Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1912-03-27
Roosevelt win not Have More
Than Seven out of Ninety
Delegates to National Repub-
Iican Convention,
ABOUT EIGHT TO ONE
FOR ADMINISTRATION
Crushing Defeat for Strenuous
One in Home State; Great
Confusion at Polls Long
Ballots, Short Hours,

! tby MORNING Jourun' Nuecsnt leased Wire !
New York, March 26.--Nictorv for
/ organization delegates 10 the repub-
lican national convention, who were
opposed in seventeen congressiona!
districts of New York state az today's
primaries hy candidates named by
Roosevelt supporters were claimed All
hour after the polls had closed tonight
by state ana county chairmen,
! In the primary elections In this city.
most of the contests we're made chaos
tie by one OF the worst ballot miN-ups
known for many years and returns
from the election were considerably
delayed.
William Barnes, Jr., chairman or
the republican state central committee
claimed at 10 o'clock tonight that the
opposition "hy the highest possible
| estimate" wonld not win more than
seven out of the ninety seats In the
national convention tn which New
York state is entitled.
No statement on the result had been
issued from the Roosevelt hcaduuar-
ters two hours after the polls had
closed.
County Chairman koenig claimed
victory ia his owh district by Il vote
OF $50 to 20 and declared that the
returns from about ten per cent Of
the election districts Indicated ratio
OF voting OF about = to against the
opposition
The primaries opened al y, M,
amidst great confusion owing TO tna
delay IN delivering the ballots In man.
voting districts.
In Que casc ON the west SIdo tn.
police officially reported that the hal
lots designed for usc AT eighteen poll
Ing places did not arrive until abor. q
y. m. and In the three hours WAN
some early corners left the polls. file
polls closed AT . y. NJ.
There WAS further embarrassment
because the green ballots for the
democratic primaries were delivered
To many places instead OF the repub-
llcan pink ones.
President Britt OF the board ~ clee-
tions, declared that the delay was due
largely to the eleventh lou, iitlga.
tion which the Roosevelt committee
began oyer the position of delegates
on the ballots resulting IN court or
ders which handicapped the printers.
when the polls closed al O'Clock.
In some instances only about hair IN
hour after they had opened. Roosevelt
supporters stated the delay would lead
To II contest over the validity OF the
election
1t was the nrsi trial OF the new
primary law ilallots I'm many of the
districts ranged from ten TO fourtccr
toct long and So great had been the
l.a|. tf,s.t Ia.
cases they were In sections, there
having been lack of time TO paste
them together,
The democrats who elected uele-
gates only Ia their state convention
and members of organization coia'
mlttees had little trouble, but rcpiub-
LEANS Independent league voters. and
prohibition voters In some INSTANCES
were unable TO vote.
There were no disorders of nupor.
tance.
Chairman kornig said tonight that
his organization was IN no way 10
blame for the ballot miN-up az the
ballot delivery was IN the hands OF
the board of elections
AT the republican county headuuar-
tvrs the contest was described as be-
tween Taft and tooseVclt," This is
because the county organization has
endorsed President Tait and claims
that an delegates nominated by tie
county conventions Ia the various ais
tricts favor the presidents nomina Ion.
However, none of the delegates wcts
instructed.
In twenty-six of the torts three
there werr no contests. These dis.
tricts Included those of Rrookkh,
Long Island aud most of the up-s'ata
districts
Among the delegates selected irom
lhes, districts without opposition
were. smith Cox and William carr,
from the rirst of oyster BAY distric
Timothy J.. Woodruff and city Comp
.roler William \. Pendcrgast from ,he
fourth district. National Committee
man W. L.. ward In The twenty-nfth
district. f.ouis =. Payne in the TWEEN
N-seNcntht Cornelius Y. Collins. one
lf colonel RooSevelt's aides at the
asst republican state convention. IN thu
twenty ninth: former Ccngressmar
.ucius y I.ittaucr. in the thirteenth:
Congressman Serene T.. PAYNE in thu
hirtS sixth and James w NrdsworIn.
Ir.. former speaker 81 the assembly.
n th. thirty ninth.
while in most cases the control "a
he district organizations . claimed
ly friends of President Taft. IN
.w lnrtsnccs Roosevelt supporters
ieclare he ,leleeates viii support thcis
This Is notabis the case