The Washington times., 1912-04-14
ROOSEVELT TRIUMPH
IN KEYSTONE STATE
ENDS TAFT'S BOON
Popular Vote Runs 2 to /
in Favor of Former
President.
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Roosevelt will be nominated on the first
ballot. The only thing left OF real live
political Interest, as observed the other
day, is the question of who may be
named for Vice President. Some people
suspected that I vas indulging hun1or
when l said that after the Illinois pri-
mary. Now they will know that was
as serious as ever l was in my life.
Nebraska to Fall In Line.
Nebraska will 30 for Roosevelt this
week, Kansas next; Massachusetts is
now certain for US. we win carry the
solid Maryland delegation, according
to detailed advices covering the entire
State. The Taft people put into the
Maryiand primary provision. that
intended to prevent Roosevelt getting
any district delegates at ali; il viii. il,
fact. prevent Taft getting any.
From this time forth It will just be
q procession"
The Pennsylvania landslide means the
Eastern Republican party has gone pro-
gressivc, as the Western wing has beer,
Tor several years. When Roosevelt was
agssnse sssldsnt tb before ne had always to fight
House, reactionary bosses and orsani-
xations were in control
When Roosevelt comes back to the
fnd Congress to his liking: a az Com. %
ercss from which the bosses will have
/ been eliminated or in which their pow
ers will be utterly broken, and in watch
progressives will be dominant.
Some OF the interesting Incidents of
the Pennsylvania contest deserve men,
tion. One of the Pittsburgh districts
! mas mas elected Robert Quay, son Of the
late Senator. as a delegate for Roose-
welt. Quay came out early, made a
splendid fight. and was Ielected with a
whoop.
Progressive Son Elected.
II Is worth mention, too, that another
progressive son of reactionary father
has come forward In Maine: Col. Fred
Hale, Of the Portland. Me-, district,
was one of the leaders in the Maine
Roosevelt fight, and is likely to sue
ceed Asher Kinds in the House.
Willie Reyburn, Congressman from
one Of the Philadelphia districts and
was defeated for denomination yester-
day by George s. Graham, progressive.
Judge Reuben o. Moon, Congressman
from the Fourth district for more than
tion by George W. Edmonds, Key
stone Republican.
DR.. a. J. Barchfeld, Pittsburgh Con-
gressman. is in doubt OF his renomipa-
to decide.
John Dalzell. prince regent of all
standpatters, seems to have been re-
nominated by very close margin.
gressman from the Fifth PHILADELPHIA
district. accomplished the remarkable
performance of winning three nomina-
tions-Republican, keystone. and Demo-
cratic; II is widely opined that he will
pull through at the election.
The Democrtic' contest In Pennsylvania
involved Wilson, Clark, and Harmon.
In most of the districts there were two
Wilson tickets but either of them was
strong enough to defeat any other as
pirant in most cases. Indications point
to substantially solid Wilson delega-
of the State convention and the dele
gates-at-large. "...,
Wilson Back In Race.
This result puts Governor Wilson back
in the middle of the map, whence he
was rudely displaced by the tremendous
Clark sweep in Illinois. The Wilson
people claim once more to be in the
lead.
The Harmon people today claimed
they would get twenty delegates in
PENNSYLVANIA. but 1t was not taken very
seriously. s.
tractor and Republican boss who was
defeated for mayor last fall is NOM
mated in the First district, to succeed
the late Representative Bingham. He
is also elected delegate of the machine
in the State. now that Penrose Is re-
many years he was lieutenant of Pen
rose, but last year the big boss dropped
him in favor of George H. Earle, for
mayor. and Earle, in turn, was defeated
ana there is likely TO be real war be.
tween them from this time forth,