Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1927-03-17
Expected Result Will
Give Insight On
Next Race
WILL BE INTERESTING POLL
Over Two Thousand Weekly
Newspapers in Country
To .Tabulate Returns

To Tabulate Returns
Politics are now with us. The 69th
Congress has departed, and unless
something terrifically important de-
velops, we will have no special ses'
sion. Now and until the lawmakers
assemble in Washington again an the
first Monday of next December, there
is going to be presidential maneuver'
ing aplenty. Both by obvious nat
ural" candidates for tn enomlnatlon
in both parties, as well as the ever
hopeful dark horses of the same.
In line with this national activity
the Leader is going to participate IN
a national poll of public opinion re-
garding choices for presidential nom
inees in both parties.
1000 Papers Cooperating
The Leader together with some
1000 weekly newspapers throughout
the country, is served by the Publish
ers Autocaster Service, of New York
City. which has agreed to establish
3 central office in conducting this
nationwide poll.
This balloting is open to all readers
of this newspaper, of a voting age
You can help your favorite candidate
as we'll as your party, by taking ad-
vantage of the opportunity OF ex-
pressing your preference for presl'
dental nominee. Simply fill out the
Leader, ballot, printed hereon, and
mail or bring it to our office. We
viii do the rest.
The local vote will be announced
each week, as we'll as the national
pon which will be sent exclusively to
the Leader from the office in New
York.
Coolidge Uncertainty
President Coolidge is naturally the
center of interest in the Republican
ranks, as to whether or not he Will
he candidate for another term
His refusal to commit himself before
the late session of Congress closed
NAV not now hold good.
This is the period known as the
presidential Bee" season. One Pc
culiar factor makes it so. The South
Dakota convention will be held before
December and most of the hat throw
ing is done before that states goes
officially on record. The President
NAV speak before then. Again, ne
NAV not-but it is a certainty that
Republicans by and large will consld-
er him very much in the running un-
til he officially announces himself as
not being a candidate. There are
other Republicans in various sections
of the country who have heard the
bee buzzing. Lowden, OF Illinois;
Vice-President Dawes, of Illinois;
Herbert Hoover, of California; Bor-
ali. of Idaho, and possibly Andrew
Mellon, of Pennsylvania.
The outstanding candidates for the
Democratic nomination are Governor
Smith, New York; William McAdoo,
California, Senator Jim Reed, OF
Missouri; Governor Ritchie, Of Mary
land. and Governor Danahey, OF ONO
They are avowed or prospective can
didates who are already being widely
discussed throughout the country.
Every one of them will no doubt be
seeking the nomination in 1928.
To determine the choice at this
stage of the contest is the aim OF the
Leader vote. It will furnish some in
teresting topics for discussion and
withal serve you by giving you ma
tional survey of the political sltua-
ton and which way public sentiment
swings.
Will Indicate Sentiment
An indication of sentiment in two
;norortant matters can result in this
nell. For that reason the ballot
nrinted here is in two sections. One
lists the avowed and prospective can
didates in both parties. The second
mar requests the voter to state
whether he will vote for the candidate
in the party he indicates, whether or
not il is the candidate he voted for.
In other words, if you should now
vote for L1wdsn, and President Cool,
dge shouA,e the nominee, would
you vote for him?
Or. for Democrats, would you vote
for Al Smith if he were nominated
even though he is not now your
choice?
Here is the ballot. Study it and
then let us have your vote. You are
an average American citizen and vo-
ter. Wouldn't you like to know how
the other average Al .sny voters
feel in this matter? AsFote and
they vote now. then this paper with
1000 others throughout the country
will print the results-and it will be
mighty interesting reading.
Send in your ballot today!