The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1912-05-23
Will Have All But Ten
Delegates, Per-
haps More
SAYS FIGHTS WON
However, Asserts He
Will &c On to End of
the Contest

'''S F'N Va
Wilson men claim he carried seven
districts out Of ~ and will have II
delegates. In 1851 precincts out OF
o51G Harmon gets 1850 and Wilson
1:;,11S votes.
Washington, -. C.-Fnr from dis
hc;r,cncd by his defeat i'm Ohio.
President TAFT today approved {:
plan to extend his speaking cam-
paian in New Jersey mp to and i'll
Guiding the day of the primaries.
next Tuesday. This will he the first
time he %" IL other president has
c~ainpaisncd ON Il primary day. He
will make II desperate effort to Sc
cure Il majority of the 2S delegates
from New Jersey. His friends say
there is no truth i'm the report that
he will withdrew in favor of Roosc-
Welt.
Oyster Bay, y. I.-CoI. Roosevelt
is pleased with what he sarcastic
ally termed the "impulsiNe .judg-
mcnt" OF the people of Ohio, quoting
The phrase Taft had applied to some
primaries. Roosevelt says that the
contest is NOW ovcr and that he will
he nominated at Chicago. He dec!ar-
cs that Taft men now cannot unScat
the Roosevelt delegates from contest
cl states. Roosevelt received con
giatulatory kilograms from all over
the country in great numbers, incIud-
ing IL thousand or more from Ohio.
ROOSEVELT LEAD DECISIVE.
Columbus, O.-Thc latest returns
this morning Indicate that Col. Roosc-
welt and Governor Harmon captured
the most of the delegates to the two
big conventions. Roosevelt will con-
troll the state convention, which will
give him sin delegates ut large. Hair
mon gets the democratic state con
vcntion.
OF the tS delegates from Ohio to
Chicago. il GEMS probable that
Roosevelt will get all but ten.
Roosevelt carried at least 10 of the
the congressional districts, out of ii
total of 21.
Harmon is certain of ~ districts.
Harmon led Wilson by 10000 to To-
600, and Roosevelt will have Il pIui-
aiity ovcr Taft of from 10000 u
90 900.
Wilson carried eight diStri Is. t.c
Third, Fourth, Eighth, Ninth, TcntIl,
seventeenth. Nineteenth. Twentieth
and Twent.-first, but Harmon iaan-
ayers dispute the Third and Fourth.
The cities voted for Wilson, hnt tho
country districts wcn for Harmon
Chairman Walter Brown of the
state Roosevelt committee, az noon
made II statement that Roosevelt
would he nominated at CHICAGO Oh
the first ballot. In Ohio he assert
Roosevelt will have 3S delegates. {.
10 for Taft. Manager Laylin Of t'.
Taft committee states that Taft has
ten and possibly fourteen delegates,
that Taft will not withdraw, but
that he will fight right up to tl,t
Chicago convention.
CONTEST AT CONVENTION:
Chairman Brown asserts thai 'f
expects the state convention ut Col
umbus on June Bird and 1th to elect
six dclesates-at-largc, instructed foI
Roosevelt. Chairman Jay1in of thu
Taft committee declares that Taft vii
control the state convention. The con
Hict in predictions may indicate an
other Koosevclt-Taft fight. as thu
instructed.
At noon the Roosevelt men claimed
all the districts but the First, Second
and Third, but there is Il chance tina
Taft will get one and perhaps tw'
more districts. This would give Roosc
Welt 32 aud Taft 10 of the distIic
delegates. but if the Roosevelt claim,
are right. Taft will have only ST
pf the district delegates.
The latest returns indicate tina
Harmon got the First. Second, Third
Eleventh, Twelfth, Thirteenth, Fill
tecntIl, Sixteenth and Eighteenth dis
%tricts, giving him twenty district de
egatcs at large. Wilson, according I
the latest figures, probably has tn
Third. Fourth, Eighth, Ninth, Tent
Seventeenth, Nineteenth, Twentieth
and Twcnty-first, giving him 1S di'
trist delegates. Both sides admit TIL
contest is close in some districts an
that the later returns may chang
the results.
LA Toilette did not get IA delegat
i'll the state, but in tie Twentieth di.