Norwich bulletin., 1912-04-15
Ex-President Captures 65 of the 76 Delegates in
 Keystone States Primary Election. :.
WILL HAVE CONTROL OF STATE CONVENTION
Crushing Defeat For Regular Organization Will
 son Gets "A of the 76 Democratic Delegates Happy But Won't Predict His Nomination Senator Me Kiney Says the Acme of Demagogsm Has Been Reached

Philadelphia. April 14.-COl. Theodore Roosevelt's sweeping victory In Pehh- sylvania at Saturdays primary elec- tion kept growing today as the returns continued to come in. Incomplete re- turns from every district give the for sner president 65 of the states 16 dele gates in the republican national con ventipn.
 The Roosevelt supporters are claim ing 67. and later returns may carry the figures to that total. Col9nel Roosevelt won 8 of the GA district ma tional delegates, and his followers eelcted enough delegates to the state convention to give them control !1I ol that body. The state convention VIII name 12 delegates at large.
 Gov. Woodrow Wilson of New Jer- zev. who had no organized opposition, wnl have "A of the 76 delegates from PennsvIvania in the democratic na- tional convention In the Eleventh congressional district the two demo cratic national delegates elected are favorable to Speaker Champ Clark. but they are not pledged.
 Politicians Astoundsd.
 Politicians look upon the triumph Of Colonel Roosevelt with astonishment The supporters of the eormer presl- dent were without a state organiza- ton and without an organization in many of the g. congressional districts The regular republican organlzatlon headed by United States Senator Boles Penrose, which has veathered many political storm, suffered & crushing de feat in the loss of control of the state convention. It is the first time in the present generation that 1t has lost con- trol of that body.
 Convention to Name 12 Delegates.
 Besides naming the 12 delegates at large to Chicago. the convention will select 3S presidential electors, four candidates for congressman at large, and candidates for state treasurer and auditor general. all tQ be voted for at the November election
 The significance of the Roosevelt victory can be realized when 1t is re- r,embered that the delegates in control of the state convention have the power 10 select the state chairman and under the party rules the delegation to the national convention elects the national committeeman. At present Senator Penrose holds this position. It was said by prominent member of the state committee tonight that some of the Roosevelt delegates elected to the ztate convention are regular Organi8a- ton men who, although they voted fo1 Roosevelt delegates. will still stand by tne state organization.
 A Light Vote Rolled,
 Some of the leaders of the iepubllcar organization refrained from personally entering the primary as candidates fol district national delegates because il had been expected they would be SC lected as delegates at large. Amonf those understood to have been looked upon az the likely delegates were Sen stors Penrose and Oliver, Governor Tener. Secretary of State Robert Nc Afee and State Senator J. P. McNichol fhe leader of the party organization il Philadelphia. The vote boiled wal light Tn some instances it did not gC much over SO per cent. of the tota vote cast at the last general election Colonel Roosevelt is salt to have re ceived his heaviest vote from the re form element in the stete representet by the Keystone party, which since i was organized about two years ago ha opposed the regular republicans at ev cry election and succeeded in electinl reform mayor in Philadelphia. las year
 Miners fer Roosevelt.
 Another element of strength to tn Roosevelt forces was the 175,000 idl anthracite miners in the n0rtheaster, counties of the state, where the for mer president ran strongly. In Phila delphia President Taft's adherents go three of the six districts and split tn delegation in another, giving the presi dent seven delegates to Roosevelt five. The delegates favorins Taft wer not instructed. Among those who es caped the Roosevelt landslide wer John Wanamalzer and E. T. Stotesburl who were elected as Taft delegates f the Second district. Edgar F. Smitl provost of the University of Pennsyl VAaia. went down to defeat, but Vii liam Draper Lewis, dean of the lay department of the university, was Roosevelt winner.
 Pinchot's County for Taft
 In the congressional district wher Clifford Pihchot has his home tn Roosevelt national delegates won, bU MT. Pinchots home county, Pike ser q Taft delegate 10 the state conven Alon.
 Wilson Had No Serious Contest.
 Governor Wilson had an easy tim nf it in winning "A of the 76 delegate 10 the Baltimore convention. At pres : ent there are two democratic orgar { 1zations in Pennsylvania, and each Ina 2 endorsed the New Jersey governor fC 1 president There were 2 few scattere delegates who favored Champ Claf and in three districts there were dele F gates in favor of Harmon.
 The two Harmon delegates in u Eleventh district were defeated | Wilson men and m the 2S districts tv Clark men defeated the two WilsC candidates for national delegates. Wi sons total still stands at 4 out of in the delegation