The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1912-05-24
ROOSEVELT
''' Wins IN Ohio
wVr "-l
Gov. Harmon Also Defeats
Wilson in Primary.
Teddy Gets 81 Out Of AZ District
Delegates and Majority
May be $4,000.

COLUMBUS. o.. May 22.-Theodore Roost-
welt has defeated President Taft by
$500 to $500 votes and has captured
thir,yswo Of the furty-two district del
egates. Governor Hai mon has defeat II
woodrow Wilson by a majority Of Mt
Ieas, 1000. These facts stood out promi-
neatly the returns from the Eepub-
iican and Democratic presidential prefer
ence primaries trickled in.
The returns were complete enough 20
show that Ohio. the mother OF Presi-
DENTS" had rejected her native son.
william Howard Taft and had decided
to support his predecessor for the Re-
publican nomination.
The Taft people were still fighting. and
State Manager Lewis G. Laylin claimed
that tile six delegates -s,t-hrge 10 be
chosen by the state convention will be
for the President. In reply to this the
Roosevelt manager. Walter r.. Brown.
said
1.-THE tail will go with the hide"
Brown was apparently confident that
the State convention will abide by the
primaries.
Delegates to the state convention were
elected from only about une-third OF the
counties. the remainder to be selected
at county convention. Roosevelt las a
large majority of those elected.
ON DEMoCIsATlc SIDE.
On the Ds.mocratic side. Governor Har-
mon probably will have the solid vote
OF the Ohio delegation in the Baltimore
CONVENTION. Though several Wilson del.
egates were elected. the unit rule will be
followed as result Of an agreement
made by the Harmon AMI Wilson follow
ers at a State committee meeting.
The Democratic party provided in its
: call that the candidates receiving the
!. largest Presidential preference vote
shall be permitted to name his own siN
delegates-a at large to the national con
vention. This will give Governor Har.
mon an opportunity to further Increase
his number of delegates to the Baltimor
convention.
! wilson's best showing was made II
z the cities, while Harmon swept tbs
rural districts. Harmon managed Il
carry Cincinnati by only a small mar
gin. Wilson captured Cleveland an
Toledo. When the city returns. th'
fist to be reported. came In. the VIII
50 people were jubilant. hut w'her
the rural districts came along the vic
tory OF Harmon was soon made clear.
The vote cast Tor Senator I.aFol
lette was a negligible quantity in tn
State, though his strength In tn
Twentieth and Twenty-first districts
comprising Toledo and Cleveland
was one of the surprises of the pri
maries. In the former he forced Tai
into third place. and In the latter h
ran a close third. Roosevelts vote Il
NIevGanu more tnah uouucu snh' "
Taft. The victory of the ex-Presiden
In the districts which he carried wa
overwhelming. and his popularit
was shown particularly In the rurs
districts. in numerous places the vot
recorded In his favor being as high a
\ s to ! and 10 toll
- Taft was victor In his home cit,
Cincinnati. winning both the First an
Second districts (Hamilton County,
The vote was close In the Third. Sen
enth and thirteenth disctrits. but uhe
went to Taft.
& The Fifth and Fifteenth distHc,
gave one each to Taft and Roosevelt.
This was undoubtedly due to conf
sion among the Republican voters ov'
the form of the ballot. The names {
the delegate were printed In aaphabe
4 teal order, with no indication Of who
they represented.
ROOSEVELT DELEGATES.
rhe thirty <wo delegates that ha'
been elected 70 vote Tor Roosevelt ~