The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-04-07
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Chicago. III. APRIL 6.-The presi-
Dental preference primary campaign
was at tho food stage in Illinois to-
night In Cook county alone there
arc 100 candidates for office TO be
voted on a, the general primary
Tuesday. The campaign OF the minor
candidates. including those for GOV
crnor, have been almost completely
overshndowcd BY the bitter struggle
Of the presidential aspiran,s. Hun
dreds Of political meetings were held
to-day throughout the State.
Governor Woodrow Wilson. cx-
huusted and hardly able to drag him
self from his private car. camo into
Chicago tonight after the most SIREN
uous two days of hts life. lie put on
clean collar and started out to
make four speeches in this county.
With three special trains fitting
from one railroad line to another.
with candidates making unexpected
rear-platform speeches at unexpected
moments, and thereby knocking
schedules to smithcreens. railroad
traffic has boon delayed. and the bust
ness OF n score Of smaller towns
demoralized While thousands OF poo
pic have forsaken their usual occu-
patton to listen To the spellbindcrs.
Tho Roosevelt campaign reached It's
zenith at Springfield tonight. where
tho former President delivered the
heavy punch" OF his whirlwind cam
naiGr. He is accompanied by nearly
the entire executive body of tho Ma
tional Roosevelt Committee.
"Pama Jim" SIdctrnckcd.
Untt late this afternoon, Secretary
OF Agriculture Wilson. who last night
was put aboard n special train and
given n copy of tho Roosevelt timer
AIRY, kept about half an hour ahead OF
The Roosevelt train. addressing the
Roosevelt meetings In the interest of
President Taft's candidacy.
The Roosevelt managers made n
slight change in their program.
"Tama Jim" got sldetracked, and
found that his special was running
behind tho Roosevelt train. Chicago
headquarters lost track of him en-
tircly. He was scheduled to speak
at Bloomington tonight. but failed
to arrive there.
ITS the greatest campaign that
ever was made for any man." said
Colonel Frank L Smith. speaking of
the fight put UP for the President to-
night. mere Is J Hlt SpcnD!1lueT
for every county in the State.
The big meeting of the Taft cam
pa'gn was addressed tonight at the
Auditorium by Colonel Chas. l..
Townsend. Former Governor Eachcl
dor, Of New Hampshire. spoke at
Dekalb and new bunch of orators
is to invade the Mckinley and Cannon
d strict Monday. when Roosevelt goes
to Danville.
La rollette's mana gers alone have
failed to enter into the tumuituuus
scramble for votes
Nowhere have I found the people
so enthusiastic for the principles of
progressive Democracy as In this
State" said Governor Wilson. to-
night, as he prepared for his Chicago
speeches. IT am elated over the re-
ceptions that have been rendered me.
and cannot but feel confident of the
result"
With a score OF Missouri orators.
led by former Governor DnviG Il.
lrarcis and Senator William J. Stone.
OF that State, tho campaign OF Champ
Clark was brought to n close here to-
night. ClarlS's friends predic. that
he will surely carry Coolt county
against Governor Wilson. and sney
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