Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1912-04-13
PRIMARY TODAY
IN PENN STATE
Result Will Go Far Toward
Determining Standard
Bearers

Philadelphia. Pa April o. Win
the Pennsylvania presidential priua-
ries 20 take place tomorrow fhe at
tentl1n az the politicians is focused
upon the keystone state Boz tho De-
lief that the results here viii go Oar
towards determining 0ho Is to head
both national tickets this year Penn
sylyania is 10 have lb drleeaies Dob
the Chicago and Baltimore rnuFen
tions. being second ouy t0 NeN iork
iu the size of its delegations
Most interest ccuter- in ihe selec-
ton of the 80 district delegates Oh
the Republican national convention
owing to the bitter contest between
the Taft and Roosevelt followers
Taft has the support OF the state
organization controlled by senator
Penrose. The Taft managers predict
that the president will sweep the
state and that the result will leave
him so easy a winner Ia the country
that the contest will boz virtually over
They are unwilling 10 concede that
Roosevelt delegates viii be named
In even one Of the % congressional
districts
The Roosevelt managers declare
that the Taft claims are absurd. They
assert that the old animOsitv felt hy
many Republicans toward the stat"
machine" is sufficient 10 elect
Roosevelt delegates in at least ten
districts. while the personal popular
iiy of me cv-ProsIdont is counted up-
ON 90 carry number of others Only
tho most ardent Of the Roosevelt sun
porfors venture 10 predict that Col
Roosevelt win capture The majority
of the delegates ON the other hand
Ihur. arc many who believe That rh'
results ot ihc primaries WIN Dee such
as to give the Roosevelt candidacy
Now impetus
ON tho Democratic side there . .|..
little to Doe said. except that aI. tu.
point to substantial victory ior
Woodrow Wilson Or the Sew I'r
SOY governor fails 20 capture af least
three fourihs of the Pennsylvania del.
egaies the result will be- about th"
biggest surprise that the politician.
horcabolt have had iu years The
Wilson campaien managers claim %"
viii have O solid delegation. hut un
biased political students are inclined
10 concedc from one 10 a dozen dele.
gates each 10 Clark and Harmon.
Candidates Tor congress are TO b'
selected IN the primaries. also leg
islative candidates and delegates TO
the state conventions that Sill meet
later to name candidates for the state
offices to be- filled next fall and a
dozen notwithstanding to the ma
tional conventions
PENNSYLVANIA has lost heavily In
It's Republican representation In the
House in late years and the Repub
licans realize that they must make a
determined and thorough campaign
this fall unless their representation |
will be still further reduced.
Four Republican men oers OF thu
PENNSYLVANIA delegation are not can
didates tor denomination They ars
William s. Reyburu. George D. Nc
Creary. Marlin + Olmsted and Ar
thur /. Bates. John G. N,Henry a /
democrat. has also decided 10 retire.
The members who are uuopposeG /
for denomination are Representatives
uieienderfer OF the Eighth district. /
Griest OF the Ninth, Farr OF The /
Tenth. Bowman of the Eleventh. Al /
ucy Of the Fourteenth Wilson of the /
Fifteenth. Lafean of the Twentieth I
and Gregg OF the TVcuy-sccOnd dis /
trict All the other members seek I
ing another term are faced by oppo- /.
sition candidates OF their ONn party .
IN many ot the district th. caudi. .
dates opposing the present Hrmhli. .
cam representatives loo Dou.r... for f.
denomination are flshHrs fur Cc.-
ou,l Roosevelt aud ALSO maxine a.,
900 issue trc nomination of Republic .
au State senators opposed to '.n rc.
election of Senator Ieurose
SCOT fHc least interest l,a.Hr. OF
rhc primaries is the contest l. .He.