Omaha daily bee., 1912-05-23
ROOSEVELT AND HARMON WIN
Colonel Will Have All Ohio Dele
gates Except Sixteen.
PLURALITY IS ABOUT 10000

49, &~Ft N-
PLURALITY Is ABOUT 10000
Harmon. vote 40 Greater Than That
OF Rooseveit--Geyerne Carries
All Districts Exeeps
Three.
COLUMBUS. O.. Nay z2-Nesrly com
plete returns from yesterdays Ohio prssl-
dental primary in hand at noon today
indicate that Colonel Roosevelt won thirty
two Of forty-tSo delegates to the re-
publican national convention selected II
twen0-one Congressional districts and
that President Taft Vas given ten district
delegates or slightly less than thirs
OF the total number nAmed -
On the democratic ticket Governor Hsr,
mon ls believed to have won BY a larger
percentage than did Colonel Roosevelt
being credited vito thlrty-fise distric'
delegates as against seven for Goysrnoi
Woodrow Wilson Of New Jersey.
Although President Taft secured but
ten out u abe forty-two delesetss. ths
Taft Roosevelt fight IN Ohio Is not
finished. but ~fil be carried into the
state republican convention. which or
June will select six delegstes-at-large tc
the national convention.
OF total of less than loo dsiegste'
10 the state convention q large portion oI
whom also we're named yesterday TO si'
In the state convention. nearly eomplet,
returns indicate that President Taft hal
nearly a sufficient number to control
rhis may give the Taft managers the 81,
deiegates-at-lsrge 10 be named BY tn
state eonvention and probably xtn maxi
the presidents total is. Just an even thirJ
Of the ohio delegation Of forty eight mep
bers. which win attend the Chicago con
vsntion-.
H.rmos Ma. pAesste.-at-Lsrgs.
Governor Harmon on the democratic
tioxet, uniike Colonel Roosevelt. viii mo-
be forced 10 snakera further fight To-
deisxatss a large as the democratic cal
specifies that the winner Of tbs presi
Dental preference primary shall nam
his own dsissates-at-isrge,
Amplifisa returns 10 the rspselical
contest show that Senator La FoiIett
polled a heavy yote IN several eountis
and II y possible that final results vii
show that he rap sseend to colops
Roosevelt In q number OF counties.
The Taft managers declared that IN
occurred only In Democratic countie
where democrats voted the republica
ticket. hr. Bryan and Speaker Cham
clsrk. although their names were not o
the ballot. got small fraction OF th
total vote cast. but II seems doubtful
the combined Brysn-clark vote had an
considerable result on the outcome Of N
Harmon Wilson fight.
The thirty-two oesesates that have bee
eIected 10 vote FOR Roosevelt are fror
the fciiswinx disyictss
Fourth. fifth. sixth. eighth, ninth
tenth. eleventh. twelfth. thirteenth. -four
Iss-nfh. siztsssth. seventeenth, eiehts<nsf
lninstseuth. twentieth ane twenty y-ftrs
lHs win also have one dsIeEats from IN
third and enc from ths fIftsenth.
| cempiets rstnrns from fifiy-nine Of N
sixhtly eight counties Of the state shot
that Roossyslt carried forty-fise Of ID
lnfty nine, Taft fourteen. OF the fifts
nine. Governor Harmon carried the san,
number as Roosevelt and In the fourt>s
counties carried BY Wilson. Tsft on N
rspublicsu ssckss fRiIse % Get eas I
kh@m.
The rural vote throsshoat IN. sta,
was light. a the farmers. who have be
retarded BY ths weather. prsferrsd I
put In their crops 70 going 20 tbe polls
senator "a foll<tt< secured his hesyiss
vote 10 the swspty-first distriet where b
psilsA Aiu votss In Fulton county L
Folietts secured more votes than TAFT. Q
ths fourteen counties which have 30 "a
reported - carried BY Taft. ons-haif .
them are democratic stronshoids. vhsr
the republican vote was very ifshf.
The exact vote In the democratic prsfs
ensisi contest 10 not known. but rspor
from 7& precincts out of hiss W q
state Indicate that Harmon has receive
li7,ap votes to wilson's io.T7s In tho
precincts. xhiis CLARK rscetysd IN a.
Bryan fB.
Adams county. where mers than Is
voters we're alsfrsnchssed yssf Al
for srliing their rotss, gave Colon
Roosevelt majority cf nearly "a
Tho president carried his home di
tricts. the First and Second. Govern'
Harmon. who lives In the same city vii
the president. Cineinnatti carried u
second district but the first is stin
eoubt.
ne returns show thai 0ossrnor Wills
carried the Third. Twentieth ans Twent'
fret districts.
In the third district. C. w. Foiksr'
was elected an . Roosevelt deleEats a
} d. W. Allaman. as Taft delegate
the Fiffeenth distriet D. l. heiick VI
named as . Roosevelt delegate and Fra
. Ransbostom tho Tan delegate.
n~pubiscsn D~iesssex-
; ocher Districts shew the fonowil
Roosevelt delegates: n
; Fourth DlstFlet-csri D. Jones and
Fifth-Allen Bybee and Frank Carlo
sixth-R. j. Shawan and w. II. Baur
EiEhth-N. l. Acciahnsn and Lew
Sin,h-oeorss E. HARDY and c.
Tsaih-H. N. stretch and shsrm'
, Eieventh--Hsnry zsnner and Jam
{ Twelffh-KAsl wssber and King
Z Thonpson- =.
Hammond.
{ sixtssath-cook Danford and T.
seSsntssn,h-E. s. souers ana A..
= Eixhfeenfh-H. A. March and Emil A
!. derson- - -. ,