The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1912-06-01
NEITHER TAFT NOR ROOSEVELT
TO VISIT SOUTH DAKOTA
Ia TOILETTE WILL.
WAIT FOR CONVENTION
Senator Dixon Predicts Victory for
Coionel-President's Supporters
Claim 574 Delegates Pledged
To Him.

their appear 10 voters or the country
Is concerned Col Ecosevelt's com.
plete victory i'll New Jersey has
brought to a close the unprecedented.
ly bitter fight in which MIR. Roosevelt.
President Taft and Senator La Fol.
lette have been almost constantly en-
gagged for the last three months.
South Dakota's primary. June 4, and
the state conventions of Arizona and
Ohio will not oNea*a the nersonal nc-
tivity of Colonel Roosevelt or Presi.
uen, t;il, ..t, .,ell;.,or La Toilette is
scheduled to speak in South Dakota.
Senator Dixon, campaign manager
for Col. Roosevelt, returned to Wash
ington from New York and made the
prediction that Col. Roosevelt would
have more than 900 delegates on the
first ballot at the Chicago convention
exclusive of contested delegates. In
Guiding this number. he said. would be
more than 80 from New York.
TAFT Has 674 Delegates.
President Taft's manager. Congress-
man w. B. Mckinley of Illinois. as.
serted that the presidents actual
strength at present was 574 delegates.
exclusive Of the delegates at large in
Ohio or Texas. He was emphatic in
In his prediction of a nomination for
the president on the first ballot.
In practically all states where direct
primaries were held for the election OF
national candidates., with the excep
ton Of Massachusetts, Col. Roosevelt
won pronounced victories over Prest
dent Taft. This fact has been in
each case advanced by his campaign
managers as increasing evidence OF
the certainty Of his nomination al
Chicago.
The Washington headquarters of al,
the Republican candidates will BE-
closed this week and managers and
their assistants will establish them
selves in Chicago Monday for the
opening of the battle before the ma
tional convention.
The Taft attorneys, former Senator
Dick OF Ohio and Fred G. Bryan OF
Washington, have completed their de
tense Of all the cases where the
Roosevelt forces are contesting dele
! gates.
The attitude Of the Taft managers
| here indicates that they will lend
their full support to Chairman Harr,
S. New in the effort to seat Senate,
| Elihu Root of New York as temporary
chairman of the convention.
Didn't Know Root Was Picked.
1t is understood the Taft forces were
not advised of the selection of Sena
tor Root until after the latter had &C.
cepted Mr.. New's invitation, but have
seized what they believe to be an op.
portunity to weld together New York'a
delegates and other delegations that
will support the national committee
upon this issue.
Senator Dixon predicted that Gov.
ernor Hadley Of Missouri would be the
man of the convention.
Other Roosevelt leaders here, while
refusing to discuss the situation omen.
ly, do not hesitate to predict fight
In the convention the moment the
name of a temporary chairman is pro.
posed.
Columbia Denis. Split.
Washington. - The District of Co
lumbia Democratic convention split
over selecting q delegation to Balti.
more and nearly half of the conven
tion walked out. Although the district
primaries were held Monday the cen.
trail committe had failed to count the
vOtoc or iaeuo cortiRoofoc tn o,v dolo
gates to the convention. j. Fred Kel
ley, chairman of the committe refus
ed to call the convention to order.
Walter Costello, vice chairman oil
the committee and leader Of the CLARK
forces, allied it to order, but as soor
as they tempted to proceed with
business the objecting forces demand
ed recognition and protested against
the legality of the convention.