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Show STRAW VOTE IN NEW YORK Roosevelt Outclasses Both Wilson and Taft In Popularity (Special to Standard.) New York, OcL H. The puis of the pcoplo is being gauged through the establishment of Bull Mooae stores in several sections In Now York City. One has been established at the Hud-Fon Hud-Fon Terminal building in lower Jew York. At this point people living not only in New York and in New Jersey but travelers from Connecticut and the Now England states and tho middle mid-dle west and throughout the country, In fact, are reached. Stores of the Republicans and the Democrats are also located In the Hudson Termiual building within 75 feet of the Bull Moose store. The largest business so far has been done by the Bull Moose store and the largest lar-gest crowds get about it to rend the Progressive cnmpalgn literature, which Is given free, and to buy the buttons and handkerchiefs and pictures pic-tures of Theodore Roosevelt which arc on sale. At this particular store more than $275 has been taken in during the past two dnys and thousands of people peo-ple havo carried away literature. Crowds generally get about this Bull Moose store about noon-time and man' comments are heard as to how tho individuals will vote and what thov thlnlf nf Iho Prnimo.!lra nni-fv An unfailing characteristic of those crowds Is the onthuslasm of the men who say thoy will vote the Progreo slve ticket. In this connection a man living in Atlantic City. N J., and doing do-ing business in New York, stated today to-day that while coming up in the amoker he took a poll of 50 men. Out of this number o5 were for Roosovelt 15 were for IWIson C were for Taft Another man who lives at Hastlnga-on-tho-Hudson stated that out of 49 men In the smoking car 22 were for Roosevelt 15 were for .. Arilson 2 were for Taft 5 were Undecided Here are two straw votes from Illinois: Illi-nois: Illinois SA'atch company, In Sangamon Sanga-mon county, Illinois: 230 for Roosevelt SO for Taft 70 for AA'llson 12 for Debs Sangamon Eloctrlc company: GC for Roosovelt 29 for ASMlson 9 for Taft 9 for DebB A poll of the passengers on board tho Spring ATalloy express of the Erie rallroa'd was taken a day or two ago. Srotlng cards were passed around and 3igned, with the following result: Theodore Roosovelt 92 William II. Taft 20 AS'oodrow SS'ilson 5S Eugene A' Doha ! A canvass of twenty-three voters In a railroad office at 113 Liberty street. Now York city, yesterday ?howed the following result: Rrisevelt 15 Wnson 2 Taft 4 Undecided .... 2 oo |