Norwich bulletin., 1912-03-27
Eighty Three of the 90 Delegates Elected in
 Primaries Claimed For the President
CARRIED NEW YORK CITY OVER TWO TO ONE
Roosevelt Leaders Claim That They Have Grounds For Con-
 test-BaOts Used Were Ten to Fourteen Feet in Length Taft Choice of Indiana Convention-Taft Managers Accused of Political Grnd Larceny" by Mccormick.

New Tork. March 26.-Tod5ys state wide republican primaries for choice of OeleEd -es t0 the republican national convention at Chicago resulted in the t.ecti0u ot organization candidates ln practically every district where there vas d contest, according !o unofficial returns. fairly complete ID many i'm stances, at hand at a late hour to- night
 s3 of 90 Claimed for Taft.
 Claims that at least SS of the 90 delegates will be for Taft and not more than seven for Roosevelt were made by State Chairman William Barnes, Jr.. and John W. Hutchinson. director of the eastern branch of the national raft bureau. Chairman Charles H. Duell of the Roosevelt city committee declared that the primaries. character fzed by "a complete breakdown of the election machinery had been farce" He asserted that an effort would be made by the Roosevelt com mittee to secure real primary in this city with a full expression of re- publican opinion.
 Defines Governor DiHs Duty.
 Governor Dix should be called upon Co convene the legislature in special session" declared Chairman Duel in a statement late tonight. for the pur- pose of passing presidential primary iaV go that there may be an honest expression of the wishes Of the voters of the state as to whom the delegates shall support in both national conven- tlons. In no surer way could Governor Dix meet the wishes of the people"
 An Honest Preference, Says koenig.
 The primaries of New York gave the voters Gn opportunity to express honestly and accurately their prefer ences for a presidential nominee" Mir. Koenig. chairman of the republican committee, declared. When informed of the statement on the laws working made by Chairman Dueil the republi- ] .lu county chairman declined to cOna- 1 rnent upon il. As to the result of the l bailotlng. Chairman Koenig said:
 Two ts One for Taft in New York City |
 With 1s2 election districts missing, | President Taft in the primary contest | 3n New fork city today received 29,- ! t02 and Colonel Roosevelt 14,eI1. This | indicates that the president has beaten | Roosevelt in this city by more than | two Co one. It was the most remark able victory ever achieved by the or | sanitation when we consider that Col ! onel Roosevelt is 8 resident of New i York" Roosevelt Men Claim Ground for Con-
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 After the polls had closed at el O clock. in some instances only about 1 half an hour after they had opened, 1 on account of the delay in the delivery 1 or ballots. Roosevelt supporters said that the mixup would lay the ground for a contest as to the validity of the election It was the first trial of the new primary law and the working of it had been looked to with special in terest on this account
 Ballots 10 to "A Feet Long.
 ..lIo,s in many of the districts ranged from 10 to 14 feet long. and so great had been the haste to get them GO tnc polling places that in some cases the ballots were in sections. there having been lack of time to paste them together.
 Printers Claim Handiesps.
 County Chairman Koenig declared curing the night that his organization was iu no wise to blame for the ballot UuXup, and other persons said tho l.-ut,rs had been embarrassed by tde l ul lsu ual size of the ballots and handt- cCTped by eleventh hour litigation Dh.ch the Roosevelt committee insd- tliel over the question of position eu Lle Louots. Same Cistriets Received No Ballots.
 In certain election districts of the riii-u assembly district no baSiu.s were g, leitcd al all, according to the f.F.I -r tAe county committee. i1- l stances '. nere they were not rece1te2 ! -l.. some ume after s, or shortly ue- t-.e tI-. polls closed, were numerous
 Political Grand Larceny
 Colonel Roosevelt refused 10 com uent ou tne despatches from Indian polls announcing that the Taft EVrces -ad elected delegates at large to the ! chicago con, enuou, bat Medil Mo { co-1nick. manager Of the Roosevelt bu- ' reau in Washington. who will accom- !, nsns Mir. Roosevelt on his western ] Irin dictated a statement declaring 1 hat the Taft managers in Indiana | were guilty Of political grand lar eeny.-
 The Revised Figures.
 Revised returns from all the thir- | teen congressional districts in New | York county, with returns complete l e-om 761 election districts out of the | 's5 election districts. gave the follow | ag totals:
 bsFsnizatioh-2S,63 ,63s.
 OppositiOn-13,f32
 Organization pluralHv-14, ,305.
 The total vote thus far shows 42.3T1, !! less than half Of the number Of en. {. rolled republican voters. The number ! is approximately 5G,O00.
 President Tenders Congratulations.
 Washington, March 91--Sh1rtly ar- | ter midnight President Faft called 1 State ChaiInlan Barnes and County l cha,Ini7n hOenlg over the long dis ! tazce telephone and warmly 70ngratu- 1 laten and thanked them for their vic tory in the primaries The president ! began receiving bulletins at 70 o'clock l laFt night, and half au hour later was ! satisfied that he would have 52 aut of ! he go delegates selected Though ob- i viOusly delighted over the result, he ] had no statement to make. "A Complete Vote of CoH6deace7
 Washfnyton. March 5-Reyresenta- l tive Mckinley. director of the national { Tai, bureau. tonight gave out a state waut on the results 0t the primaries In New York and Indiana. He regards | ths results as a complete vote Of con- | adence in President Tslt and his ad- [ minis.ration- Four and Five te One Against Teddy. l Poughkecpsie, \. r.. March 46-Two | Tsft delegates to the republican na- tsouaI convention at Chicago, Samuel | K Phillips and Joseph NJ. Dickey, uvere elected today at the primaries