Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-04-15
ROOSEVELT WINS
65 VOTES IN.7e
Colonel Will Have All Br N
Delegates from Penn 49,
to Chicags ~
PRIMARY A BIO <,SPENR0SE
May Be 0ustei Ate Chairman
and National mmitteemsn.
STATE CONVENTION FOR 7. R.
Politicians Surprised by Triumph Of
Former President.
WILSON HAS COMPLETE VICTORY
Eleventh District Alone Names
Two Delegates Favorable to Gov
ernor Harmon, but Both
Are Unp1edged.

Pennsylvania at Saturdays primary cleo
ton kept growing today as the return,
continued to come in.
Incomplete returns from every district
gave the former president sixty-five Of
the states seventy-slx delegates In the
republican convention. The Roosevelt
supporters were claiming sixty-seyen and
later returns may carry the figures to
that total. colonel Roosevelt won fifty
three OF the sixty-four district national
delegates and his followers elected
enough delegates to the state convention
to give them control Of that body. The
state convention will name twelve dele
gatcs-at-large.
Governor woodrow Wilson Of New Jer-
sey. who had no organized opposition.
will have seventy-four of the seventy-six
delegates from Pennsylvania In the DEM
ocratic national convention. In the Elev-
enth congressional district the two demo-
cratic national delegates elected are IA
vorsble to Governor Judson Harmon, but
they are not pledged.
Politicians look upon the triumph Of
Colonel Roosevelt with astonishment.
The supporters Of the former president
were without a state organization or
without an organization in many OF the
thirty-two congressional districts.
The regular republican organization
headed by United States Senator Boise
Penrose, which has withstood the fury
Of many a political storm, received a
crushing defeat in the loss OF control OF
the state convention. II is. the first
time In the present generation that II has
lost control Of that body.
The state convention has the power to
elect a new state chairman to succeed
United States Senator Penrose and the
national delegates can elect new ma
tional committeeman from Pennsylvania
TO succeed Senator Penrose, who holds
that position.
Wilson Heavy winner.
The republican organization leaders
were stunned by the overwhelming defeat
OF the Taft candidates and had nothing TO
say regarding the result.
United States Senator Penrose, the
recognized leader Of the republican
organisation and the leading Taft boomer
in this state, left the city early in the
afternoon and boarded his yacht at At
lantic City. where he is safe from inter-
viewers.
whole state for Wilson.
With the exception of one or two dis
tricts in the state Woodrow Wilson will
have solid delegation from Pennsyl-
vanla to the democratic national con-
vention.
In this city Taft got seven Of the
twelve national delegates.
Reuben A. Moon. who has been a
leader on the republican side Of congress
for several sessions. was decisively de-
feated for denomination. He Is successful
opponent is George w. Edmonds. repub-
lican-K Keystone candidate.
Congressman Michael Donahoe. demo-
erat. accomplished the remarkable feat
Of winning the republican as well as the
democratic and Keystone nominations In
the Fifth Philadelphia district. This dis
trict is largely peopled by workingmen.
Much Interest shown.
The interest In the primary nearly
equaled that ordinarily manifested in a
general election. Polls opened at ? and
closed at o'clock.
Rain fell generally all over the state
and this to some extent kept the vote
down.
In soma quarters claims were made Of
unfair treatment OF Keystone party vot-
ers and II was apparent that the Roose-
welt leaders felt that the exclusion Of
Keystone votes had an unfavorable IN
fluence upon their favorite's chances.
Nominees for Congress.
All parties nominated candidates for
in the thirty1two congress
sional districts Of Pennsylvania. Re-
turns show the following were nomi-
mated:
Tenth District-John s. Farr. repub-
lican: N. A. Mckinley. democrat.
First Distriet-William S. Ware, repub-
lican.
secohd District-George s. Graham. re-
publican.
Third District-J. Hampton Moore, re-
publican, renominated.
Ninth Dtstrict-W. W. Grest, repub-
lican. renominated.
Eighth District-Oscsr o. Bean. repub-
licsn: Robert E. Diefenderfer, democrat
Seventeenth District-B. X. Focht. re-
publican, renominated.
Eighteenth Dfstrict-william c. Free
man. republican. renominated.
Twanfv-nfnth DistFfct-SteDhen G. Por-
ter, republican, renominated.
Thirty-first District-James Francis
Burke, renominated.
Thirteenth District-John II. Rothermel
Fourth District-George w. Edmonds,
republican.
Twenty-slxth District-A. Mitchell Pal
mer. democrat, renominated.
Eighteenth Dissatisfaction II. Plank,
democrat
Delaware for Taft.
WILMINGTON. Del. April 1L-Repub-
lican primaries were held in the three
counties yesterday to elect delegates to.
the state convention. which will select six
delegates to the Chicago convention.
Taft leaders claim that while the ma
tionaI delegates will be uninstructed they
will favor the nomination OF President
Taft. -Four Of the six will be United
States Senator's Richardson and Dupont.
Head and Governor Penne-
will. The state convention will meet in
Dover next Thursday.
According to the Taft leaders the total
1Continned On Second Pase2