Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-04-03
TAFT IS WINNER.
ROOSEVELT GETS ONLY THE 7 OF
90 DELEGATES ON WHICH
THERE WAS NO CONTEST.
HIS AIDS TO APPEAL TO DIX
Will Ask New Primary Because OF.
Failure to Deliver Adequate Num-
Der OF BalIots-Presldent Victor at
Indiana Convention.

New York. March 28.-Delegates to-
The Republican national convention
favoring the nomination of Theodore
Roosevelt were defeated at the New
York state primaries in every district
where they opposed candidates deslg-
mated by the regular Republican or
ganization and claimed by the follow-
ers of President Taft. The Taft cam
paign managers declared at least 81
of New York's 90 delegates would go
to Chicago favoring the presidents
nomination. This estimate included
the four deIegates-at-large to be chos-
en- at the state convention April 9.
The remaining seven delegates were
designated by the regular district or
ganization, but are conceded to Col
onel Roosevelt.
Taft Wins by More Than to I.
Colonel Roosevelt lost the only two
fights his supporters made upstate,
and the returns from the Is contested
districts in New York city and Long
Island gave his opponents plurality
averaging more than to 1.
are expected to concentrate their at
tention on the state convention in an
effort to prevent the Taft men from
sending to Chicago an instructed dele
CATION The primary law did not per-
NIT specific instructions of the dele
gates at the time they were elected.
The leaders concede that the action OF
the New York delegation will be in
auenced by the results in other states
that hold primaries or conventions
during the interval before the New
York convention.
Say They Will Appeal to Dix.
Roosevelt campaign managers con-
fined their statements to declarations
regarding the confusion that reigned
In New York city over the failure to
deliver an adequate number of ballots.
Former Judge Charles H. Duell chair
man of the Roosevelt Citizens COM
mittee, and Chairman Koenig of the
Republican county committee both de-
clared they would appeal to Cover
nor Dix for a second primary in New
York city.
ure to provide ballots in all districts
to the Vaccinations of their oppo-
nents. The organization men, on the
other hand, united with the printers
in attributing the situation to the court
action brought by the Roosevelt forces
in their unsuccessful attempt to have
the names Of their delegates printed
at the head of the ticket. This, the
printers say delayed their work a
week and the monumental nature Of
the task made it impossible to get
enough ballots ready in time for the
election.
New Primary Would Cost $4,000.
A new primary in New York city,
it is estimated, would cost something
like $150,000, since ballots costing
$4,000 would have to be reprinted
and the whole election machinery re-
vised.
Taft Wins in Indiana.
Indianapolis, Ind. March 28.-Presi-
dent Taft won a victory in Indiana
when the Indiana Republican state
convention enthusiastically indorsed
his administration, declared for his re-
nomination and reelection and in
structed the delegates at large from
this state to vote for Mr.. Taft at the
national convention at Chicago.
National Committeeman Harry 6.
New, former Vice-President Charles
w. Fairbanks, James E. Watson and
Joseph D. Oliver were elected dele
gates. The Taft faction had major
ity of los over the supporters of
Colonel Roosevelt.