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To the Editors of the CRIMSON:

I notice in Saturday morning's CRIMSON, that a victory is ascribed to Johnson over Bryan in Friday's straw ballot. I wish to take issue with this misleading statement. As a matter of fact, Bryan received a big majority over Johnson from the Democratic voters. It is ludicrous, to say the least, to count Republican votes for Democratic nominees, unless a Democrat is given first or second place. To force a Republican to vote for two Democrats is something quite apart from actual politics; nor are Democrats supposed to vote for Republicans in an actual election. The mere fact that a great majority or Republicans put Bryan fourth argues very forcibly his strength. It is evidently to the advantage of the Republican nominee to have the weakest possible candidate to fight against. The vote Friday on third and fourth places, if it showed anything, showed that Johnson would be an easier candidate to defeat than Bryan. J. E. CATES.