The Washington times., 1912-05-22
PRIMARIES IN OHIO
+. ELIMINATE TAFT AS
! FACTOR AT CHICAGO
Result Means Roosevelt
Will Win on First
#E /, "a Ballot. 4
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was over. There remained nothing but
the formalities of the convention, and
then the red-hot nationaltcampaign that
will follow.
Ohios democracy has divided its
strength between Harmon, and Wilson.
which is a severe blow to the Ohio
governor, who while getting a comfort
able majority of delegates. has failed to
hold anything like a solid support from
his home State. The result raises Will
sons standing perceptibly among the
class of aspirants for the Baltimore
nomination.
May Have Ten Delegates.
The best advices as to actual results
In Ohio at a late hour today indicated
that Mr.. Taft had carried the two Gin
cinnati districts certainly and probably
three others, giving him total Of ten
delegates. There was no longer any un-
certainty about Roosevelt's control of
the State convention, which will elect
six delegates at large, meeting on
June g.
Congressman Victor Murdock. who re-
turned today after ten days of stumping
"The Roosevelt sweep would have
been complete If a fight had been made
in Cincinnati for the two districts there,
and If the ballot had been simple, and
initiated against Roosevelt Fake
ballots were put out, directing people to
support the Taft candidates under the
belief that they were for Roosevelt. In
the country the day was so good for
farming that thousands who would
have given huge majorities for Roose-
welt remained at home in the effort to
utilize every hour of sunshine in getting
belated crops into the ground. The
farmers were all for. Roosevelt, and he
would have had easily double his popu-
lar majority IL they had voted as heav.
ally as did the city people,"
Depression Is Marked.
In the Taft camp in washington de.
preston today is more marked and
frank than ever before, The result ir
Ohio, moreover, Is by no means the
only thing that has caused it. There
are other reasons.
Senator Crane of Massa chusetts Is
one. Ais announcement last night thai
nomination and reelection to the Sen.
ate, put would get out of politics
caused CONSERVATION. The explanatior
Is most interesting.
Crane is one Of the Senatorial mem.
pers or the national committee. Pen.
rose Is another. Former Senator Scot,
OF west Virginia is another. These
forces to organize and handle their last
desperate fight for control of the com.
mlttee; they had been counted upon tc
m menbsrs slrs tae and most Influential i group Of
weaker members up to the rack, for the
ssIntral project OF grabbing the com.
m,ttee Taft day at any cost and seating tn:
: cases, without regard to the merits
rms 2ian represents, not any devotion
TO TAFT. nor any consideration for tn,
Al OF ax,1e
purpose OF the state bosses TO keep thei
hands on the levers that govern TIN
machinery Of the party.
draWal from politics has destroyed hi
own usefulness IN such a plot. He ha
lost his power TO dominate.
Penrose Loses Nerve.
Along with him has gone the Penros,
weight; for Penrose. it Is now declared
by his Pennsylvania friends, has com
pieteIy lost his nerve. He has no en-
thusiasIn for that sort of fight. H
hopes that in the turn of politica
things he may Yet work himself bacl
into power in time to pull down tn
Senatorial re election in 1915, but h
EnoMs that 10 participate in the pro
posed plot of betrayinS the rarty an
stealing nomina tiun away from Roose
welt, would be the death blow of hi
alreadL sin. chances. So Pcnrose /
counted practically out of the conbi
naticn: and Scott. who Is only ex-Sena
tor, %r,r rep9Sdiated' S E as were Ptnrose AN
greater, practical value. In short. tn
carefully elaborated scheme Of prac
through the combintlon of bosses Ii
;ortnern states and committeeman il
tho South, has collapsed
That such project could be carrie
through was never seriously feared b.
the Roosevelt managers. They knew 1
would fall to pieces, just as 1t has; bu
managers less n "a Of I'M
derstanding that public sentiment will a
length In such crisis make itself fel
and obeyed, had hoped to work thei
pleasant proposal in burglary.
Statement From Dixon.
Chairman Dixon of the Roosevelt com
mittee issued this statement this after
noon:
ohio makes the tenth Republica
State where the candidacy of Mr.. TAT
and Colonel Roosevelt has been sub
mitted to the Republican voters them
selves for decision. The verdict ha
been unanimous one in every Stat,
Taft and his campaign managers hav
fully realized that an adverse verde
In Ohio meant death knell of the move
ment OF renominate Mr.. Taft.
Realizing the situation, Mr. Tai
frankly stated at Cleveland last Thurs
day in his speech. The vote in Ohit
my home State, will be the decisive on
anu viii SSltle the question Oh the nom
nation The Republican leaders an
the Republican voters so interpret III
Roosevelt landslide in Ohio.
The Republican party is bigger tina
the ambition Of any one man. The or
wise, patriotic thing to be done is fc
Mr. Taft and his managers now to az
cept the unanimous verdict of the r.
publican primary States and to will
draw from the contest. Neither he nc
his managers can longer withstand III
nationwide movement that calls Il
Roosevelt once again to assume Il
leadership of the Republican party. H
nomination is inevitable at Chicago, ar
his election is certain in November" B."
Plans of Taft.
President Taft had made all arrang
ments for an active campaign in Ne
Jersey before the primaries there ne,
Tuesday There was interest today
to whether he would change this pla
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