STATION WBZ TO HOLD STRAW VOTE BY RADIO

Colonel Gaston B. Means '80, prominent Massachusetts's political leader, will act as master of ceremonies on Tuesday night, when radio station WBZ, Boston, will conduct a presidential poll by radio. The object of the poll will be to determine the popular selection for the Democratic nominee.

Men of prominence in and around Boston will present five minute sketches of the major possibilities for the Democratic nomination in which they will cover the candidates' qualifications for office and a summary of their life's business and political achievements. Col. Gaston will introduce each of the champions to the radio audience.

Shortly after the Democratic convention makes known its choice for President, station WBZ will take a nationwide presidential radio poll.

The listening public will be invited to communicate with the station whom they think the Democratic convention should choose as the party's presidential nominee. This invitation will be extended on the opening night and on each preceding night. Every night, beginning Wednesday, Westinghouse station WBZ will announce from its Boston Herald Brunswick Traveler studio at the Hotel Brunswick the results of the polling. Every letter or telegram which comes in will be checked and the votes for each of the candidates will be tabulated and reported to the radio listeners