The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-04-18
z MORE CONVENTIONS
Col. Roosevelt Sweeps Penn
sylVania in Primary Held
Saturday
WILL HAVE STATE CONVENTION

( WILL HAVE okAIE LUNtEtIEUN
President Taft and Col Roosevelt
Run About Even In the City OF
Observation-Disclosures Party Not
Permitted to Vote i'm SATURDAYS
Primary-Woodrow Wilson De-
feats His Opponents In Same Pri-
mary-A Very Stormy Convention
Was Held In State of Michigan.
Philadelphia. April 13.-At mid
night reports to the Associated Press
indicate that Theodore Roosevelt has
carried at least half OF the congres-
sional districts in Pennsylvania.
In addition there Is a strong like
lihood that Roosevelt men will con-
troll the State convention which will
name twelve delegates-at-large II
this is the case Roosevelt will have
nearly two-thirds of the seventy-six
delegates from this State.
Woodrow Wilson apparently had
little opposition in the balloting and
he will have a solid delegation from
this State to the Democratic Ma
tional Convention.
Pennsylvania today elected sixty
four delegates to the National Con-
ventions. The polls did not close un-
til o'clock and returns are conse-
quently meager but enough has been
learned to show that Colonel Roose-
welt had unexpected strength
throughout the State. The delegates
favorable to his candidacy were elect
ed in many of the thirty-two congress
sional districts.
The Roosevelt leaders are claim
ing not less than thirty of the sixty
four delegates for their candidate.
On the Democratic side Woodrow
Wilson was practically the unani-
nous choice of the delegates chosen
to the Baltimore convention. In ad-
dition to national delegates, the vot-
ers chose delegates to State conven-
tions of both parties which will name
twelve elegates-at-large. On the
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probability be for President Taft,
while the Democrats are solid for
Wilson, both factions of the party
having declared for him.
In Philadelphia Taft carried the
first three congressional districts by
about three to one. The Roosevelt
managers claim the fourth, fifth and
sixth districts, but the fourth is re-
garded as in doubt The fifth and
sixth were probably carried for
Roosevelt.
The interest in today's primary
election in Pennsylvania very near
equalled that which is ordinarily
manifested in general election.
Polls opened at p. m. and closed at
p. m, consequently there was little
definite news in the early evening.
Rain fell generally all over the State
and this, to some extent, kept the
vote down. All reports agreed, how
ever, that the aggregate vote was un-
usually large for a primary contest.
In Philadelphia the Republican or
ganization leaders were early in the
field with the claim that they elected
twelve Taft delegates from the six
congressional districts in the city.
United States Senator Penrose, the
head of the organization, surprised
his party associates by leaving the
city at o'clock in the afternoon, 60
ing to Atlantic City, where he board
ed his yacht for a cruise until Mon
day Before leaving he said
Il can speak only for the city, for
the entire State. l am satisfied that
every Republican delegate selected in
this city will be for President Taft.
Roosevelt may get twelve to fourteen
delegates in the State"
From other quarters the claim of
unfair treatment Of Keystone party
voters was made and it was appar-
ent that the Roosevelt leaders felt
that the exclusion of Keystone voters
from the ballot box had an unfavor-
able influence upon the chances Of
delegates pledged to their, favorite.
The Keystone party is third party,
made up largely of citizens of re-
form tendency who are opposed to
the regular Republican organization.
1t main strength is in Philadelphia,
where it has polled heavy vote in
the past few years. Regular Repub-
licans claim that members of the
keystone party have no right to ask
for a Republican ballot because they
did not vote the Republican ticket
at the last election. The Keystone
party, being only a State organiza-
ton and having no national alliance.
has no national delegates on its
ticket.
Later Reports Give Col. Roosevelt In
creased Majority.
phiIadelnhia. ADril 14.-ColoneI