Salt Lake Telegram | 1944-11-09 | Page 5 | Congressman Proposes Probe of Election Polls

Congressman Proposes Probe of E Election fion c a Polls PoI ALBUQUERQUE N. N M M. Nov No 9 Rep Clinton P P. P Anderson D D. N N. M M. chairman of a house campaign expenditures Investigating ing committee said Thursday he heis heis heis is considering an investigation of public opinion polls as a result of their difference with election re re- re suits He declared that public opinion polls before the election ga gave ve Thomas E E. Dewey Republican an edge over President Roosevelt who I won by a popular majority oCI of oC I It is as improper to use public opinion polls he said In an attempt to influence elections as asit asit it is to use money Anderson did not specify which polls he meant but did say he thought the Gallup poll had been weighted according to the opinIon opinIon opinion ion of oC Mr Gallup And that it showed public opinion 51 to 49 for Dewey In New York George Gallup I director of the American Institute o of Public Opinion which Monday gave gale President Roosevelt Roose lt 5 per percent percent cent of oC the civilian vote vole said gald that the Institutes Institute's s third national forecast fore fore- forecast ore ore- cast cal indicates tes a a. progressive improvement improvement im im- im pro proem provement em nt in polling techniques 3