The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-03-20
LAFOLLETTE
Is GREATLY
ENCOURAGED
So Pleased With Victory in North
Dakota He Will Tour
the Country
MAJORITY OVER 7. R., 1000
Mckinley, Taft's Manager, CON-
ments on the Primary
Says Il is Indication Of What Might
Happen in Tests Without Party
Enrol ment.

Fargo. y. D., March 20.--With par
tial returns received during the night,
La Toilette evidently leads with mors
that eleven thousand votes over
Roosevelt in yesterdays North Dakota
primaries. Roosevelt did not develop
/ so much strength In the western part
of the state as anticipated. He carried
hut one of the eastern tier Of counties.
] This afternoon eleven hundred and
sixty precincts out of eighteen
I hundred in the state give La Toilette
! S4.159; Roosevelt 22,S77; and Taft 81
O0O.
The majority OF Thomas Marshall.
The LaFollette candidate for national
that of La Toilette.
La Follettes presidential electors
have majorities ranging about the
same as thel head of the ticket. The
! total vote Of the state was cut down
materially by the storm in the western
section.
In cities the vote that was cast is
especially interesting. Il was claimed
by the Roosevelt forces that the city
vote would go for their candidate while
the country vote would be heavy for
La Toilette. That was true only OF
the eastern section Of the state. In
the western districts this situation
was reversed.
The Democratic figures were an un-
known quantity this morning. owing
| TO the great interest in the Republican
! Igimaries The name OF Governor
I Burke was the only one appearing on
/ the Democratic ballot.
La-FolIette to Tour Country.
7 Chicago. March 20.-La Toilette up
on leaving for Washington today. an
nounced on April he would start on q
tour of the country.
Roosevelt Managers Comment.
Washington, March 20.-Dixon,
manager of the Roosevelt candidacy,
speaking OF the North Dakota primary.
said of Taft:
mo such humiliating, crushing de-
feat OF a presidential candidate asking
denomination has ever before been wit
messed in American politics. Only one
| in forty expressed wish for Taft"
Taft's Manager Comments.
! Washington, March 2O.-Mc Kinley,
/ Tafts campaign manager. today char
acterized North Dakota's presidential
primary as an indication of what might
| happen in the so-called "soap box pri-
maries." Mckinley quoted the NAM
ager Of the Roosevelt campaign in
| North Dakota, who said the Democrats
voted for La Toilette
This is exactly what the managers
of the Taft bureau have attempted To
| impress upon the country from the
outset OF this campaign" said McKin-
! ley. In this instance there was y
state law. but without the party en-
rollment feature
La Follette's Comment.
Chicago, H.. March 2O.-That's bet
ter even than / expected" said Sen
ator Robert NJ. La Toilette. upon his
arrival here last night from North
Dakota when he was shown early re-
turns from the North Dakota primary
election. Il am glad to see that the
so-called cow country returned tho
/
cannot be fooled by mere talk and
North Dakota can't he shaken from its
progressive trend.
Generally / say now only what L
have said all along-the people are
considering principles in this contest
and are ignoring all else than progress
sive principles. They consider men
only insofar as they believe the indi-
viduals by their past and present ae-
tons. may be expected 10 carry out
progressive ideas.
Il never have been president and
hence have had no opportunity to
handle the growing trend Of big In
terests toward ignoring absolutely any
consideration for the rights of the
people. People in voting have had To
consider me only from those things j
have been able to do IN lesser fields of
opportunity. but there are those who
have been president and have had that
opportunity. Indeed there We're two
Of them on the ballot in North Da-
!. kota NAV l say. with pardonable sat-
/. isfaction. that the results shown. then.
I ere very encouraging to one who is
making fight for better things? L
guess | don't need to say anything
more
5sdine TO Oppose seideI.
Milwaukee. Wis. March 20.-Dr. O.
a. Bading was Yesterday nominated at
the primary election for mayor on the
non partisan ticket over congressman
William ]. Cary by plurality esti-
mated at 10000. Bading viii oppose
: Mayor Emil Seidel. socialist in the
mayoralty contest at the election on
| Anrn ?