readers holds good
O third of the voters of America
are turning to as nonpolittcal Q
figure as our nation has ever pro-
duced. Some time or other the Coy
eminent of the United States must
be changed to fit the changed con-
ditions which industrial evolution
has brought. Golfers has insisted
that the change should be made. IN
the manner prescribed in the Con-
Stttution, by the calling of q new
constitutional convention. That the
change may be made in the near
future, and in an altogether un-
sdreamed.of way instead, 10 quite
possible now. Even in the District
/. OF Columbia Henry Ford Is running
: neck and neck with the President.
: Even in the city of Uncle Sans own
: appointees there is a surprising
: willingness to put our constitutional
Z government into the hands of-well,
: Ford's most ardent supporters will
: not contend that he is an authority
on the Constitution"