Salt Lake Telegram | 1948-10-01 | Page 1 | Truman, Dewey Split in Telegram Poll

r Moviegoers Vote I y Dewey Split j In Telegram Poll By Patrick R. R Eckman President H Harry rry S Truman held his ov own and a little better against Thomas E. E Dewey among patrons of the in drive theater 2nd Vest West and South in the Salt Lake Telegrams Telegram's straw poll He took 46 of the total vote to Deweys Dewey's 39 while Henry A A. Wallace came in for an j strong 12 See straw poll poIl table page 3 The G GOP OP gain in the presidential Ual race race over 1944 however was strong Four years ago the crowd apparently coming from Salt f Lakes Lake's Democratic west side went for Roosevelt 83 to 1 17 Go Gov Herbert B. B Maw took another another another an an- other scra scratch ch but Rep c A. A Dawson stemmed the tendency to lose O G GOP P Potes votes otes to Reva Beck Peck Bosone his Democratic congressional congressional l opponent I Gov GO Maw received only 32 of the vote J. J Bracken Lee sweeping in the other 68 Mrs ran ahead of her presidential ticket by getting 04 1 but Rep Dawson also led Jed the top of his ticket with 43 Forty-eight Forty persons person who said they supported Roos Roosevelt four years ago voted 34 for Truman eight for Dewey six for Wallace Gov GO Maw took only IS 13 ballots from this source to his r republican opponents opponent's 30 Judge Bosone B also took 30 to Rep Dawsons Dawson's 16