The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-04-17
SWEEPS KEY
STONE STATE.
Roosevelt and Wilson Clean Up
in Pennsylvania.

PhllaQelpnla, April 5.-lHe pTiLuai y
election in Pennsylvania resulted in d
landslide for Col. Roosevelt. AS the re-
turns continue to come in the victory FOL
Roosevelt adherers becomes more com
plete.
or the 60 delegates elected in the 80 dis
tricts. fully so are pledged to vote fol
Roosevelt. Added to this Is the probabili
ty that the Republican State convention,
which will choose II delegates at large.tc
the national convention, will be controlled
by the anti-Taft element, insuring at least
80 delegates for Roosevelt from this
state.
The Republican organization leaders are
stunned by the overwhelming defeat oi
the Taft candidates and have nothing tC
say regarding the result. United States
Senator Penrose, the recognized leader OF
the Republican organization and the lead
ing Taft Boomer In this State left the city
early in the afternoon and boarded his
yacht at Atlantic City where he Is safe
from interviewers.
coLoNEL's FORCES CELEBRATE.
Tonight the Roosevelt campaign mang,
els are celebrating their victories to the
fullest extent. They are claiming more
than 60 delegates for the returns so far
given them.
With the exception Of n or two dis
tricts, Woodrow Wilson will have a solid
delegation from Pennsylvation to the
Democratic national convention.
In this city Taft got seven Of the IL ma
tional delegates.
Reuben O. Moon, who has been q leader
on the Republican side in congress for sew
eral sessions, was decisively beaten fol-
denomination. His successful opponent is
George W. Edmcnds, Republican Key.
stone candidate.
NOMINATED BY EVERYBODY.
Congress man Michael Donohue, Demo.
crat, accomplished the remarkable
feat sof winning the Republican as
well Is the Democratic and Keystone
nominations in the Fifth district. This
district is largely peepled;by workingmen
Returns received up to Q q. m. indicate
that the Roosevelt delegate in Allegheny
county, including Pittsburgh, to the Chi
cago convention had been elected with the
possible exception Of one. State Highway
Commissioner Bigelow is leading his op,
ponent.
In Philadelphia the Republican organi-
cations we're early In the field with the
claims that they elected IL Taft delegates
from the six congressional districts In the
city. United States Senator, the head OF
the organization, surprised his party asso-
ciates by leaving the city at 4 o'clock IN
the safternoon, going to Atlantic City,
where he boarded his yacht for a cruise
until Monday. Before leaving he said:
II Gun speak only Of the city, for 1t Is
too early to get reports from the entire
State. 1 am satisfied that every Republi,
can delegate selected In this city will b.
for President Taft. Roosevelt may get II
or IA delegates In the State"
From other quarters the claim of unfair
treatment Of keystone party voters was
made and it was apparent that the Roose-
velt leaders felt that the exclusion of Key
stone voters from the ballot box had an
unfavorable influence upon the chances OF
delegates pledged to their favorite. The
Keystone party is a third party made up
largely OF. citizens Of reform tendency who
are opposed to the regular Republican or.
g%anization. Its main strength is in Phila.
delghia, where it has polled a heavy vote
in the past few years. Regular Republi.
cans claims that members Of the Key
stone party have no right to ask for a
Republican ballot because they did not
vote the Republican ticket at the last cleo.
ton. The keystone party, being only a
State organization and having no national
alliance has ino national delegates on Its
Ticket.