The Washington times., 1912-05-20
BOTH ROOSEVELT
AND TAFT START
ON FINAL TOURS
Campaign in Ohio Drawing
to Close-La Toilette in
G the Field.

CLEVELAND, Ohio, May 20.--At the
close of the fiercest Presidential dele
gate campaign ever contested in
Ohio, President Taft and Theodore
Roosevelt today expressed equal con-
fidence in the result of the State
wide primaries tomorrow. In the final
dash for the victory, the two princi-
pal candidates were Joined today by
Senator Robert NJ. La Toilette, who
is seeking the selection of Republican
national delegates only in districts
covering Cleveland, Toledo. and Co.
1umbus.
F, Taft struck out from Cincinnati
early today scheduled to make
speeches before closing the preprim-
ary campaign tonight at Dayton.
Roosevelt appeared first at Marietta,
having made a night run from Cleve-
land where he spent Sunday at the
home Of James r. Garfield. The Pres
ident spent a day of rest yesterday
with his brother, Charles p. Taft, in
Cincinnati La Toilette conferred
yesterday with Republican progress
ives supporting him in Cleveland. He
will close his campaign here tonight
BY voting for Presidential dele
gates, Republican voters in Ohio to-
morrow will have what is their near
est approach to q Presidential pref
erence election. However. both Taft
the outcome on the confusion expect.
cd to result from the blind ballot.
The name of neither candidate VIII
appear on the ballot and unless the
, voter Is sure of his delegates he
may. vote for another than his choice
for President.
Early in the campaign a hot fight
was wagsd snd shS the
favoring the President, succeeded in
, ,pspventing the appearance or the
names of Presidential candidates on
/ The Democrats will have full and
! free preference election. On the bal
lot appear the names of Gov: Judson
Wilson governor OF New Jersey. A vott
for Wilson is vote in support of the
, fight made by William Jennings Bryan
for the rogressive Democrats against
who has the undivided backing OF
, the regulars Of the State.
Governor Wilson has not personally
worked in Ohio for his Endorsement. HI
made a few speeches six weeks ago
Since then Bryan has toured theState
speaking in almost every Congressiona
district in support of the New Jerse!
the choice of ]. P. Morgan, James J
Hill, and their interests represented IL
Wall Street.
All other Democratic candidates, in
cluding Speaker Champ Clark, have re
mained out of the Ohio fight.
Colonel Roosevelt was scheduled t
make ten speeches today-closing lat
this afternoon at Dennison. His speeche
at Marietta, Caldwell, Cambridge, Zanes
vile. Newark, Trinway. Dresden. Gosh
octon, Newcomerstown, and Denniso
were all in the southeastern part of tn
State.
Taft confined his last days efforts t
the southwestern part of the State
speaking at Hamilton, Eaton, Richmond
Greenville. Piqua, Troy, Tippecanot
Xenia, and Dayton.
The spectacle of a President Of tn
United States campaigning through a
entire State, denouncing the candidac
of rival, an eX-President was a nev
and startling sensation, not alone
Ohio, but throughout the country
Roosevelt has told his audiences tina
Taft lacks courage, is devoid of sym
pathy for the masses, has failed to kee
his pledges. and is "puzzle-witted."