The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-05-22
OHIO MAJORITY IS
ABOUT 10000
FOR ROOSEVELT
President Taft Gets the Short
End OF the Party Vote
SO ROOSEVELT, 10 FOR TAFT
Returns Slow in coming-clnclnnatl
For Taft and Cleveland for T. r.
Democrats for Harmon

Columbus. o., May 22-Returns
from the Ohio primaries yesterday
are not yet complete, but at noon to-
day the indications were that the
state will be represented at Chicago
by SO delegates favorable to Roose-
welt and 10 who will support Taft.
OF the AZ district delegates from
the Fl congressional districts in the
state, go seem to be assured to Roose-
welt and 10 for Taft.
The six delegates at large which
will be chosen by the state conven-
ton are still claimed by Chairman
Leylan OF the Taft committee, but in
view of the Roosevelt landslide all
over the state, II seems probable that
the Roosevelt forces will control the
state convention also.
The total vote has not been figured
as yet but from the figures already
received. 1t appears that Roosevelt
will have a lead in the popular vote
of from 10000 to 10000.
La Follettes vote through the state
was not large but in the Cleveland
section, he had considerable follow.
ing. In the Goth district, which in
cludes a part of the city OF Cleveland,
La Toilette polled more votes than
Taft.
The so-called negro wards in Gin
cinnau gave Roosevelt plurality
but the city as a whole gave Taft a
majority and both the Cincinnati dis
tricts have elected Taft Delegates
On the Democratic side, Harmon
appears to have lead over Wilson
of about $4,000. but Wilson will have
a number of district delegates. Four
teen OF the 81 districts are safely for
Harmon and his friends will control
the state convention.
Columbus. O., May 22.--With little
more than one.third OF the total vote
in the state counted at o'clock this
morning, Col. Rooseyelts delegates
on the Republican ticket, and Gov.
Harmon on the democratic preference
ballot led Ohio's first presidential
preference primary The fight on
both tickets was so close. however,
that complete returns may change f.
nal results.
Complete returns from slightly less
than 1000 precincts Of 5l92 in the
state showed that Col. Roosevelts
delegates had lead OF more than
$1,000 votes. Gov. Harmon's lead
over Woodrow Wilson was consider
ably less than this The closeness
of his race with Wilson was indicat-
ed by late reports from Cincinnati.
Gov. Harmon's home city. Here, the
Ohio governor who had been we'll In
the lead in the early returns was
shown to have 1854 votes and Wilson
1904 in 100 precincts out OF total
OF 361.
A peculiar situation developed In
the compilation Of the results. This
showed that while Col. Roosevelt had
a lead OF $1,000 in the total number
Of votes cast for delegates pledged
to him, the vote by districts would be
such that he probably would not have
more than 90 OF the AZ district dele
gates to the national convention at
Chicago. But while the democratic
presidential vote was so close, the
result could not be foretold, the indi.
cations were that Gov Harmon would
have at least 22 or "a OF the delegates
to the Baltimore convention. The
privilege OF making the six delegates
at large OF the state, however, is car
ried by the winner OF the presidential
preference vote.
Shortly before midnight, Walter f.
Brown, Col. Roosevelts campaign
manager, gave out a statement on
which he claimed for Col Roosevelt
fifteen out OF the twentyone Con.
gress districts In the state. He con.
ceded only two Congress districts in
Hamilton county to President Taft
and placed four in the doubtful col
umn.
The first returns reported at the
political headquarters here came
from Cleveland. where the Roosevelt
delegates to the Republican National
convention were elected over the
Taft delegates by TO l. This Is the
home district Of United States Sena.
tor Theodore Burton, who has been
campaigning for President Taft and
who until tonight had been looked
upon as a real power In Northern
Ohio.
The Cleveland returns plunged the
Taft headquarters here in gloom as
the TAFT managers had figured on
carrying the two congress districts.
comprising Cleveland and Cuyahoga
county
The First Precinct In the Fifth
ward In Toledo, where Roosevelt's
campaign manager, Walter \. Brown
lives. gave Taft 90. Roosevelt rs.
Precinct g., Sixth Ward, Cincinnati
gives the Taft delegates 80 votes
with not vote cast for Roosevelt.
This was the first precinct to be
heard from In the state.
Returns from the first precincts in
Canton. President McKlnley's old
home. gave Roosevelt better than 9
to over Taft.
AT the Roosevelt headquarters in
the Harrison building joyful crowd
gathered shortly after the first re.
turns had come In.
The Taft headquarters were desert.
ed. Arthur !. VoryH. the stanch
friend Of President Taft. who gave
such woman service In the presl.
dents anteconvention campaign four
Yenra ago anI Ihnrn with In,.in ~