Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1912-05-23
Governor Harmon Probably
Has Clean Sweep of Forty
Eight Democratic Delegates
Over Woodrow Wilson.
TAFT CLAIMS STATE
CONTROL AT LARGE
CoIoneI's Friends Do Not Con-
cede That President viii
Have More Than Ten Votes
in Convention.

rBy Morning Journal Special Leased wlre.l
Columbus. O.. May 22.-According
to returns on hand tonight from ap-
proximately $500 of the 5,192 pre-
cincts in the state, Colonel Roosevelt's s
delegates to the national republican
convention carried yesterdays priina-
ries by plurality of about $4,000. 1t
does not now seem possible that final
results will change the number Of
delegates for either side by more than
one or two. The best figures available
show that Roosevelt has thirtyiwo
of the forty-two district delegates and
that President Taft has ten.
Although late returns on the demo-
cratic presidential prefercnoe primary
vote give woodrow Wilson q fighting
chance for one or two delegates, the
New Jersey mans exact standing 1I,l
not be known for several days. when
beated rural returns have been pro-
cured from judges who were unable
to complete the count last night.
However, Governor Harmon prac,
tically is assured of a complete dele
CATION Of forty-eight delegates to the
Baltimore convention His lead now
gives him control of the state demo-
cratic convention, which will select six
delegates at large.
II also is said the convention will
provide for the unit rule, which will
force the Wilson delegates selected by
districts yesterday to vote for Bar-
mon.
The delegates at large situation in
the republican party will not be known
or settled until June Sd, when the state
republican convention is convened
here.
The Taft leaders claim they will .on-
troll the state convention and designate
the delegates at large for the president.
but the Roosevelt managers declared
late returns show the number Of Taft
delegates to the state convention to be
dwindling instead of increasing as
was announced early today.
There Is no question that the Taft
Roosevelt fight will be carried to the.
floor Of the state convention when the
final struggle in Ohio will be made
for the half dozen delegates at large.
Even in the matter of district dele
gates an official count will be neces-
sary to determine exact results.
An analysis of the recapitulated
Roosevelt vote shows that the Roose-
Welt strength was not confined to any
particular section of the state. or to
any particular class of citizens. He
carried mining and industrial sections.
such as the Hooking valley, as well
as some OF the Oldest and most con-
servative suburban communities.
In addition to these there was much
strength among the farmers.
The trend of the late democratic
returns. which indicate that Wilson
has carried the first and second dis
tricts. has developed a peculiar situa-
tion in the Cincinnati end of the state.
Wilson, possibly because 1t was Gov
ernor's Harmon's home territory, had
no candidates for delegates in these
districts and hence his unsuspected
strength will give him nothing more
than the expressed approval OF the
voters In the districts. Governor Har-
mon gets the delegates from these dis
tricts