New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-27
CLAIM 0H|0'S BIG SIX
Taft Bureau Says Presidents
Friends Are in Control.
WILL WRITE PLATFORM
Endorsement of Recent Vote OF
Constitutional Convention
Predicted.
From The Tribune Bureau

Washington. May :6.-The Taft bureau
issued a statement to-day claiming con
troll of the Ohio state convention.
President Tafts friends will control
the state convention Of Ohio and will elect
six misunderstanding who will support
the President in the national convention
at Chicago the statement says. Wv nile
Mr. Roosevelt will have majority of the
district delegates, President Tart faS
carried the state convention by a substan-
tial majority, indicating that he IS as
much entitled to claim the state az Mr..
Roosevelt. incidentally. the Presidents
friends will write the state platform. and
i'm so doing they will indorse President
Taft and his administration and side with
his views concerning the coming national
platform of the party. This will be mere
~ an Endorsement Of the recent vote Of
the Constitutional Convention of Ohio
which repudiates Theodore Roosevelts
national platform. first enunciated in a
speech before the ohio Constitutional
Convention last February"
The statement continues.
The Ohio outcome emphasizes the exist
ing incOngruites Of the present primary
laws. Among the peculiar Developments OF
these primaries during the present cam
paign. In addition TO ohio, have been the
following:
In Oregon Mr. Roosevelt received n plu-
rality Of votes, but not a majority. Under
the state law he would receive only fNe
votes at Chicago. President TAFT four ana
Senator La Toilette. The TAFT ana Ia
Toilette delegates have, however agreed
among themselves 10 support Mr.. Roosc-
volt on the first ballot believing that TO
be the spirit of the state law.
In Massachusetts President Tart carr1eh
the Presidential preference Vot" or inc
state but his delcgates-at-larg" ""r" De
feated by a technical violation OF law. al
though the intent of the voters IN ms favor
was manifested Overwhelmingly. The re-
suit IS eight Roosevelt delegates tlarge;;
morally bound to vote for TAFT but stu
refusing To 10 SO. Some Of the most rep
resentatVc and prominent t"publcahS III
the state have written these delegates. ask
ing them to remain at home and permit ihe
Taft alternateS 10 represent inc Stht' az
Chicago in order that the popular VIII may
be- recorded. To date no answer mas beeh
given. A.,
In MARYLAND Mr.. Roosevelt carried the
state-at-large by small plurality. but
/ resident Taft carried two Congress as
trcts, which, under the call OF the RePuo-
lean National Committee, are entitled 10
have their judgment 40 recorded. lnder
the state law Mr. Roosevelt seemingly gets
them all on the first ballot and the Presl-
dent gets no credit for the votes cast TOT
him in those districts.
I'm one district in Californla-the lst-the
same condition prevails. the President nav
ing carried that district. while Mr.. Roose-
Welt carried the remainder OF the districts
and the statewide preferential vote.
Here then are I've scattered instances
where a lack Of uniformity OF state prl-
mary laws some OF them in violation OF
the call Of the publican National Com
mittee have brought about seemingly par
adoXical results I'm whole or In part
When all OF Ohlos delegates have been
officially chosen. the state convention hav-
ing vet to elect the SIX at-large President
re n will have. 81 delegates I'm the chicago
convention and Ny. Roosevelt 4ro. The
President will then have % majority IN the
national convention, Will" Mr.. Roosevelt
will lack 40 Of enough to nominate. ONO +
,tatc convention the TovAs state Couveu-
ton and the New Jersey primari"s are
scheduled TO bo held this week