Word: straws
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...result of yesterday's straw vote on the presidential candidates has an element of the surprising in it. It was generally expected that Roosevelt would lead the Republican candidates, but it was not so patent that he would receive more votes than President Wilson. The large Roosevelt vote may be to some extent due to the advertising done by his supporters; or it may be due to the sympathy of the Atlantic seaboard with Roosevelt's views on military preparedness, and thus unrepresentative of the country at large...
...CRIMSON will hold its straw ballot Presidential election from 8.30 o'clock this morning until 8 o'clock this evening. Ballot boxes have been placed in both Memorial Hall and the CRIMSON Building, Plympton street. The election is open to all members of the University, including graduate as well as undergraduate students. Twelve candidates have been selected for the election, including the most widely mentioned candidates throughout the country. But because someone may wish to cast his vote for a candidate other than for one of those whose names are on the ballot, a blank space has been left...
...straw ballot for President today will be more than a mere interesting expression of student opinion; it may very possibly indicate the trend of general thought in regard to the campaign. In the straw vote of 1912, Wilson led, followed by Roosevelt and Taft in the order named. That the vote should come so close to reflecting the actual opinion of the nation is not strange in a body of students which is so geographically representative. The vote today will have two features of interest: first, the preference for the Republican nomination, and secondly, the strength of President Wilson...
CRIMSON Presidential straw ballot cast today...
...straw ballot Presidential election will be held by the CRIMSON in the CRIMSON Building and Memorial Hall tomorrow, between 8.30 o'clock in the morning and 8 o'clock in the evening. All mem- bers of the University, including graduate as well as undergraduate students, will be allowed to vote...