The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-03-31
TEN DAYS OF
HARD CAMPAIGN
Presidential Preference Primary Sill
for Illinois Has Been Signed
by Governor
Deneen.
TAFT FIRST ON TICKET
Election on April 9 When Flfty-Eisht
Delegates VIII be Selected
From the
State.
TAFT FIRST ON TICKET

CHICAGO, March 30 - With the
signing of the presidential preference
primary bill by Governor Deneen
late today, Illinois became the battle
field of candidates for presidential
nominations In both republican and
democratic parties. Fifty-eight dele.
gates to the national convention will
be the polls battle.
With only ten days in which to lay
out their campaigns and build their
fences before the voters voice their
choice, the fight tonight took on the
aspect of a bitter struggle. The repub-
lican party present desperate three
cornered fight in which Roosevelt
and Taft managers tonight botll
claimed the state by overwhelming
majorities, while in the democratic
ranks Wilson and Clark supporters
are making strenuous fight, with
Harmon probable starter. Five
minutes after the emergency primary
bill was signed, the Clark organiza-
/ ton had filed with the secretary of
state at Springfield its list of 1900
names petitioning that Champ Clark's
/ name appear on the primary ballot
and that candidates for delegates to
he; national convention ,pledged to
him be placed on the primary tickets
1 in each congressional district.
I President Taft was the first re-
4 publican candidate in the field. His
i petition carrying 1900 names was fill
1 ed with the secretary of state BY
Postmaster Wheeler Iof lSpringfielo
at ABB this afternoon and the candl
dates for delegates to the Chicago
convention will occupy first place or
the preferential primary ballot.
4 BY morning at least five candidates
will have complied with the new Law
and will have candidates on the prim
ary tickets.
"a portion of our list with the pc
titioh to place Colonel Roosevelt.
name on the primary presidential
preference ballot will go to Sprins
field tonight and the remainder will
be sent down Monday morning" salt
Colonel Chauncey Dewey of tn,
Roosevelt state organization tonight
= I'VE do not care about any particula
! position on the ballot as we know
we shall get a square DEAF in thf
state. Over 1000 of the 5000 precinc
r committeeman of the state hav
y pledged their support to Roosevelt
r Angered by the charges of unfai
tactics and insinuations Of fraud tina
have been made by the opponents c
President Taft. Colonel Frank L
Smith, the presidents Illinois manage
tonight issued the following:
"The sentiment of the republican
of this state is strongly in favor {
B Taft's denomination and election. W
, are confident of the outcome of th
B Illinois primary election. The Pc
: pie have spoken in Indiana, Ne
!. York, Colorado and North Dakot
). through the primaries. In every or
!. of these states Colonel Roosevelt hs
: been returned badly beaten cand
date. When Illinois speaks on Apr
8, the result will be only confirm
tion of the voice against third teri
!. ism and the recall of judges al
' judicial decisions.
"The people of the United Stat,
are having their eyes opened TIL,
' are not willing to subscribe to Il
radicalism Of Roosevelt. They want
safe and sane man in the white hou
President Taft is such man
This is to be remembered: TIA
will be renominated on the first bi
lot. Nothing can prevent that. T
already has more than half the nul
ber of delegates needed 9