Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-09-26
COOLIDGE LEADS
LA Toilette NEXT
DAVIS VOTES LATER

Coolidge again leads In the second
weeks returns Of The Literary Di-
gets huge presidential poll published
today with La Toilette second and
Davis third.
OF total of 27eo99 votes tahulated.
Coolidge has 162473. La Toilette, Co.,
534. and Davis. 42,611.
In California, La Toilette is running
Coolidge strong second. having 49,
$50 tallies to the Presidents 22,S4S.
Davis is leading the field in Texas and
Virginia and Is. also ahead of La Fol
lette In Ohio, Kansas and West Vir-
ginia. In all other states the Senator
from Wisconsin is leading the Demo-
cratic candidate.
THE poll at first blush" The Digest
states. may not seem very cheering
TO the Democrats. but slight inspec-
ton will show the fact that, with two
exceptions, the Democratic States are
still to be heard from and when they
begin to flood in their ballots, the
figures may have another story to tell.
IN the meantime it may be inter-
estlng to observe how firmly the La
roulette strength is holding UP in Cali
lorna. The first returns. reported last
week. gave Coolidge 1,6o4, La Toilette.
~'''H' gnu I'of ~ his week, lnh
hgures stand Coolidge oo,S48, La Fol
lette 1899, and Davis 3,OOS. Most
Republican political prophets have
placed California in the certain col
umn for Coolidge. and founded their
computations on total electoral vote
IN which the Pacific States thirteen
ballots were included
california. 1t is recalled. upset one
election. not long since and. from
Present indications. the State is far
from firmly planted in the Republican
column.
1.-THE drift of votes. shown In a
general way by tabulation of How
the Same Voters Voted in 1920 seems
to suggest loss of Republican
strength to La Toilette In California.
much smaller loss in Illinois. Penn
sylvania. and New York Analysing
the vote in more detail, ii appears.
from the markings of the ballots. that
OF Mr.. Coolidge's 22.S4s votes from
California 1876 of the voters were
Republicans in the last elections. 1.431
were Democrats, and 1894 either cast
no vote or neglected to declare their
previous affiliation.
"Of Mr.. La Follette's vote Of 1892.
10,O75 say that they voted the Repub
lican ticket in 1920 and 4.O10 say they
voted Democratic with 6,134 not yot.
ing. 1t appears, therefore. that Mr..
La Toilette is drawing heavily from
Doth sides in the Coast State.
In Illinois. the La Toilette vote Of
I2.72S is drawn from 231s former
Democrats and 6.715 former Republi-
cans. with 1853 who did not vote in
1920. Mr.. Coolidge's vote Of 5000 in
the same State Is drawn, 1856 from
former Republicans. and 1856 from
former Democrats with 5.s47 not
specifying.
Mr.. Davis's vote Of STAT. however.
includes almost as many former Re-
publican votes as Mr.. Coolidges in
ciudes former Democrats. lin spite Of
his total vote of less than one-fourtb
q the number credited to Mr.. Coo
mage. the Democratic candidate has
captured 1856 ex-Republicans The
whoie matter OF this floating vote will.
OF course gain in significance with
returns"
"Of course" The Digest explains.
IT must be taken into consideration
that the present poll is just getting
under way, with 1000. 900 ballots per
day still being mailed out to various
parts or the country; that Sc of the
rs states are still to be heard from.
and that there is thus far only a com |
paratively small vote from the twelve |
states now reported. Two weeks may |
considerably change the complexion OF |
the returns
Postal returns come back quicker
from the cities than from the rural |
1istrfcts SO that the early returns in |
4 poll Of this sort represent a pre-
OF city voters. just as the |
early returns on election night are |
from the centers of population.
The farming districts will be heard |
from later. The Ii. zoo, 900 ballots OF |
The Digest's poll have been distributed !
N such way that the farming popu-
alton is sure OF its full quota Of bal
ots. and farmers, by and large, are
likely to be more ready than are the
sity dwellers. to take an interest in /
their ballots in such politi-
al test as The Digest Is conducting"