River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1912-05-16
M|NNESOTAFOR I. R.
STATE WILL SEND DELEGATION
TO REPUBLICAN CONVENTION
FOR Ex-PRESIDENT.
LOOKS LIKE A LANDSLIDE
La Toilette Runs Poor Second, While
Taft Stands Third-St. Paul and
Ramsey County for the
Colonel.

st. Paul - Minnesota will send
Roosevelt delegation to the Re-
publican national convention in Chi
cago. Returns from caucuses held
throughout the state, indicate an
overwhelming victory for the colonel
Following the example set by Min
neapolis and Hennepin county on Fri
day, st. Paul and Ramsey county
made the Endorsement even more en-
phatic.
The returns indicate that the colo
mel started landslide in the state and
has. carried every district, with the
possible exception of the First and
with q chance of anti-Roosevelt COM
binations in the Seventh and Ninth.
In the First district former Con-
gresham Tawney did effective work
for the president and the Taft men
may control the district convention.
Winona county was carried for Taft,
the city of Winona being practically
solid. Mower, Wabasha and Waseca
were reported favoring the president.
Freedom county, in which Albert Lea
is located, the home of Speaker Dunn,
Colonel Roosevelt won an overwhelm-
ing victory.
Roosevelt Wins In Eighth.
In the Eighth, or st. Louis county
district, the colonel again showed him
self winner. The vote in the city
of Duluth was Overwhelmingly in his
favor. President Taft carried some of
the lower counties, where the in
fiuence of r. G. Dunn prevailed, but
the entire Eighth, on the face of the
first returns, appears to have gone
against the president
In the Seventh and Ninth districts,
Senator La Toilette showed consider
able strength.
In Lyon county, Roosevelt received
373 to 245 for La Toilette and lis for
the president. This would make it
Taft men to control the county con-
vention.
In Redwood county, La Toilette
made his best showing, running two
to one ahead of Roosevelt. Meeker
county went to La Toilette while Vel
low Medicine gives La Toilette %,
Taft 8 and Roosevelt 81, making a
Taft-Roosevelt combination possible.
In Mcleod county, La Toilette car
ried the county, but the delegates are
instructed for Taft.
Douglas county, the home of Sena-
tor Nelson, in the Ninth district, gave
Roosevelt 81, Taft and La Toilette
%. The La Toilette and Taft people
have it in their power to control the
convention.
Reports from Crookston, in Polk
county, were to the effect that not
more than 100 votes had been cast.
The delegates elected are said to be
either Taft or La Toilette. East
Grand Forks went for Taft. The coun-
ty precincts show leaning towards
La Toilette.
Blue Earth Goes to Roosevelt.
Blue Earth county and Mankato, the
home of Governor Eberhart, gave
Roosevelt an overwhelming victory.
The governors friends took no part in
the contest, the governors course be-
ing an exact carrying out CT the pub
lie position he had taken that he fav-
ored the president, but would not use
his influence nor the influence of his
administration to sway the result.
In Kandiyohi county, the first try
out of candidates for governor oc-
Cured. This is in Lieutenant Govern
or Gordon's home district and a Wig
orous primary fight was made between
him calf ond Wy u Too
The precincts heard from gave Cor
don, 253; Lee, 314; Eberhardt, 140
Les will have So delegates and Cor
don SO.