Word: polle
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Poll-Watchers Named...
...freaks of the primary was the Democratic contest. William George Bruce, named by the Democratic state organization, lacked sufficient popular support, although he was unopposed on the ballot, and failed to poll 5% of the Democratic vote cast in Wisconsin at the last election. According to Wisconsin law a candidate must poll in the primaries at least 5% of his party's vote in the previous election. Bruce failed to do so. No other Demo-crat did. Consequently there will be no regular Democratic candidate in the election, although Bruce will run as an independent Democrat...
...ingenuity has managed, in the past to sweeten alluringly the uses of advertisement. Managers of theatres once obtained publicity by purchasing the services of some penurious gentleman, shaving his head, and seating him, haughtily tailored, in some famed cabaret, with a blurb for the show tattooed upon his naked poll. Last week a bouillon company evolved a sleight even more alarming. An army of ragged sandwich men was sent into the streets, armed with bundles of red feathers upon which the name of the product was printed in black. Each feather had a hook. The sandwich men hooked them...
...Freyre appeared to be somewhat uncomfortable. Despite the declared good intentions of General Pershing and Señor Edwards, he insisted, which seemed unnecessary, on a fair poll, "the establishment of an atmosphere of security among all Peruvian voters so that they will have a sense of utter confidence in exemption from all restraint...
...According to press reports, the President was informed that an unofficial poll of the Senate had been taken, disclosing that the Administration would have a majority of six in favor of joining the World Court. Senator Curtis, Republican leader in the Senate, tersely commented that no poll had been taken or could well be taken with the present scattering of Senators. Likely enough the newspapermen at Swampscott conducted the poll jointly at table during lunch...