Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-05-08
TAFT AND TEDDY
CLOSE IN TEXAS
Will Take State Convention to
Determine Presidential
Nomination.
40 ARE UNRESTRICTED
Woodrow Wilson Has More Than
Enough Votes to Control-Oust
Guffey in Pennsylvania.

Dallas, May Sit Will require a
state convention to decide between
Taft and Roosevelt as to the prefer
ence of Texas for the presidential
nomination. Roosevelt's substantial
lead in the county convention returns
is neutralized by contests and unin-
structed delegations. The latest re-
turns give Roosevelt 72 state con-
vention votes; Taft, As; uninstructed
40; contested, s.
On the democratic side Wilson has
more than enough votes to control
the state convention. The returns
give Wilson $50; Harmon. 149; and
Clark, 43.
KANSAS FOR ROOSEVELT.
Independence, Kan, May S.-The re-
publican state convention met today
to name four delegates-at-large to the
national convention. The convention
will endorse the candidacy of Roose-
welt for the presidential nomination
and instruct the big four to vote for
him from the first ballot to the last
UNDERWOOD CARRIES MISSISSIPPI.
Jackson, Miss, May S.-Underwood
defeated Wilson by a decisive majority
in the democratic presidential primary
in Mississippi. The latest figures to-
day show Underwood carries 65 out Of
| rs counties.
REFUSED To STAMPEDE.
Walla Walla, Wash, May S.-Dele-
gates to the democratic state conven-
ton yesterday afternoon made a des-
perate effort to stampede the conven-
tion for Bryan. With the roll call of
counties nearly completed, Pend D'Oriel
county cast its solid vote for Bryan.
In an instant the convention was
in an uproar.
Delegation after delegation which
had cast votes for Wilson changed to
Bryan, but the Clark men stood firm,
and when the vote finally was tabula-
ted, it showed 455 for Clark, 1857 for
Bryan, 160 for Wilson and 11R for Har-
mon.
GUFFEY LOSES CONTROL.
Harrisburg, Pa, May S.-Rhsrfae-
ton in the democratic party in Penn
sylvania known as ''reorganizers'
was victorious yesterday in the state
convention. 1t had opposed the
leadership of j. NJ. Guffey, who head
ed the regulars" Both factions had
indorsed Woodrow Wilson for the
presidential nomination. The two
factions met in one convention to
nominate a state ticket, four con-
gressmen at large, delegates to the
national convention and presidential
electors at large. William A. Glas.
cow of Philadelphia had been agreed
on for temporary chairman. The test
vote came on the naming of a per.
manent chairman. For this position
the candidate of the regulars was
James Gay Gordon of Philadelphia
the "reorganizers" backing JOSEPH
O'Brien of Scranton. The "reorgan
izers'" platform endorses the initia
tive and referendum and declares
the judiciary shall be stripped of AM
legislative or executive powers 1t maI
! have. 1t favors one term for the
president.
DAHLMAN PARTY VICTORIOUS.
Omaha, Neb.. May S.-Mayor Jamc!
c. Dahlman and his six associates Il
beled by him the square seven" wer,
victorious in yesterdays municipa
: election, the first under the commits
sion form of government. The sever
commissioners will select their owl
mayor. The citizens union candidates
known as the big seven" were defeat
ed in nearly every ward, their highes
man receiving several hundred les
votes than the low men on the Dahl
man ticket The new officials will
> take charge of the city's affairs Ma.
: 13.
UNDERWOOD MAKES STATEMENT.
Washington, May S.-Oscar w Tn
derwood of Alabama, majority leade
of the house and candidate for tn
democratic presidential nomination. tc
day declared that his presidential can
didacy was not in the interest OF Gov
ernor Harmon or any of the othe
candidates other than himself Thi
was in reply TO statement of Wi
liam J. Bryan in a speech at Chill
cothe. Ohio. last night that he har
heard that the Underwood delegate
chosen in Georgia and Florida were il
reality Harmon men.