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Independant
Vote In 1940 Is
Held Vital
NEW YORK — The New York
Times in its issue of January 14
published the following based on
the latest Gallup poll:
Neither the Democrats nor the
Republicans have enough “regu
lar” party members at this time
to capture the Presidency—the
balance of power resting with a
large bloc of political independ
ents to whom the actual candidat
es and the platforms are likely
to mean more than party labels—
a survey conducted by the Amer
ican Institute of Public Opinion
reveals.
Dr George Gallup the insti
tute’s director writes:
The size and political temper of
this independent bloc is some
thing which may give the poli
tical leaders of both major par
ties plenty of concern between
now and election day.
In his Jackson Day Speech Pres
ident Roosevelt himself declared
that the problem of the Demo
cratic party would be to hold
its supporters among those inde
pendent voters and don’t forget it.
The present institute survey
underlines the job which Presi
dent Roosevelt has marked out
for the Democratic party and in
dicates that the same problem
faces the Republicans. To find
oujt hojtf many voters now regard
themselves as regular Republi
cans; regular Democrats and
Independents—the institute ask
ed a carefully chosen cross sec
tion of more than 9000 voters
throughout the United Slates:
"In politics do you consider
yourself a Democrat; Independ
ent; Socialist or Republican?”
The replies of voters from
Maine to the Pacific Coast point
to three vital facts:
1— Approximately one voter in
every five (19 percent) regards
himself as an Independent at
present. In a nation with appro
ximately 60 million eligible vot
ers this means that about eleven
and a third millions consider
themselves tied to neither major
party.
2— Of the remaining voters a
larger share consider themselves
Democrats. The Republican par
ty for many years prior 1932 gen
i trail considered the majority
; party are still in the minority.
! Whereas nineteen voters in every
100 call themselves Independents
the survey shows that forty two
think of themselves as Demo
I crats and thirty eight as Republi
| cans. Approximately one person
jin 100 calls himself a Socialist
or a supporter of some other min
j ority party.
3—Unnoticed by most political
observers however the number of
voters who consider themselves
Republicans has increased sub
stantially since the days—dark
for the GOP—following Roose
velt’s relection. In May 1937 the
institute reported in a similar
survey that only thirty three per
sons in every 100 called themselv
es Republicans.
In each survey the institute
; found a handful of voters (an
I average of 4 percent) who were
j undecided about their proper
j classication but further tests have
, indicated that these voters when
pressed for their opinions div
ide in the same proportions as
those above.
As President Rooseveh claim
ed in his Jackson Day speech the
great bulk of the Independent
vote vote was cast for the Demo
cratic candidate in 1936. Of the
I independent voters reached in the
present institute survey nearly
three out of four say that they
j voted for Roosevelt last time.
On the basis of the 1936 Presi
dential vote this indicates that
more than 6 million of Mr Roose
! velt’s 27 and one-half million
votes came from persons who
consider themselves politically
fancy-free at the present time.
,fi B0 Ttl,„
The Fan’s Corner
Well I couldn’t make the grade
for Friday’s paper. I hope they
don’t cut my pay. The Nugget
went to bat tor me however and
the games were ably covered.
One thing that stood out in my
mind last Wednesday night was
that a player must train and prac
tice. Martin Willoya came out of
the Kougarok and attempted to
pitch to a well organized and
nraoticed Nome team. Martin in
i. fr 4t • 0$
J
5 k ^P.! ,°0F-,T,S Me 9tA. E-M;:n i3 d'varfe^ V,?7?y s,ze by V,is new Curtiss Wright high altitude plane being built
a. ot. Lo.-s. Its size u..i„> :d a record among t* m-engmed airliners: it is 19'2" high, 75 feet long, has wingspiead of 108 feet. _
my opinion is one of if not the
most brilliant all-round players
: on the floor and there were mo
ments when he showed his old
form. But to go out there with
out practice—especially pitching
I and bear down for seven innings
just can't be done. Good try Mar
tin.
Next Wednesday night we
have for your approval the game
■ of all games. The Hammons and
Commercials will meet in what
I may well be the deciding and fin
: al game of the series. The last
i meeting of these two teams re
; suited in a very close win for
the Commercials and by the way
! gave us our only real close and
thrilling contest of the season.
A Hammon win will tie up the
1 last half of the series bet-wen the
I Hammon Commercial and Nome
| teams. But a Hammon will I am
afraid take some doing.
I personally do not think the
I Hammon has the required "what
you call it.” I pick the Commer
cials to go through the season un
defeated. In view of my former
predictions that should make
Hammons a cinch. But I still pick
the Commercials.
After the game last Wednesday
the umpires were overheard to
say that Binks was keenly miss
ed from the umpires row. Both
umpires claimed his "gentle” ad
monishing voice is a valuable as
set to good umpiring. It has also
i been said that Harry Gebrielson
i was disappointed in not making
[ expenses. So Binks get in there
and pitch!
Ine opening game Wednesday
nignt will be played by the Mar
ried and Alaskan Women. Rumor
says the pitching distance is to
be reduced for the ladies so any
thing can and probably will hap
pen. Don’t miss Wednesday’s
games!
The Old Fan
PS — Tlie Old Fan’s name in
Turkish is: TrefTeis Sknib and in
Hebrew: Sbocaj Sitruc. In Eng
lish it is: well it won’t be long
now. See you Wednesday night.
T. O. F.
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I GAINST ON £—Though they opposed each other
in ’ Mina's recent gubernatorial primary, Sam ii. Jones (left)
ami ' t ies A. Nee (right) have buried the hatchet to plan for the
runoii primary in which Jones w ill fare Gov. l ari K. Long.
Jones came out second in tiie voting, r.r.ri Noe finished third. Now
they hope to keep Long from continuing as governor.
LITTLE RULERS HAVE BRIEF R E I G N—Junior
king and queen for one day at the festive Mardi Gras in Galves
ton, Tex., were Shearn Moody, Jr., 6, and Joan Marie Ragsdale.
8, shown in white satin, pearl-studded costumes. The young king
is the grandson of W. L. Moody, a Galveston pioneer; the fair
queen is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Silas B. Ragsdale.
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