Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1912-04-17
KEYSTONE VICTORY FOR ROOSEVELT
Latest Returns Increase Ruosayelt's Vote
and Delegation viii bs Practically Solid.

.a'sei hstuthS InCI6aSe kD0Seyell'S v0fo
and Delegation wIIIha Practically SsIld.
Philadelphia, April IA
Colonel Theodore Roosevelt's
sweeping victory in Penpsylvanis
at Saturdays primary election
kept growing today, a. the returns
continued to come in.
Incomplete returns give the
former President 65 of ths Ssate's
76 delegates in the Republican
national convention. The Rooss-
vels supporters are claiming e7
and later returns may carry the
figures to that total. Colonel
Roosevelt won So of the 64 dis.
trlot national delegates and his
followers elected enough dele
gates to the State convention 10
give them control of that body,
The State convention will name
twelve delegates at.largs.
Governor Woodrow Wilson of
Nsw jersey. who had no organized
opposition, will have "A Of the 76
delegates from Pennsylyania IN
the Democratic convention. II
the eleventh congressional diatr,ot
the two Democratic national dele
gates elected are favorable TO
Governor Judson Harmon. but
they are not pledged.
Politicians look upon the tri-
umph of Colonel Roosevelt with
astonishment. The supporters Of
the former President were with
out q State organization or with
out an organization in many Of
the thirty-two congressional dis.
tricts.
The regular Republican organ.
ization, the. fury of many q politi-
Cal storm, received . crushing de-
feat in the loss of control OF the
State convention. II is the first
time in the present generation
that it has lost control of that
body.
Another element of strength Of
ths Roosevelt forces was the TO-
GOO idle aathracits miners in the
northeastern counties of the State
where the former President ran
strong.
Sller City. AprilM.-As the Re-
publican primary held here yes.
terday, the delegates were in.
structed for Colonel Roosevelt for
President. There il very little
Taft sentimentin this county and
Q -
it il a safe prediction that tho
delegations from Chatham county
will 60 instructed unanimously
for the Colcnal.
Washington, Aprll 14.-Tbe
Pennsylvania election has re-
versed conditions in the Republic
can party, according 70 the
opinion of the politicians herr
It looks now as if Roosevelt had
the advantage. The Roosevels
people are very hopeful and ag-
gressive, but the Taft forces ars
under hack. Director Mckinley
of the national Taft bureau was
confident that he would get 60
delegates in the Quaker State. :
He got mere handful.
ut is all over but the shouting;
they are taking the oouct," said
Senator Dixon, discussing the
situation today. "Tafs is down
and out. He was knocked out in
Illinois, but didn't know it, =.
"The Republican vosers are for
Roosevelt, and against Taft.
The politicians are for Taft and
against Roosevelt. But the peo.
pie have rallied to Roosevelt, and
repudiatsd the so called Taft
leaders and smashed into smith.
Greens the political machines.
The Penrose machine in Penn.
sylvania and the Loeimer ma.
chine in Illinois went down ls,t
week; they were put in the scrap
heap Before another new moon
lot of fine political innk in
Massachusetts and New Hamp.
shire and other boss ridden State,
will be sent 90 the scrap pile
Greensboro April ia The
Republicans of Greensboro aud
especially the admirers If f. .rlasr
President Roosevelt are keenly
Interested in the announcement
ct Senator Dixon, manager of
the Roosevelt campaign to The
effect that Colonel Roos- velt will,
within the next ten days, come to
North Carolina and make at least
one speech. Republicans mere
who have discussed the approach.