The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-06-06
PRESIDENTIAL VOTE
There are--only 26 More Dele
gates to be Elected to Nat
ional Convention
SOUTH DAKOTA VOTES TODAY

SOUTH DAKOTA VOTES TODAY
There Are Sixty Uninstructed Dele
gates Dho Have Not Yet Declar
ed How They Will Vote-Taft and
Roosevelt Political Headquarters
Moved From Washington to Chi.
cago Where the National Commit.
tee Meets Today and Where the
National Convention Will Meet on
June 1S-An Contest TO be Held in
Open Meeting-The Ugly Lorimer
Case is Up Again-Simmons Still
standing For Lorimer-The False
Economy Program.
Washington, D. c., June 4, 1912.
Especial to The Caucasian.)
The Taft and Roosevelt political
headquarters have been moved from
the national capital to Chicago and
are now both established in the same
hotel (the Auditorium where they
will continue the battle for the pres
idential nomination until settled by
the National Convention on June 1S.
Two weeks ago the poll made by
the New York Herald showed that
President Taft needed so more votes
to secure his nomination. From that
time until today, all of the gains that
have been made have been in the
Roosevelt column. Today, however,
the Republican State Convention in
Ohio is controlled by President Taft's
friends by a close margin and gave to
him the six delegates at large from
that State, which reduces the number
of votes that President Taft requires
for denomination to 46. There are
only 26 more delegates to be elected.
Of the &c ten are from South Dakota.
which elects it's delegates today. 1t
is practically conceded here that the
ten votes from that State will go to
Col. Roosevelt.
How the Situation Now Looks.
1t is this view of the situation that
is giving President Taft's friends the
greatest trouble. 1t is true that
there are sixty delegates in the Con-
vention that are not only uninstruct-
ed, but have not declared how they
will vote 1t seems to be generally
conceded. however, chat most, if not
all, of these sixty unclassified dele
gates will go for Col. Roosevelt. If
this is correct, it will make it impos-
sible for President Taft to secure a
majority, or even if all of the con-
tested votes are decided in his favor
A Powerful Influence.
There is another element in the
situation which is encouraging to the
Roosevelt side and which is discour-
aging to the supporters of President
Taft, and that is the general feeling,
not only at the national capital and
among all Republican Senators and
congressman, regardless of their
preference, but also over the country
generally, that if President Taft
should be reEominated that he could
E not be reelected. This is a powerruL
element in the situation, because it
appeals to the Republican candidates
from Governor down to constable in
every State in the Union.
None of the leaders and candidates
in Republican States or doubtful
States want to deliberately throw
away a chance for victory in their
States, as we'll as the nation, and it
must be admitted that most of them
think that if President Taft is renom-
mated that their States and the
This is the one powerful argument
mat seems to indicate the nomina-
uon Of Col. Roosevelt at the Ma
uonal Convention.
From now on, however, the center
OF political activity and the center Of
political news will be from Chicago
instead of from Washington.
The Public to Know Facts About
Contests.
Col. Roosevelt and his managers
nave demanded that the National
committeeman, in hearing the two
hundred and odd contests in Chicago,
should not sit in star chamber, be-
ulhd closed doors, but that they
should permit the newspaper men
ana the public generally to hear the
lacts in the contests and report the
same.
Today, President Taft wrote let
.eF TO the National Committee agree
ins with Col. Roosevelt on this point,
ano this makes it almost certain that
Tue public will get the full facts.
ms is claimed by Col Roosevelt
oAo his friends to be a great victory
.of MIN, and it will be if the facts are