Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-03-19
Odds of Two to One Are
Being Offered on La
Toilette.
TAFT IS A BYSTANDER
WisConsin's Speech Making
Tour Said to Have Punctured
CoIonel's Primary Plans.

Fargo, N. D., March 19.-Zero
weather In the northwest, sleet in the
southwest portion and high winds in
the eastern part of the state today
are believed to have caused material
reductions in the expected heavy vote
in the North Dakota presidential
preference primary.
"A light average vote at midday"
was the message from district lead
ers at the La Toilette and Roosevelt
headquarters.
Fargo, N. D., March 19.-Heavy
voting marked the opening of the
first state presidential preference pri-
mary today. Apparently responding
to La Follette's personal appeal, is
sued during a trip across the state,
followers of the Wisconsin man were
first at the polls in many precincts.
This was true in Fargo and at other
points in the eastern end of the state.
Campaign managers for Roosevelt
said reports received from the west
ern end of the state showed Roose-
velt lost nothing as the result of La
Follette's speech-making tour. They
admitted the race was close.
BETTING ODDS, 2 To L.
Betting on the result of the pri-
maries is active. The prevailing odds
at several points are two to one on
La Toilette. There has been no ef-
fort made by the Taft committee to
bring out votes for the president in
the primaries today.
STORM PREVENTS BIG VOTE.
On account OF a storm in western
and southwestern North Dakota, indi-
cations are light vote will be cast in
the rural districts in those sections.
This is the first election held under the
corrupt practices act, and decided abb
sence Of election workers at the polls
is noticed.
DEMOCRATS HIT T. n.
Among democrats there is no con-
test in the matter of a presidential
choice Governor Burke's name ap-
pears alone on the ticket. This fact
led to interesting speculation. 1t was
learned that many democrats, realiz-
ing one vote only would be as good as
a thousand registered for Burke, were
casting their ballots in favor Of La
Toilette in order to embarrass Roose-
velt
TAFT IN NEW HAMPSHIRE.
Boston, March 19.-President Taft
left Boston at 8:55 today for New
Hampshire to Invade" the state of
Governor Bass, one of the executives
who announced he will support
Roosevelt. During the day the presi-
dent was scheduled for several ad-
ldresses and held reception in honor
of Governor Bass and stan at Con-
cord.
REITERATEs VIEWS.
Manchester, N. H., March 10
, President Taft today gave New
Hampshire his views on the recall
of judges and judicial decisions and
: defined progressive" The presi-
dents speeches were along the line
OF those delivered at Toledo and Chi
i cago last week.
wARRING ON SOCIALISTS.
Milwaukee, March ia primary
; election for the nominations of can
u1ddte5 on city tlcKets, 03 aldermen
and IS supervisors, was held today
! AS far as the socialists are concern
: ed the election is mere formality,
, as that party's nominees were decid-
ed by party referendum. Interest
centers in the choice of two tickets
for non-partisan or fusion nomina-
, tions to oppose the socialists.
) OVER ZOO CANDIDATES.
: over two hundred candidates are
( seeking aldermanic nominations for
33 Offices. A second choice ballot IT,
being tried for the first time in Wis
consin, and 1t may be day OF two
before tabulations of results are fig
t ured out on the aldermanie nomina-
tions. The weather is clear. A good
e sized vote was cast before 8 o'clock.