The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-05-28
After the Other Candidates
Have Quit the Field.
ROOSEVELT HAS FINISHED
Will Do No More Political
Speaking Before Convention.
Voting Begins at One and Lasts
Until Nine.

Newark, May 2S.-More than half I
million voters in New Jersey today
have their opportunity to influence the
selection of presidential Candidates next
month at Chicago and Baltimore.
Theodore Roosevelt went back to
oyster Bay last night to stay there url-
til after the Republican convention,
except for a trip to Gettysburg, Pa,
Thursday for a Memorial day address.
President Taft, however, set out fror
Atlantic City this morning to make
last appeal to the voters. He will make
the last speech of his New Jersey cam
paign at Glassboro at noon.
New Jersey of late years has been a
hard state for the political prophets to
understand. A large part of the vot-
ing population is employed outside the
state, in New York and Philadelphia.
OF the remainder. large numbers are
factory workers and farmers. How
these elements will vote today is difi-
cult to foretell.
Both the Taft and the Roosevelt
managers predict sweeping pluralities
for their respective candidates. Sena-
tor LaFollettes friends declare that he
will make a good showing.
Superb summer weather prevailed
The voting hours, l p. m. to a. m.
have been set for the special conveni-
ence of the commuter population, and
the heaviest vote is expected during
the last three hours the polls are open.
The opponents of Governor Wilson
are conndent of electing "uninstruct-
ed" delegates in this city.
Twenty-eight delegates will be cho-
sen, four at large and two from each
of the IL congressional districts. In
addition the ballots have a place for a
direct presidential vote.
J4aFoIIette VIII Try 1t.
Huron, S. D.. May Ex-senator La
has completed arrangements for a
speaking tour of the state for LaFol-
lette beginning Wed nesday morning,
and closing next Monday night. one
day before the primary of June 4.
Says He PileI Up Big Surplus.
Morristown, N. J., May 2S.-The
last dav of Colonel Roosevelt's cam
paign in New Jersey began with a
speech in MorriStOwn, in which the
former president took up the assertion
that during his administration he had
been extravagant in the expenditure of
public funds.
Recently Mr.. Taft has dwelt on
the fact that my administration had
left a deficit" said the colonel. He
can say that by taking only one year
ana OHlltIlnS the OIner SIX ana one
half. During my administration we
piled up surplus of between $780,
100000 and $500, 100000. In fact we
had almost too much money and we
paid large part of the money used
on the Panama canal without a bond
ISSUE"
On the Last Lap.
Atlantic City, May 28.-President
Taft today began the last lap of his
campaign tour of New Jersey with
speeches planned for nearly a dozen
towns.
1t was after m-:cnight when Mr..
Taft finished dinner, but he refused
to so to bed and with Ex-Governor
Franklin Murphy of New Jersey, and
Major Thomas ]. Rhoades his physi-
clan ami aide, three secret service men
and a dozen reporters, he strolIed out
on the board walk. With Ex-Governor
Murphy he sat for a half hour on one
of the p'crs near lis hotel and watch
ed the ocean.