The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-05-23
ROOSEVELT AND
HARMON WIN IN
BUCKEYE STATE
Colonel Leaves Taft Ten Dele
gates, But Democratic
Candidate Takes
En- All
RECIPROCITY HURT
TAFT WITH FARMERS
Result Means That Colonel
VIII Control State Conven-
ton, Contrary to Anti
Primary Claims OF
President

COLT MBJS, o., May 3e.--Theodore
Roosevelt. according &c returns from
$500 OF the 5,fs2 precincts In OHIO.
carried the State In yesterdays pri~
inaries by "a plurality OF approximately
$4,000. Figures tonight show that
kouseI cit has thirty-two of the forty
Two districe delegates selected and that
President Taft has the remaining ten.
Governor Judson Harmon Is assured
OF practically Il solid delegation of
Iurty-elght votes at the Baltimore con-
Sontion. His lead thus far. with re-
turns still coming in. Is sufficient 10
give him control of the State conyen-
ton. which viii select six delegates
at large. Although returns that came
In late today gave Woodrow Wilson a
lighting chance for one or two dele
gates the Jcrseyites exact status win
hardly be known for another day,
when TWO districts in Hamilton county
are heard from. 1t is understood,
however. that the convention will pro-
Vide for the unit rule, and ii this is
true IL will force the Wilson delegates,
should any be chosen, to vote for Har.
mon.
The Roosevelt strength In tho battle
Sesttf das was not confined 10 any par
ttcutar section or to any class or citi-
2ens. Lie CARRIED the Hoekiag Valley
with It's Industrial and mining dis
trteis. as well az some OF the oldest
and fno.t conservative country Sec
lions In the State, The farmer. al
most 10 man were for the Oyster
Bsy statesman, probably on account
OF Tafts position on reciprocity. AZ
Ohio Is close To the Canadian bor-
der.
fiarrpon's Statement.
UuyGrnor Harninns tonight Issued the
following statement
such sweeping victory In ohlo
would he pleasing under any oondi-
lions, But In View of the strong and
various forces We had TO meet and
the methods resorted to. am pro-
soundly gratisied, not 10 much on my
own account as on that of the party.
Defeat would have been taken as a
reputation of our two snccessive &,
Democratic administrations. and this
would have set US back for years
We shall have nearly, II not quite,
forty Of the forty-eight delegates In
baltimore. four OF the minority being
from Cleveland. where we had no
candidates. those presented by the
baker organization agreeing To he
bound by the preference vote Of their
districts
Roosevelt In Control.
The latter of the delegates-at rye
will not be selected until the state
convention is held ON June Sd. The
ed they viii contral tn. convention,
and will name the delegatss-at large.
but the Roosevelt managers, say thar
the late returns Indicate that the mum
Der OF Taft delegates To the rnnven-
ton is dwinding In oniy twenty
larea Of the eighty-eighr counties IN
the State were delegates to the Stat.
convention chosen. In the remaining
counties the delegates will he named
by the county conventions as former
~. In the matter Of district dele
gates. All Official count win be nece,
sars- in the thirteenth tSandusky-TT
mi district, where the four candi-
daies--~Taft, Roosevelt Harmon and
WilSon--secured an almost equal
number OF votes. Early figures gave
this district TO MIR. Taft, but later
retAgps saaaas indicate 8lsee- Isovse4
y 81 iEaEa ss.s.sssr tsfst ut the delegates.
thus leaving the president but nine
delegates in the Stare.