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Show STRAW VOTES. Democrat ic publicists are talking excitedly ex-citedly about the "drift tu Wii.-on'' in this or that state. The latest enthusiat is Oswald Garri5on Villnrd. editor and owner of tho New York Evening Pot,! a supporter of President Wiison, who made a trip of V:) miles in Now York , s'atc and "stopped every man h-'1 met on j the road.'' Thus the editor obtained ai "straw vote'" opinion which was not' to he. compared in alne v.iih the rlnh- ' orare sf ra w vntr? taken by the iarcer ' New York dailies. j ' Tu trie .-calous I.Vn:ncratic leaders who are ?o delighted by the imaginary "drift to WiIon" ome of the results uf 1 luve traw votes a re recommended fir enn-idrratitm. The New York Herald 's straw vote has shown that while WiJ'-on leads in the city Hughes ! has even a greater lead in Hie country. Hut a much mure significant indication is a very definite and very great "drift to Hughe:;" throughout the country. The Horald stra w vote shows that about 17 per cent of those who cast their ballot for Wil-on in 1P12 will voto for llughes this year. |