Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1912-05-23
ROOSEVELT AND
HARMON WINNERS
N OHIO PRIMARY
Colonel Has Plurality OF 10000
Over His Opponents, With
Possibility Of An
Increase.
SURE OF 80 IN CONVENTION
Harmon. On Democratic Ticket,
Wins Over Wilson With
Large Plurality To
His Credit.
y,ao nloraIHr ENArCc
SURE OF 80 IN CONVENTION
HAS IS DISTRICT DELEGATES
Taft Supporters Will Make An
Effort In State Conven
tion To Get Delegates
At Large.

Columbus, CNln. MAY %.
Nearly complete returns from
Tuesday 5 OHIO presidential
primaries ina hand at noon to-
1 laN Indicate hat Colonel
Roosevelt Won 30 of ~ dele
gates to- the republican Ma
slo,lal convention selected III
2I congressional districts and
that President Taft Was given
10 district delegates, OF
slightly less than Il third OF
the total number.
On The democratic ticket.
Governor Harmon is believed
1o have won by Il larger per
rentaye than did Colonel
Roosevelt, peing credited
with s., district delegates. as
against seven for Gov. Mood
row Wilson. Of New Jersey.
Although presiurnt Taft secured but
40 ot The AZ delegates. the TAFT Ro"se-
yal, Guilt i'm Dt,in is not finished, bui
will ~. carried ln,o the state republican
whirt: .,n June 3 VIII Sc
l..t sia delegates ut large to the na
tlonstl convention
OF total OF lass than l.ntn delegates
10 tn. state II ,aisr portion VI whom
also we're named Yesterday to SIT In tht
state convention. nearly coinplete re-
turns indicate that President latt mas
n,sii'ly u sufficient number TO e"h'."l ~
Tins ,aar give the Taft managers the
sjx Delegates AT large To he named ny
the state conventions ana probably WI
,,l.E.s the presidents total rs. Just an
ever, third of the Ohio delegation ol
AZ members which will attend the shi-
t-asu convention.
No Democratic Contest.
Governor Harmon. OF the deinpcfallS
si,k,.r unlike N'olunel Roosevelt. VII
not IL forced i" Iaakr further ilsh'
,ol. delegates at large the demo
.e.,4tie call specifics Niat the winner o
,lie presidential preference PRIMARY
slDtll namr his nw,, Delegates ut lars"
n aiIl be ilpossii,it. lcfpre night to
ge, IN accurate iis: ,i 'otitlS III Inc va
,io,.s districts on tli" democratic pres
i,ie,,li:l preference. tlit ii Is clear tiii''
Governor Harmon has w"n over Wlis"'
bv a large plurality
A,nniilieei returns IN the republican,
contest show TIA; senator Ia f'oiirt u
1nplls..l :: heavy sptc IN several cotili~'
ana ii is possible tilat iin3. results VII
show tl,at he r9ln second 7" ,"'"h"
Roosevelt in a nt.n!aer ~ @ouii' 's.
.rl5, Taft managers declared that TN:
.....'.,,,,,d on,y IL, Democratic eountic:
s.iiet. democrats voted the rtpunllcaf
ticket Mr.. ,:rysn and speaker haml
4 .l,,rk although tiinir names We're NJ"
on ~. ballot, got small irattoh y
,4l,.. total vote rast. but il seems DOUBT
flll n the combined Rlyan-| lark N"t'
And any considerable result ON tht put
luSv uosli IA uou,iHH 9ul J" t'a"
EARLY RETURNS.
columbus. ohio. May 2". With IN
probabilities hat there may bt' an ~
s.r..,se as late, returns come In. il j
...ii,nated that Colonel Roosevelt ha
,,:5:rality Of approximately 10000 "Nt-
,,,..,den, Taft in ihe popularity con
7est as expressed through the selectio
III the. da.eeates, 10 the national conven
zion.
Taf, 50 far has carried but thre
entire districts. b''N ~ y 1iNisipii
.Mr
In ohjo':, frs; presidential preferenc
-.,.t,a.is, wt,icf, was conducted by tn
l,p4e..r.,ts. Hacmou il, far i'm the lea
<,f a;oV. Woodrow Wilson. OF %ew Jei'
.,.y DESPITE. the faci thai their name
y,.y,s not printed osi the tick.i William
Hrvan and Champ Clark receive
scattering votes
Y,.hile returns are iueasrr on the vot
Ia. rt.nlinllrln
..,,p,,f,tiou whc.! will name the 81
,.en,ib,ican national delegates at larg,
n Il; ,l,ouyin Thai the Roosevelt force
,vi,l dominate The democratic part
t,ruvided in It's cail that 'iie candida.
,ereiving the largest presidential pref
..r..ncc votc shall he permitted To i'itiii
six delegates at large At the nations
conventions This will give Harmon It
opportunity To increase his nilnlbe, I
delegates To the Rai;imri;e ruilNenti"i
Governor Har,lpnS $ .tiaJpriiN. ii
Believed. viii. exceed THAI III Color,
I,ous, veit.
Taft Gets But 10 Delegates.
ON the face of the returns, ul, to
-. .il.. from about 20 of the ss commit,
sioY ;slc state. President l'af; will l.:ll
l,iif IL of the a., delegates 10 the M,
ti,!,ai convention. He viii lay. Il,
IN uiri, Of these ,lisSti'ie.i.; The tirs
second seventh and ;hi:.ceiltii and on
eiple.:,i.- from tae ;!ilrl aud one fro,
m. fiffeeii!h. l'i;i' 3ii;tial coln, ma
,,iluw :. chang 81 '!ln districts whe,
the ci,aegate, divided betwcc
rae and Rpos Y'l.
lN,. - dcic,etns th;it have bee
<.l4t;,.; 10 vo.a flt Roosevelt are fro,
sii,, follov'a:: districts. Fourth. fiftl
:si.:.i, ei.nth. nint:l. TENTH eleventh
f"siftl,. fourteenth. sixteenth. seven
tt.cn;h. eighteenth. nineteenth. twentiet