STRAW BALLOT IN 17 COLLEGES GIVES HARDING 10,131 VOTES--5,800 OVER COX

As a result of the straw ballot for the five Presidential candidates held under the auspices of the Eastern Intercollegiate Newspaper Association in 17 of the leading colleges in the East, Senator Warren G. Harding defeated Governor James M. Cox by 5800 votes out of a possible 15,683 cast for all five candidates.

In every college or university except Richmond, which Cox won by 140 votes out of a possible 207, and in Columbia and Rochester where the count was very close, Senator Harding had a large majority.

In many of the graduate schools of the various universities, Governor Cox defeated his opponent, but the total of the universities as a whole reversed the decision to favor Senator Harding.

This ballot, representing the choice of 15,683 college men, would lead one to believe that Harding will be the choice of the educated people of the United States. However, the fact that most of these colleges from which returns have been received, are situated in and draw the largest part of their students from a district which is usually Republican, may have something to do with the results.

However, one thing this ballot does show rather conclusively, is that Debs, Christensen and Watkins cannot expect to compete with the candidates of the two older parties, and that they do not represent the choice of the educated voter. STRAW BALLOT RESULTS IN SEVENTEEN COLLEGES     Harding  Cox  Debs  Christensen  Watkins  Total Amherst,  255  87  11  9  2  334 Brown,  685  129  10  9  7  840 Colgate,  426  93  8  4  1  532 Columbia,  796  642  172  48  7  1665 Cornell,  747  317  62  18  6  1150 Dartmouth,  976  313  15  7  4  1315 Hamilton,  186  50  5  3  2  246 Harvard,  1075  805  110  31  9  2030 M. I. T.,  456  96  45  6  3  606 Middlebury,  288  123  3  0  3  417 Princeton,  877  469  9  5  9  1369 Richmond,  32  171  2  0  2  207 Rochester,  203  169  12  8  1  403 Syracuse,  1558  338  55  14  34  1999 Trinity,  84  20  0  1  0  105 Williams,  216  71  10  6  0  303 Yale,  1223  443  77  12  7  1762     --  --  --  --  --  -- Total,  10,131  4331  606  179  97  15,683