The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-05-16
WARM fight IN
WEST VIRGINIA
Roosevelt Has Majority Of County
Delegates But Leaders
are for Taft
STATE ISSUES ARE INVOLVED
Contest May Not be Decided Until
State Primaries
Majority Of Republican Newspaper:
are for Tsft-clarke Sure to Win
In Maryland.

Huntington w. va, May IRE
publioans of West Virginia assembled
in State convention here today to name
six delegates t-large to the Chicago
convention. nominate two candidates
for Judge of the supreme court OF APP
peals and select eight presidential elec-
tors. The recent county convent ions
TO select delegates to the State con-
vention indicated predominancc ot
sentiment In favor II Roosevelt over
Tart, out whether this sentiment H.
strong enough 10 insure Roosevelt in
structions TO the delegates -at large is
not altogether a certainty. in the opin-
ion OF close observers of the situation.
The uncertainty in regards to the
outcome arises chiefly from the fact
that the matter will be decided by
the leaders and not by the rank ana
file of the party. The close interming-
ling of the Taft Roosevelt fight with
the campaign for the goyernorship and
other places on the State ticket and
the bitter contest for control of the
party organization has brought about
an extremely complicated situation. In
some quarters there is disposition TO
leave the question of presidential IT,
structions ia Allowance until the state
primaries are held early next month.
The Rooseveit managers, however
are confident of their ability to cap
ture not only the six delegates at -larse
but also the ter district delegates and
II is unlikely that they viii be salts
fled with anything less than a ROose-
Felt ndorsenlent by the State conVen-
tion. Fighting on the Roosevelt side
are such prominent party leaders as
Governor Glasscock. former Governors
White and Dawson and former Rcp-
resentative Hubbard ON the other
hand. Taft has the support of the
state committee, former Senator Ma
than Il. Scott and other leaders OF
prominence and u majority OF the Re
publican newspapers.
Taft is Resting Today.
Cleveland May l6.--Presdent Taft
arrived here during the night and de-
voted the day To rest, Tonight he win
address mass meetings at the armory
T. r. Explains Reciprocity Stand.
Grcenville. Ohio. May 1G.-"I called
his bluff said Roosevelt today of Taft
lie was speaking of the Canadian reel
procity bill. saying the president had
attempted to show the eX-president
was with him in his fight for recipro-
city Roosevelt said when ne first ia
vored the bill be had not known it's
character. when | learned It worked
to the advantage Of the millers' trust.
and the beef trust, / put myself against
it," the Colonel continued.
Washington G. o. p. Splits.
Aberdeen, Wash, May 16.-Republi-
cans of Washington split and held two
state conventions here yesterday
supporters of Colonel Roosevelt con-
trolling one and adherents of Presi-
dent Taft the other. A complete list of
delegates TO the Chicago convention
was named by each gathering,
T. r. Gets North Carolina.
Raleigh n. c., May 16.--ln a state
marked by bitter attacks
upon President Taft, North Carolinas
four delegates Large to the Chicago
convention were instructed yesterday
to vote for Theodore Roosevelt.
Col. Wins Mich. District.
Battle Creek, Mich, May 16.-Third
district delegates to the Republican
national convention were yesterday
for Roosevelt.