The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-05-06
BETTING FAvORS
THE PRESIDENT
Maryland is Holding Primary Election
To-day With Taft and Roose-
velt as Chief
Figures.
TEXAS VOTE WAS CLOSE

Where ne ls Fiaying Colonel
Roosevelt In His
i Speeches.
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BALTIMORE, May 6.-The warmest
fight In the turbulent political battle
OF Maryland eliminated today in a
primary battle unequalled for bitter
ness and with the result absolutely in
doubt by the democratic and republican
parties so far as the presidential pref
erential result was concerned. On the
republican side President Taft and
4 Colonel Roosevelt fought it out to the
| very last minute, while so far as the
democrats were concerned Speaker
Clark and Woodrow Wilson are at
I tracing the most interest with friends
of Judson Harmon insisting that he
will carry away the palm following
their determined, but quiet fight In his
behalf.
ho Sesii ~ NOSS tOuoy Noc iOpOl lCu
large everywhere. The weather
brought the farmers cut in droves in
the country districts and the vote in
the cities so far reported was heavy.
Naturally the close race between
Taft and Roosevelt overshadowed al.
else. While the Roosevelt managers
were issuing statements in which they
/ claimed certain victory, the Taft men
/ had very little to say They were
very hopeful, however, and in the lit
tie betting that there was, the presi-
1 dent was the fayorite
Because OF the heavy vote cast and
the complicated conditions, it was not
s believed that Zee result in the state
would be available until early tomor
row.
Texas Is Close.
I AUSTIN, Texas, May 6.-Contestins
republican delegations will go to the
Chicago convention from Texas. This
was made certain today when returns
from the precinct conventions, or pri
maries, held Saturday indicated thaI
Roosevelt was we'll in the lead in the
instructed vote for the county conyen
tions The Taft leaders, however, are
preparing to send contesting delega
tions to the state convention from tn,
different counties which hold conven
: tions next Saturday, and say they will
carry the fight to the floor Of the ma
, tional convention.
Tho ,-1ta n1oco fhrouCho1,f fh,
state, but the totals give Roosevelt /:
, lead At Fort Worth Taft secured s.
. delegates to the state convention t
Roosevelt's 81, and the results see
sawed back and forth on such marrow
:, margins.
Returns increase Wilson's lead owe
!, Harmon and Clark This is a repudia
. ton of Senator Bailey by Texas. H
!, !, stumped the state for Harmon.
The vote for Wilson is three time
that for Clark and Harmon combined
ed.
: Taft In Ohio.
ATHENS. Ohio, May 6.-Presiden
y Taft was out bright and early toda
on the start of his long personal can
paign for the Ohio delegation of 4
J to be selected at the primaries Ma
81.
The president made his first speec
at Jacksonville at S:45 continuing hi
new fighting policy of vigorously fla,
ing Roosevelt for his attitude towar
the steel and harvester trusts and r.
plying to all of T. RS charges and d
Tending his own administration.
After the Nelsonville speech, Taft
special took him to Athens and Ham
~ den where he talked to crowds. TIL
u, afternoon program included meetins
~ at Chillicothe. Greenfield, Leesbur
y New Vienna and Blanchester.
y The president will reach Cincinna
~ late tonight, going to the home OF n
! brother, Charles P. Taft, where
10 will also spend Tuesday,
Oh On Wednesday Taft will go out I'M
p. the state again for one of the mo
ID strenuous fighting days Of his life. +
OF Is billed to make fourteen speeche
the last at big mass meeting In Ct
W umbus. This will conclude the pres
IL dents campaign in southern Ohio.
ly Next week he returns to devote fo'
la or Ave days to the northern part OF II
mt state where he realizes he must nal
Nv a bitter fight to show with T R.,
ny the count.
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