The Clinton chronicle. (Clinton, S.C.) 1901-current, September 18, 1924, Image 2
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THE CLINTON CHRONICLE, CLINTON*, S. C.
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 18. 1924
FIRST RETURNS IN NATION-WIDE
PRESIDENTIAL POLL SHOWS CLOSE RACE
Coolidge in East, Davis in South, LaFollett* in
Northwest Now the Lineup. Real Surprises
Promised in States Which Lie Between
These Territories.
If it were possible to know just | and California—as well as in the
,vha, the “border’’ states are . E «at. ^ ^ ^ Dtvis . U .
to do on election day, then forecast-, p ol j ette strength may obtain a ma-
irg the result of the coming national j j or jty ( even with conservative figur-
election would be a much simpler mat-. ing. A glance at the situation in
ter, for seemingly upon the border | tabular form will convey the picture
stale, will be the (treat battle-ground |' qUi l* ly ' D „ ris . U F ollrtte Tmb „
which the national election will be j R e gi on Elec. Vts. Winner
Solid South 114
Border States 72
Nevada, Arizona, New
Mexico - 9
71
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won.
So far as the solid South is con-
ceined—and the solid South really
embraces Virginia, North Carolina,
South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Ala- Radical Northwest
bama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas,
and Arkansas—every thinking man
will concede it to Davis. Coolidge
and LaFollette may cut down majori
ties here and there, but this will not
affect the electoral vote. Tlyis Mr.
Davis starts off with 114 votes, or
21 per cent of the whole, 531.
Now, let it be remembered that 266
are necessary to a choice. This is the
figure that sticks in the crop and
seems to make it highly probable that
LaFollette may dictate the presidency
though he has small chance of elect
ion.
Just as Davis is certain of the
South, so is Coolidge sure in the East
and so at present is LaFollette in the
Northwest.
Wisconsin, Iowa, Nebraska, Minne
sota, North Dakota, South Dakota,
Montana, Idaho, and Washington,
seem as much opposed to a conserva
tive Democrat as they are to a con
servative Republican. Many claim
they can be counted «s the basis of
the LaFollette strentgh. Summed up
they spell seventy-one electoral votes,
the real solid radical vote of the
Northwest
One of the important considerations
is what may be termed the “border”
states. They are those states lying
between the North and South. They
are Deleware, Maryland, West Vir
ginia, Tennessee, Kentucky, Missouri,
and Oklahoma.
Davis is a “border southerner” and
may have the knack of particular ap
peal to the people there. If he should
win in all of these states the sum
total would be 72 votes, making his
grand total 186. Then granting to
Davis, Nevada, Arizona, and New
Mexico, this would give him an addi
tional 9 votes, swelling his grand |
total to 195.
LaFollette followers declare they
will carry Ohio and maybe Michigan.
LaFollette has the support and back
ing of the Scripp-Howard newspapers
in Ohio, and it is possible that the six
such powerful newspapers working for
him he stands a chance of carrying
the state. In the West are also many
Scripp-Howard newspapers; and also
the Ilearst newspapers in Washington
Davis
Davis
Davis
LaFollette
ball memorial to be erected in East
Potomac Park, Washington, and pre
sented to the government by the
American League as a memorial to
the nation’s greatest sport and a hall
of fame for its greatest players. As
a more personal testimonial of the
honor conferred on him, the winner
will be presented a diploma by the.
American League.
The selection of the Washington
pitching ace was highly gratifying
to President Ban Johnson of the
American League. Johnson has been
with Washington since 1907, perform
ing uninterrupted servifce of the high
est character.
The veteran, participating in 33
games to date this season is credited
with winning twenty and losing six,
giving him an average of .769. In
244 innings Johnson fanned 140 hat
ters, by far the greatest number of
any pitcher in the league, and held
his opponents to 85 runs.
HERE ARE FACTS
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266
The Coolidge Table
Region Elec. Vts. Winner
All New England, Maine,
New Hampshire, Mass
achusetts, Rhode Is
land, Vermont, and
Connecticut 44 Coolidge
AH “middle states,” New
York, New Jersey,
Pennsylvania 97 Coolidge
All “central states,” Ohio,
Indiana, Michigan, Illi
nois .... .... —‘ 33 Coolidge
West of Mississippi, Kan
sas, Co^rado, Utah,
California, Oregon .... 41 Coolidge
Total .... .... 265
There can be no doubt that in this
list granted to Coolidge there are
many doubtful spots. But to win
Coolidge must break clearly into what
is regarded as the solid LaFollette
stamping ground and in addition
carry everything else in the country
of a doubtful character.
First Nationwide Returns
First returns from The Chronicle’s
nation-wide Presidential poll verify
in a way all that is admitted by lead
ers in all of the three big parties.
Newspapers in twelve states have
made returns, furnishing some very
interesting figures for speculation
The surprising strength of LaFollette
indicates that our election may not
be settled in November—but will go
to the House, a probability foreseen
by political students when the Wis
consin senator tossed his hat into the
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New York 6,438
Maryland 895
Illinois -7,561
Wisconsin 523
Washington 1,349
Massachusetts .. .. 291
California 6,026
Texas 564
Georgia 136
New Hamp 741
Missouri 117
Kansas 168
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Your Choice For President
THE CHRONICLE’S
PRESIDENTIAL POLL
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CALVIN COOLIDGE—Republican
n JOHN W. DAVIS—Democrat
j | ROBERT M. LaFOLLETTE, Progressive
(Put an X mark before the one you intend to vote.)
After filling out this trial ballot, please mail or bring to the office of
The Chrjnide.
CONVICT KILLED
BY PRISON GUARD
WALTER JOHNSON
GETS HIGH HONOR
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Odin Moore Free For Only One Day.
Inquest Held, .Clearing Corporal
C. A. Sullivan.
Sumter, Sept. 14.—Death at the
hands of a state penitentiary guard
was the price paid today for 24 hours
of freedom hy Odis Moore, one of six
convicts who escaped early Saturday
from the state prison farm in Ker
shaw county.
Corpora! C. A. Sullivan, left to
watch for the fugitive negroes on the
railroad tracks near the Dalzell sta
tion, about ten miles from Sumter,
was fired upon by the convicts, and,
returning the fire, shot and almost in
stantly killed Moore. The others es
caped.
County officers from Sumter and
prison guards from the state farm
were expected to resume their search
tomorrow morning for the remaining
fugitives in the woods of northwest
Sumter county.
^ An inquest was held before sunrise
today over the body of the dead con
vict, at which a verdict was returned
which stated that the guard killed
Moore “in self defense” *nd “in the
discharge of his duty.”
About 2 o’clock this morning Sulli
van sighted the negroes walking down
the railroad track, one armed with a
shotgun and another with a pistol, the
weapons taken from Guard A. B
Thompson at the prison farm. He or-
* dered them to halt but Moore is said
to have fired at the guard.
Sullivan returned the lire with a
revolver, the buHet striking the con-
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Great Pitcher Voted Best Value
Any American League
Player.
Chicago, Sept. 13.—Walter Johnson,
pitching ace with the Washington
club for 17 years, tonight was chosen
winner of the American League tro
phy for 19£4 which crowns him as the
player o^^reatest value to his team
during the championship season just {
closing.
Johnson’s name goes into baseball’s
hall of fame along with George Sis-
ler, manager of the St. Louis club,
chosen the greatest player of the 1922
season, and Babe Ruth of the Yan
kees, who was awarded the honor in
1923. Johnson received a total of 55 L
points out of a possible total of 64 1
from the expert committee chosen to
make the award.
Eddie Collins of Chicago, long time
king of second basemen, ran 4 close!
second in the balloting with a total I
of 49 points, and was the choice of all i
eight members of the trophy commit
tee as the best player of the White
Sox.
Johnson’s name will be inscribed in
the 1924 tablet on the $100,000 base-
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vict in the head and causing death.
Sheriff C. M. Hurst and other Sum
ter officers were summoned imme
diately in an effort to complete the 1
round up of the fugitives.
The slain prisoner was sentenced
last October in the criminal court of
, Charleston to two years’ imprison
ment for housebreaking and larceny.
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