New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-04-11
ILLINOIS ISSUES LOCAL
Taft Manager Says Result Of Primary
Not Unexpected.

washington, April 10 - Representative
w 3. Mckinley, director Of Tafts national
headquarters. to-day issued the first off,
cial comment from the Taft side on the
Presidential primary in Illinois yesterday
Ho said:
Tho result in Illinois was not unexpected
issues which occupied the attention OF the
people OF the state were so peculiarly local
as TO cause the Presidential Issue TO be lost
sight OF so far as President Taft was con-
cerned. I say this advise6ly and for this
reason: Mr. Roosevelt recently invaded
the state and devoted the major portion OF
lation whatever, for the greater part. TO the
issues on which the Republican party must
meet the Democratic party in November
Furthermore. the questions discussed by
DO with the actual issues which he has
raised between himself and Mr.. Taft. In
other words. Mr.. Roosevelt participated In
the campaign In Illinois with al the free
dom OF a full iedged citizen Of the state,
and met and talked 10 voters OF Illinois on
the subjects which were uppermost in their
muds-namey state issues.
The narticipation OF eight candidates for
the Republican nomination for Governor
resulted in the complete breaking down OF
all party organization, and new alignments
lions Mr.. Roosevelt was able TO reach by
President Taft could not enjoy.
The result IN Illinois has no bearing
whatever on the outcome OF the Presiden-
tIaI contest In the Republican party. except
I'm so far as Il expresses the desires OF
Illinois. based on purely local issues. |
have never. in any public statement,
tho chicago convention. and | have never
included n in my calculations when l have
said repeatedly that President Taft will
have more votes In the convention thus year
trba no rpraiNpn
votes. | repeat that prediction now. and
7 am absolutely confident OF its vindica-
ton In no other state In the Union are
conditions existing where Mr. ho9seNe' s
he did I'm Illinois. To the voters of other
states he will have TO confne himself 10
the national issues including his proposal
for the recall of judges ana the thlrd term
issue These are the issues which AFFECT
not one state but forty-eight states. and
they cannot be buried by any local issues
existing elsewhere.
Senator Joseph NJ. Dixon, manager of the
Roosevelt campaign committee. to-day
made further comment upon the Illinois re-
suits, saying:
The Republicans OF Illinois by an ava
lanche ma iority OF $4,000. have served no
tice that they are unalterably opposed 70
the reactionary policies OF Tart and 70 TIE
reactIonary bosses 10 whom ne mas permit,
ted his managers TO commit his political
fortunes. , - 49,. 81
the nomination of Colonel Roosevelt mas
NJ last forced itself home upon the admin
is,ration managers. and this morning they
are bowed in grief. nursing the remnants
of what was once Presidential boom
Tho time has come when the republican
,,otara ~ the country will no longer take
orders either from the White House or
Srom the machine representatives OF big
business as to their candidate for the Presi-
Nf n nh-n
uGtoesI,pade delegate 10 nominate a PreSi-
dnntIai candidate is over. The day of the
uor,inat ion OF candidates by the direct ex-
preston OF the will of the voters mas come