The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-07
Campaign is Overlooking the Banks
and Spreading Out All Over
the Political
Bottoms.
THOUSAND CANDIDATES
Everybody Out to Gather Votes and
Nothing but speech-Makins
Is Being
Done.


limited Press Leased Wire Service.l
The presidential primary situation
in Illinois as viewed by campaign
managers:
Col Chauncey Dewey for Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt's reception by
Illinois voters was most gratifying. 1t
gives us complete assurance that he
will carry every district with possibly
one exception
Col. Frank L. Smith, for President
Taft-The sentiment of the people OF
Illinois is sweeping to President Taft
everywhere. There is no doubt it can
not be denied. He will carry the
state by handsome majority.
Walter S. Rodgers, for LaFollette-
Sentiment is changing every day. The
Roosevelt strength is waning rather
than gaining. La Toilette will poll a
heavy vote. Were he. personally in
the field, victory for him would be
sure.
R. l.. Hill, for Champ Clark-Demo-
Gratis of Illinois will unite on a real
democrat for the presidency Champ
Clark is certain to carry Cook county.
He will receive large vote in the
state.
]. e. Davies, for Wilson-Democrat
Of the middle west are demanding an
honest progressive for their candidate
Dr. Wilson's tremendous reception
throughout the state assures us that
he will be the peoples choice on
Tuesday.
Campaigri is on.
United Press Leased Wire Service. ]
CHICAGO, April 6.The presiden-
tial preference primary campaign is
at the flood stage in Illinois tonight.
In Cook county alone there are 1000
candidates. for offices to be voted on
sat the general primary Tuesday. The
campaign of the minor candidates, in
cluding those for governor, has been
almost completely oyershadowed by
the bitter struggle Of the presidential
aspirants. Hundreds of political
lilSCbln6S dIt DSllS utlu IUIOuS uOuI
the state tonight
Governor Woodrow Wilson, exhaust
ed and hardly able to drag himself
from his private car, came into Chi
cago tonight after the most strenuous
two days of his life. He put on a
clean collar and started out to make
four speeches in this county.
With three special trains fitting
| from one railroad line to another
with speakers making unexpected
rear platform speeches at unexpected
moments and thereby knocking sched.
ules to smithereens, railroad traffic
has been delayed and the business of
a score of smaller towns demoralized
while thousands of people have for.
! saken their usual occupation to listen
to the spellbinders.
The Roosevelt campaign reached its
zenith at Springfield tonight where
the former president delivered the
heavy punch of his whirlwind cam
paign. He is accompanied by nearly
the entire executive body of the Ma.
i tional Roosevelt committee. All day
long, until late this afternoon, Secre
tary of Agriculture James Wilson
I who was last night put aboard a spe
cial train and given copy of the
/ Roosevelt itinerary, kept about hall
an hour ahead of the Roosevelt train
addressing the Roosevelt meetings in
the interests of President Taft's can
didacy. The Roosevelt managers
made slight change in their pro
gram. "Tama jim" got sidetracket
and found that his special was run
ming behind the Roosevelt train, Chi
cago headquarters lost sight of him
entirely He was scheduled to speal
at Bloomington tonight, but failed K
arrive there.
Its the greatest campaign tha-
ever was made for any man." sait
Col Frank l.. Smith, speaking of the
fight put up for the president, to
night There is Taft spellbinder foI
every county in the state. The bis
meeting of the Taft campaign was ad
dressed tonight at the Auditorium b,
Senator Charles Z. Townsend. Forme
i Governor Bacheider of New Hamp
shire spoke at De Kalb and new
bunch of orators are to invade tn,
Mckinley and Cannon districts Mon
day, when Roosevelt goes to Danville
La Follette's managers alone hav,
failed to enter into the tumultou.
scramble for votes
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