The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1912-05-23

maries and six delegates in Arizona. BE.
eidps these the Ohio State convention
will elect sx dcleg atcs. Manager Nc
kiney contends that President Taft will
receive half Of the remaining fifty eight
delegates to "" elected but MIR. Taft will
not be able to do this unless he carries
New Jersey Ne Will lose South Dakot
but may get Arizona and Ohio delegates
NJ large. and the Texas delegates will
be contested
Col Roosevelts total number Of in
strnctcd or pledged delegates is now 428
H. compared with jl9 for Taft The
tolon"rs managers claim $50. or one loss
than tn" number necessary to nominate.
while President Tafts managers claim
$50. forty more than tho number needed
to give President Taft the prize
The frs thing the President did on his
return 10 tn, White House this morning &
from his ONO campaign, was TO approve
an extension Of his New Jersey campaign,
tour. The President had planned to end
his New Jersey campaign with a speech
in Atlantic City next Monday night. but
after comforting with his New Jersey
managers and reading the returns from
Ohio he decided to carry the fight up until
noon on Tuesday. Tho polls for the New
Jersey primaries will open at o'clock
Tuesday afternoon. 80 that the President
will be carrying on his stumping tour
of New Jersey mp to within an hour Of
the time for the casting of the ballot
The President will deliver ten speeches
on Tuesday morning between Atlantic
City and Philadelphia.
The President will leave here tomorrow
morning for Philadelphia. entering upon
his campaign of New Jersey with speeches
at Camden Burlington and Trenton to-
morrow evening. From that time he
will be pretty much on the 60 until Tuesday
noon. delivering seventy-flve or eighty
speeches
Chairman Mckinley tonight issued
statement claiming that President Taft
will have not less than seventeen dele
gates from Ohio. with a strong probability
Of sec uring at least two more The McKin-
ey statement says:
He has carried beyond all question the
First. Second. Third. Seventh and Thir
teenth districts. and in addition has secured
ono OF the two delegates In the Fifteenth
district.
The control OF the State convention Ia
forces.
according TO the latest reports. II re-
uuires a7s delegates to control the conven-
'ion and more than 400 Taft delegates have
been elected on the figures received to
date. II il probable that the President Il
strength in the convention will be increased
rather than diminished by the belated
returns
Including these delegates from Ohio.
President Taft tonight has at least $50
delegates 10 tho national convention, not,
however. including the delegates yet in
doubt in Ohio. This is forty-three more
than majority Of the national convention
Senator Dixon. Col. Roosevelts man
ager, issued this statement:
ohio makes the tenth Republican State
wher" IN" candidacy of My. Taft and Col
Roosevelt has been submitted 20 the Re-
publican voter themselves for decision
Th" verdict has been unanimous in every
state. Taft and his campaign managers
have tally rallied thH' m adverse verdic
IL ON" iu"1nt the death kncll Of the move
meIt to r"r om,nat" Mr. Taft.
E,Nllllnr I'll" SITUATION Mr. Taf. frankly
stated ~ cleveland last Thursday in his
t'"'"h The vote M OHIO. my home state /
w'l' i've d"oi-Iv. and will settle 'ho question
o. ~" 'or1ina' ,0a." ." B"puhlCan leaders
and fh" E"puhli"'n voters so interpret the /
Roosevelt Landslide" ~ ohio
1h" Hcruhli"an rar;y - bigger than the
ambition of any one man The ono wise.
patriotic thing To be done is for Mr. TAT,
and hi. managers now to accent tho unani. /
lnoue verdict of the Rcrnhlican primary
G.,i.s and ., ,,;,tdra,, ,rnna a.. ]pln,'"'s ]
Nc,..,, ~, nor ,,. ,n Wv ,"
.i,..,,, ,, ,an .''ise.
Wv ''' ,'''" "'' movement 'hat
,an' ''I ,",'N'' one" again '" assume
Nv '''-'e'u' "' ''' h'pnhllcan party /
III nomination : y ,ln nj nd his 81
j. ."'ial" ~ \oN"mh"r
In statement issued early in the day
Manager Mckinley called attention to tho
tn,t thar pr.s;c.rr TAT, hos ,o,. ,o.,;'.
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