Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1912-03-22

MAJORITY GROWS LARGER
AS RETURNS ARE RECEIVED
Roosevelt Showed Under. Taft Flowing Slowly Behind
Polls 5000 AS Third Presidential Candidate
Devils Lake Strong For Bob"

The La Toilette forces carried North
Dakota Tuesday by a plurality vari-
ously estimated at from 10000 to L.
600 and it is probable that the final
returns will show the plurality to be
nearer the. latter figure. Colonel
Roosevelt failed all along the line to
develop expected strength with the re.
suit that the landslide for La Toilette
is complete. Naturally the returns ne
ceived last evening are more or less
incomplete but there is TO doubt but
what La Follette's majority will be
over 10000. Owing to the stormy
weather in the western part of the
state and particularly the southwest
ern section, where snow storm rag
ed all day the vote was not heavy. 1t
is estimated that the total vote in the
state will not be over $4,000 -; "a
La Follette's greatest strength was
evident in the eastern tier of counties.
Unexpectedly Cass county gave the
senator 1,5O0 plurality while Grand
Forks was next with over 1000. Cass
county had almost been conceded to
Roosevelt. The result of the whirl-
wind campaign conducted in the state
last week by La Toilette was evident
on every side. ,-+.
.,.. Only One For Roosevelt.
Only one Of the valley counties was
carried by Roosevelt, being Psmbina
where he secured a majority of about
600. Walsh, Grand Forks, Trail, Cass
and Richland, combined, have given
La Toilette about 5000 majority, and
advancing into the central east, the
central section and the central west,
and into the northeastern section,
that majority has mounted rapidly, un-
til this side of the Missouri there was
a slight decrease in the vote, but the
hoped for solid Roosevelt support was
lacking, and five of the counties in
that section went for La Toilette, the
other five going for Roosevelt, one
with a majority of ten. 55 5z$
i The force of the La Toilette move
ment has been SO great as to carry
j every delegate on the ticket, not one
of the La Toilette delegates being de.
feated, and as result the Wisconsin
senator will enter the Chicago conven-
I. ton with ten men not only pledged
} and Instructed to work for him, but
} who are heart and soul into the game
for his candidacy. .8:s
;. Marshall Away Ahead.
Thomas Marshall for national com
mitteeman has a majority that will
be equally as large as that Of La Fol-
! lette, if not larger, and the La Toilette
presidential electors have all been
elected, upon vote running about
: the same as that, of the head Of the
ticket. :5..s 5 .5i.:}ss. s;3:3s B sEss@ :.s ..s
: It was not until after II o'clock
last night that the officers at the
q Roosevelt headquarters II Fargo CON
q ceded La Follette's endorsement. The
{ La Toilette forces declare that their
majority viii go to 5000 when the
: final vote is secured.
( .s Some Surprises.
Mountrail, Wells, Cavalier, Oliver,
: Dunn, Divide, LaMoure, cass and
t Ramsey are notable counties Of the
s Estate in which the Roosevelt forces
i had expected to poll maiorities, but
! from which they emerged with the
majorities piled up against them IN
q stead. s3ssfs
]. . So great has been the La Toilette
s landslide that even the La Toilette
+ men themselves are somewhat sur
! prised H. N. Tucker, the La Toilette
d Continued from Page One.
/, campaign manager, had ANTICIPATED
that the senator would receive a ma
q iority OF only about 8, 900 over and
/. above the combined votes Of Roose
I velt and Taft. Instead, the vote has
I been about 10 ,o0o above the combined
"a votes Of the two candidates.
t Landslide Gonapl lste.
81 The Landslide for La j llette is a,b
s solutely complete. County after coilIl m
{ Isty which was believed TO be in tbs
j Roosevelt column has heen oyertarnef
ntinued on Page -Four.