El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-03-23
new YORK To
BE Battle
GROUND
Tuesdays Primaries viii Be
Stiff Fight For Republi-
can Delegation.
ROOSEVELT HAS
HEAVY HANDICAP


State viii have its first voting un0er
its new primary law on next Iues-
day. and many and varied are the
predictions being made as TO the re-
suits.
The voters will choose delegates to
The state conventions that viii In turn
select the egates-at-large to the
national conventions The voters also
will directly elect delegates TO the
national conventions from the separate
congressional districts in the case %
the Republicans, while the dlstrlcg
delegates to the Democratic nauonaL
convention viii be selected by the
State convention. This difference Is
{ because OF a clause in the new state
law, which gives each party the op-
ton OF having its district delegates
TO the national convention chosen
I either directly BY the State convention
which the voters elect
Interest Centers In Republican Fight
Chief interest centers in the Repub-
/ lican contest between Roosevelt and
( Taft adherents- The Democratic end
Z OF the primary amounts 10 little more
I than an empty fOrmaltty, so lar as its
I effect on the presidency IS concerned
in that no matter what names on the
Democratic ballot are selected. solid
Tammany membership controlled Dy
/ Charles F. Murphy, the Democratic
3 boss, viii be sent 70 the Democratlc
state convention. which viii choose
all the Democratic delegates TO the
national convention. murphy cnleL
power lies in the fact that his com
mittees select the names that go on
I the ballot and the voter is not per
[ bitted under the new law 70 vote Tor
I any nan not named
In the Republican contest, how
ever, 1t IS different; there is some
I thing more resembling a real DaLJle-
l There are only two delegates-at large
from each State TO each OF the na-
! tfOnal conventions, whereas New YORK
the biggest State In the Union, has a
I total Of IS delegates from the separate
] congressional districts, two from eacn
district With these Sc delegates De
I ing elected directly BY the voter the
[ Republican machine voluntarily haT-
I ing rellnquished its strangle-hold on
I the election OF all except the two del
/ egates-at-large. the Republican cttl-
zens OF New York possess some real
I power I'm deciding who shall repre-
| sent thrm IN the uaCIG2al convention
This situation naturally throws the
/ contest among the Republicans into
| greater prominence than the Demo
I cratic, and the interest in the battle
I that is being waged between support
/ ers OF Colonel Roosevelt and Prest-
] dent Taft is at high ebb as pri-
/ mary day draws near.
The Rival Claims.
/ Managers Of the Taft campaign are
/ claiming that the national convention
] delegates from all the congressional
| districts except one-Etoosevelt g
} home district on Long Island-Wiu be
I Taft men, while the former president
| retOrts don't count your chickens be
I fore they are hatched-beCause they
/ won't hatch" Colonel Roosevelt says
U he also figures on g victory, but does
1 not make the sweeping assertions OF
l the Taft partisans- The Republican
I organization is enrolled on the prssi-
\ dents side, from State Chairman VII
/ liam J. Be~nes down
/ New York State has has always been
\ looked upon as the revolving point OF
I national politics. and the success or
I failure Of Colonel ROosevelts campaign
I for delegates from New York IS ex-
/ Pected to indicate which way the wind
J blows more than any other one thing
I that viii happen before the national
I convention at Chicago in June
Has Been Bitter.
{ The fight between Roosevelt and
3 acterized as bitter ever since Colonel
D Roosevelt seized control Of the Repub-
/ hcan state convention in 1910 and
{ brought about the nomination OF
Henry l. StimsOn, now Secretary OF
War for governor despite the OppO-
/ sitiOn OF the regular organization IN
der State Leader Barnes Roossvelts
I victory over the machine on that Oc-
Z casiOn was complete, and the leaders
I have smarted from the defeat ever
Z since. ROOSeVelt'S candidate, Slim
Z son. was beaten in the election BY the
] Democratic nominee, John A DIX. the
q present governor, but the eX-president
/ declared at the time that Il was no
/ Reputation OF him, as the organiza-
[ ton asserted saving the defeat OF the
! Republicans would have been greater
stiH II he had not injected himself
.
I the time a Democratic victory was a
/ fOregone conclusion. and his chief ef-
I fort was to make the margin as small
as possible However, the organization
I has ever since blamed Roosevelt for
/ the defeat and the breach between
\ them has continued
I Odds Against Roosevelt.
] All conditions are against Roose-
/ Welt IN the coming primary, because
I OF the solid opposition OF the Organi-
\ cation, and the gaining OF only q com
\ n -
/ by him over the organization would be
I CANNED as tsntamount to a victory By
some OF his ueUtenants.
The polls viii be open on Tuesday
from 5 p. m until .. m, according
/ to the provisions OF the new law IL
/ is the first time that these hours have
/ ballots in the State.
| There is only one primary ballot. No
/ longer VIII each party have pOIIinE
I places OF its own IN the different dis
I triCts and with the names only If ffs
own party candidates on the balIots
/ The new law prescribes that the names
F or an candidates shall appear on one
Dallor ana that the voting shall be done
/ under the supervision Of election au-
tnorlrles OF the state. Every polling
place viii be open on primary day as
Ballots Are Numbered.
Eacn oailot Is numbered and has at
I tached 70 IL stub similarly numbered
I and the ballots in the box and rbs
/ stubs kept by the election insDec+C-s
I must correspond in totals The ga
system. whereby IL was possible. esnac-
lally Dy means. OF the ironing scheme
I oy which han dozen ballots vvere
IlaJtened out to apear as one cannot
pe WorSed now The voter must marx
his ballot instead Of lust acceDti0e-
I printed sheet which he merely had 70
vrOp INTO box In addition to hav-
I Ing numbered ballot. voters viii bsv.
20 snow that they are enrolled mem
oers OF thelr parties
I me voters will NOT ouTr~
I Tor delegates to the State and Dst5o,,SI
/ c0nve9ntlons' but viii also vote for ne
I sLsSI5lon OF committees OF the regular
I parties and Of independents. whites ~
I turn VIII designate the candidates fo-
3 city and county offices to be voted fo-
I az the next election. There are a.
/ 70 be elected by both parties CONF.
committees and executive cOmn'ftfeeS
I leaders. ulStFict
/ one result Of the new order OF tbf1~s
Is that the ballots will be the lo1.s-ss,ss
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