The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-04-12
Presidential Primary Tomorrow
in Second Largest State
in the Union
DEMOCRATS SUPPORT WILSON
New Jersey Governor Almost Ger
tain of Victory
Roosevelt Forces Claim Their Csndi-
date Will Garry Majority Of the
Districts.

Philadelphia, Pa. April 12.-With
the Pennsylvania presidential primsr-
les to take place tomorrow. the at
tention OF the politicians is focused
upon the Keystone State in the be-
lief that the results here win go far
I towards determining who is to
/ head both national tickets this year.
Pennsylvania is 10 have 76 delegates
in the Chicago and Baltimore conven-
tions, being second only to New York
in the size Of its delegations
Most interest centers in the selec-
tion of the Ga district delegates TO the
/ Republican national convention. ow-
| ing to the bitter contest between the
/ Taft and Roosevelt followers Taft
has the support of the State organiza-
ton controlled by Senator Penrose.
Say Taft Will Sweep State.
The Taft managers predict that the
| President will sweep the State and
that the result will leave him SO easy
a winner in the country that the con-
test will be virtually over. They are
unwilling to concede that Roosevelt
delegates will be named in even one
of the 80 congressional districts.
The Roosevelt managers declare that
the Taft claims are absurd. They as
sert that the old animosity felt by
ipany Republicans towards rne
State machine" is sufficient to elect
Roosevelt delegates in at least ten dis
tricts. while the personal popularity
OF the ex- President is counted upon
to carry a number OF others. Only the
most ardent Of the Roosevelt support
crs venture To predict that Col. Roose-
welt will capture the majority of the
delegates. on the other hand there
are many who believe that the results
of the primaries will be such as to
| give the Roosevelt candidacy a new
Impetus
Wilson Looks Like Winner.
on the Democratic side there is little
to be said. except that all signs point
TO substantial victory for Woodrow
| Wilson. II the New Jersey governor
fails to capture at least three-fourths
OF the Pennsylvania delegates the rt-
suit will be about the biggest sur
prise that the politicians hereabOuts
4 have had in years. The Wilson cam
paign managers claim that he will
| have a solid delegation, but unbiased
political students are inclined to con-
cede from one TO a dozen delegates
each to Clark and Harmon.
Candidates for Congress are TO be
! selected in the primaries. also leg
islative candidates and delegates 20 the
State conventions that will meet later
to name candidates for the state Of
fees to be filled next fall and twelve
! delegates s-at large TO the national con-
ventions
Republicans Are United.
PENNSYLVANIA has lost heavily IA It's
Republican representation in the House
in late years and the Republicans real
i&e that they must make a determined
and thorough campaign this fall unless
their representation will DC still furth-
er reduced.
-Four Republican members of the
Pennsylvania delegation are not can
didates for renomination They are
william 5. Reyburn. George u. Me
! Creary. Marlin L. OImstcd and Arthur
l.. Bates. John G.. McHenry. a Demo.
crat has also decided TO retire.
The members who are unopDOscd
for denomination are Representatives
i Diefenderfer Of the Eighth district
i Griest Of the Ninth, f7arT of the Tenth,
bowman Of the Eleventh Ainey of the
Fourteenth, Wilson Of the Fifteenth.
| Lafean Of the Twentieth and Gregg of
the Twenty second district. All Of the
other members seeking another term
are faced by opposition candidates OF
their own party.
Make Fight On Penrose.
In many of the districts the candi-
dates opposing the present Republican
representatives in Congress FOR re-
nomination are lighting for Colonel
Roosevelt, and also making as an issue
the nomination Of Republican state
senators opposed TO the recollection OF
Senator Penrose.
Not in the least interesting feature of
the primaries Is the contest for the up
per hand between the two rival fac-
tions of the Democratic party IN this
state. The big plum eor which tho
!, warning Democrats are fighting is the
! National Committeeman from Penn
sy7lvania. Congressman A. Mitchell
Palmer of Stroudsburg. is being sup
ported by the "reorganizers." and eN-
!. Judge James Gay Gordon is the choice
: of the organization" wing OF the par