The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-03-25
Victory in Tomorrow's Election
Claimed by Both Taft
and Roosevelt
90 DELEGATES TO Be NAMED
Hoosier State Convention Likely
to Favor President
Progressive Republicans Of Arkaness
Get Together in Support Of
Roosevelt.

New York, March 25.-The most Wig.
orous battle In tho prc-conventior
campaign for the Republican presiden
tial nomination will be fought out IN
New York state tomorrow. when re
publican primaries will pe held for tho
selection Of the district delegates 10
the national convention at Chicago In
June and delegates to the state con
Iention TO meet i'm Rochester next
month to name the delegates t-large
on the eve of the battle optimistic
forecasts of the results are emanatng
from both the Taft and Roosevelt
headquarters Both sides realize the
sreat Importance Of controlling the
New York delegation which will east
Tor the head of the Republican nation
al ticket The Roosevelt supporters
believe that il will have a country
wide effect ii they can show at the pii
marIes here that the people went dele
gates from this state instructed for the
Colonel. President Taft ana his work.
ers understand as well the great ad-
vantage they viii have throughout the
country II they succeed in carrying
New York.
Under the New York law the con
gressional committees of the parties
authorized by the law meet and aom-
mate delegates 10 he voted for in the
PRIMARIES. as practically all OF the
congressional committees of the Re-
publican party were controlled by Tafi
people the delegates nominated are
Taft men, There are exceptions in on
~ a few districts. Under the law The
Roosevelt men, to oppose these dele
gates were compelled to pun their men
on the ballot by petition.
Statements givenN out today ai the
headquarters Of the Roosevelt commit
tee, i'm the tower of the Metropolitan
Life building. were to the effect that
the Roosevelt supporters are satisfied
with the outlook. They believe that
Colonel Roosevelt will make n showing
in the primaries tomorrow that VIII
materially advance his candidacy IN
other parts Of the country.
The Taft managers appear equally
sanguine. They believe that New York
Republicans undoubtedly will give their
Endorsement To the president. ihe
Taft supporters are willing To concede
To Roosevelt at the outside, only 10
votes from New York on the first bal
lot After that according To the Taft
estimate. Mr.. Roosevelts representa-
ton is likely To dwindlc to two-the
delegates from his own congressional
district.
Taft Men Claim Indiana.
Indianapolis, Ind. March 23.-The
Taft managers in indiana profess To
sec nothing but victory ahcad of them
in the Republican state convention
which is to name the four delegntes-
at-large to the national convention
The state convention will meet tonor-
row in Tomlinson Hall in this city. The
predictions Of the Taft workers are
based upon the results of the county
conventions and the expression of sem
timent by the Republican press
throughout the state.
Supporting the Taft movement in
Indiana are such noted party men as
former Vice President Charles W.
Fairbanks. former Senator James \.
Hemenway. Harry A. New, the nation
al committeeman from Indiana, ana
Fred A. Sims. chairman of the state
committee. II the Taft forces con
troll the convention It is expected thi't
Messrs. Fairbanks, New and Sims VII
be selected as delegates-at-large.
Colonel Roosevelt IL not without his
ardent supporters in Indiana, AMI u
Is declared that they will hSht To the
last ditch to prevent instructions Tor
Taft. Foremost among the. Roosevelt
Workers is former United States SEN
ator Albert j Beveridge.
Help Teddy In Arkansas.
Little Rock. Ark. March 2S.-Roose-
welt supporters among the Repuon-
cans of Arkansas met in conference
here today to form n State Roosevelt
league. The organization will WORK 10
have the primary system adopted III
AiSansas for the selection Of the de'e-
gates TO the Chicago convention. IL Is
feared that under the convention plan
the Roosevelt element would nave
small chance OF electins the delegates
rs the state Republican organization IL
w control Of the Taft men.
Taft Strong in Indiana.
indianapolis. Ind. March 26--uhoi-
fetal returns from ward and township
primaries. or meetings at which deie-
gates have been elected. show the TAT
faction have majority Of about one
hundred and nfty in tomorrow's state
convention. and will carry eight ot 'ne