The Washington herald., 1912-05-26
Gaps Draining Closer in
Presidential Handicap

The relative strength Of President Taft
and Col Roosevelt in Instructed delegates
to the Chicago convention, on June IS
drew closer last week, as a result Of the
Ohio primaries. Although the respective
candidates claim they have q sufficient
number OF delegates to insure nomination,
a conservative tabulation made by The
Washington Herald shows that President
Taft has 52s votes, and Col Roosevelt
has 4S votes.
Thei oficiaI returns in Ohio give eight
delegates to President Taft, and thirty
four to Col. Roosevelt. The six Ohio dele
gates-at-large will be elected shortly. Ac-
cording to present indications, the Roose-
Welt forces VIII control the convention,
which will increase Col. Roosevelt's
strength in Ohio to forty delegates.
The Chicago convention win have LOS
delegates. and $40 viii be necessary to
nominate President Taft has within
seventeen OF the required number, while
Col. Roosevelt still needs IO7. Only nifty
eight more Republican delegates remain
to be elected. Thirty-six Of these will
be chosen Tuesday. twenty-eight in New
Jersey and eight IN Texas. The following
week the remaining twenty-five viii be
chosen as follows: Ohio State conven-
ton, six at large; Arizona. six. and South
Dakota primaries on June 1 ten dele
gates.
There was only a slight change last
week in the standing OF the Democratic
Presidential candidates. The primaries
In Ohio gave Gov. Harmon thirty-one
delegates, while Gov. Wilson CAPTURED
eleven The Virginia State convention
last Thursday selected twenty-four dele
gates to the Baltimore convention. OF
this number two were instructed for Gov.
Wilson and the remainder were unin-
structed. While It is likely that Gov. VIII
son will be supported by q majority Of
the Virginia delegation the other can
didates also lay claim to some Of the
Old Dominion delegates.
Gov. Harmon's total strength was In
creased last week to thirty-hve. four
from Nebraska elected previously and
thirty-one from Ohio.
Gov wilson's list Of delegates was in
creased TO 40,
Speaker Clark stfll leads the other Dem
ocratic candidates, although he made no
gains last week.
The Democratic race is not as far ad-
vanced as the Republican contest. A
total OF so Democratic delegates have
been selected to date, leaving 2sl to be
chosen. OF the remainder i2I wili be
selected next week. when six States
and the District OF Columbia win choose
delegates. The District primary win be
held on Monday. On Tuesday the New
Jersey primaries and the Texas STATE
convention VIII take place. on wednes-
day Arizona, Kentucky and Montana
Will select delegates ana on Friday
the Democrats OF Rhode Island VIII
choose their convention representatives.
Practically all the remainder viii be
named during the FIRST week in June.
All the Democratic candidates are Ear
below the two-thirds majority necessary
70 erect nomination. Speaker Clark is
IN the lead with % instructed and
pledged delegated Il Is likely that this
situation will continue up TO the FIRST ron
call IN the Baltimore convention. OF the
Democratic delegates named I'd to this
date, - are instructed. The uninstrucf.
"a delegates win probably determine tbs