Show WOOD LEADS G O. O Q P. P HOOVER DEM CRAT SH SOW WS I- I r T O MAKE the poll described below absolutely unbiased favo favoring ing no noI noI I To I party and n no candidate no p pains were were sp spared red To To every ballot cast castI I the signature of a responsible leader of public opinion in in his own I locality is attached ample guarantee of integrity The The questionnaire used I had at its top ton the following to be signed by the the- edi editor edito or As a student of I public opinion without regard to my my personal preferences or or the policies I of my newspaper it is my journalistic belief that the voters of this community cornI com corn I meaning broadly circulation territory as of this date the following presidential candidate Poll of of- American Ameri Editors Editors' Reveals Popularity tY of ofis f fi us' us is t. t Each of Old Parties T S i I S r 11 Ki I By W William Philip Simms International News Nes Service Staff C Correspondent r t. t I S y Copyright 1 1920 2 by th the International News Newa Service I f a WASHINGTON D. D C. C March 25 A. A. A nationwide presidential poll ib the International N News Service among g hundreds I of editors of daily dally newspapers newspaper throughout every section of the country closed today with G General Leonard Wood Wood- tar far ar ahead of his nearest competitors in the the Republican field and Herbert Hoover I i leading the Democrats by more than thana a comfortable comfortable- margin The TIe straw vote was taken by questionnaire questionnaire questionnaire ques ques- sent to the editor of of or every dally daily newspaper in th the United States without regard to political opinion What was ask asked d was not who th the personal personal personal per per- choice of the particular editor might be but who in his opinion the people of ot his his' community would vote for were an n election held forthwith The resu result Is considered f far r and away the most nearly party non-party of any pol Haken yet A total of votes were were cast Of these Republicans cans polled Democrats The returns show that twenty seven different dif dif- dif dif- ferent rent cent Republicans are e in the public eye as presidential possibilities while the the names of or thirty-one thirty Democrats were mentioned General Wood led th the Republican list with v votes tes I Governor Frank O. O Lowden of 1111 JlII- nois camp came s second with 98 8 8 votes Senator Senator- Warren arren G. G Harding of Oh Ohio was third polling 53 votes Senator Hiram Johnson of Calif California Califor r- r nia was fourth with 41 votes lI Herbert Hoover was was was' fifth with 25 Votes Governor Sproul of Penns Pennsylvania was sixth with 20 votes G Governor vernor Coolidge seventh with six aix I votes Ex Ei Tat and Senator dexter of Washington are tied for eighth place with five votes each Next in order came General John J. J Pershing four votes Senator James James-E JamesE E Watson of Indiana lad and nd Governor Allen of Kansas tied with three votes each Senator Irvine L. L Lenroot of WIsconsin Wisconsin Wisconsin Wis WIs- Charles Evans Hughes candidate candidate can can- for for the presidency In 1916 against against- n. n and Senator Robert 1 M. M of or Wisconsin each two voles President Nicholas Murray l Butler Dutler of f Columbia Senator William E. E Borah of or Idaho and Senator Arthur Capper of of Kansas one vote voe each T Total tal Republican votes HOOVER WAY AHEAD Among the Democratic presidential I possibilities Herbert Hoover stood first with votes votes' his Republican record and denials that he Is a candidate candidate candidate candi candi- date withstanding William G. G McAdoo second place with 88 votes Third place went vent to Governor James M. M Cox of Ohio 44 votes Attorney General A. A Mitchell Palmer Palmer Palmer Pal Pal- mer 36 votes Governor Edward I. I Edwards New Jersey 28 votes William Jennings Bryan BIan thrice Candidates candidates candidates can can- for tor the presidency on the Democratic ticket 24 votes President Wilson 17 votes Vice President Thomas R. R Marshall of Indiana 15 votes I Senator Robert L. L Owen of pf Okla- Okla homa oma 12 votes Senator Gilbert M. M Hitchcock of Nebraska 3 votes James Watson Gerard former ambassador ambassador am ant- to Berlin Senator David I. I Walsh of Massachusetts tied 2 votes Robert Lansing former fonner secretary of tf state Congressman Champ Clark of Missouri David R R. Francis J former governor of Missouri and ambassador to to R Russia Senator Oscar W. W WUnder I Underwood Under Under- wood 1 of Alabama Homer S. S Cumming Gumming chairman national Democratic committee committee com corn Samuel Ralston former former governor governor gov gov- of Indiana Frederick Dozier Dozler Gardner former governor of Missouri John W V Davis ambassador to Great Britain and nd E. E T. T Meredith tied 1 I vote Total Democrat votes e cast ast |