The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1912-05-20

hVtlOu III HI6CnlnG MS slBnutuTc tO tne
bill which increased the pension roll by
about s22.o0O,UoO year Until this bill
vas signed the Taft managers wer.
fearful OF the soldier vote.
In Springfield. in the seventh Congress
district. the international Har este,
company has plant employing 1000 on
more men. The Government = suit against
'he Har, ester trus; has raised danger
o,is issue " that district The raft peo-
pie haN, 'Iis in par; bv putting W
az one .eir delegates John Bushnell
the son uf the old proprietor Of the plant,
who wasN"iy popular with the employees.
Besides these antitrust prosecution
Hanna of Cleveland for eccrp,ing rebates
raised u ruinpis that has seriously affected
several districts Hanna has Goa! mine
interests in the sixteenth district end
his miners are being marsha He'd against
Taft. furtf.erniorc the Hanra news
talar- in mort hern Ohio. including the
Cleveland Icr"er and the Toledo Bl n. .
have been thrown against Mr.. Taft
OneSof the greatest handicaps the Presi-
dent has experienced in his Ohio fight
has been the lack of newspaper support
in the northern part o: the state. He
has had only one big paper. the Toledo
TiW' Dan IiannS also. according Ia
the charges Of the Taf, people. hes been
advancing the sinews Of war for I he X oose-
vel; Ohio campaigr. and there has feen a
generous ~upp!y.
Roosevelt has had more eficien,
organization than the President. Only
within the last two or three weeas have
tine Taft people really awakened to the
necessity for action. On the other hand
the Roosevelt organization under the
direction OF state Chairman Walter Erown
has been moving along smoothly for two
months. Taft's friends will tel! you that
they have been hampered by lack q
funds. II was learned to day thet Charles
". Taft, who had already contributed
10 finance the Ohio fight The Taft
people apparently have raised the wind
within the last Two or three weeks, but
1t is said that their campaign fund is much
smaller than the amount ordinarily spent
in an Ohio state election.
There are some glaring evidences OF
the inefficiency Of the Taft organization
In Toledo. for instance. the home OF Boss
Brown. the Taft people have put up only
?oi candidates for delegates TO the county
convention. whereas IL will require 23l
70 control the Lucas county convention.
which elects delegates to the State con-
ventior. The Taft managers explained
this circumstance by saying that some
of''he candidates claimed by Roosevelt
are really for Taft. The same condition
exists in one or two other parts OF the
State.
There is no doubt that the State of Ohio
was lost TO President Taft two weeks ago
A. was told in these dispatches yester-
day. the Presidents tour has made votes
for him. but whether he has turned the
tide sufficiently to carry a majority Of
delegates is uncertain. The issue of
state pride, which has been injected into
the campaign within the last two or three
days. seems to be working favorably for
the President II is the belief here that
MIR. Taft will control the State convention
and will get the six delegates at large.
Many OF the counties, not otahlytthose having
big cities like Cleveland and Toledo
elected TO have their delegates to the State
convention chosen by the county, conven-
tons instead OF being elected direct
These county delegates will be elected al
Tuesdays primary. bu: the regular Re
publican organization will exercise con-
siderable influence in the selection Of
these county delegates. The Taft people
are counting on obtaining the Cincinnati.
leveland and Columbus delegates 10 the
OF the convention. They are confident
they can pick up the remaining one
fourth in the country districts.
The indications point 10 The President
carrying both Congress districts in his
home town OF Cincinnati. There hay"
been rumors thar the remnants of the
George X. Cox organization has a working
agreement with Walter Brown 10 deliver
the delegates 70 Roosevelt. but not much
stock Is taken in these statements. George
Cox - hisv nov trying to defend him
self against serious allegations concerning
banking Transactions. \ poll taken by
me tincInra'i Commercial Tribune,
Republican paper. gives Taft 6,:52 and
Roosevelt, 1891 IN Hamilton county
which comprises the city of Cincinnati
Only 10000 on; Of a total Of o.oFN postal
cards were returned 10y tine voters in the
canvass.
In Cleveland the chances seem to favor
Roosevelt carrying the two Congress dis
tricfs, the Iwentieth and Twenty first ,
although the Taft managers profess to
have hopes for both especially IN" latter
III" Democratic PRIMARY fight between
Gov Harmon and Woodrow Wilson has
been hot, although overshadowed by the
backed by Bryan. who made a campaign
trip through the State asking Ohio TO
turn down her Governor The danger 10
the Harmon candidacy does not consist
in the fight that Wilson alone is making
against him. but Wilson is Likely to draw
tho votes of Champ Clark's supporters
and Brvan's admirers.
The Clark men in Ohio will prohabl
grasp this opportunity to deal Harmon
blow in his own State even though il
NAV boost Wilson temporarily Gov
Harmon, however, according to present
'nNicaI IONS, VIII nave s9;C ma lOrltv Of
he Ohio delegates. although II is certain
that the entire Delegation viii not he he
hind him. He will probably control the
State convention.
Lieut. Gov. Hugh Nichols. Harmon
campaign manager said to-night:
The result Of the primaries next Tues
day will show 10 tho country that Judson
Harmon is still beloved by the Democracy
Of Ohio, which could not be swayed by
the pernicious activity Of the few persons
calling themselves his enemies The
demonstrations accorded the Governor
serve to enphasa" the feeling tina, he
would he rewarded by such n decisive
vot" a. 70 bring him clearly TO tho front
az III" most formidable candida.e for the
nomination at Baltimore
Harvey &. CARRIER. Wilson's manager,
had this to say
Progressive Democrats vii, sweep Ohio
next Tuesday. The six delegates al large
VIII be prosrcssives. The BRYAN, Clar.
Kern and Marshall vote viii be agains'
Harmon and for Wilson. 40 that the six
delegates named under tho rules by vii
son will go TO Baltimore pledged 10 vote
first, last and all tho tin for progressive
and against any reactirnary"