The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-05-18
PRIMARIES SET FOR TUESDAY
Voters to Choose AZ Delegates
From 2 Districts
HARMON FORCES CONFIDENT
Progressing Democrats Headed by Viii
liam J. Bryan Making Fight
Against Him.

Columbus, o., May iS.-Tbe storm
of politics which has been sweeping
back and forth over the Buckeye State
for nearly two weeks became a verit -
able tempest today. and there Is every
indication that IL will continue up TO
Monday midnight, few hours before
the polls open for the presidential
primaries. To-day four aspirants for
the presidency are trailing one an
other over the State. Tonight a vast
army of stumpspeakers, representing
the choicest oratorical talent of both
parties VIII hold forth I'm every city,
town and cross roads hamlet, from
the Pennsylvania To the Indiana lines
and from Lake Erie to The Ohio River
The early prediction that the campaign
would be the most vigorous ever wag
ed within Ohio's boundaries has been
amply fulfilled.
Ohio has no presidential preference
primary law. but the primaries TO be
held next Tuesday are expected never
theless TO make it plain who Is favored
by the voters Of this State for the
presidential nominations The Repub-
lcan voters will vote for two candi-
dates for delegates TO the national
convention from their district. The
presidential candidates. The voters
therefore may be somewhat in the
dark as to whom the candidates for
delegates for the presidential nomina
tion, but workers at the polls no doubt
viii find way TO indicate to the vot-
ers how the candidates stand.
la Toilette Practically Out.
In few places there will be l.aF'Ol-
lette candidates for national delegates
but as a rule there will be only Taft
and Roosevelt lists. Delegates will be
named in the twenty one congressional
districts. The six delegates at large
completing Ohio's forty eight i'm the
national convention will be named by
the state convention here next month.
The Democratic primaries vii! be
practically OF the straight out prcsl-
Dental preference variety. only I'm one
essential feature does the method differ
from that already tried on in number
of the States. This feature is the
provision that the winner of the pre-
ference primary shall be authorized to
name the delegates at large. AZ first
glance this provision may seem an
unwise delegation of power, but it is
TO be remembered that the candidate
has much at stake. and. If Governor
Harmons name Is TO be- PRESENTED 10
the Baltimore convention he naturally
desires delegates from has own state
whose loyalty to him cannot be under
suspicion. The plan was adopted by
the state committee at the suggestion
oil the Harmon forces.
Taft Is On Defensive.
The result of the ohio primaries is
expected to Cetermine definitely the
chances of President Taft Tor renomi-
ration. His friends believe he will
carry his own State. but they realize
that his GAUGE Is well-nigh hopeless
IL he does not. The President finds
ais principal opposition here among
the Republican farmers. In the cities
they are believed To be more favor
ably inclined toward him. Ohio Is
near enough TO the Canadian frontier
TO feel the effect of the Canadian re-
clprocity treaty negotiated by the
president, and the Buckeye farmers
were very much opposed to the meas
ure.
The results Of the primaries TO the
Roosevelt candidacy are believed to be
equally important. Should the Roose-
Welt sweep continue as II has been go
ing lately, 1t would not necessarily give
the Colonel votes enough to nominate
MN. IL would. however. according 10
inc close students of the situation,
either make his nomination inevitable
sometime after the first ballot or would
prlng about condition where the
strong men OF the party would be i'm a
position TO unite upon third man
whom they might have soine hope of
electing.
Fight Agsins. Harmon.
The Democratic contest Is a straight
out fight between Governor Harmon
a"u 'hosc who oppose his nomination
LOT President. The opposition mas been
'eu by William J. Bryan. who has
s.umped the State in the interest OF
woodrow Wilson. who Is expected to
nave the general support of the Ohio
progressive Democrats. Friends OF
Governor Harmon declare that he is
cure TO win out. They expect him to