The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1912-03-21
President Gets Two to
One Victory in
Primaries
MAY NOT STAND
Gov. Dix Considers New
Law Requiring Second
Primary

New York City.-Mingled with
the joy of the Taft men over the
two TO one victory they won in the
presidential primaries of yesterday,
comes the fear lest thay might have
to do 1t all over again.
For the primaries were a farce
and Gov. Dix is considering asking
the legislature to pass a new law
for new primaries. If the results
stands, Taft viii have SO and Roose-
the national convention.
New York City.-State-wide re-
publican primaries for delegates to
the national convention at Chicago
today resulted in the election of or
ganization candidates in practically
every district where there was a con-
test, according to unofficial returns,
fairly complete in many instances, at
hand at a late hour last night. Claims
that SO of the 80 delegates will be
for Taft were made by State Chair
man William Barnes, Jr., and John
w. Hutchinson, director of the east
ern branch of the national Taft bu-
reau.
Chairman Charles H. Duell of the
Roosevelt city committee, declared
that the primaries, characterized by
a complete breakdown of the cleo
ton machinery, has been a farce.
He asserted that an effort would be
made by the Roosevelt committee to
secure a real primary in this city
and a full expression of republican
opinion
Gov. Dix sohuld be called upon to
convene the legislature in special
session." Chairman buell. said in 4
statement lat last night "for the our
pose of passing a presidential pri-
mary law SO that there may be an
honest expression of the wishes of
the voters. In no surer way could
Coy Dix meet the wishes OF the beo-
pie"
nix Up in Ballots.
Chairman Duell's statement as to
the workings OF the primary law
We're based in part upon the mix-up
in the distribution of the primary
ballots, which all ca%mpaigners said
was the worst within memory here.
Samuel s. Koenig, chairman of the
republican county committee, speak.
Ing for the organization, alluded but
briefly to the operation of the new
law. ~
The primaries of New, York coun-.
ty gave the voters an opportunity to
express honestly and accurately their
preferences for a presidential nomi-
ness Mr.. koenig declared. AS to
the result of the balloting, Mi. Koe-
mig said: 'ed
with 1872 election districts miss
ing. President Taft in the primary
contest in New York county today re-
ceiyed 29,402 and Col. Roosevelt H.
OH. This indicates that the presi-
dent had beaten Col. Roosevelt in
this city by more than two to one.
1t was the most remarkable victory
ever achieved by the organization,
when we consider that Col. Roose-
welt is a resident of New York. We
hope. now that the primary contest
is over. that all republicans will
unite in support of the president"
Roosevelt In Protest.
Col. Roosevelt left here yesterday
on his western speech-making tour,
protesting vigorously against what he
declares to be the "scandalous'' way
the County machine" was behaving
in connection with the primary fight
then in full progress. He called up
Police Commissioner Waldo on the
telephone from his editorial office and
protested against the refusal of Ma
yor Gaynor to afford police protec-
ton to Roosevelt watchers at the pri-
maries. He said that Commissioner
Waldo promised that his interests
would be protected at the various
voting places.
"There has never been anything
more ~scandalous," Col Roosevelt
said, than the way the county ma
chine is conducting this fight for
President Taft in New York county.
They first threw out all inspectors
who were known to favor my candi-
dacy, and ! have just received word
that the Roosevelt watchers have
been thrown out of the polling plac-
es."
Col. Roosevelt said that he expect
ed to receive the returns from the
New York county, primaries on the
train last night, but that hW did not
intend to make any comment on the
result. He also refused to comment
on the dispatches from Indianapolis
announcing that tie Taft forces had
elected delegates at large to the Chi
cago convention, but Medill McCor-
mick, manager of the Roosevelt bu-
reau in Washington, who is accom-
panying Mr.. Roosevelt on his west
ern trip, dictated a statement declar-
ing that the Taft managers in Indi-
ana were guilty of political grand
larceny"
The colonel left New York at 5
o'clock over the Pennsylvania rail-
road
NINETEEN MILES "A SECOND
without a jar. shock Or disturb
ance, is the awful speed of our
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