The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1923-06-29
FORD INCREASES LEAD IN
SECOND WEEK OF VOTING

SECOND WEEK OF VOTING
VIII the voters Of the United States.
through straw votes, force Henry
/ ord onto the Democratic leaders as
that party 5 presidential candidate in
1924! VIII the Democratic leaders
ignore the voice Of the people and try
to win with Governor al Smith Of
New York and his liberal views rs
expressed in his signing the stac pro
hibition repeal bill recently! Or will
McAdoo come in as last minute
dark horse and grab the Democratic
nomination ?-Is Harding assured of
the Republican nomination ii Ford
is selected by the Democrats VIII
Hiram Johnson or Hoover be the
G. Q. p. choice in the attempt to hold
the solid Republican vote if Ford runs
tor the Democrats!
These and thousand other ques-
tions are the topics OF discussion in
every community since the Pioneer
Presidential Test has piled up some
very interesting figures for political
prophets to study.
| Through tins newspapers member
ship in the Publishers Autocastcr
Service of New York it is in position
to conduct this nationwide voting
test Balloting started June | and
viii close July l.
| Return, from 2l states received to-
Iday at the end OF the second week
of voting, shows Ford running fan in
the lead with 73,jl2 votes to Hard
ng's 32,G23. This vote is represent,
atiye of the small town and rural
community choices and is consistent
with the biz city and larger town
tace-to-face straw vote now nearing
an end as conducted by Golfers Ma
tional Weekly.
The sixth week Of voting as an
nounccd by Golfers in this week 5
issue, June 27-30, shows Ford 64,948
and Harding 1926. Then comes
McAdoo with 1867; Cox 1882,
Johnson 12,G08; Hughes II 1,179; Smith
lO,623, and Hoover 1868.
The nationwide AytpLf the Pioneer.
indicates that the real issue in our
smaller communities is "Ford or
| ltarding - 1t Will be noticed that
more than two-thirds Of the total
lo0,l55 votes east in twenty four
tates are for these two leaders. On
the other hand the Collier vote, which
IS representative Of the BIG city and
larger town sentiment, shows, after
Ford and Harding, q more even dis
| tribution Of votes to leaders like Nc
Adoo, Johnson, Hughes, Cox, Smith
md Hoover.
| The 275Sl votes piled up for Gov.
Smith Of New York and which
places him third in the Pioneer poll,
comes mostly from New York where
22,O32 votes were given him, putting
aim III the lead over both Harding and
| Ford.
The bio swing for Smith started
Immediately after he signcd the dry
repeal bill, but the sulpri ing fact
IS that virtually every state turned in
a comparatively heavy vote for him.
This has given political leaders some
new food for thought.
II has always been assumed that
a "libcral" candidate such as Smith
with his state prohibition repeal,
would not stand any chance in the
small town and rural districts where
voters are all supposed to be "dry"
still the votes are in and here for the
eaders to study.
| Ford 5 announcement at Springfield,
Mass, last week that he would not he
4 candidate for the presidency is tax
en with grain of salt by both Demo
Gratis and Republicans. The straw
votes show that he is a serious con
tender in the pubIc's mind and no
doubt public sentiment will force him
into the race.
Ford seems equally strong in all
parts of the country, as the vote by
states shows. If he were on the
Democratic ticket and the vote was
to be taken today it is possible he
would carry some Of the regular Re
publican states.