Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1912-05-13
ANYBODYS FIGHT
IN CALIFORNIA
Campaign Managers of All
Faiths Are Confident
of Winning
BETTING FAvORS ROOSEVELT
Struggle Between Taft and Ex.
President Overshadows
by Others.

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San Francisco Calf. May 13-The
political pot in California simmered
quietly today while the campaign ora
tors rested and the managers of the
various presidential camps laid plans
Tor the getting out of their cohorts at
the polls tomorrow Senator Robert
NJ. LaFollette was the only speaker to
address audiences today. He defined
his policies to large audience in a
downtown theater this morning. and
addressed the employees of the Union
Iron Works and shipyards al noon. He
will close his campaign tonight with
a mass meeting at Dreamland rink
Governor Johnson will close the Roos-
eVelt campaign at Berkeley tonight.
Political Managers Confident.
The managers of the Taft Roosevelt
and LaFollette bureaus were equally
enthusiastic today in predicting vic
tory for their candidates.
Senator LaFollette cannot fail to
win the preference in California" seid
l.. NJ. Houser, LaFOllette's National
campaign manager.
Roosevelt will carry the state by a
majority never before rolled up for
any presidential candidate said
Governor Johnson today, adding: My
information comes from the people,
not from the politicians"
THE Republicans of northern Cali
fornia will roll up a sufficiently large
majority for Taft to offcast any slight
advantage Roosevelt may gain south
of Tehachapi," said Colonel Charles
NJ, Hammond, Taft manager. I'VE
will carry the state by a handsome
majority"
Betting Odds Favor Roosevelt.
Betting odds posted today were
10 1-2 that Roosevelt would carry the
state over Taft; even money Roosevelt
would carry San Francisco over Taft;
and even money Roosevelt would
carry the state by 10000. Little
money has been wagered, the favorite
proposition thus far being Roosevelt
to carry the city.
Democrats Cverpowered.
Los Angeles, Calf, May 13.-Calls
for volunteers to get out and work or
t. supply automobiles to entice the in
different voter to the polls tomorrow
and the usual statements from all
sides expressing confidence in success,
marked the close of the presidential
preference primary campaign today in
/ this end of the state. The intensity
OF the struggle between supporters of
President Taft and of Colonel Roose-
welt, for Republican delegates, over
shadowed the activities of the Demo-
Gratis, although a close contest is pre-
dicted between Clark and Wilson in
| tomorrow's balloting.
Both Sides Confident.
| For the last two months the cam
paign in behalf of Colonel Roosevelt
apparently has been mUci more ag-
gressive than that for President Taft
and officials of the Roosevelt Progress
! sive league gave out a statement to.
! day predicting heavy vote in the Re-
publican primaries, and forecasting
majority for Roosevelt sufficient to off.
| set light vote in the north Particu.
| lar attention has been pdid by the
! Roosevelt managers to the orange
growing section where it was the be-
! lief that sentiment might work to the
| advantage of President Taft
In the last week, Clifford Pinchot
and former Senator Albert J. Bever-
idge stumped this district and as re-
| suit the Roosevelt managers declared
| they were sanguine that the colonel
would get the preference in the pri-
mary vote.
Hearst Supports Clark.
! On the Democratic side the fight is
wholly between Wilson of New Jersey
and Speaker Champ Clark Clark has
the support of the local Hearst news
, paper and several smaller journals in
the outside districts, while the social
en- Progressive independent newspa-
pers have been urging the voters to
favor Roosevelt on the Republican
| side and Wilson on the Democratic.
| The Women's vote is expected to fig
ure largely in tomorrow's results.
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