The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-11-03
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.With VIZ RIMG-

Results OF Our Great Straw Vote.
AS Election Day is drawing
near, 1t seems about time to am
nounce the results Of our great y
straw vote, which shows without
the shadow Of a doubt that one
Of the three leading candidates
VIII be chosen at the polls, to-
morrow, unless the election is
thrown into Congress.
The vote covered most Of the
District Of Columbia, and a lot Of
returns were accompanied by let.
tiers, more than half Of which ac-
cused Ye Ed, Of showing rank
partizanship in the enterprise.
A good many inquired for further
details about their ballots, and
some who said they were Govern.
ment employees and couldn't take
chances inquired IL they couldn't
vote for more than one.
We replied to all that. as far
as we were concerned, they were
free to vote for any and all, lust
so a fair estimate Of the way,
the wind was blowing could be
gained.
Some OF, the encouraging com.
ments on the vote ran thus:
Ezra Plush, upholsterer: INV
youngest son was a page at the
Sofa Repairers' convention here
in 1928, and expects to be re.
elected in December. VIII nv
vote, one way or the other. az
feet his chances, and how, and
why?"
Marmadulxe c'Killer'1 vichy: .'If
It Is true that John w. Davis has
never spoken in favor Of the
Prizefighters' Knitting Guild,
count me out. / have no use for
a man who has no use for the
better things Of life. Same ap.
plies to Coolidge and La Toilette"
Mrs. Lem N. Merang, goldfish
specialist: II think your straw
vote is great and worthy mis-
sion, and ought to be supported.
What good will It. do?''
The public cannot know the
feelings Of an editor when he
comes to work fifteen minutes
late in the morning and finds
such noble sentiments staring him
in the face. It certainly does
brighten up a day. H.
Well, now that you are all anx.
ious to hear how the vote came
out. our official counters, after a
long sleepless night, have handed
us the following conclusions:
Coolidge, 1921: Davis, 1909: La
Toilette, 1909; others, 1000.
It so happens that twelve gem
tlemen who voted for Mr.. Cool
idge We're either Jananese or had
lost their vote, so this evens the
count all around. The vote shows
a strong leaning in, some quarters.
In other quarters, II had COM
pletely fallen over. We trust this
will brew no hard feelings what
soever.
This Is a nice idea" said a
radio observer the other night,
while our two leading radio sta
tions were 'clogging the ozone.
IT hear a musical accompani-
ment for the announcements"
THE next speaker on our pro-
gram" the announcer was say
ing, will be Senator Claude A.
Swanson" e
Immediately a soprano burst
into song.
BE yourself Is getting to be
as great a nuisance as the
banana lyric.
II an unfortunate stoops to re-
tie his shoestring, one of the
passing crowd chides "Be your.
self"
If one orders a meal not in
accord with the nearest stran.
gers idea of what the meal
should be, the great unknown
cuts in with BE yourself"
If hurried person stands on a
street corner yelling to deaf
taxi drivers, chronic curbstone
dweller will turn and say the
harsh words.
Amt there laws for sech?
Our idea Of the real election
enthusiast is the fan who yells
his head off when eight precincts
out of 1854 gives his candidate
a lead of two over the nearest
opposition.