Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-13
UzzLE IN FlGURESPASS LIE IN HOUSEFOR 76 DELEGATES
aders Unable See Primary
Roosevelt Is to VIM Manns Charge Pennsylvania
tai oF TAFT BITTER
Lobbyist No ito Rturna Fee for
OF
Give
Also ON the ePreddnd
House.
Leaders Unable to See How
Roosevelt Is to Win.
TOTAL OF TAFT DELEGATES
Claim Made That He Has Within
159 of Majority.
COLONEL MUST CAPTURE 427
Mathematicians Give Summary OF
Conditions
Discussed at White House.

The political mathematicians around
The White House today were unable to
see where Col. Roosevelt has the ghost
Of a chance to win the republican nomi-
nation at Chicago.
II has been discovered that the orig
inal list of the total number of dele
gates to the Chicago convention was
in error in not giving two more votes
to New Mexico than was allowed. The
total representation in the Chicago con-
vention will be 1.07S and $40 will be
necessary for a choice President Ialt
managers today claim 3s1 votes 1t
Is therefore necessary for him to obtain
only 15e more to reach the goal
There are $50 delegates yet to be elect
cd Col. Roosevelt must have 42I OF these
if he is to win the prize. How ne is 10
get 427 while Taft is getting only 159
not a Taft man around the White House
can see. The Pennsylvania and Nebraska
primaries today will, it is expected. give'
at the outside Taft an equal oreaK
with Roosevelt.
Coming along at intervals in the next
FIVE or six weeks will he such strons
Taft states as Massachusetts, Connecu-
cut. Rhode Island, New Jersey, Deiaware'
Maryland Ohio, Arkansas, Louislana'
Utah, Idaho. Montana. Wyoming.
Other states where the President Is pe-
lieved to have the best of the ffsnt are
California. Oregon, Washington, Texas
South Dakota. New Hampshire
States Probably for Roosevelt.
States where Col. Roosevelt probably
has the advantage are Arizona, Minnesota
and West Virginia, and in all these
IF
the delegates. The Taft sentiment In
Minneapolis and St Paul is exceedingly
strong and in West Virginia the PRESIDENT
is holding his own with Rooseven IN lhe
conventions so far held; b,a
The South Dakota primaries are neid
early in June the last state to act, ana
Representatives Martin and Burke. VINO
were at the White House today. declared
that Taft will win there our inIorha
fion is all in the direction of Taft victory
in the South Dakota primaries saio
Mr. Burke
.sYes. the Constitution still has some
friends in South Dakota, added Mr.
Martin.
stare has turned to Taft at a most rapid
rate in the last month, and they oeheve
the primaries. fully a month on, VIII
furnish an agreeable victory for the
President In his own state.
Ohio Situation Summed UP.
Arthur vorys and Harry Dougherty OF
Ohio leading the Taft fight there. have
been i'm Washington comforting with the
president and C. p. Taft of Cincinnati
Mr.. vorys today summed up the situ-
alton there as follows:
.The fight in Ohio will be aggressive
What we want and intend to get is a
victory for President Taft SO emphatic
and overwhelming that there will be no
possible chance for rump delegates. We
are not disconnected by the result In
illinois, Four years ago Illinois was
against Taft for the nomination. SO
were Indiana, Pennsylvania, New York
and Wisconsin
"All of these states fought Tafts nomi-
nation. But he carried all of them at
the election. Illinois gave him lo9'oo; 81 90
New York. $4,000; Indiana, 11,OoO-an
aggregate of about 10000
''The campaign of Misrepresentation can
not win in. Ohio, for there will be plenty
May II. Ohio will support her greatest
son, and President Taft will have the
entire delegation, regardless of what other
states may DO"
New Hampshire Discussed.
The President had Senator Gallinger of
New Hampshire as his guest at break
state waAdiscussed. The republican SEN
ators and representatives from New
Hampshire are all with. the President.
who is opposed by Gov. Bass. The old
guard Is confident of getting all the dele
gates.
Following Senator Gallinger, Senator
Crane conferred with the President, and
then Mr. Taft had a long conference as
to the general outlook with Representa-
tive Mckinley. his manager
Sidney A Weatherby, a. Detroit man.
who has lived in Mexico a number OF
years, was introduced to President Taft
today by Senator Smith of Michigan. The
Mexican situation was discussed, Mr.
Weatherby telling the President about
the chaos, pillage and blood-letting there
delegation representing the american
Medical Association, headed by its presi-
dent, DIR. Murphy of Chicago. and es'
corted by Dr. Harvey W. Wiley and DIR
W. c. Woodward. health officer of the
District, had a conference today wits
President Taft about the proposed con,
eolidation OF all the health bureaus o1
President is understood to favor this pro-
posal from an economic point of view, as
IL would mean the saving of thousands
of dollars annually to the government.
Extension Granted to Settlers.
President Taft today signed the bill
extending the time of payment of GER
tain homesteaders on the Cheyenne
river Indian reservation in South De-
kota and the Standing Rock reserva-
tion in South and North Dakota 70,
one year when application is made te
the register and receiver or the proper
land offices. An amendment favored
by Representatives Martin and Burke
of South Dakota providing that afte,
an entryman has resided upon thu
land for the time required by statuts
to make communication proof" may bt
excused from further residence IL the
necessary payments are made.