The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-04-10
BY Associated Press.

Chicago, April Incomplete returns
from Illinois primary election precincts
indicate that Roosevelt has led Taft
about two and a half to one in the
preferential presidential primary and
that Clarks vote in the same primary
La. Toilette polled a small vote. Roose-
velt's supporters claim he carried the
state by 10000 majority.
Gov. Deneen appears to have been
re- elected
Woman's suffrage in Chicago met a
decisive defeat.
Macon county. 25 out of SO precincts,
indicate that Roosevelt will have a ma
jority of 1900. This is in Congress
man McKinley's home distrisct-
Washington, April 9.-In a detailed
statement on the Kentucky situation
given out by the Taft headquarters to-
day United States Senaor Bradley of
Kentucky asserts that the claims of
the Roosevelt managers are utterly un-
reliable because they are entirely false
in many respects and partially false in
others
THE cry Of fraud by the Roosevelt
people is only intended to cover their
own deformity and their groundless
contests are intended to destroy party
harmony and defeat the will Of the
people" says the senator.
It was said at the White House to-
day that President Taft does not ex-
pect to answer Senator Dixon's letter
on the activities of federal officehold-
ers in KenuclSy. The charge will be
considered by the civil service com
mission and probably by the postoffice
department.
Postmaster General Hitchcock said
that the letter had not officially been
brought to his attention.
Senator Joseph NJ. Dixon announced
at the Roosevelt headquarters today
that he had prepared charges to be
filed at once with the civil service com =
mission against Internal revenue de-
rartment employees and other federal
off1ceholder-, whom the Roosevelt man
ayers charge with undue political ac
tivity in the Kentucky state elections.
Louisville, KY, April e.-Taft got
nine uncontested delegates to the Re
publican national convention in today's
district conventions in Kentucky and
Roosevelt one. The Roosevelt men
walked out OF the eighth and tenth dis
trict conventions being held, and two
sets of delegates 10 the national con
vention were chosen.
Taft got six delegates at yesterdays
district convention, giving him fifteen
uncontested delegates ana Roosevelt
one. with six seats subject to contest
At the state convention here tomorrow
Kentucky's delegation of 26 will be
completed by the election of four dele
gates at large.
Rochester. N. Y, April 9.-The Re
publican state convention held its first
session here today. After the keynote
speech by Temporary Chairman Mich
olas Murray Butler, 1t adjourney until
tomorrow to permit the committee OF
resolutions to draft a platform and
select four delegates at large to the
national convention and try to deter
mine whether II will be TO the best In
terest of Taft to send an uninstructed
delegation to Chicago.
Montpelier, Vt, April 9.-Haf Of the
Vermont delegates to the Chicago con-
vention chosen today are for Taft. The
Roosevelt supporters split even in tho
struggle for control. The delegation
will be completed tomorrow at the
state convention with a choice of four
delegates at large. Tonight both Taft
and Roosevelt claim a majority Of the
delegates at large