Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1912-05-04
ROOSEVELT WAVE
COUNTRY WIDE
New England ReVOIts From
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PROGRESSIVES LINING Up

StronghoIds Have Plainly Demon
strated That They Are Against tho
Candidate Of Big Business-Stasaer-
ing Blows to Standpatism.
Washington, April 1S.-New England.
SO confidently claimed as Taft terri
tory, has shown conclusively that it
wants Colonel Theodore Roosevelt as
Its candidate for the presidency.
UP to date twenty delegates have
been elected from this section OF
these fourteen are instructed for Colo
mel Roosevelt and six are uninstructed.
There remain sixty-eight delegates
to be elected from New England. OF
these New Hampshire will contribute
eight. Rhode Island ten, Connecticut
fourteen and Massachusetts thirty six.
Governor Bass Of New Hampshire
signed the call to Colonel Roosevelt to
accept the presidential nomination If
offered and is confident that his state
WILL instruct SOlidly for Colonel Roose-
welt. Massachusetts realized that If it
failed to have presidential prefer
ence primary its delegates would be
named by the Taft machine politicians
and the Republican voters would have
absolutely nothing to say about it. Pub
lie sentiment was aroused, with the re-
suit that the primary law has passed,
In spite Of the opposition of the Taft
leaders, backed by the president him
self. Mr.. Taft was urged to support
the movement for q popular test, but
refused to do SO. After the law was
on the statute books he gave 1t lip
loyal approval.
Lining Up For T. r.
In view Of the fact that the law was
passed as the result Of the insistence
or the Roosevelt forces it Is easy to
realize that the movement for the colo
mel has tremendous strength. There is
every reason to believe that Massachu
sets will give him the same rousing
majority that Illinois gave him a few
days ago In spite Of the machines in
operation In Rhode Island and Connec-
ticut and the fact that no fight what
ever has been made in either Of these
states for the colOners candidacy there
iS great deal Of Roosevelt sentiment
The Now England situation IS highly
satisfactory from the Roosevelt point
Of view and equally unsatisfactory
from the Taft standpoint. The six
great states Of the northeast with the
exception Of New Hampshire were be-
lieved to be the stronghold Of conserv-
atism. and Senator Galltnger, the ally
and supporter Of Senators Penrose,
Crane and Lorimer, was confident that
New Hampshire could be brought into
line for Mr.. Taft Senator Dillingham;,
who also belongs to the senate ring and
who for the second time has vindicat-
ed Lortmer. assured the president that
Vermont would cast it's vote solidly
for him. Yet Mr.. Taft has obtained not
q single instructed delegate from Yer
mont If 1t had been suggested sever
al weeks ago that Colonel Roosevelt
would carry Maine and that the presi-
dent would not get single instructed
vote from that state nor the state of
Vermont the man responsible for the
suggestion, If living in Washington,
would have been conveyed at once to
an insane asylum. Yet Maine and Yer
mont have refused to place a single
delegate IN the Taft column.
Strength With Voters.
The strength Of the Roosevelt wave
will be realized when attention is ca