Word: tafts
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...both the straw votes held were won by graduates of the University's chief rivals, Yale and Princeton. Roosevelt was second both times. Nor can this vote be taken as a final indication of what student Harvard will think of the Presidential candidates next fall. In 1912 Taft carried the spring straw vote, and Wilson was third; in October, after the split in the Republican party, those positions were reversed. The final observation that 1788 men voted, although ballot boxes were only in two places, is indicative of the fact that not all students are dead or indifferent...
...Roosevelt, 660 Woodrow Wilson, 591 Charles E. Hughes, 348 Elihu Root, 68 Allan L. Benson, 21 Samuel W. McCall, 14 John W. Weeks, 10 Henry Ford, 8 William E. Borah, 4 William Jennings Bryan, 3 Albert B. Cummins, 2 John Warren Fairbanks, 2 Lawrence Y. Sherman, 1 William Howard Taft, 1 Lewis D. Brandeis, 1 Philander C. Knox, 1 Oscar W. Underwood...
...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...
...modern teacher is treated with a new respect. That social and political fields are open to him may be seen from the example of President Wilson and ex-President Taft, educators as well as presidents. Not only does the profession offer opportunity for public service, but fair compensation in return...
Captain R. H. Kissel, at right centre, is 18 years old. He prepared at Taft School, weighs 147 pounds, and is 5 feet 11 inches tall...