The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-03-28
THAT PENSION STEAL
Has Scared the Democrats and
They Are Revising Political
Program


The National Capital l. Much Inter
ested Over the Contest for the
Nomination for President I'm the
Republican Ranks-Governor OF
Illinois Has Called Special Session
of the Legislature to Pass q pri-
mary Law Before Delegates Are
Elected to Chicago Convention
Reports of the Tariff Board--A
False Economy Slogan.
Especial to The Caucasian.)
Washington, d. c., March Is, 1912.
The National capital is stirred to-
day as 1t has not been before In
many years over the contest for the
nomination for President in the Re-
publican ranks. President Taft has
long lead in instructed delegates,
but the fight waging to-day in In
diana and in New York has aroused
the greatest interest not only among
Republicans but also among Demo-
cratic leaders and the people gener-
ally.
In the Republican State Conven-
tion in Indiana held to-day the fight
was very close, with the odds in fa-
vor of the President. The last news
is that there were 167 contested del
egates, and that when the convention
had passed upon these contests that
the Taft forces had los majority.
1t is further reported that upon
the decisive vote on these contests
that the Roosevelt delegates with
drew from the convention and held
separate convention Therefore,
there will go from that State two sets
of delegates to the National Conven-
ton. OF course, the Taft delegates
will claim to be the regulars; on the
other hand, the Roosevelt delegates
will claim that they would have had
majority II the contests had been
properly decided.
The Contest in New York State.
The news from the primaries be-
| ing held in the State of New York
is also being watched very closely.
It is conceded that President Taft
will have a majority of the delegates
from that State, but there is the
| greatest interest in the number of
delegates that will be secured by
| Colonel Roosevelt
On the heel Of these contests there
comes the report that the Governor
of Illinois has called a special ses-
| sion of the Legislature to pass a pri-
mary. law to go into effect at once, un-
der which the delegates from that
State to the National Convention will
be elected. The Roosevelt support
ers have been appealing for the call
| ing of a special session of the Legis-
lature to pass such law, and the
Taft supporters have expressed their
willingness to meet the issue square
ly before the people. The result Of
the primary election In Illinois, to-
gether with the pregnant results of
to-day's contests in New York and
Indiana, will largely determine the
contest. 1t is apparent that there
will be more contests at the next
National Convention than ever be-
fore. In the past most of these con-
tests have been from the South. This
year most of them will be from the
North and West.
The next most important State is
Pennsylvania. L is conceded, how
ever, that in that State President
Taft will get majority of the dele
gates. Again, in that State, it is a
question, as it is in New York, as to
how many delegates Colonel Roose-
welt will secure. There will be con-
testing delegations in that State
also.
Again, to-day, suggestion has
been heard from more than one lev
el-headed politician, who is more con-
cerned in Republican success than
who is nominated for President, that
If the fight continues to wax as warm
and bitter as it now promises to be,
that it will be the duty of every Re-
publican, who wants to save the coun-
try from the calamity of another
Democratic National administration,
to look for third candidate at the
| Chicago Convention who can unite
the party.
The Cotton Report of the Tariff
| Board.
| The Tariff Board has made a re-
port to the President on the differ
ence in the cost of production of cot
ton goods under the various tariff
schedules in this country and abroad.
The president sent to Congress to-
day the report Of the Tariff Board,
together with message, urging Con-
grfss to pass bill making such re-
/ In noftor aI,.ros