Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-04-10
RESULT NOT UNEXPECTED
DECLARES TAFT MANAGER

washington, ~. G., April ~ fhe
result In Illinois was not unexpected
to those familiar with the situafiOn.
said Representative Mckinley, direct
or of the national TAFT bureau today,
In the first comment from the prosi.
dents side on the Illinois primary.
The Issues which occupied the at
tention OF the people of the state were
so peculiarly local as to cause the
presidential issue TO be lost sight OF
so far as President Taft was con.
lcerned"
Il say this adyisedly." Mr.. McKin-
lpey continued, and for this reason
Mr. Roosevelt recently Invaded the
state and devoted the major portion
of his addresses TO subjects which had
no relation whatever for the most
part, 70 the issues ON which the Re.
publican party must meet the Demo-
cratic party In November.
THE questions discussed by Mr..
Roosevelt In his speeches has little
TO do with the actual issues which he
has raised between himself and Mr..
Taft.
In other words, Mr., Roosevelt par
ticipated In the campaign IN Illinois
I
citizen Of the state and met and talked
10 voters OF Illinois on the subjects
which were uppermost IN their minds
namely, state Issues"
THE participation of eight candi-
dates for the Republican nomination
for governor resulted in the complete
breaking down OF all party organiza.
tion." says Mr., McKin'cy's statement
and new alignments were brought
about
These new organizations Mr.
Roosevelt was able 20 reach by per-
sonal contact. an experience which
Z President Taft could not enjoy" says
/ Director Mckinley.
"The result In Illinois has no bear
/ ing whatever on the outcome OF the
/ presidential contest In the Republican
party except In so far az Il expresses
the desires of Illinois based on purely
local issues.
| II have never, In any public state-
lmont. claimed "A single delegate from
Illinois in the Chicago convention and
| / have never included Il in my cal
culations, when I have said repeatedly
that President Taft will have more
votes In the Chicago convention this
year than he had IN 1908, when ne
received 102 votes. repeat that pre-
diction now, and am absolutely con.
ident Of It's vlndication
In no other state IN the union are
conditions existing where Mr. ROose-
welt can make the same kind OF u
campaign as he did In Illinois. TO
the voters of other states he viii have
to cOniine himself 20 the national is,-
sues, including his proposal OF the 70.
call OF Judges and the third term Is
sue"
Dixon Jubilant over Result
THE day OF the handplcked, ma
chine-made delegate 10 nominate a
presidential candidate is over. The
DAY OF the nomination of the eandi-
ldates by the direct expression OF the
viii of the voters has come"
That was the comment on the uli-
nOis primary by Senator Dixon. man
aver OF the Roosevelt campaign com
lmittee.
The Republicans of Illinois. By an
layalanche majority of one hundred and
twenty thousand, have served notice
that they are unaltorably opposed "a
the reactionary policies of Taft and
I
has permitted his managers 10 commit
his political fortunes, continued sen.
latOr Dixon.
The overwhelming sentiment IN
favor OF tho nomination OF Colonel
Roosevelt has al last forced itself
home on the administration managers
The time has come when the Re.
publican voters Of the country will no
longer take orders either from the
| White House or from the machine
representatives OF big business as Ia
their candidate for presidency"
The Roosevelt national hoadquar-
ters claimed for Colonel Roosevelt lJl
delegates with other figures as fol
lows TAFT, 40 La Toilette, So; Cum
Minis Z; uninstrucJod. ga; contested
has
The TAFT headquarters omitting the
5S Illinois delegates from its figures
ON the ground that the final figures
az TO the various districts were MOI
lyet available, made the following
claims OF delegates; Taft. 8l8; Roosa.
velt 39i La Toilette. SO, Cummins q