Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-06-18

three states: IN twenty OF those states
direct primagits have ben held, or II
not direct prmarics, at least primar-
les e.ssficfent 70 give the people a
reasonable chance 10 express their
preferences ~ these twenty states
where the rank and file OF the RE-
publican party had a chance 10 ex-
press their preference. I won 3s5 dell
egates. Mr.. Tat 81. Mr.. LaFolietie
JIG. That Is, iR those states which
went Republican eight years ego Mr..
TAFT obsained between one-seventh
and one-eighth Of the delegates where
thc people had chance To express
their win. 1'hese primary states are
scattered everywhere throughout the
country from Maine 10 California,
ard u Is imp0ssbie to doubt that
they give accurate measure OF WhHt
the vote in IN the Republican states
wonld hc ID the people had bean all
lowed n chance To vote Bur Mt.
Taft's representatives.. wherever pos
alble. pseVeutcd the adoption OF
primary law They prevented II in
MichiHan, fer instance; they prevent
ed II in Montana.
Without question Montana and
Michigan would have gone Tor us at
ieast as strongly as Illinois and Ore
aou had there been a primary law.
Before ihe people % either state Mr.
Taft ala not Nand the chance 20 get
4 single delegate. His political cap-
taine recognized this fact and pre-
vented the peopic from voting; he
distrusted the people with reason,
and with equal reason they distrustcd
thh professional politicians. In Mon-
tana ana Michigan Mr. TAFT won del
eF8fcs 60 the sniokcrlnE delight or
every fripmd ui privilege ard unsssm
in the hand whose relish - peculiarly
keen ia seeing delegates won against
the win of thn people.
These gteUuhlican primary states
east over tWo-thirdH ef the Republican
votes Ia tho electoral college. In
them The people spoke, They went
overwhelmingly for ne, and still
ninra overwhelmingly against Mr
TAFT in thp other states that went
Repuhiieun ght Nears ago 10 pFi-
gnnrias were held and IN all but one
thu politician had nearly complete
SWAY fn those states MIR. Taft SCI
cured l.g Notea secured 40. Mr..
Cummtns DEL OF the Republican
states. therefore,. ! received the over-
Whelmnr nai0riiy ~ the delegates
wherever th, people could express
themReiyes. and taking these states
an told bon spite Of ~ fait'a sriumph
in ihe stutrs where there we're no rear
pflnuries received ij' delCgatea
3ineudine thnse which the national
committee hls stoipnl az against the
243 fnr Mr 1gtit, the 36 for AIR. las
Toilette aud the 10 for Mr. Cnmmins'
no pot % % another way / square
ly CARRIED fWenty-one 81 the Old he
publican sisfes and these states cast
1H3 ertss n the eiaciural college
within thrcp lf "a majority Of the total
pleatorsl totr air. TAFT carried
enough stalea Cwhere there were pri-
mtfhsl as riNa him 81 electoral
Votes Mr. l.aHollCtte carried Two
states with oshteen electoral votes.
MI fafi and Ma Cummins divided
one state with thlrteon votes
There fem8in states which, al-
thnurh Democratic Sad Che last clcc-
zion. ennlhin genuine kepuhiicnn
marty states like North CafOlin0 unp
nklahoinA. Where rncre were priulAf-
ICES ana wheyo ! carried every delegate
EXCEPT .hreo IA thus appeara thnt
la the Republican states MI Tart was
beaten Two 20 one; and In the Zee
publican slatea which held primaries
NJ Was tfuitn - over seven 20 one.
4 call VOW attention 20 one Hieniu-
cant feature in the attitude Of the
Tart pnntFs in chruniclinE AIR. Tart .
vIrtoYiea and defeats. Whenever their
h4adlinra nbnouuead "a defeat FOR Mr.
pnft "a meant that there had been q
vote by thc people themselves in
nrifntrk slute. Whenever durinN tne
laal ten days thcy have announced q
victory tur Mr.. Taft a. has meant
that Mr, TanH representatives Ia the
national committee have thrown out
aalteatQN elected hy she people az
largo 10 represent them. MY victor
les have been won before the people
ana nN tho reorle DIR. IaitH have
been Won hy the buSSee and by me
reDfgglututiNeF uf special pfiNileNf,
hY Tao nailoua committee and BY the
h0fa controlled conventions Of nih-
chine I0ltiritns. carry WnshinR-
iun al the pn'le he carries Y heipfe
the Rational committee, He never
has und nn3 has not now "a chance
with the ,.rpnir; and { have Just nH
iiftia CheECp wherever the crooked
typs nf po'v elans have power. " !
hm uominaied a VIII he because
whenever theY have had a chanet the
Verdict 81 thr people az expressed VA
millions of votes has been over two
% one ln mY inNor
~ Mf IaIt were nominated Il