The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1912-03-21
La Follettes Plurality in First Pres
idential Preference Vote
Will Run To II 900.
GOV. BASS GIVES IT UP
Wisconsin Senator. in Good Health and
Voice Again, Says lie Will Stump
Every Progressive State.

dFdiiaDie tO-nlRut, WHICH tdhe lnto dC-
count every county in the State. In fact
the majority may be lowered TO 11.OO0.
In forty counties l.O93 precincts out
OF a total of 1913 gave La Toilette 22.84s
and Roosevelt 1899. while Taft's vote
is less than 1000.
The forty-four counties include all
of the counties that returned ma iorities
for Roosevelt. but do not include Burke,
Dickey. Divide. Ward and Williams
which gave La Toilette majority OF
about I,s2O. estimates being based OH the
returns available in those counties.
Fifteen counties. according to the re-
ports tonight. gave majorities for Roose-
welt. while the remaining thirty-four gave
majorities for la Toilette. The total
maiorities given LA Toilette in the State
shown on the ma jority reports. is Ii,li6,
while the fifteen counties which returned
ma jorities for Roosevelt gave him 3,0l5,
leaving La Toilette an actual ma iority.
based on this feature of the returns of
ll,O71.
H. II. Kucker. Chairman of the execu-
tive committee Of the North Dakota
Progressive Republican League. to-day
made the following statement Of the
result:
"The outcome of the election was never
IN doubt in my mind. have always bad
the greatest confidence in the judgement
Of the farmers OF North Dakota and I
know they would do their share toward
having the State declare for a man of
the wonderful constructive ability of
Senator La Toilette to regain more than
the strength he appar emily lost during
his sickness
1T was glorious victory. shared by
both business men aud farmers. and
proves the old adage that right must
prevail. la Foilette's majority will be
upward of 1000"
John r. BasA. who came to the State
to take charge of the Roosevelt campaign.
made the following statement before
leaving FOR the Fast TODAY.
Il have nothing TO say. The result
speaks for itself If Democrats had
stayed out Of the Republican primary
il might have been different"
Chairman Frank =. Talcott of the
Republican State central committee.
who conducted the Roosevelt campaign.
said:
We have received returns from approx
imately two-thirds Of the counties of
the State. Some of these have been very
meagre. with only few precincts. in Il
county. We have estimated the result
from returns in other counties in which
the returns have been practically COM
plete. these returns show that If the
full returns are carried out on the same
basis La Toilette has carried two-thirds
of the counties yet to be heard from.
1T is impossible TO give an estimate
Of the final ma ajority until we definitely
learn the trend of the vote in the coun-
ties where we have so far received no
returns"
Thomas +. Marshall of Oaks. he pro-
gressive candidate for national COM
mitteeman. claims to have been elected
over T.. {. Cooper of Fargo. the stalwart,
by majority greater than that Of La
Toilette.
Little interest attached to the Demo-
cratic primaries. Gov. John Burke. whose
name was the only one on the ballot for
President. received very small per-
centage Of the normal Democrat vote.
Six candidates were entered in the race
for Democratic national committeeman.
and the returns indicate the race is close
between John Brugger of Williston and
George Duis Of Grand Forks,
CHICAGO. March POI believe that
of power in the Chicago convention
against both President Taft and Col.
Roosevelt" said Senator Robert NJ. La
Toilette to-day.
That is what l am going to fight for
he continued, "a balance OF power that will
dictate really progressive platform
and put really progressive candidate
upon it,"
Senator La Toilette left Chicago at 1880
A. NJ. for Washington ACCOMPANIED by
Mrs. La Toilette and Miss Nellie ii. Dunn,
his private secretary. If the Seantor
ever has been victim of any physical
or nervous ailment he didn't show ita after
a five day struggle with the zero weather
and blizzards of North Dakota. He was
radiant at the news that came from the
primaries. He said:
The returns confirm my impression
formed while ! was in North Dakota
Never have known the people to he more
These people thoroughly understood the
issue. Sentiment does not enter into IL
at all The people OF North Dakota
could not be influenced by any attempt
to make this personal issue. They had
made up their minds and they cast their
ballots on a basis OF principle-of pro-
gressive principle.
Il shall return to Washington and spend
the next ten days preparing for a long
speaking tour. Then l shall start West
and shall visit every State where any sort
Of primary law gives the people the least
NOte III Say IiS WHO slhii Dt the f'feSlueDtlal
nominee and quite as apt as that. what
shall be contained in the next Republican
platform, for my fight is one for princi-
pies.
Il shall probably go TO Nebraska first
then to Oregon, then to California Then
shall turn back to South Dakota and
shall also go into Maine and Massachu-
setts.
Il cannot get over the entire country.
hut can get into those States where the
people will have an opportunity this
year for the first time in history TO say
who shall write their platform and who
shall be their candidate. To those people
] shall talk and shall keep at il until the
last delegate Is elected.
President Taft says he favors- Presi-
dental primaries when they can be legally
had and safeguarded by legislative enact
ment. | think that the North Dakota
primaries measure up 10 that test. Col.
Roosevelt says he Is for Presidential
primaries and he has challenged President
Taft to submit to such test. I need not
say that ] am for Presidential primaries
and shall join issue In these primaries
not by any blanket challenge but by
going into those States where those pri-
marics are provided for by law and properiv
safeguarded. and fighting the thing out.
How is your health" the Senator was
asked.
Il had not felt so we'll for a year as I
did when ! left Washington for North
Dakota. said the Senator. "And ! feel
even etter now than when started"
Nebraska received here to-day indicates
that President Taft is likely to carry Ne
braska through the division Of the prol-
2 Rresaivee, The .State Of NehrasLa has