Arizona republican., 1912-04-15
Results Show That Only About Half the Electors Attended Saturdays
 Prim ary
ROOSEVELT GOT
 MINE WORKERS
Headquarters Issue State ments; Mckinley Says Taft Is Sure of
 Nomination
1. [.4SS0cidted Press Dispatchl


 PHILADELPHIA, April 14--Latest
 returns indicate that Roosevelt will
 have siXty-five of pennsYlvania
 seventy-six delegates to the National
 convention with a possibility ot tan
 more. He won fifty three district del
 egates and his supporters captured
 the convention. which will name tle
 twelve Ielegate tes- at large. Wilson vii
 have seventy -four of the democratic
 delegates The other two are favor
 able 10 Clark, but a~e unpiedged.
 Politicians look on the triumph Of
 Roosevelt with astonishmeut. Sup
 porters of tine former president were
 without a state organization or with
 out any organization in many of the
 thirty-tW districts The regular re-
 publican organization headed by Sen
 ator Penrose. which withstcOd the
 fury of many political storms, re-
 ceived a crushing defeat in the loss
 Of control Of the state organization.
 This is the first time in the present generation it has lost control.
 In addition to naming the twelve
 delegates at large the convention will select thirtv-eight presidential cleo
 tors. four candidates for congressman
 at large. candidates for treasurer and
 auditor general. It also has power to elect a national committeeman to succeed Penrose
 The vote was light. Tn some dis tricts it was not over fifty per cent
 Of the last election Roosevelt is said
 to have received his heaviest support aia ceeded in electing the reform mayor of Philadelphia. Another element in strength was the hundred and seventy thousand idle anthracite min CTS among whom he ran strong.
 In Philadelphia the Taft adherents captured half of the six districts and split another. giving the president seven delegates to Roosevelts five The former are uninstructed. John WanamaIler weathered the Roosevelt storm. In Allegheny county. which includes Pittsburg, Roosevelt cap tured all eight delegates. Figures at hand indicate the reorganized dem ocratic faction elected a majority of delegates in opposition to the faction headed by Guffey.
 All parties named candidates for congress in all districts. Most of the democratic incumbents were success full but there was number of sur prises among the republicans. One defeated candidate is Congressman MOon beaten by an independent re publican. In Pittsburg. John Dalzell long a member, is not sure of being returned He was opposed by M. Clyde Kelly, prominent independent of the last legislature.
 l WASHINGTON. April 1.-The victory for Roosevelt in Pennsyl- vania spoke the final word and made the repudiation of the Taft candi- dacv complete" - Statement from Roosevelt headcuarters
 The president is in the fight to | stay and will be the nominee of the republican convention at Chicago. He was nominated four years ago with | out the votes of Illinois, Pennsyl vania. Indiana. New York and Wis 1 consin. Mckinley, Chairman Taft ! campaign committee.
 When complete returns are re- 1 ceived it is probable the New Jersey governor will have a solid delegation Of seventy-siX votes Wilson head quarters
 l Speaker ClarlIs friends expected little and made practically no fight 1 in Pennsylvania. The latest advices assure him at least seventeen votes. " Clark headcuarters.
 1 The foregoing is an epitome of the comment made on the Pennsyl- vania primaries McKinleY added: | ..The fact that Roosevelt is now 1 claiming to wear the mantle of Abra ham Lincoln is evidence that the acme of demagogism in this country has been reached He claimed twen- 1 ity-One Pennsylvania delegates fol Taft and gave figures purporting tC ton.