Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-05-06
Roosevelt and Taft Managers
Both Claim Control Of Re-
publican State Convention,
May 2S.
WILSON AND HARMON
RUN NECK AND NECK
Wilson Forces Show Majority
on Face of Returns From
Precincts Heard From But
Harmon Men are Still Hope
full.
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Dallas. Texas. May 6.--The Texas
precinct elections OF Saturday, Re-
publican and Democratic. did NOT give
a sure victory 90 any candidate.
Woodrow Wilson WIS the only preai-
dental Rsplrant who secured a defin-
ite advantages. The face Of the se-
turns give him a majority IN she
county conventions tomorrow, but this
majority 10 dependent upon all elect
cd delegates going 70 the county con-
ventIons and on the further contln-
gency that they do not change their
votes In the conventions.
Tho returns are not complete.
From many counties no returns VIII
be made until announced in tomcr-
rows conventions.
II will require the county conven-
tons tomorrow and posnl0ie the state
conventions on May IS TO decide
whether Taft or Roosevelt for the
Republicans and Wilson or Harmon
for the Democrats win receive tho
Texas delegations 20 the respective
national conventions.
Results Of saturdays precinct pEi-
marlea today showed Wilson streneth
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making him the favUTiie for tho
county conventions tomorrow on the
face of the returns. The Harmon
people point out. however. that the
| fun result OF the primary will not b.
known until the county conventions
meet, and they claim that Il IL likely
90 take the state convention 10 rem
der a final choice.
/ The result as between Taft and
| Roosevelt ~ left Ia even more doubt.
The Republicans have their county
| conventions tomorrow simultaneously
with the Democrats.
Cecil a. Lyon. Rcpubllcen nationel
/ committeeman from Texas and state
Roosevelt leader. iasued a statement
today claiming tweivo out OF sixteen
conRressi0nal districts for Roosevelt
and declared that Roosevelt probably
| would carry an the dietrlcta.
Colonel Lyon denounced aa alleged
attempt In saturdays convention In
his home district a. sherman 10 dis
qualify him az a citizen 0f Texas on
tho ground that his wife Is not a
resident OF Texas.
Mrs Lyon resides In Colorado
springs. Colo. on account Of her
health. Colonel Lyon. however, has
resided In sherman. Teaas, for thirty
six years.
\ As between TAFT and Roosevelt. re-
suits OF the precinct conyentions were
an even break on the face Of the
moager returns made some Of the
Republican conventions merely elect
ed delegates whose facsionni complex
ion win develop later. In many
places there were no Republican con-
ventlona III. r. McGregOr the Iatt
state campaign manager, announced
that he considered saturdays eonNen-
tions favorable 20 Taft
Cecil Lyon. Roosevelta MANAGER
claimed the state for Roosevelt.
Among the Democratic candidates
tho returns TO newspapers have not
been changed since early last aisht
when Il was estimated that Wilson
delegates TO the state convention
would be g09. Harmon SO and clark
goo on the partial returns then re-
celved. This estimate was made on
the supp0sition that the delegates
from the precincts would all attend
the county conventions and npt
change their votes.
with she exception Of Ciark's every
candidate'R manager claime9 today ne
would win ln the county conventlons
tomorrow or in the state convention
May IS.
Al Harmon headquarters Was
announced that hope had not oeeh
abandoned for Governor Harmon