Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-17

| Inc 0rSt OellnlJc estimate Oh the
strength of Gov. Woodrow Wilson in the
democratic national convention, given gu,
by the Wilson headquarters in Wash
ington yesterday, claims 500 delegates for
the New Jersey executive on the first bal
lot at Baltimore. The national conven-
ton will contain 1,O4 delegates, and un-
der the two-thirds rule, $50 will be nee
essary for a nomination. The statement
by the Wilson managers predicts the
choice of solid delegation of seventy-six
! from Pennsylvania in the primaries in
that state April 13.
Here is a hot one. right off the bat,
given out from the Taft headquarters
| last night:
| Theodore Roosevelt. in his address at
Columbus. Ohio. on February 21st last,
entitled A Charter of Democracy de-
clared himself in favor of the recall OF
| judges and the recall of decisions. In the
| Review of Reviews for September. 1896
there is an article by Theodore Roosevelt
on The Three Vice Presidential Candi-
dates and What They Represent In
! that article Mr.. Roosevelt not only dis
cussed the three vice presidential candi-
| dates. Messrs. Hobart, Sewall and Wat
4 son, but he also discussed their relation
| ship to the issues of the campaign.
| Speaking of the attack on the Supreme
| Court contained in the democratic plat
| form of that year. Mr.. Roosevelt said:
| Furthermore, the Chicago convention
attacked the Supreme Court. Again TINS
represents species of atav1sm-tnat is, Oh
recurrence to the ways of thought of re-
| mote barbarian ancestors. SavageS do
not like an Independent upd upright Ju-
dietary. They want the judges to decide
| their way, and if he does not they want
| to behead him. The populists experience
much the same emotions when they rean1e
that the judiciary stands between them
and plumber"
This also from Taft headquarters:
There was direct primary test OF the
| popularity of President Taft and Col.
Roosevelt in indianapolis Friday. and the
result was an overwhelming victory for
President Taft. The President carried
every city, every ward and two large
townships outside the city. President
Taft has all but eight out of the IA state
delegates. This is the best answer that
can be made to the suggestion that in a
popular test President Taft would not Sc
cure the tremendous majority in the Chi
cago convention, which 1t is now evident
he will have. The issue was absolutely
clean-cut. and the result showed the
President better than a three-to-one ia
vorite in the popular vote. This propo-
sition was maintained not only in the
sections where business men voted, but
| in the districts. where wage earners pre-
dominated.
Following are the details given in a
Geographic dispatch from Indianapolis
received at 1dII ndllOIldl
delegates elected stand 1873 for Taft
and six for Roosevelt Taft carried every
ward in the city by a vote of nearly three
to one. Townships in the country elected
thirteen Taft and six Roosevelt delegates.
The country vote was surprise, as it
had been asserted that the farmers were
adverse. Surrounding communities in the
first district showed farmers there are
also for Taft. -
Contests against Taft delegates from
all southern states to the Chicago repub-
1ican convention will be taken before the
national committee in June by the Roose-
welt forces, according to a statement
given out last night over the signature
of Senator Joseph NJ Dixon, Col. Roose-
velt's campaign manager.
The announcement makes the definite
statement that in every southern state,
and in almost every district in those
states which have elected delegates to
date, contests will come before the ma
tional committee.
Five county conventions in Iowa yester-
day gave Champ Clark sixty-four dele
gates to the coming state convention.
The counties and delegates are, Tama,
IA: Sioux, 8: Wapello, IS; Decatur, y,
and Mahaska, Is.
According to a statement at the local
Clark headquarters last night Iowa
county conventions SO far give Champ
Clark 1874 delegates and Wilson IA dele
gates.
The ninth Alabama district republican
delegates to the national convention are:
James Sloan and j. B. Carter. They are
instructed for Taft.
The purpose of the Roosevelt managers
to attempt the overthrow of all of Pres
ident Tafts southern strength before it
can be seated in the Chicago convention
is further borne out by tables contained
in the Dixon statement. The Dixon es-
Inmates give Col Roosevelt forty-four
delegates. and concede but fourteen to
President Taft. The Taft delegates from
southern states. eighty-four in number,
are placed in the Contested column.
Director William B. Mckinley of Presi-
dent Tafts campaign committee. who
also published tabulated estimate OF
strength. claimed 131 delegates for the
President, and conceded but thirteen to
Col. Roosevelt. The only item upon which
the widely divergent statements Of the
campaign managers agree is the conces-
sion of two delegates from the seventh
Iowa district to Senator Cummins.
Senator Dixon's statement declares that
contests will be made in all southern
states because most of the conventions
have been called and controlled by Of
fceholders and have been illegal and
fraudulent both in character and in the
methods and tactics pursued.
Convincing proof of this fact will be
presented to the national committee