STRAW VOTE TODAY.

Last spring while the various political parties were nominating their respective candidates for the presidency, a straw vote was held here under the auspices of the political clubs to give the University a chance to name its choice for chief executive. This straw vote was a complete success. Oftentimes when such ballots are held, only a minority of the student body goes to the polls, or many regard it as a rare opportunity to cast a vote for an accommodating vendor of food stuffs. As a result of such attitudes of indifference or jocularity, a straw vote may signify nothing as to the real political sentiments of the University. However, the vote last spring was not regarded in any such manner; the polls were well attended and a representative opinion resulted.

About the time this vote was held here, other institutions were also conducting straw votes with equal success. A comparison of the results of the ballots at the various universities was extremely interesting and stirred up much discussion. Again this fall several of the larger institutions have held straw votes and in many cases have shown changes in political affiliations since the previous expression of opinion. Today another straw vote is to be conducted here and will be managed in the same way as that last spring. Certainly if the student body shows as much interest now as then, and it is only reasonable to suppose it will show more because of the great excitement of a closing campaign, the straw vote today will be quite successful and offer material for interesting comparisons. But, in order that the vote be of any significance, the polls must be well attended and the voting done seriously.