The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-05-23
TAFT GIVEN 10 AND
COLONEL 81 DELEGATES
Harmon Practically Assured OF
Complete Delegation of 4s
Delegates.
Taft Men Claim Six Delegates-at-
Large-Fight Sure in State
Convention.

COLUMBUS, o.. May 22.-Accord-
ing TO returns in hand tonight. from
approximately $500 OF the 5.i92 pre-
cincts in the state. Col. Theodore
Roosevelts delegates to the national
Republican convention carried yester-
days Ohio primaries by a plurality OF
about $4,000 votes. II now seems
scarcely possible that final results
from the primary poll will change the
number of district delegates for either
side by more than one or two. The
best figures available tonight show
that Roosevelt has 80 OF the AZ dis
trict delegates selected yesterday.
and that president Taft has ten.
Although later returns on the
Democratic presidential preference
primary vote give Woodrow Wilson
a fighting chance for one or two more
delegates, the New Jersey mans ex-
act standing will not be known for
several days when certain belated
rural returns have been secured
However. Governor Harmon prac-
tically is assured a complete delega-
ton OF As delegates to the Baltimore
convention. His lead now gives him
control of the state Democratic con-
Venton, which will select six dele
gates at large. Also, II is said that
the convention will provide for the
unit rule, which will force the VIII
son delegates. selected by districts
Yesterday, to vote for the Ohio execu-
tive.
Taft Claims Big Six.
The delegate at large situation in
the Republican party will not be
known or settled until June 3. when
the state Republican convention is
convened here. The Taft leaders
claim that they will control the state
convention and designate the dele
gates at large. But the Roosevelt
managers declared that the late re-
turns show the number Of Taft dele
gates TO the state convention TO be
dwindling instead OF increasing as
was announced early to-day. There is
no question but that the Taft.Roose
welt night will be carried TO the floor
Of the state convention.
In only 3 ofthe Sc counties in the
State were delegates TO the State
convention chosen. In the remaining
counties the delegates will be named
by county conventions.
Results Are Close.
Even in the matter OF district del.
tgates an oficial count will be neces-
sary TO determine exact results. An
instance OF this sort arose TODAY I'm
the Thirteenth Congressional district
tSsnduskyJ. where late returns in.
dicate that the district will be di
vided most evenly between Taft and
Roosevelt delegates. and Harmon and
Wilson. Early figures gave the two
delegates in this district on the Re.
publican ticket 10 Mr. Taft. Col
Roosevelt may now get one OF the
delegates and thus increase his total
OF district delegates 10 80. This
would leave Mr.. Taft nine delegates
An analysis made tonight OF the
recapitulated Roosevelt vobe shows
that the Roosevelt strength was not
confined 20 any particular section OF
the state. or 20 any particular class
OF citizens
Walter r. Brown. chairman Of the
Republican State Central Committee
and RoOsevelt's Ohio campaign man
aRer. tonight said that he Is not "a
be placed In charge % Col Roose
velts national campaign. should the
Colonel be- nominated a. the Chicago
convention.
Tho trend of the late Democrats,
returns. which indicate that Wilson
has carried the first and second dls
tricfs. has Developed a peculiar stu
alton in me Cincinnati end % m,
state. WTs0n. possibly beca-se f
vas Governor Harmons home terri
tory. bad no candidates for dele
Eafes in these districts. and henrs
his unexpected strength will xiv.
BIN nothing more than the express
81 approval 70 fha voters in the die
uirfa Governor Harm0n gets fht
deinEatea from these districts aI-nr
iT because there urra M Wilson
frirEafes fr vote frr