The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-21
II in Readiness for Presi- dential Preference Pri-
 mary Today
ENATOR ROOT WILL
 ACT AS CHAIRMAN
Fesident Taft Dubs Roosevelt "The
 |Bolter" Roosevelt and LaFol- lette Speak in nState-Taft and Harmon Return Home

Columbus, O., May 20.-ohio tonight
 fted from the strain of the last two |eks' campaign, during which time four fsidential candidates bombarded the tt from one to the other, and is ready \ tomorrow's primaries.
 |hree of the republican candidates for
 F presidential nomination carried their hts almost up to the hour of balloting. might President Taft. Colonel Roosevelt |d Senator Lalsollette made speeches. |vernor Judsun Harmon refused several |itations to speak today and tonight. Activity Without Precedent Activity in the Ohio campaign is said be without precedent In the present
 esidential contests. It was in this state ht Colonel Roosevelt first presented the |itform upon which he Is passing his Int. Here alse President Taft and his Padsides of invectives as they travelled rough the state.
 Woodrow Wilson, Governor Harmons |ly opponent in Ohio. did not enter the te. Harnoh's serious antagonist has
 En William J. Bryan. who, speaking F the Ohio progressive democratic |gue, has rated the governor and urged |ilson's nomination in several campaign |irs.
 fenator LaFollette, after opening the Int in the state, returned last Friday 6ht and made three speeches in sup |rt of his cause. Governor Harmon hited his campaigning in his home state five night addresses which were giv- over to answer MT. Bryan. President Taft and Governor Harmon night went to their homes in Cincinnati |e President will leave tomorrow after
 pn for Washington, and Governor Har- Pn will hear the returns at his home lionel Roosevelt and Senator LaFollette |npleted their campaigns, the former lying for the east during the night and latter for the west.
 All Expect Heavy Vote Importers of all factions in the five |nered contest are expecting q heavy Do. Because of the complicated ballots |lfins any peif expected ,fasi late Che Us Hiii a@ cpSil from : 20 in the morn until the same hour in the evening. |awis C. Laylin, Taftss Ohio nlanaeer, ; confident in his predictions tonight the eve of the primaries that the Pres Int will not be turned down by his own |te.
 |. It is a Taft victory and it is all over t the shouting he said. Chairman Walter F. Brown of the re- |blican state central committee, who Is managed Roosevelt's campaign in Is stale, left his headquarters this |ernoon without making any final fdiction as to tomorrow's final out he
 lieutenant Governor Hugh Nichols. |npaign manager for Governor Har- In, said:
 CGoxernor Harmon stands squarely on record as governor, which has Iced Ohio in the front rank of pro- fssiye legislative enactments. Gov Por Harmon aecords the people of |io a higher standard of citizenship
 h fealty than his few enemies would Fe him credit for and he rests his |itical fortunes in the consciousness feeling that they recognize the ef- Fency and honesty of his administra- In and will support him in tomor- |S's primaries"
 Democratic National Committeeman |rvey c. Garber. who has led the Int against Governor Harmon, re- bed to make further predictions than Pse he issued Saturday. He then de- |red that the progressive democrats |uld secure one delegate from Gov hor Harmon's home district, practi- |ly all of the delegates from the eveland districts, one and perhaps To delegates from each of the districts the remaining state.