The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-04-15
Mckinley Still Confident
Taft Will Be Republi-
can Nominee.
HOW THE LEADERS
RE G A R D RESULT
From Roosevelt Headquarters
Comes Statement That Repudi-
alton of Presidents Candi-
dacy Has Been Made Com
plete-Wilson Lead
ing Democrats.


nnche victory for Colonel Roosevelt
In Pennsylvania yestcrdny spoke the
final word and ;nndc the Reputation
of the Taft candidacy compIcte.''--
Statement mt Roosevelt headquarters.
"Thc President is In this light to stny.
lican convention ut Chicngo. He was
nominated four Senrs nso without the
votes OF Illinois, Pennsylvania. Indianu,
New York or Observation-Disclosures
tntive William Il. Mckinley. director
of The national Taft bureau.
"wrhcn the complete returns arc re-
ceivcd IL liz probable that the New
Jcrscy Governor Will havo the solid
delegation OF scrcnty-six vOteH."--
statement at Woodrow wilson's head
quarters.
speaker Clari<is friend. expected
little mud mRdc prncttcnIi,. no fight II,
Pcnnsylrnuin. The Latest nhvircn MS
sure Mt lcRst seventeen rotcs.r-Stntc-
mcnt at Champ ClarI<'s hcadquurtc rs.
The foregoing is an cp:tone OF com
mcnt made to-day upon the Pennsyl-
vania primary election by the cam
paisn managers of the candidates
named.
The statement from Roosevelt head
quarters, while lengthy. refers briefly
TO the Pennsylvania election. The
quotation given Is practically ali on
cd to review of nil tho contests to
date. setting out the claims OF the
Roosevelt managers.
Dcnouncrs Roosevelt
Director MckinIcys statement. be-
sides referring 10 the third term"
says In part:
The outcome of the Pennsylvania
primaries is plainly Indicative OF The
fact that national issues are playing
only a small part In SEINE States in
The campaign for the Republican nom
nation for President
Instead OF constructive statesman
ship being put forth In an effort to
solve the problems before The country
and m bid for votes on the ground
OF merit, nation-widc campaign of
wilful and malicious nisreprescnta-
'ioI, viliacat'on and assault OH the
President of the United States has
been substituted. Such campaign,
amounting In fact to q conspiracy.
not only 10 humillatc the President
personally, but to commit the Repub-
lican party to rank socialism, has not
only been countcnanccd. but con-
Quoted hy former President Theodore
Roosevelt.
The fact that this ca ndidate Is now
claiming to wear tho Elantle OF .Abra-
ham Lincoln is evidence that the acme
of demaEogism In this country has
been reached.
Those states which have yet 10
elect delegates 10 the Republican Ma
tional Convention in Chicago might
Just a well realize now that the re-
public az well as the Republican party
hDS hn.. ,nt,
Issues raised by Theodore Roosevelt
'lncludinE Pennsylvania. which,
according TO latest advices, has given
President TAFT at least twenty-onc
votes in the national convention, the
President has to-day 26i Delegates in
aiructcd for or pledged to his renom-
nation. Ele needs only l76 moro dele
gates to insure his reuominatIon He
is already assured of Ss2 more dele
gates, making his support in the Chi
cago convention 74G delegates, or more
than zoo majority"
Wilson Now Lends Race.
The statement from the Wilson
headquarters claims for Governor NviI-
son a majority OF tie Democratic
delegates thus far selected. ana says
in part:
With tho sweeping victory scored
in the Pennsylvania primaries yester-
in the pre-convention race for The
Democratic presidential nomination.
The seventy votes OF PENNSYLVANIA
Democracy, which were given the New
Jersey executive in popular voting
contest, arc the largest number Yet
accorded any OF tho candidates by a
single state. Governor Wilson,
strength in the baltimore convention
is now represented by H. votes The
Iclpcate &c In, =
Jersey executive will continue to re-
ccive large accessions"
At Speaker Clart's hcadouarters n
statement was issued, Of which the
following is a part
NO one knows how the PENNSYLVANIA
delegation 10 the Baltimore conycn-
ton stands. There is nothing in the
Pennsylvania law or In any state com
mittcc order that imposes any ohliga-
ton upon any delegate to vote for any
particular presidential candidate In
Illinois the names OF presidential can
dldatcs We're on the ballot. and the
vote was directly prefcrcntia); but
the names of presidential candidates
were not on the PENNSYLVANIA primary
ballots. 1t IS impossible. therefore. to-
say definitely what may be the judg-
ment nf the PENNSYLVANIA delegation
when they meet IN caucus at Balti-
more.
Speaker Clark's friends expected
little and matin practically no fight
in Transatlantic bcyonv laying byI
correspondence the Speakers cause be-
fore Il portion Of the Pennsylvania
electorate. The Democratic orEaniza-
ton OF Pennsylvania was publicly
committed n year or so ago
To Governor wilson, hut many
changes Lave since taken place.
We believe Clark Will secure
the votes OF delegates 10 eight or ten
districts in Pennsylvania. The latest
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