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Dates: during 1910-1919
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This indicates that those men who supported Roosevelt last spring have turned entirely to Hughes, while Wilson kept approximately the same number of followers. The total number of votes yesterday is the largest since the spring of 1912 when Taft was elected with 783 votes to 488 for Roosevelt and 432 for Wilson, out of a total of 1,989 votes cast. Wilson was elected in the fall of 1912 by the greatest number of votes ever cast for him, 735, to 475 for Roosevelt, and 365 for Taft, out of a total of 1,608. Roosevelt took the lead...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: HUGHES DECISIVELY DEFEATS WILSON BY PLURALITY OF 513 VOTS IN STRAW BALLOT TAKEN BY CRIMSON | 10/14/1916 | See Source »

...surprising to those who have some knowledge of the political opinion in the University. Yet the overwhelming Republican plurality was unlooked for. Glancing back to the vote of 1912 when Wilson led, it is interesting to note that the combined number of ballots cast for Roosevelt and Taft exceeded by a comfortable margin the total vote for Wilson. True to the result indicated by the CRIMSON straw ballot. Wilson was elected in 1912. Can the obvious conclusion be drawn from this year's vote and a Hughes' victory be prophesied for November...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: HUGHES ELECTED. | 10/14/1916 | See Source »

...straw ballot taken before the Presidential election in 1912, out of 1,608 votes cast, Wilson obtained 735. Roosevelt 475, Taft 365, Debs 25 and Chafin 8. No candidate secured a majority vote. The straw ballot last spring, however, showed a plurality of the votes for Roosevelt, but again, no candidate obtained a majority. 1,788 votes were cast in all, 660 for Roosevelt, 591 for Wilson and 348 for Hughes...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: HARVARD'S SENTIMENT IN ELECTION DECIDED TODAY | 10/13/1916 | See Source »

...straw ballot held in 1912 showed a total of 1,608 votes cast, of those 735 being for Wilson, 475 for Roosevelt, 365 for Taft, 25 for Debs, and 8 for Chafin. The voting last spring at the time of the Republican Convention reached a total of 1,788 votes cast at this time Theodore Roosevelt '80 received the highest number of votes, with a total of 660. President Wilson ran a strong second, receiving 591 votes, while Justice Hughes received the third largest number with 348. Of the total number of votes cast, 1788, 52 were unsigned anad were...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: STRAW BALLOT NEXT FRIDAY | 10/9/1916 | See Source »

...reality a veteran, and started the Harvard game in the Stadium last year. Club Sheldon was the chief rival of Clinton Black for the captaincy, and was the best tackle at Yale last season. He will probably be unable to play the entire game tomorrow, Charles Taft being likely to be sent in the second half...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: YALE FACES CARNEGIE WITH MANY STARS OUT OF LINE-UP | 9/30/1916 | See Source »

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