The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1912-05-16
ROOSEVELT Will
GET MINNESOTA
STATE WILL SEND DELEGATION
TO REPUBLICAN CONVENTION
FOR Ex.PREsIDENT.
o LIKE A LANDSLIDE
La Toilette Runs Poor Second, While
Tafs Stands Third-St. Paul and
Ramsey County for the
Colonel.

st. Paul, May 14.-Minnesota will
send a Roosevelt delegation to the Re-
publican national convention in Chi
cago. Returns from caucuses held.
throughout the state. indicate an
overwhelming victory for the colonel.
Following the example set by Min
neapolis and Hennepin county on Fri
day, st. Paul and Ramsey county
made the Endorsement even more en-
phatic.
The returns indicate that the colo.
mel started a landslide in the state and
a carried every district, with the
possible exception of the First and
with a chance of anti-Roosevelt COM
binations in the Seventh and Ninth.
In the First district former Con-
gresham Tawney did effective work
for the president and the Taft men
may control the district convention.
Winona county was carried for Taft,
the city of Winona being practically
solid. Mower, Wabasha and Waseca
were reported favoring the president.
Freeborn county. in which Albert Lea.
is located, the home of Speaker Dunn,
Colonel Roosevelt won an overwhelm.
Ing victory.
Roosevelt Wins in Eighth.
In the Eighth, or St. Louis county
district, the colonel again showed him
self a winner. The vote in the CITY
OF Duluth was overwhelmingly in his
favor. President Taft carried some of
h lower counties, where the in.
f1uence of R. C. Dunn prevailed. but
the entire Eighth. on the face of the
first returns, appears to have gone
against the president.
In the Seventh and Ninth districts,
Senator La Toilette showed consider
able strength.
In Lyon county. Roosevelt received
S73 to 246 for La Toilette and 115 for
the president. This would make it
impossible for the La Toilette and
Taft men to control the county con-
vention.
In Redwood county. La Toilette
made his best showing, running two
to n ahead of Roosevelt. Meeker
county went to La Toilette while Vel.
low Medicine gives La Toilette %,
Taft 8 and Roosevelt 81. making a
Taft-Roosevelt combination possible.
In Mcleod county. La Toilette car
r1ed the county, but the delegates are
instructed for Taft.
Douglas county. the home of Sena.
tor Nelson, in the Ninth district, gave
Roosevelt FL. Taft 8 and La Toilette
20. The La Toilette and Taft people
have it in their power % control the
convention.
Reports from Crookston, in Polk
county. We're to the effect that not
more than 100 votes had been cast.
The delegates elected are said to be
either Taft or La Toilette. East
Grand Forks went for Taft. The coun.
ty precincts show a leaning towards
La Toilette.
Blue Earth Goes to Roosevelt.
Blue Earth county and Mankato, the |
home of Governor Eberhart, gave
Roosevelt an overwhelming victory.
The governors friends took no part in
the contest. the governors course be-
ing an exact carrying out CT the pub
lie position he had taken that he fav-
ored the president, but would not use |
his influence nor the Influence OF his
to sway the result.
In Kandiyohi county. the first try.
out of candidates for governor oc-
Cured. This is in Lieutenant Govern
or Gordop's home district and a Wig
orous primary fight was made between
himself and w. E. Lee.
The precincts heard from gave Cor
don, 253; Lee, 314; E%berhardt, 40. !
Lee will have SO delegates and Cor.