The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-05-22
STATE CHAIRMAN DECLARES TAFTS
NOMINATION IS NOW AN |MPOSS|B|L|TY
Battle Will be Carried to the c ntion Which will
Select the Delegates at Large-Harmon has
Big Margin over Wilson.

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Oyster Bay. May 22.-"The re- =
suit in Ohio has settled the con-
test" said Colonel Roosevelt to- .
day. Naturally. I am very
much pleased with the impulsive =
judgment OF the, Ohio. Victory .
in Ohio means it will be hope.
less to try to beat us at Chicago.
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Columbus. Ohio. May 22.-A sweep
ing victory for ex-President Theodore
Roosevelt for the republican choice
tor the presidency and for Governor
Harmon for the democratic choice
was the result of the statewide pri-
mary held in Ohio yesterday. One of
Ohio's ''favorite sons" President Taft,
lost in the contest.
Nearly complete returns at hand at
noon today indicate that Roosevelt
has won 32 to AZ delegates to the Chi
cago convention, elected in twenty-one
districts, and that Taft is given ten
district delegates, or less than third
Of the total. Governor Harmon on
the democratic side is credited with
thirty-tive district delegates as against
seven for Wilson.
In the congressional contests. the
returns show at least four of the five
been renominated and that fourteen
democratic members of the lower ma
tional house are candidates for re-
election.
1t is estimated that Roosevelt has a
plurality of approximately 10000 over
Taft. in the popularity contest as ex.
pressed through the selection of dele
Yates to the national convention.
Siarmon is far in the lead of Viii.
soE, while Bryan and Clarke received
a few scattering votes. The democrat
ic party provided in it's call that the
candidate receiving the largest pref
erential vote shall be permitted to
name his own six delegates-at-large
This gives Governor Harmon an op.
portunity to further increase his mum.
Der of delegates to the Baltimore con-
vention.
1t is believed the Roosevelt forces
will dominate the state convention
which names six republican delegates
at-large.
Harmon's majority. 1t is believed
will exceed that of Roosevelt. The
rural vote throughout the state was
light as the farmers. who had been re.
tardcd by bad weather. preferred put
ting in crops to going to the polls.
LaFollette obtained his heaviest vote
in the Twenty-first district where he
pollcd 4,163 votes. In Fulton county
LaFollette got more votes than Taft
Adams county where more than 1900
voters were disfranchised a year age
for selling their votes gave Colonel
Roosevelt majority of nearly 200
Fight for Six.
Although Taft secured but ten OF
forty-two delegates. the Taft and
Roosevelt fight will be carried to the
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June will select the six delegates-at.
large to the national convention.
OF total of less than 1000 to the
state convention a large portion OF
whom were named yesterday, almost
complete returns indicate that Presi-
dent Taft has sufficient number tc
make a contest for control. This may
give the Taft managers the six dele.
gates-at-large to be named by the
state convention and in that case
would make the presidents total six.
delegation of forty-eight members
which will attend the Chicago con.
vention.
1t will probabl be fortnight be.
fore an accurate list of the totals ir
the various districts on the demo.
cratic presidential preference will be
made, but it is clear that Harmon has
won over wilson Dy large plurality
Taft Impossible.
Walter F.. Brown, chairman Of the
republican state central committee
this afternoon issued the following
statement:
"Out of the forty-two delegates ap.
portioned to Ohio's twenty-one con
gressional districts. Colonel Roose
welt has elected thirty beyond an!
question of doubt, and probably ha!
elected thirty-two in the state. The
Roosevelt delegates have popular
majority of from $4,000 to $4,000.
This makes Taft's nomination i'm.
possible. Just as certainly as it makes
impossible the nomination of any OF
the men who have been identified
with the president in the contest"
Still Fighting.
Washington. May 22.-Presiden
Taft. returning from his camnaigr
tour in Ohio, reached Washington Al
$3.50 this morning. He plunged int
a business day at the white house of.
fees and has planned to leave Thurs
day for New Jersey to campaign fol
delegates who will be elected at the
primaries Tuesday.
The president had no statement t
make concerning the result Of tn,
Ohio primaries. He has made known
to his friends that he Is still in thu
fight and believes he will have enough
delegates to get the nomination al
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