The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-04-15
RETURNS YET INCOMPLETE
ON SATURDAYS PRIMARY.
Taft Split Up Philadelphia With
the Colonel - Pittsburgh
for Roosevelt.
Roosevelters Claim They May Get
81 Delegates Democrats
Endorse Wilson.


Theodore Roosevelt's sweeping victory
In Pennsylvania at Saturdays primary
election kept growing today as the re-
turns continued to come In.
Incomplete returns from every dis
trict give the former president s5 OF
the states 76 delegates I'm the Renuh- 1
llcan notional convention. The Roose- 4
welt supporters are claiming 81 ana
later returns may carry the figures to
mat total Colonel Roosevelt won 81
OF the 81 district national delegates
and his followers elected enough dele
gates TO the state convention 20 give
them control OF that body. The state
convention will name u delegates at
large.
Governor Woodrow Wilson. Of New,
Jersey. who had no organized opposi-
ton, will have rs Of the 76 deleeates,
from Pennsylvania in the Democratic
national convention.
In the congressional district, the
two Democratic national delegates
elected are favorable to Champ Clark. d
but they are not pledged.
Politicians Astonished.
Folltcians look upon the triumph
OF colonel Roosevelt with astonish-
ment. The supporters OF the former
president were without state organ
ization or without an Organization I'm
many OF the 32 congressional districts.
Inc regular Republican organiza-
ton. headed by United States Senator
boies Penrose. who has withstood the
iury OF many political storm. re-
ceiVed crushing defeat in the loss
OF control OF the state convention. It
- the nrst time In the present genera
.ion that II has lost control OF that
Dody. In addition to naming the IL
delegates at large TO Chicago. the con-
electors, four candidates for congress-
men-at-large. and candidates for stata
treasurer and auditor-generaI. all to
be voted for at the November eIec-
tion.
Penrose Defeated.
The significance Of the Rooseveit
victory can be realized when n Is re-
membered thRS tho delegates I'm con-
troll OF the state convention have the
power TO select the state Chairman
under the party rules.
II was said by a prominent member
OF the state committee tonight that
some OF the Roosevelt delegates elect
ed 20 the state convention are regular
organization men. who while voting
Tor Roosevelt delegates will stilI stand
by the state organization.
Some OF the organization leaders
refrained from personally entering
the primary as candidates for district
delegates as II had been expected
they would be selected as delegates
atlarge. Among those understood TO
nave been looked up on as the likely
delegates we're Senators Penrose and
oliver. Governor Tener. Secretary OF
state Robert McAfee and State Sem
ator James p. McNicol. leader OF the
party organization in Philadelphia.
Vote Very Light.
The vote pOlled was light In soma
districts. IL did not go much over so
per cent Of the vote az the last gen
eral election. Colonel Roosevelt is
said TO have received his heaviest vote
from the reform element represented
by the Keystone party. which sue
ceeded In electing a reform mayor in
Philadelphia last year.
/ Another element OF strength OF the
Roosevelt forces was the 170. 600 idle
anthracite miners. among whom the
former President ran strong.
Taft Strongest In Philadelphia.
In Philadelphia. President Taft's adj
herents captured three Of the six dis
tricts and split the delegation In an
other. giving the President seven dele
gates 90 Roosevelts FIVE. The dele
gates favoring Taft were not instruct
ed Among those who escaped tho
Roosevelt storm were John Wanama-
kcr and p T Stotesbury. who were
elected a. Taft delegates In the Sec
ond district In Allegheny county.
which includes Pittsburgh. Colonel
Roosevelt captured sl the eiEht dele
Eates IN the four districts Among
them o. William F1lnn. Who has fought
the regular State organization for
year.
Wilson Easy Winner.
Governor Wiaon had an easy time
In winninE nearly alI Of the IS dele
gates % the Baltimore convention.
A. present there are two Democratic
state orzauiEafions In peunsvIvania.
and each has endorsed the New Ter
sey Euveruor for presideuf There
vere few scattered Delegates Who