The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-05-22

Oolumbus, o. HIry 22-Wfth little
more <hnn one-third III the total yot.
In the state counted mt L O'Clock this
morning. Colonel RooseyeIt's dele
gates on the Republican ticket, nnd
Governor Harmon. on the Democratic
preference ballot, led Ohio's nrst pren-
identiuI preference primary. The fight
on both tickets was 80 close, however.
thnt complete returns may change
Anal results.
Complete returns from slightly Less
than 1000 precincts of $40. I'm tkc
Stntc showed that Colonel Rooyeyclvs
delegates had n lend OF moro than 15.-
COO votes.
Governor Hnrmon's Icnd over Wood
row Wilson was considerably less than
this. The closencss of his race with
wilson was Indicated by late reports
from Cincinnati. Governor Harmon's
home city. Here the Ohio Governor,
who hnd been we'll in tho tend In the
enriy returns, WAX shown TO havc 1,Daf
votes ann Wilson 1904, in 12O precincts
out OF total Of 38I.
Peculiar Situation.
a peculiar situation developed I'm
the compilation of tho results. This
showed that while Colonel Roosevelt
had lead of $1,000 in the total num-
Der OF votes cast for delegates pledged
TO him. the vote by districts would be-
such that he probably would not have
more than twenty-five OF the rorty-two
delegates to the national convention
al Chicago.
But while In the Democratic presi-
dental vote the result could not he
foretold the Indications We're that Cow
ernor Harmon would have at least
twenty-five or twentyfour OF the dele
gates TO the Baltimore convention
The privilege OF naming the six dele
gates large. however. Is carried by
the winner OF the presidential prefer
ence vote
OF the congressional districts. Col
onel Roosevelt apparently. has won
the delegates in the Fourth Sixth,
Ninth. Tenth. Eleventh. Twelfth. Four
teenth. Fifteenth Seventeenth. eigh-
tccnth Nineteenth. Twentieth and
Twenty-flrst Districts
President Taft practically has been
granted the First. Second. Third.
probably the Fifth. Seventh, Eighth
and Thirteenth Districts.
The Sixteenth District remains In
doubt. although both sides claimed It.
Roosevelt supporters also claim two
or three of the districts listed for Mr..
Taft last night.
support for In Toilette.
Despite the close light between the
TAFT and Roosevelt forces on the Re-
publican ticket. United States Senator
La Follstte OF Wisconsin, received
considerable support. particularly in
Cleveland and Toledo precincts, where
he was credited WIKI several thousand
votes. In Wood county, near Toledo.
senator la Toilette ran second TO Coll
onal Roosevelt
Mr.. Bryan and Speaker Champ Clark.
although their names were not on the
Democratic ballot. received scatter
ing vote through many precincts in
the State
Cincinnati Cleveland Toledo. Column
bus and Dayton and dozen more of
the larger cities in the state. furnished
the create, portion OF to-n!ghts re-
turns. Because o. the comrDtNity OF
the primary ballot. the count in rural
districts was unusually slow
Returns Ipcompletc.
Out Of twanty-on congressional dis
tricts in the state, totals computed at
time when fewer than half tho pre-
cincts We're counted indicated that
Roosevelt will have twenty OF tho
forty two district delegates and that
Taft will have fourteen. while the re-
turns are so incomplete that eight del
egates at present cannot be counted
by either side
Apparently Mr., Taft has the FIRST.
Second sixth. Seventh, Eighth. Thtr-
.teenth and Fifteenth NJ. Roosevelt is
believed to have won the delegates in
the Fourth. Fifth. Tenth. Eleventh,
Twelfth. Fourteenth. Seventeenth,
Nineteenth. Twentieth and Twenty
first. The vote in the Third is very
close, as it is in the Ninth and Six
teenth
Friends Of President Taft declare ha
has carried the Eighteenth, but Roose-
Welt supporters will not concede this.
The Eighteenth is on the eastern bor
der OF thu State. and returns have b.en
very slow.
Apparently Governor Harmon haa
carried twelve out Of the twenty-one
districts, giving him twenty FOUR OF
the torty-two delegates to the pationai
convention.
If this proves trua II also vii. give
him ths six t-!arge from,
CONTINUED or Eighth PsSe,N