The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-05-23
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Washington, ID. C.. May 21, 1912.
The campaign in Ohio between Col.
Roosevelt and President Taft during
the past week, and which closed last
night, has been the most strenuous
and remarkable campaign that has
ever occurred in the history OF this
country. To-day the ballots are be-
ing cast in that State, which ii is ad-
mitted will determine the Republi-
can nominee for the Presidency In
short, the vote of the Presidency of
the United Staes for the next four
years, the greatest prize not only
within the gift of the people of this
country, but the greatest prize of any
man in the world, is now held in the
balance and will be determined be-
fore sunset
Both sides are claiming the State,
though both sides admit that the
contests in that State, il being the
Presidents home State, will be clos
er than the contests in Illinois and
Pennsylvania, and probably as close
as the contests were in Massachu-
setts and Maryland.
The claim made by Senator Dixon,
Colonel Roosevelt's campaign man
ager, is that he is sure of carrying
eleven Congressional Districts and
also sure to control the State Con-
vention which will elect the six dele
gates at large. If he does, this will
give Colonel Roosevelt twenty-eight
votes out of the forty-eight votes Of
the State.
If such should be the result, or
anything near it, it is admitted by
President Taft's friends that 1t will
practically end his chances for the
nomination. 1t is admitted by every
one that for Colonel Roosevelt to get
an even break, or even near half the
delegates in Ohio, will be a great
victory.
The Next Struggle in New Jersey.
The next State will be New Jersey,
which has twenty-eight electoral
votes. On Thursday both President
Taft and Colonel Roosevelt will be-
gin the campaign in that State. II
Colonel Roosevelt should get half or
anything like an even break in Ohio,
it is conceded that he will have the
best chance to carry New Jersey.
The Uncertain Elements in the Situa-
In this connection, We give below
the last revised estimate published
by the New York Herald:
While the Herald table gives 4S4
votes to President Taft and only $50
votes to Colonel Roosevelt, yet the
Herald, in an article in the same is
sue, admits that president Tafts
candidacy is in a dangerous position ;"
The Herald then goes on to show that
Of the 484 votes claimed for Presi-
dent Taft that 140 are uninstructed,
though thought to be favorable to
President Taft, and besides that there
are nearly a hundred votes included
in that list that are contested.
The Herald admits that IL the con-
tested votes and the uninstructed
votes were taken from the 4S4 votes
claimed by President Taft that to-
day he would fall far below the $50
votes that are squarely instructed for
Colonel Roosevelt
1t is known that the uninstructed
votes are uninstructed because they
really prefer a third candidate or a
dark horse IL President Taft cannot
be nominated. This being so, Ii would
seem to indicate that there is no
chance of President Taft's being
nominated ,and that the only aues-
ton is whether or not Colonel Roose-
welt will get a majority, or will a
third term candidate be named.
Besides, the Herald admits that
there are a number of Southern dele
gates who have been instructed for
Taft who are liable TO break either on
the first ballot or on the second bal
lot for Colonel Roosevelt. This
makes the whole Presidential situa-
ton extremely uncertain.
The New York Herald Taft and
Roosevelt Tables.
Below we give the Taft and Roose-
velt tables prepared by the New
York Herald as referred TO above: