Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-03-20
COLONEL is HIT
HARD IN DAKOTA
La Toilette Believed to Have
Primary Gain of Over Thir-
teen Thousand.
VOTE is CUT BY A STORM
Roosevelt Carries But One of Eastern
Tier of Counties-Stin
Counting.

Fargo. March 20.-With partial re-
turns received during the night La
Toilette evidently has a lead of more
than $4,000 over Roosevelt in yester-
days North Dakota primaries. Roose-
welt did not develop so much strength
in the west as anticipated. He carried
but one of the eastern counties. The
majority of Thomas Marshall, LaFol-
lette candidate for national committee
man. is believed TO be equal that of La
Follettee. La Toilette presidential elec-
tors have majorities ranging about the
same as the head Of the ticket The
total vote in the state was cut down
by storm in the western section.
CLAIMS NOT REALIZED.
In the cities the vote that was cast
| is especially interesting. 1t was the
claim of the Roosevelt forces that
the city would go to their candidate
and that the country vote would be
| heavy for La Toilette. That was true
cnly of the eastern section of the
state. In the western districts this
situation was reversed. Democratic
figures were an unknown quantity
this morning, owing to the great in
terest in the republican primaries
The name of Governor Burke was the
only one appearing on the democratic
ballot.
Six hundred and fifty-nine pre-
cincts out of 1900 gave La Toilette
t21,657 and Roosevelt 1874. The
ratio. If maintained, will give La Fol
let a majority over Roosevelt of 49,
500.
Eleven hundred and sixty-sever
out of $4,000 precincts in the state
give La Toilette 34,159; Roosevelt
l22,S77; Taft 5000.
CLAIMED is ONLY WINNER.
Washington, March 20.-A state
ment today from La Toilette nation
al headquarters said: 1.-The only re
publican who has thus far demon
strated in a statewide contest h.
has substantial following and cal
- win,- -is>La-F Toilette
CALL IT TAFT CRUSH.
Washington, March 20.-Dixor
manager of the Roosevelt candidacy
speaking of the North Dakota pr
mary, said of Taft. "No such humii
iating, crushing defeat of a presi
Dental candidate asking a renomina
tion has ever before been witnesse
in American politics. Only one il
40 expressed a wish for Taft"
LA TOILETTE PLANS TOUR.
Chicago, March 2O.-La Follett
upon leaving for Washington toda
announced that April l he woul
start on tour of the country.
"TOLD YOU so," SAYS MCKINLEY.
Washington, March 2O.-Congres.
man Mckinley, at Taft campaig
headquarters, today characterize
North Dakota's presidential primar
as an indication of what might hal
pen in a so-called soap box pr
mary" Mckinley quoted the mani
ger of the Roosevelt campaign
Is North Dakota, who said democra
e voted for La Toilette.
This is exactly what the man;
gers of the Taft bureau have attemp
p ed to impress upon the country fro
the outset of this campaign" sa
io Mckinley. I'm this Instance the
rs was a state law, but without the pa
N ty enrolment feature"
,e BADING WINS IN MILWAUKEE.
in Milwaukee, Wis, March 20.-D
Gerhard A. Bading, republican heal
commissioner under the two admi
in istrations which preceded the socis
in ist landslide of 1910, will be Il
n nonpartisan candidate to oppose d
n socialist mayor, Emil Seidel, at Il
~ election two weeks from today. w
liam j. Cary, congressman from q
South Milwaukee district, was owe
: whelmed by a vote of at least ty
g to one as a candidate for mayor
ne the primary election yesterday.
% One precinct missing DR.. Badi
polled 26,24s, defeating Congrel
n man Cary by 1873. Mayor Seid