Show LABOR UNION BALLOT FAVORS WILSONS WILSON'S CANDIDACY Of Show Trend for Pres President dent and 43 Record Sentiment for Hughes I The Literary Digest appreciating I the important part that the labor vote will play in the coming presidential election took a straw vote of labor union leaders throughout the nation and announces the results in the current current current cur cur- rent issues Presidents vice presidents and nd secretaries secretaries sec sec- of large labor organizations labor with leaders of central unions together and councils in large manufacturing manufacturing manufacturing thirty one states were turing centers in officials officials of of- five hundred polled More than hundred representing over one trades trades were were asked to express not only their personal views but to report on their among the trend of opinion groups Sentiment Favors Wilson A few said that th they y found sentiment senti senti- non non- ment meat equally divided or were committal Of voting say the members of their organizations favor Wilsons Wilson's re election 47 find voters favor favor favor fa fa- fa- fa vor Benson th the Socialist candidate 43 report se sentiment for Hughes Says the Literary Digest in discussIng discussing discuss discuss- ing lag this poll The most concrete definition of President Wilsons Wilson's popularity with labor comes from a high official of the Western Federation of Miners Miners Min Mm- ers who says that the workers who are the public believe belleve that the present congress under Wilson Wilson Wilson Wil Wil- Wil- Wil son has done more for the workers workers work work- ers era than any ten adminis adminis- And an authority Inthe in inthe inthe the Brotherhood of Painters Decorators Decorators Dec Dec- orators and Paperhangers tells us that in his personal opinIon n which he believes is shared by practically practical practical- ly all his labor acquaintances a respectable minority will vote for Benson Hughes will receive but few votes and he adds Wilsons strength is based upon the support he has given to labor legislation When he was first elected organized labor looked upon him him- with suspicion as in the past he lie had expressed disapproval of trade unionism He has broadened out since he entered entered entered en en- political life and is now in sympathy with the advanced element element element ele ele- ment of his party His friendly attitude and the distrust and dislike dislike dislike dis dis- dis- dis like of Hughes will cause many members to to vote the Democratic ticket who would otherwise vote for Benson Sentiment Is Changing Following Mr Bensons Benson's 47 votes comes Mr Hughes with 43 and andin andin andin in his favor is the striking statement statement statement state state- ment from the central labor union of Asheville that sentiment is fast changing in his direction A cigar makers' makers union in Illinois reports that 70 per cent of the members will vote for the Republican Republican Republican lican candidate and in New York and association of saw workers I informs us th that that- t. t th the maj of the membership will support Mr Hughes and the same is said of ofa a cigar makers' makers union in Wisconsin Wiscon Wiscon- sin siri where La Follette is' is the favorite favorite favorite fa fa- for the How the tariff persists as an issue is evidenced in the statement from froma a glove workers' workers union in Gloversville Gloversville Gloversville Glovers- Glovers ville N. N Y that the town has always always always al al- al- al ways been a Republican stronghold stronghold stronghold strong strong- hold because of the tariff on gloves While this union favors Hughes the official who gives us the information personally favors Wilson Vilson and believes a careful study of oe his record should convince convince convince con con- vince labor leaders that he has represented labor wherever there has been an opportunity But we hear from an official of the Brotherhood Brotherhood Brotherhood Broth Broth- of Railway Postal Clerks that the men are disgusted with the handling of the postal service service service ser ser- vice especially the railway mail service and many lifelong Democrats Democrats Democrats Demo Demo- will vote for Mr Hughes The Republican candidate is in favor also with the Organization of Railroad Laborers and Helpers of Montgomery W. W Va while we hear from the secretary of a local of the International Association of Machinists the following At the time Urne of the passage of the Adamson bill there was considerable considerable considerable con con- sentiment for Wilson among the railroad men Since they have had an opportunity opportunity op op- to study the bill and read the discussion of the bill by Hughes and others there has been beena a marked change in sentiment I think they feel that they have been deceived and that the passage pas paz sage sage of the bill was done only for r political reasons |