Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-05-22
Result Of Primary Election
Gives Colonel Thirty.TwO
Delegates In National Con-
vention TO Tea for President
CONTEST FOR DELEGATES
AT LARGE IN CONVENTION
Woodrow Wilson Makes Poor
Showing, Securing Only Ten
Delegates Out Of Total Of
Forty-TwO Elected.


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Columbus. o.. May 22---A sweeping
victory for Roosevelt for Republican
choice for the presidency and for
Governor Harmon for the Democratic
choice was the result Of the primary.
one Of Ohio's "favorite cons" Presi-
dent Taft, Lost In the contest.
with the probability that there may
be an increase az later returns come
In. Il 10 estimated shas Colonel RoOse-
volt has a plurality II approximately
$4,000 over President Taft IN the
popularity contest a6 expressed
through the aelectlon OF the delegates
20 the national convention.
Nearly complete returns. from yes
terdaye Ohio presidential primaries
at noon today Indicate that Colonel
Roosevelt won ae out Of AZ delegatea
t0 the Republican national conven-
tion, selected IN twenty-one congres-
siOnal districts and that President
Taft was given ton district delegates
or slightly ieAB than one quarter of
the total number named. on the
Democratic ticket Governor Harmon
Ia believed 10 have won by larger
proportion shan asa CalUnel Roose-
Welt beiiig cfoditcd with thlrly-nRo
district delegates aH against seven for
Governor Woodrow Wilson OF New
Jersey.
Although President Taft secured
but ten out Ol the fprty-two delegates,
che Taft Roosevelt hght IN Ohio il not
finished but Will be carried into the
state Republican convention which on
June 3 viii select six delegates-at-
large 20 the national convention.
or total of l0sa than one thous-
and delegates 10 the state convention,
large portion Of whom also were
named yesterday 20 cit In the state
convention, nearly complete returns
lndlcate that President Taft has near
iy a sufficient number 90 control This
may give President Taft's managers
the six delegates az large 20 be named
by the state convention and pFoba Oly
will make the presidents tntal sls-
teen, Just an even third OF the Ohio
delegation of forty-eight which Will
attend che Chicago convention.
Governor HARMON on the Demo
cratic ticket. unlike Colonel Roose-
welt, viii not be forced 70 make a
further fight for dcleHates-at-iarge, as
the Democratic call specifics that the
winner OF the presidential preference
primary shall name his own delegates
at large
II VIII be Impossible before night 10
get an accurate list OF totals Ia the
NNINWNH NiHtAa"NH NAA AAAA AA'tAAAhANAAAA
presidential preference. but y is clear
that Governor Harmon hns won over
Wilson By d large plurality.
Ampiiiiod returns IN the Republic
can contest show thai Senator Ia Foi-
lette poiied q heavy vote In several
counties, and u % possible than final
results VIII show that he ran second
20 Colonel Roosevelt ~ a number OF
The Taft manaaera declared that
this occurred only in Democratic c0un-
Ties, where Democrats voted the Re-
publican Ticket. MIR. Bryan and
Speaker Champ tseFh. although their
names were n07 on the ballot, got q
small fraction Of the total vote cast,
bat u seems doubtful II the combined
Bryan-clark vote had any consider
able result on ihe outcome Of the
Iiarmon-W Wilson fight.
The additional congressman 90
which Ohio IA entitled as result Of
the last census. viii be selected al
large and win be named by each party
at their state conventions IN june
Walter n, Brown, chairman Of tht
Republican state central committee
today Issued the following statement
out Of the ae national delegates
apportlonod 10 Ohio's q eOngresslona
districts Colonel Roosevelt has elect.
ed thirty beyond any question and
probably has elected tfiriN-tWo,
"ln the state the Roosevelt dele
gates have a popular majority Of from
$4,000 20 $4,000. fnis result makel
Mr.. Tafl's nomination impossible
JUS, as certain al Il makes Impossible
the nomination az any of the men VIII,
have been Identified with the prosl'
dent in the contest"
Governor Harmon this afternoon is
sued the following statement Such 1
sweeping victory in Ohio would b'
pleasing under ANY conditions, bu
IN view Of the strong and various
forces we had 10 meet the method
roeorted 40, I am profoundly gratiiiei
not so much on ms own account Al
on that of the party. Deloat woui'
have been sakcN as reputation q
our two successive Democratic admin
istrationa and this would hnTe set u
hack for years WC shall have nparll
n not quite. forty OF the foriy-clgh
delegates 10 unitlmore."