Inter-Mountain Republican | 1908-10-25 | Page 19 | Straw Vote Shows Mr. Taft Will Win

STRAW STRA V VOTE SHOWS VS I MR TAFT WILL WIN VIN Non Non- NonPartisan NonPartisan Par Non Par Par- The Literary Digest tsan Gives Result of Canvass Below Is shown the result resul of a straw presidential election conducted conducted conducted con con- vote voto on the electon Now ow Digest Literary b the tho ducted by bytho Inserted a n blank vote York In The Th tho the publishers periodical and requested fill In their choice for tor their President readers In to addition fi thousands 1 of ot President mailed to voters in cvAr cv- cv circulars section were of oC the country t The Literary Ar ery amIul anti and non partisan Digest e t is absolutely non D of ot Its readers aro are of 95 cent fully per pr the time ul professional classes classes preachers bankers lawyers physicians educators and high class business nion mon and and and as the circulars al also o were ivere mailed only to circular these thc classes of ot voto voters the tho result of this straw vote voto should be ho 16 an nn accurate Index of ot tho the trend of political sentiment among amons the professions There Thore votes cast cst of ot which Taft received and Bryan H. H 7 Tar the remainder being beIng split among the time five other candidates Prohibitionist Chafin polling or 2 4 more marc than tho the combined votes otes of at Vat Watson Waton on HIs Ills Kon gomi gel and pm 0 g p E. E I N. N E B. Maine ane f G 6 1 6 1 I. I I X N. 17 I 47 1 1 1 5 1 1 lamp Vermont Yermont 43 1 1 3 1 Mass UI 4 22 22 1 17 10 10 Conn 74 SO SO dl GIG 6 9 3 1 I. I I 95 35 IS 4 2 Mid Id States New York 43 2 US O 0 ii 9 Penn 1641 31 1 11 11 S 8 3 New ew Jersey 33 17 15 15 I-i I 14 1 1 Maryland i O II G. G 10 Dela Delaware 12 40 C. C T Virginia n la 6 4 1 D. D W Vest t Va Va 5 6 G. G 13 2 II C. States Ohio I 37 37 3 Indiana 16 10 2 49 1 1 Illinois 1327 7 1 38 1 10 10 Michigan 26 S 8 4 41 Wisconsin 71 1 30 3 Minnesota 1 Ui 15 1 37 1 1 N. N Dakota 10 4 i 7 1 1 S. S Dal a. pt 2 O 05 7 1 16 1 1 J Iowa OWa 83 6 6 33 1 1 Missouri ID 4 14 1 1 Kansas 11 1 1 17 Nebraska 4 1 So States I 22 17 N Carolina IG 1621 2 2 t 1 1 1 5 8 CarolIna 37 3 2 3 Georgia 10 37 G 6 13 s. s Florida 5 2 3 31 2 3 Alabama 78 i II 5 S. S G 5 2 I 55 33 2 1 4 I Kentucky 20 41 2 D 0 2 Tennessee 7 7 2 4 1 1 Arkansas 47 r 14 1 1 1 Louisiana 01 0 39 5 G. G 1 2 Texas 1149 l 1 8 4 Oklahoma Plateau I 6 I 12 1 3 1 1 States Montana Ti 75 3 2 6 G. G Idaho n 97 66 2 2 I. I W Wyoming 33 23 23 1 1 2 33 3 10 10 19 19 I. I J I Utah tah 6 D 9 1 1 Nevada 1 43 32 2 1 P lac l tatos HI 1 21 I 1 1 I regon on 1St 1121 3 31 7 1 SI 1 76 71 7 Totals ll Ill ll I