The Washington times., 1912-03-12
BAY STATE NEWS
CAUSES JOY IN
ROOSEVELT CAMP
Legislatures Passing of
Preference Primary
Means Big Gain.
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already has a Presidential primary act
of the modern stripe. Pennsylvania is
lining up for us, because the people are
80 much in earnest that nothing will
stop tHem."
There was every evidence of entire
sincerity in the rejoicing about the
Roosevelt headquarters this morning
over the result In Massachusetts.
Wilson Men Pleased.
The Wilson Democrats were hard
ly less gratifed. They insisted that
they, like wise, were suddenly assured
OF carrying Massachusetts,, and there
was keen enthusiasm among them
A preference primary, they declared,
would mean that the machine would
nave no chance at all, and both
parties would give declarations GER
tain to line up the old Bay State for
the progressive side of things
Along with Massa acnusetts, New York
sends word that its primary is going to
give the Roosevelt people about half
the delegation from that State. The
machine in New York city has taken
advantage of all the intricaCies of the
curious so-called primary law of thZt
state IN the effort to prevent choice of
OF sentiment show that Roosevelt Is
well in the lead, and the Roosevelt peo-
pie are now positive of making such 4
division as will neutraliZe the force OF
the Empire state.
Having counted on New England and
New York from the beginning and neg
lected their campaign in some other
places, the Taft forces are today in a
condition of abjeCt worry. They have
discovered New England getting away
from them. and their New York reports
are very unsatisfactory.
TroubIad 0yor CouIL
Despite official pronounccmcnts to
the country, the Administration Is
frantically frightened over Southern
delegates.
W. Il. Vernon, sometime inspector of
Indian schools, and former Register OF
Treasury, has been called from tho
West and detailed in the South, not T.
inspect Indian schools, but to cora!
delegates. Henry Lincoln johnson, III
frequently Recorder of Deeds for the
District of Columbia, has been II,
Georgia practically two months round
ing-up recalCitrant delegates Who have
escaped from the Taft reSerN alton ard
boarded the Roosevelt band-waGon.
The President has conferred twice To-
Gently with colorcd Federal offcehoId-
Crs. who have rot painted a very rosy
picture concerning the attitude OF the
Colored voters toward his Admnlstra-
ton. The Assistant Attorney General
Mr.. Lewis, it ~ stated, told the Prcsi-
dent that he had travelled through many
sections of the country, and found col
ortd votes !nimiCal toward his Admin
istration.
The Attorney Generals mclodramatiC
cspousal OF Mr.. Lewis Case before the
American Bar Association is predicated
upon the information conveyed to the
President uy these ofticehold"rs. 1t VAS
frankly q bid for Colored votes, especial
ly i'm Ohio, where 40OO0 CoIOred votes
in the spring primaries can turn TIE
tide against the President.
political workers among cOlOrcd voter
have been told to dig dirt of the
Brow nsville affrav mold. anh plaster
the strenuous editor of the Outlook.
1t is also noteworthy that the ethcrc'
ally mild editor of the Rec. Calvin
,'has". a Taft delegate to tho R"uub-
Iican national convention. IN dpuhln-
tarreIcd editorial IN this weeks cdl'
ton of his paper lambasts the mem
bcrs of Mr.. Tafts official family (witl1
the exceptions of Messrs. Wickcrshanl
and MacNea GIN. for their treatment oi
ColCred clerks in their several depart
ments.