The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1912-03-05
ROOSEVELT MEN BANK :
ON PRIMARY RESULTS
Supporters Hope Impression Gre
ated Will Force His Nom-
inatiOn. ...5. .,.
FIRST IN NORTH DAKOTA
La Toilette Forces Busy In States That
Will Declare Choice for .
Presidency. ., .

WASHINGTON. March 1T is evident
that the supporters OF Col. Roosevelt
are banking chiefly on the primary cleo
tions in those States in which Presidential
primaries are to be held to create an i'm
preston upon the country that will swing
the Chicago convention in the Colonel's
favor. The first Of these primaries will
be held in North Dakota on March "a.
Three tickets are in the field. Taft. Roose-
welt and La Toilette. The La Toilette
men say the real fight is between Roose-
welt and their favorite and they declare
they will win. Senator Gronna predicts
La Toilette will carry the State over
Roosevelt.
The Taft people have made no serious
claim to North Dakota. They had not
intended to put list Of delegates in the
field, until Senator La Follette's friends
insisted upon IL. It was through the per-
sonal initiative Of Walter L. Houser, the
ticket was named. ...
In spite Of the claims Of the LaFollette
men Roosevelt's managers appear con-
fident and their confidence is backed up
by the judgment Of many Of the conser-
vatives. Senator McCumber has said
there is little or no doubt but that Roose-
welt will carry the State primaries. Re-
ports that have come to him indicate that
Roosevelt probably will have 50 per cent
OF all the votes cast that Taft will get
about one-third and La Toilette the re-
mainder. .......
Other primaries on which Mr.. .Roose-
velt's people are banking are to he held
in Wisconsin. April 2: Nebraska April IL;
Oregon. April 10; New Jersey, NAV 2s.
and California on a date not yet fixed.
Senator La Toilette will undoubtedly
carry Wisconsin. The Roosevelt men
are not likely to offer an opposition to
him in that State. but their managers
probat ly will try to secure second choice
nstructi ons in as many districts as pos
sible.
In Nebraska and Oregon the fight
appears to be favorable to Roosevelt,
In each OF these States. however. the La
Toilette men are active, and this fact
may lead to division OF the vote by which
Taft NAV carry one or both States.
In California the result will be close
Gov. johnson has undertaken to carry
the state for Roosevelt. but he has hard
task ahead OF him, particularly with the
fight for their candidate.
Another remarkable development in
California is the activity Of the woman
voters II will be the first general elsc-
tion in that State in which the women
have exercised the privilege of suffrage
conferred on them recently II ia re-
ported that an overwhelming ma jority
OF the women are against Roosevelt.
Possibly the Contributing Editor had
this in mind recently when he came out
and favored woman suffrage
New Jersey ia counted now az a Taft
State
The managers OF the rival committees
are confident as to the result in the Presi-
Our reports.- said Chairman. McKin-
ley OF the Taft Headquarters. from all
Of the States in which Presidential pri-
maries are to be held Indicate that Presi-
dent Taft is stronger than any other
candidate yet named =.
Chairman Dixon asked to be excused
from ma king statement. but other
Roosevelt leaders are on record "a claim
ing every State in which Presidential
primaries authorized by law are to be held