The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-03-18
New York Herald Summary Puts
Wilson in Lead with Harmon
and Clark Next in Order
Clark is Gaining
ADMITTED THAT LEADERS
ARE "UP IN The air.
Pot Boiling Furiously and Result
is Uncertain Taft Leads IN
Instructed Delegates
Score Card to Date

New York, March 49, Woodrow
Wilson, first, with good start. Jud-
son Harmon. second, with Speaker
Champ Clark gaining steadily, Oscar
W. Underwoods boom spreading and
Mayor Gaynor always to be kept in
mind
Such is the present outlook in the
great struggles for delegates to the
national Democratic convention as In
dIcated by an impartial canvass Of the
entire country by New York Herald
correspondents
The pot is boiling as never before
50 far In advance Of a convention.
Great forces are at work and the
situation is changing constantly. Gov
Wilson, who got running start On all
the other candidates, appears 70 BE-
stlumping slightly in some sections.
Sneaker Clark. with sixty-six dele
gatees already instructed for him, al
against ten for Gov. Wilson. has been
growing more formidable each week,
while she men behind the Harmon
hoom have at last started genuine
eountry.wide campaign foi delegates
1t Is iiiaeed a morry batsle f'riands
81 Gov Wilson declare he has tho
nomination ciinched Friends
Speaker Clerk firmly believe their man
viii land the prize. Heroic efforts are
being put forth by the hackers Of Rep
rcsentative Underwood, who, while
not altogether hopeful. believe the sit.
uatlon may so shape itself that he win
be the nominee
With conditions so chaotic and un-
certain as they are at the present time
It would be impossible to give any.
thing like an accurate llne-up of the
delegates. The leaders Of both par
ties are 'up in the air" In several
states correspondents stated definitely
that as things now look Gov. Wilson is
assured Of the delegates, but the great
majority Of the replies said Harmon
or WILSON, Wilson Or Underwood .
, or Clark and Wilson"
List of instructed neleestes
Republican For TAFT
Alabama Csix districts and SIX del.
egates a large) .............. fS
District OF Columbia ............ 2
Florida .....-........-..... II
Georgia (nine districts and four
delegates at large ......-...... p
indiana tone dlstrict ..........-
:. Iowa three districtsl ...... {
I Michigan Zone districtl ..-......
Missouri two distrlctsl .......
+ New Mexico (six OF eight dele
L Oklahoma Zone district ....
Philippines ...............-.s.
e South Carolina (six districts and
e four delegates at large) ....... 4
IS Tennessee (seven distrlcts) . 4
D. Virginia (nine districts and four
y delegates at large) -........ p
g Total for Taft .....,.ses-t..st., l5
a- For Roosevelt:
a New Mexico ttwo OF eight dele
le gates ..t..-.....-. -.s...-......
II Oklahoma (ten delegates at large
'e and two districts .....,....... |
e. Total for Roosevelt s..-..-... I
Il For Cummins
Iowa zone districh
n. Needed to nominate (maiorltyl "a
Is Total number Of delegates (Rep) i0l
p- Democratic For Speaker Clark:
By Oklahoma (half) ................. !
NJ kansas ....................
NJ Total for Clark .......'........ {
For Gov Wilson:
q, Oklahoma lhalf) ........s....
ed Total number Of delegates tDeml 10.
ut Needed to nominate ltwp.ihlrdsl q
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