Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-05-22
Thirty-two for Roosevelt
Whose Majority is
10000.
HARMON LEADS WILSON
Latter Showed Strength in
Some of the Ohio
Precincts.

Columbus, May 22.-Nearly COM
plete returns from yesterdays Ohio
primary, at hand at noon today, in
dicate Roosevelt won 80 and Taft 10
of the district delegates.
On the democratic ticket, Harmon
is believed TO have won by a larger
percentage than Roosevelt. being
credited with 35 district delegates
against seven for Wilson.
MAY RULE STATE CONVENTION.
The Taft-Roosevelt fight will be
carried to the state convention, which,
June 3, will select six delegates-at-
large TO Chicago.
Nearly complete returns indicate
Taft has nearly a sufficient number
OF delegates to control the convention.
This may give Taft the six delegates
at large, and bring his total to 6.
EASY FOR HARMON.
Harmon will not be forced TO make
further fight for the delegates-at-
large, as the democratic call specifies
the winner of the primary shall
name his own delegates-at-iarge
La Toilette polled heavy vote in
several counties and II is possible the
final results will show he ran second
TO Roosevelt ~ a number Of --coun=
ties.
LATE RETURNS ON DELEGATES.
Columbus, May 22.-Latest returns
show Harmon delegates were elected
from the following districts. First.
Eighth. Tenth. Eleventh, Twelfth.
Thirteenth, Fourteenth. Fifteenth.
Seventeenth, Eighteenth and Nine
teenth In the Ninth Harmon has
one delegate.
The Wilson delegates are from the
third, Twentieth and Twenty-frst. In
the Ninth Wilson has one delegate.
The Sixteenth is not completed.
HARMON AND ROOSEVELT.
Columbus. May PA sweeping
victory for Roosevelt republican, and
Harmon (democraU was the result Of
Ohio's statewide primary. One OF the
Ohio "favorite sons" President Taft,
lost in the contest Returns early to-
day show Roosevelt secured p out of
the ~ delegates TO the republican ma
tional convention.
TAFT HAS THREE DISTRICTS.
II Is estimated Roosevelt has a plu-
rality OF approximately 10000 over
Taft in the popularity contest as ex-
pressed through the selection of del
egates 20 the national convention.
Taft so far has carried but three en-
tire districts. There is q division in
two.
SOME FOR BRYAN.
on the democratic side. Harmon has
rs OF the AZ delegates, while Wilson has
eight Harmon has a large lead in
the preferential vote. Despite the fact
their names were not printed on the
ticket. Bryan and Clark received scat
tering votes.
While returns are meager on the
vote for delegates TO the republican
state convention, which names six re
publican national delegates-at-large. II
is thought the Roosevelt forces viii
dominate.
HARMON WILL NAME THEM.
The democratic party provided in it:
call that the candidate receiving tbs
largest presidential preferential vote
be permitted to name his own six del
egates-at-large 70 the national Conven
ton This gives Harmon opportunit!
TO further increase his number OF del
egates To the Baltimore convention.
HARMON HAS LARGE LEAD.
Harmon's majority. II is believed
will exceed that OF Roosevelt. On tn,
face of the early returns from 20 o
the SIS counties of the state, Taft vii
have but 10 of the AZ delegates {,
the national convention. He will hay,
two each in the First, Second, SeN
enth and Thirteenth districts, and on
each from the Third and Fifteenth
The official count may show a chang
in the districts where delegates ar
divided between Taft and Roosevelt
The 80 elected TO vote for Roose
welt are from the Fourth, Fifth
Sixth. Eighth. Ninth. Tenth. Eleventh
Twelfth. Fourteenth. Sixteenth, Sew
enteenth. Eighteenth, Nineteenth
Twentieth and Twenty-dFst, also on
eacI from the third and Fifteenth.
WILSON HAS II COUNTIES.
Complete returns from SO Of tn
SIS counties show Roosevelt carrie
40 Of them and Taft ii. OF the .