Salt Lake Telegram | 1916-11-05 | Page 1 | Hearst Poll Gives Wilson 24 Votes Lead in Electors

iI I i Hearst Poll Gives Gives' I Wilson 24 Votes I Lead in Electors I By Tile The 7 T e. e Swie I NEW EW YORK Nov OY 4 The closing I week of orthe the national campaign for the election of ot the president of ot the United I States finds both party party leaders confidently confidently con con- I claiming the h election election Between the public prophecies and I private admissions of or each of or the political po po- po- po l generals th there e 5 is i quite a gulf I When talking privat privately lY leaders leaders' of or both bothI I parties adhere very verr closely to the trend trends as s Indicated ted by bythe the n nation tion wide poll of ot the New York American and the newspapers newspapers news news- papers operating co g wit with It 9 The political conditions and pos fn in the various st states t st as indicated ed d by bythe the l Hearst e postal poll potI Appear pp r i ithe in inthe inthe the following COm compilations li H. H Hughes ghe doubt doub out 2 Arizona v kansas Az-kansas California 13 h c. c Colorado a j H Connecticut i I. I tre Dela-tre florida r. r 16 Il Georgia 1 I 1 i I c 1 o IllinoIS MU fI i 9 Indiana t e Iowa j r. r i 13 t 11 JO fi I I N Louisiana t Maths P 6 6 lar l c 2 1 Maryland land to t 18 I IM p l i 1 n J J M 1 l' l IID eSo 1 r. r 1 d i 10 n i ii i r. r ro til of I N s re t t NO V o. Terse Jersel t I New lex o k j New York Jt North Carolina 1 t i North horth Dakota r Ohio i 1 r r Oklahoma J i 10 Oregon 5 t. t Pennsylvania l 31 Rhode J Island 5 South Carolina 9 South Dak Dakota 5 Tennessee Ii 1 r i n 12 2 I. I Texas i. i 20 Utah t. t r i t i 4 j Vermont J Virgl Virginia la 1 JI A J J 12 Washington t. t 7 j West Virginia g Wisconsin sr ti f l 1 I Wyoming H. d.-H. 3 IF I Totals 18 Is That the an all apparent Initial Ini ml- advantage for Wilson of ot 24 votes vote I over Hughes Hughe is s due ue to the he conditions in our ur internal affairs re re- re suiting from the foreign war It is admitted by discerning pou clans that the people and not the party I lead leaders rs ha have made the is the issue full ful dinner pall pail peace peace the hour eight law high pr prices ces r for r farming produces that produces tha ar aie e Influencing t the l voters of ot the out t try Whet Where the radical difference of or opinion ion ion- exists is in the placing plating of ot the un unlisted unlisted unlisted un- un listed stat states s. s They may be divided d as asI I reasonably sure and doubtful states The reasonably suie sure states in the private private I vate memoranda of the party leaders and as shown b by th the postal poll pon are aye as asI I follows l i. Wilson I Hughes u hes I Arizona 3 Connecticut i 7 Delaware 3 3 Indiana l 15 Mich Michigan gran 15 Montana 4 15 5 Nebraska 1 i- i S a New Mexico 3 I North Nor Dak Dakota a 5 5 Ohio 24 24 Utah 4 I West Vest Virginia J 8 g Totals x a 1 j. j it 69 4 40 Adding these thue the former figures fig fig- ures urea the totals are tre Sure Sure- Sure for for Wilson J 1 18 Sure for Hughes J no Reasonably sure sure- for Wilson 59 Reasonably Reasonably- sure for Hughes 40 Total for tOl Wilson Total for Hughes io This accounts for out of ot electoral electoral elec dec toral votes leaving as doubtful states Illinois 29 Ne NeW ew Jersey 14 34 New Cew York 1 45 s. s Wisconsin 13 I Total 1 IDS S These figures leaves Wilson 23 votes less cs s than a majority In the electoral coll cotlage col- col l lage ge and Hughes S 86