Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1912-03-27
ROOSEVELT MAY CONTEST
TEDDl'S MANAGERS INTIMATE
THAT THEY WILL HOLD
ANOTHER ELECTION.
INDIANA IS FOR TAFT
The President viii Have Eighteen Out
Of the Thirty Votes from the
HOosicr State.

NEW YOBK, March 26.-VictorN
for the organization delegates to Tho
republican national convention, who
were opposed in II congressional dis
tricts of New York state at today's
primaries by candidates named by
Roosevelt supporters, was claimed al
hour after the polls had closed tonight
by the state ana county organization
chairmen.
The primary elections in this city,
where most of the contests arose, were
made chaotic by one of the worst
ballot miX-ups known for many years
and returns from the election were
considerably delayed.
VIM. Barnes, Jr., chairman of the
republican state committee, claimed
at 10 o'clock that the opposition by
the highest possible estimate" would
not win more than seven out of the
ninety seats in the national conVen-
ton, which New York is entitled to.
No statement on the result had been
ters up to two hours after the polls
closed.
County Chairman Koenig claimed
vitcory in his own district by a vote
of $50 to 10 and declared the returns
from about 10 per cent of the election
districts indicated a ratio of about
TO l against the opposition. lie
claimed the election OF organization
delegates in every district.
Was Much Confusion.
The primaries opened at o'clock
amidst confusion owing to the delay
in delivering ballots in many voting
districts
In one case on the west side the
police officials reported that the bal
lots designed for use at Is polling
places did not arrive until about
p. M, and in the tnree-hour walt
some early comers left the polls. The
polls closed at 9 p. IN.
There was further enmity because
the green ballots for the democratic
primaries were delivered to many
places instead of the republican pink
ones II was well into the evening
before the mixups were Strengthened
ont.
President Britt of the board Of cleo
tlons declared the delay was due
largely to the eleventh hour litigation
which the Roosevelt committee began
over the position of delegates on the
ballots, resulting in court orders
which handicapped the printer
After the polls had closed at 9
o'clock in some instances only about
half an hour after they had opened, !
on account of the delay in the deliv /,
cry of the ballots, Roosevelt support |
ers said the miXup would lay the |
ground for contest as to the validity /
of the election.
Some Lengthy Ballots.
IT was the first trial of the new /
primary law and the working of 1t .
had been looked to with special in
terest on this account. Ballots in
many OF the districts ranged from 10
to II feet long. and so great had been
the haste to get them out in some
eases they were in sections. there
having been no time to paste them
together
County Chairman Koenig declared
tonight his organization was in no
wise to blame for the ballot mixup
as the ballot delivery was in the hands
of the board of elections. The repub-
lican county committee issued the fol-
lowing statement on the matter:
"In every case whore It was re-
ported that the official ballots had
not been delivered the Dspectois were
be used. For this purpose inspectors
were advised to send to the nearest
polling places having sample ballots
the names of the candi ,,
dates and to use them in the same
as official ballots. No per. /,
son should have lost his vote by rea-
son of the absence of the official
ballot"
At the republican county headquar- , ,
ween TAFT and Roosevelt" This Is !
because the county organization had
ndorsed President Taft and claims all
delegates nominated by the party :
committees in the various DISTRICTS ia
or the presidents denomination. In !,
accordance with the primary law,
However. none OF the delegates is spe-
ifically instructed.
County Chairman Koenig late to-
light called the White House on the
one distance telephone and told Sec
etary Wilson that President Taft had a
wept New York county and that not
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