Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-05-18
OHIO READY To
FIX TAI rs FATE
Roosevelt Men Declare Colonel
Will Win, But President Is
Confident.

COLUMBUS. OHIO. May t8.-The
battle-ground in the contest for the
presidential nomination in each IF the
two big parties is now centered in
Ohio where for the first time in its
history a presidential primary will be
held Oh Tuesday. MAY ~ The Buck
eye State has two "favorite sons" in
Inc field President Taft and Governor
Judson A. Harmon one of whom is bat
tIing for denomination at the hands of
the Republicans and the other strug-
Cling fer his elevation from the govern
orship to- the presidency through the
support Of the Democrats.
The names IF candidates on the pri-
mary ballots are as follows;
Republica Robert NJ LaFollette.
William H. Taft and Theodore Roose-
welt
Democrats Judson Harmon and
Woodrow Wilson
In The Republican party both the Taft
aad Roosevelt organizations are max
ing claims of victory
At the Roosevelt headquarters it was
predicted today that the colonel would
capture majority of the district dele
gates and it was further unofficially
claimed that he would sweep the state.
TAFT Forces Control Committee.
The Taft forces control the state CEN
tral and executive committees, the con-
glessional organization and 70 of the IS
county committeeman
They claim they will sweep the state.
capturing every district delegate and all
the Delegates a. large
While Senator LaFollette still has an
organiHs tom il is believed that he viii
ran poor thifd though his supporters
hope to sees him ride to victory on the
crest Of The wave Of dissatisfaction oc-
casoned By the Roosevelt Taft contro-
versy.
Bryan Leads Fight on Harmon.
IN the Democratic party a stronger
fight has probably been made than in
any other state in the Union Governor
Iudson Harmon, who was elected to his
office by the largest majority ever given
Democrat, is seeking the state delega
ton to Baltimore as opposed to the
candidacy Of Governor Woodrow VIII
son. There has been a great deal Of in
eurgencv against Governor Harmon,
and prominent men Of his party in
Guiding William Jennings Bryan, have
entered the state IN opposition to him.
How ever. the Harmon men control the
Democratic state organization and
show little sign of worriment over the
outcome
The Republican primary Is designed
to select A. district delegates. some in
structed. others uninstructed, to the ma
tinnai convention In addition to these
delegates. six delegat ties large will be
chosen directly At the primary. while
other districts viii select delegates to a
county conventions which in turn will
choose the delegates to the state con
vention,
instructed Delegates.
The Democrats will hold what is
known as preferential primary, in
,tructing all Of the district delegates to
tie Baltimore convention.
From the start the campaign in Ohio
has been spectacular, and special trains
have been dodging about from city to
hamletSjn the interests of one candi-
date on another. II was al Columbus,
in an address before the constitutional
convention that Colonel Roosevelt
threw his hat into the ring, and it was
1T Toledo a short time later that Presi-
dent Taft gave it his first vigorous
kick Since then the war has ragged in
ternittenty, and neither side has
seemed TO have the advantage.
The result of the primary viii be
crucial to the Republican candidates.
Should Colonel Roosevelt Qapture a ma
iolity Of the delegates to the Chicago
convention from the presidents home
slate. it is believed that Mr. Taft's can
didacy VIII be pronounced hopeless and
"A dark horse" viii be groomed for the
race IT, on the other hand the presi-
dent should receive an unqualified in
from Ohio Republicans, 1t is
conceded that this would largely offset
the adverse effect Of the Illinois and
Pennsylvania primaries, and place Mr.
Taft la a commanding position.