Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1912-05-29

Newark, N. j., May Roosevelt
on the republican side and Governor
Wilson on the democratic side were
overwhelmingly winners in yester
days primaries in New Jersey, accord
ing to the nearly complete returns
this morning. Later returns from the
New Jersey primaries swelled the
preferential plurality given Roosevelt
to probably $4,000 although the Third
and Sixth congressional districts were
in doubt. Indications, however, are
that Colonel Roosevelt has carried
them both, giving him a clean sweep
Of the state and all the 2S delegates
to the Chicago convention. The re-
suit exceeded the expectations Of the
most enthusiastic Roosevelt leaders,
In some districts Colonel Roosevelt
received ten votes to every one cast
for the president.
Governor Wilson's triumph on the
democratic side was only trifle less
complete than that OF Roosevelt. The
governor lost four delegates out OF
the 2S and these four were elected
from Essex county, the stronghold OF
the anti-Wilson machine, where he
had no hopes of winning. The final
result stands: Wilson "a delegates;
uinstructed, 4 delegates.
The Wilson vote, as compared with
that of the opposition was staggering
blow to the antis, being In ratio
Of about six to one Some districts
went for the governor by as high as
20 to 1.
The president had small pluralities
in four of the 21 counties of the state
He showed his greatest strength IN
the farming districts. In one OF the
factory towns where he spoke yester-
day just before the opening Of the
polls, he was beaten 40 to 1.
The La Toilette vote was a neglible
factor, not more than two per cent OF
the entire vote cast. The vote In
nearly all parts of the state was ex-
ceedingly light, several counties cast
ing less than half of the total regis
tration at the last general election
The polls did not close until 9 O'Clock
last night and as result the vote
was very late in being counted.
Early today Borden d. Whiting
chairman of the Roosevelt state com
mittee in New York City, made the
following statement:
New Jersey has come through
handsomely. The men who made the
rank and file of the republican party
and who carried the state by 10000
at the end of Roosevelt's administra'
tion, have shown that they are still
loyal to their old leader They hail
with delight his return to the com
mand Of the republican party and VIII
give him $4,000 again in November
Roosevelt has unhorsed the old ma
chine leaders and will now turn the
party back to its first principles
The New Jersey primary is the last
but one (south Dakota) to be held
before the political conventions.
Taft Thinks He viii Win.
Washington, May 29.-Presideni
Taft's belief Nhat he has enough
delegates pledged and instructed for
him to control the national conyen
tion was not shaken by the victory
Of Colonel Roosevelt in the New
Jersey primaries. White House Of
ficials made no official statement
but Taft leaders who saw the prest
dent today would not recede from v :
presidents own figures made public
in several Of his New Jersey
speeches. which. he SAID, gave him
80 more than necessary to nonaeafs 2
2, oseveIt to Git campaiga
So far as direct appeal to the vot
ers Of the country is concerned, Col