The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1912-03-15
REPUBLICAN PRIMARY
MCKINLEY AGREES TO POPULAR
SELECTION OF PRESIDENTIAL
DELEGATES IN Al STATES.
National Political Situation Has As
sumed a More Harmonious
Appearance.

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Atlanta.-The national political sit.
uation assumes a more harmonious
appearance than it has had since
/ Colonel Roosevelt announced himself
as a candidate for the presidential
nomination.
This condition was induced by the
acceptance of Roosevelt's challenge to
a national primary by the Taft mana
gers. The proposition was not taken
up in it's entirety, but was Endorsed
for application in the Al states which
have legal provision for such action.
The Michigan legislature passed a
law providing for presidential prima-
ries, the measure to take effect imme-
diately.
On the Democratic side, Woodrow
Wilson's manager issued statement
favoring the primaries.
ngton.-President Taft began
his westward trip in which he expects
to sound the critical issues of his
campaign.
Congressman Mckinley has answer
ed Senator Dixon's challenge to a
nationwide primary for the selection
of presidential candidate. He said
he favored such action in the Al
states in which such action was le-
gally provided.
Congressman Dies of Texas, in a
speech before the house, denounced
Bryan, Roosevelt and Victor Berger
as Americas foremost enemies of free
government.
Senator LaFollette denied that he
would make any personal attack upon
Colonel Roosevelt, but said that he
would discuss his record in the course
of the campaign.
Speaker Champ Clark is celebrating
his sixty-second birthday. Represen-
tative Rainey of Illinois delivered a
eulogy of the speaker in which he
compared his career to that of Lin
coins.
Oklahoma City.-Fifty-five counties
from which official returns have been
received, have instructed 293 dele
gates for Roosevelt and 70 for Taft.
Lansing, Mich.-The house of rep
resentatives has passed presiden-
tial primary bill to take immediate
effect
Mineola, L. I.-Colonel Roosevelt
ridiculed the sensation caused by the
visit to him by George w. Perkins.
He said he saw no reason why a
mere call should worry the public.
Lexington, Ky.-The district Dem
ocratic committee was enjoined from
calling a primary, following bitter
fight between the candidates for the
congressional nomination.
Chicago.-A suite of eight rooms
was opened in the LaSalle hotel as
Taft's Illinois headquarters.
Birmingham.-The state Republican
convention here has selected six dele
gates at large to the Republican ma
tional convention and instructed them
for Taft.
Madison, Wis.-Senator LaFollette
and Congressman Lenroot have had
disagreement and Lenroot has an
nounced that he will abandon LaFol-
let's campaign.
Fargo, N. DIV. ]. Bryan delivered
a. eulogy on Senator LaFollette and
raped Taft and Roosevelt.
ACCOMPLISHMENTS Wilson, upon
the invitation of the Maryland legfsla-
ture, addressed both branches of that
body in joint session upon political is
sues of the day. He emphasized the
danger of choosing the man rather
than the principle.
Kansas City, Mo.-Theodore Roose-
welt received 1855 votes, Taft 800, La
Toilette So and Cummins 6 in the
presidential primary in the Fifth con-
gressional district.
New York.-William F. McCombs,
campaign manager for Woodrow VIII
son, has issued statement faVoring
presidential preference primaries. =
Washington.-Senator Joseph NJ
Dixon issued the challenge" from the
Roosevelt national headquarters to Dr.
rector Mckinley of the national Taft
bureau, upon the subject of presi-
Dental primaries. Replying to Mr.
McKinley's letter, Senator Dixon char
acterizes it as fiat refusal" to aid
in getting presidential preference pri-
maries apd he makes a new demand
upon the Taft managers. Director Nc
Kinley, in his reply to Chairman Dix
on. said he was Gin absolute accord
with the selection of the delegates
to International convention by the pri-
mary system