The Irish standard., 1912-05-18
HER DELEGATES STAND 20 TO 4
FOR CLARK.
Roosevelt Has Big Majority In Cali
fornia-lowa Probably for
Clark.

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for him, and Speaker Champ Clark'a
friends hailed the outcome of the
convention as a Clark victory. I'm.
mediately after the convention had ad.
journed Clark leaders declared that
% of the 80 members of the delega.
ton were for Clark.
The Michigan Clark managers were
aided in their fight against the Wilson
faction by contingent of Speaker
Clark's friends from Missouri and
Arkansas, who took advantage of la,
tent sentiment among the delegates
for an uninstructed delegation to the
national convention to advance the
cause of the Missourian.
Roosevelt In California.
San Francisco, May 16.-With the
lead held by Roosevelt gaining as be.
lated returns from Wednesdays pre-.
ferential primary are received, indica.
ton were that he will approximate the
$4,000 majority estimated for him by
his managers.
Returns from 1858 of $500 pre-
cincts in the state gave up to the close
Of tabulation:
Roosevelt, 1885.
Taft, $3.50.
La Toilette, ABB.
Clark, 39,134.
Wilson, 16,919.
Conjecture among politicians is busy
with the condition presented by Taft's
having carried the Fourth congression-
al district, which is in San Francisco.
While many express the belief that
two delegates from this district will
be sent to the national convention as
contestants, Philip S. Teller, vice
chairman of the Taft Republicans of
the state, said last night he believed
contest doubtful. None in the Roose.
thought. it was said
There is direct conflict between the
state primary law and the rule Of the
Republican national committee regard
ing the selection of delegates. The
state law, enacted at special session
of the legislature last December pro-
vides for the nomination of delegates
from congressional districts and their
election by the state at large. while
the rule Of the national committee is
that delegates must be selected by
congressional districts.
There was nothing on the ballot to
indicate from which congressional dis.
tricts the 26 delegates were elected.
All were elected from the state at
large.
So far the retrrns show that Taft
carried only one county, Calaveras. La
Toilette carried San Joaquin county.
Tennesseans Uninstructed.
Nashville.-The Democratic conven-
ton which chose the entire state dele
cation, casting "a votes in the ma
tional convention, expressed no pre-.
ference for presidential nominee,
and adopted resolutions tonight not to
instruct the delegates.
Iowa Probably for Clark.
Burlington, la Close observers of
the situation expressed the opinion
that the Iowa Democratic state con-
vention today would likely send a solid
delegation to the Baltimore conven-
ton to vote for Champ Clark for
president, Former Congressman w. D.
Jameson, manager for Clark, declared
Clark would have more than 600 of
Of the 1,034 votes in the convention on
the passage of a resolution instruct
ing the states 26 delegates for his
candidacy.
The fight in the convention will
hinge on this question of instruction
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assistance from the Bryan anti-Har-
mon men in their plan to upset tho
program. If the resolution to instruct
for Clark should be defeated Iowa
will send divided delegation to the
national convention with 20 for Clark
and six for Wilson.
OF the 1904 delegates in the state
convention nearly 500 are uninstructed
and large number Of these, it is said
may support the Wilson people in op.
posing instructions.
Talk of the possibility of stamped
ing the convention for William J.
Bryan subsidized when it became known
that it is the wish of the Nebraskan
that no delegates instructed for him
be named.
; North Carolina for Colonel.
Raleigh, N. C.-In state conven.
: ton marked by bitter attacks upon
President Taft, North Cardinals four
delegates-at-large to the Chicago con.
vention were instructed to vote for
Theodore Roosevelt, first, last and all
the time," SO long as his name ia
before the convention.
Wilson Scores in S. Carolina.
Columbia, S. C.-South Carolina s
vote in the state convention on which
Is delegates will go to the Democratic
national convention uninstructed. The
vote in the state convention on which
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