Omaha daily bee., 1912-06-03
EDITORS FRIENDS SEE VICTORY
Holden, Clark and Proudfoot Ask
Nomination for Governor.
ROOT OPPOSED BY WISCONSIN
McGovern Answers Telegram Of
Barnes of New York.
FIRST TEST TO BE ON HOWELL
Roosevelt Managers Prepared to Use
Every Means to Seat Supporter
on Committee Before Com
tests Are Heard.


DES MONIES. Ia. June 2.--Interest in
the statewide primaries to be held to-
morrow centered tonight in the contest
between United States Senator W. S.
Kenyon and former Senator Lafayette
Lafayette Young, with the situation even
more complex than it has been. Man
equally insistent in their claims of vic
tory.
Leaders of both factions were agreed
that the real battle would come in Des
Moines and Polk county, and that who
ever won the majority here would carry
the state. Lafe Young. jr., son of the
former senator. said: IF we carry Polk
county we viii carry the state. Then he
added. IF we break even in Polk county
We will carry the state"
The Seventh district, in which Des
Moines and Polk county are located, Is
said TO be Cummins' territory. and the
appearance Of Senator Cummins at a
mass meeting here last night is counted
on by the Kenyon forces to give them
the majority In the district.
The republican nomination for governor
is sought by three candidates. George w.
Clark, a present lieutenant governor,
Perry q. Holden, formerly of Ames
Agricultural college. and State Senator
A. V. Proudfoot of Indianola. Little in
terest is being shown in the congress
sional situation, except in one or two
districts where opposition has developed
to the present incumbents who are seek
ing denomination.
Democrats at tomorrows primaries,
will make their choice for governor be-
tween T.. G. Dunn of Mason City and
John T. Hamilton of Cedar Rapids. Full
state, county and township tickets are to
be named by all Of the parties.
Refuse to support Root.
MADISON. Wis, June 2.-Governor
Francis McGovern Of wisconsin, chair
man of the Wisconsin delegation to the
republican national convention, In a tele-
gram today answering an appeal by VIII
liam Barnes. Jr., Of New York, refused
the support OF Wisconsin for Senator
Eiihu Root as temporary chairman Of the
Iconvention. Governor McGovern's reply
said Senator Root represented political
| views and methods that should not be
sanctioned at the Chicago convention"
and that Roots selection would invite
defeat in November.
In telegram to the governor, Mr..
Barnes had sought the support OF the
twenty-six Wisconsin delegates, all of
whom had been pledged to Senator La
Follette's presidential candidacy. Mr..
Barnes declared the contest to be ''the
most serious one which has afflicted the
republican party ,and that the attempt to
nominate Mr.. Roosevelt can lead only to
disaster"
CHICAGO, June Friends of Colonel
Roosevelt announced today that the first
real test Of strength between their candi-
date and President Taft will commence
Thursday, when r. B. Howell Of Omaha,
national republican committeeman-elect
from Nebraska, will demand to be seated
as the successor Of Victor Rosewater, act
ing chairman Of the national republican
committee, prior TO the hearing OF con-
tests by that body.
The Roosevelt managers are prepared
to make determined fight to have Mr..
Howell seated, and II they succeed they
will demand that Borden d. Whiting OF
New Jersey, Thomas X. Niedringhaus of
Missouri and other national committee
men-elect chosen either by direct primary
or state convention, be seated.
| BY this mans they desire to control the
national committee.
| Harry S, New, chairman Of the SUBJ
committee on arrangements for The con-
vention, declined to discuss the plans of
| the Roosevelt leaders, but intinated that
he believed the national committee would
not seat Mr.. Howell or any other Of the
committeemen-elect until after the ad-
| journment of the convention.
He also expressed the opinion that tie
national committee would approve the
selection of Senator Root as temporary
chairman and endorse the plan adopted
for the distribution Of seats.