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...presidential canvass, under the auspices of the Harvard Union, is progressing rapidly...
...thorough and systematic canvass of the college to ascertain the presidential preferences of the students will be undertaken immediately after the April recess, under the management of the Harvard Union. The four undergraduate classes, the special and scientific students, the Divinity School, and the Law School will all be canvassed, and each student will be asked his first and second choice for a presidential candidate. A score of canvassers have already been appointed and the work will be completed and the result announced at the meeting of the Union on April 24. The officers of the Union are determined...
...will be seen by an item in another column, the Union has undertaken a canvass of the college on the preferences for Presidential candidates. While the result of a canvass of this sort cannot fail to be of interest as showing the relative personal popularity of the different candidates, it will indicate only in a very slight degree the political bias of the students. We think that most Harvard men vote more for principles than for men. Therefore the votes of most students will be determined largely by the actions of the two parties between this time and the time...
...candidates or the past record of parties. This being the case, the tariff legislation in Congress this spring and the stand taken by the different party conventions will do much to decide the votes of Harvard men. This being the case, we should advise the Union in its canvass, not only to note the favorite candidates, but also the stand taken by each man on the all important questions of protection and free trade. The result of such a canvass would be of more value than one based merely on the personal popularity of the candidates before the country...
There is likely soon to be a canvass made, to determine the condition of the college in the matter of religious belief. The plan may be to distribute among the students a short list of questions, to be answered (in confidence), and returned. The only other way is to call on each student in person. Either plan will involve much trouble to those who conduct the canvass, and a degree of annoyance to the individual students; but the interest of the results will be an ample recom pense. The last canvass was in 1881, under charge of the board...