The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-05-29
ROOSEVELT MADE
CLEAN SWEEP IN
NEW JERSEY
Taft Crowd Has Hopes Of Saw
ing One District
WILSON WAS ENDORSED
smith-Nugent Attempt to Discredlt
Governor Wilson Treated
as it Deserved
WILSON WAS ENDORSE

Newark, N. j., May 29:-Practic-
ally complete returns from yester-
days primary election in New Jersey
show that Roosevelt swept every dis
trict and that the Roosevelt delegates
at large are elected by lead of over
10000.
Only one district was close, the
Sixth, where Roosevelts plurality Is
less than 300 This district is still
claimed by the Taft managers and
there may be recount In many
sections of the state the vote was
more than to in favor of Roose-
welt. Even Atlantic City and New
ark. on which the Taft leaders bank
ed heavily gave Roosevelt pluralities.
The feature of the primary was the
practical overthrow of all the old line
Republican leaders, including three
former governors and two United
States senators.
On the Democratic ticket Governor
Wilson carried the state and all but
the two districts, where the Smith
Nugent faction is strong Wilson
will have "a of the 2S votes in the
Baltimore convention.
La Toilette made a very poor show
ing, and in Newark received only a
little over 400 votes. He was not a
factor in any precinct.
Newark, n. j., May 29.-One of the
most sweeping victories Theodore
Roosevelt has won in the primaries
since he began his campaign for the
republican presidential nomination.
was recorded yesterday by the repub-
lican voters of New Jersey. Indica-
tons based on incomplete returns are
that Col Roosevelt carried every con
gressional district in the state as
well as the state at large and that
all the rs delegates New Jersey will
send to Chicago will be Roosevelt
men
Gov Wilson won his own state
against a strong opposition, headed
by his political enemies within the
state and appears to have "a Of the
20 delegates, including the delegates
at large.
Col Roosevelt's indicated plurality
on the preferential vote is 10000.
Senator La Toilette made a show
ing In every county, but his vote as
far as counted indicated that he
would not get more than two per
cent Of the total.
Newark n. j.. May 29.-Theodore
Roosevelts victory in the New Jer.
sey primary election was conceded
late last night by the leaders of the
state organization. Shortly after mid
night, h. w. Gray. secretary OF the
TAFT Business Mems league. said that
col. Roosevelt probably had won the
-FOUR delegates at>large and also the
ten district delegates from the coun-
ties OF Essex and Hudson. which com.
prise the cities OF Newark. Jersey
City and Hoboken, besides a number
OF the most populous suburban towns.
indications at a. m, based on
scattered returns from all parts of
the state were that Col Roosevelt
would carry three or four of the other
districts and capture at least % of
the 2S delegates this state will send
TO the republican national convep.
ton.
AT that time President Taft an.
peared to be sure of only one of the
IL districts with a fighting chance of
two more.
me president made a good, show.
ing In the city OF Newark and this
encouraged the managers OF the Taft
organization to send to the White
House a few cheerful messages early
III the evening. The surrounding eli.
les ana towns, however, went over.
whelmlngly to Roosevelt and when
results began to come in from the
more sparsely settled districts IN
the southern end of the state the
presidents defeat became increasing.
ly evident 0"''"e
me people voted for 2S delegates
TWO from each OF the ~ congression.
al districts and four delegates AT
urge the latter elected by the vote
Oh the whole state. The voters also
had the privilege OF expressing their
personal preference for presidential
candidates, although this result had
no effect upon the division OF dele.
gates. "e'e
me New Jersey election was the
last to be preceded by sweeping cam.
palghs Tor votes undertaken by aIlI
tue republican presidential candid.
a,es' It's importance was emphasized
also because only one more state
oou'h Dakota, remains TO hold nrim'
a''es before the national conventions
WEATHER EOprrAor