Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1912-05-21
TAFT SUPREMELY CONFIDENT
HIS SUPPORTERS DECLARE THE
PERFECT WEATHER WILL
HELP HIM.
FARMERS ARE MIGHTY BUSY
PRESIDENTS ADVISORS SAY
THAT WILL CUT DOWN.
coLcNEL's VOTE.

Columbus, Ohio, May 21--Taft man.
ayers early declared that the bright
sunshine with which primary day
dawned was indicative Of a sure vic
tory for the president. Many of the
farmers. they said. who were support
ing Colonel Roosevelt We're far behind
in their spring work and would not
leave their fields to cast vote.
Roosevelt supporters stuck to their
former claims that a majority OF the
delegates elected would be Roose-
velt men. Almost all OF the approx
imately five thousand voting pre-
cincts in the state opened at $3.50
o'clock and in the cities a large ear
ly vote was cast. The polls viii
close at $3.50 tonight in the cities,
but in some Of the country districts
will remain open until O'Clock.
Two candidates for the presiden-
tial nomination. President Taft and
Governor Harmon. will cast their
votes in Cincinnati. The president
win leave that city early in the day.
Governor Harmon win remain At his
home to hear the returns. IDEAL
weather was reported from almost
every point in the state. Indications
at Cleveland were that only 40 per
cent Of the vote would be cast.
Numerous wagers have made
Roosevelt and Harmon slight favo-
rites. It was estimated at Cincin-
natl that $4,000 or 10000 votes, 25 or
30 per cent of the total in Hamilton
county would be cast Akron report
ed that 80 per cent of the republican
vote and % per cent of the democrat
vote of Summit county had been
polled at 9 o'clock. Bitter fights for
congressional and county nomina-
tions brought voters Of Stark county
out early. Out of 20 delegates tn
the republican state convention II
are expected to be for Roosevelt. ss
they are uncontested.
Early activity today Following
vigorous campaign Indicated an unus-
ually heavy vote at Toledo where
there are nearly one hundred candi-
dates for local nominations and
where, therefore, the county may be
late. Farmers about Dayton were re.
ported too busy planting corn to 70
to the polls, which fact is said by OBJ
servers to be to the detriment OF
Colonel Roosevelt.
Watchers at the poifs IN Columbus
declared that the republican ballots
were taken at the rate of about to
and that the morning democratic
vote was unusually light. Support
ers of Governor Harmon declared he ]
would have almost the total local !
democratic vote.
The most sultry weather of the sea-
son played havoc with the vote in
he Ohio presidential primary cleo ]
ion. At noon a total city vote of
ess than half the usual figure was
expected by politicians. while in the
agricultural district a much smaller
proportion of citizens went to the !
,olls.
Taft managers were jubilant over ]
he weather and termed it a perfect
Taft day. Anti-Harmon politicians
declared that the sunshine would re-
suit in greatly decreased vote for
he governor. Il
A cold, wet spring has put the farm
srs weeks behind in their spring
work and put them in a position
where they must take advantage of
every fine day. Consequently they
remained in the fields at work rath.
IT than driving to voting places.
In most Of the cities, watchers de-
'lared that republican voters were
democrats In Column