Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1912-05-22
OHIO CARRIED
By ROOSEVELT
ColonePs Plurality Over Pres
ident Exceeds 10000
Votes
HARMON VICTORY COMPLETE
Taft May Control State Conven.
ton and Secure Six Dele.
gates.at.Large.
BY Special Leased Wire to New Mexican)

I
i Roosevelt has secured at least thirty
! two out of forty-two district delegates
to the Republican national conven-
ton in the primary election yester-
Governor Harmon has at least twen-
! ty-eight of the forty-two district dele
gates while Governor Wilson of New
Jersey has eight Harmon has large
lead in the presidential preference
vote.
Selection of Congressman.
The additional congressman to which
Ohio is entitled as a result of the last
census, will be selected at large and
will be named by each party at their
state convention in June.
Roosevelt Plurality 10000.
Columbus, Ohio, May 22.-The vic
tory for Roosevelt for Republican
choice for the presidency and for Gov
ernor Harmon for the Democratic
choice was the result of the primary.
One Of Ohios favorite sons, President
Taft lost in the contest with the prob
ability that there may be an increase
as later returns come in. 1t is estimat-
ed that Colonel Roosevelt has plural
iity of approximately 10000 over Pres
ident Taft in the popularity contest as
expressed through the selection of the
delegates to the national convention.
Nearly Complete Returns.
Nearly complete returns, yesterdays S
Ohio presidential primary at noon to-
day indicate that Colonel Roosevelt
won SO of AZ delegates to the Republi-
: can national convention selected in
q congressional districts and that
President Taft has given ten district
delegates or slightly less than quarter
of the total number named On the
Democratic ticket Governor Harmon is
: believed to have won larger percent.
age than did Colonel Roosevelt, being
credited with So district delegates
against seven for Governor Woodrow
Wilson, of New Jersey.
Republican Fight Not Finished.
Although President Taft secured but
ten out of forty-two delegates, the
Taft-Roosevelt fight in Ohio is not fin
ished, but will be carried into the
state Republican convention which or
June 3, will select six delegates-at
large to the national convention.
Taft May Control State Convention.
At a total of less than one thousand
delegates to the state convention, a
> large portion of whom also were nam
ed yesterday, to sit in the state con
= vention, nearly complete returns indi
cate that President Taft has nearly a
sufficient number to control. This may
give President Tafts managers the
six delegates at large to be named by
the state convention and probably vii
make the President total 16, just al
:, even third of the Ohio delegation o
4S delegates, which will attend the
Chicago convention.
Harmon Victory More Complete.
Governor Harmon on the Democratic
!, ticket, unlike Colonel Roosevelt, will
:, not be forced to make further figh
= far delegates-at-large as the Demo
, cratic call specifies that the winner o
the Presidential preference primar,
snail name his own delegates at large
La Toilette Strong Candidate.
9 1t will be impossible before nigh
q to get an accurate list of totals in tn
Y various district. on the Democrat,
i presidential preference, but it is clea
n that Governor Harmon has won owe
V. Wilson by a large plurality Ampli
$. fled, returns in the Republican con
8 test show that Senator La Follett
n polled a heavy vote in several coun
t. ties, and it is possible that final re
IS suits will show that he ran secont
:, to Colonel Roosevelt in a Inmber o
counties. The Taft managers de
clared that this occurred only in Dem
I. ocratic counties, where Democrat
voted the Republican ticket
D Bryan-CIark Vote Inconsequenta
IS Mr.. Bryan, and Speaker Cham
" Clark, although their names wer
ID not on the ballot, got small Fraction
l. of the total vote cast, but it seem
le doubtful if the combined Bryan-Clarl
r vote had any considerable result o.
10 the outcome of the Harmon-Wilso
u fight.
II Declares Taft Nomination Impossible
Columbus, Ohio, May 22.-Walter
Brown. chairman of the Republica
: state central committee today issue
: the following statement:
y "Out of forty-two national delegate
g apportioned to Ohio's twenty-one col
. gressional districts, Colonel Rooseve
has elected thirty beyond any que
tion and probably has elected thirt
, two. In the state, the Roosevelt del
y gates have popular majority of frol
y $4,000 to $4,000 This result make
Mr.. Taft's nomination impossible jul
y as certain as it makes impossible tt
> nomination of any of the men WI
> have been identified with the Pres
y dent in the contest
Governor Harmon Pleased.
Governor Harmon, this afternoon
y sued the following statement: "Sut
Nla sweeping victory in Ohio would
= pleasing under any conditions. But
\ view of the strong and various fore,