Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-20

I wide presidential preference primary to
be held May q. state convention to
nominate the full state ticket was called
| for June 4 and at Toledo. Antf-Hafmon
men tried to have the convention set for
a date following the Baltimore conven-
| ton, but were defeated, IA to I.
Col. Roosevelt leaves New York next
Tuesday afternoon for Chicago. where he
will speak Wednesday night During the
day In Chicago he will meet Illinois poll
ticians. From Chicago he goes to Kan
sas City. and then to Minneapolis or st.
Paul. It is possible that he Will pro-
long the trip SO as to speak in Indianap-
oils and in some Ohio city on the way
back.
Roosevelt will have q special on the
trip out Of Chicago It will be attached
to regular TRANS, and, II the running
platform speeches in illinois, Missouri and
Indiana towns. His itinerary calls for q
dozen or more brief rear-platrorm
speeches in West Virginia.
At Columbus. Ohio. yesterday sixty-two
republican chairmen of county commit
tees met in response to the call of the
chairman Of the republican state execu-
tive committee, and adopted resolution
| indorsing Taft. Preceding the vote to In
dorse President Taft addresses In sup
port of the administration were made by
United States Senator Burton. Mr.. Lay
lin and others, and plans were set in
| motion for the lining-up OF the entire
forty -eight votes Of Ohio in the national
convention for Taft. 1t was decided that
a campaign by county organizations
should be made in every part of the
state.
In New York city yesterday Marcus NJ.
friend of Col. Roosevelt, declared in ia
vor Of Taft
THE Presidents sincerity. self-control
in trying times, devotion to duty and
broad-minded views on national problems
have earned for him the nomination" Mr..
Marks said, adding that at this time
everything possible should be done to en-
courage calm and restore public conf
dence.
The betting in New York on political
events of the future is getting lively.
Odds of two and three to one are Of
fered that Mr.. Roosevelt will not have
six delegates from New York city, or ten
of the ninety from the state.
Even money has been offered that the
Roosevelt nominees for delegates will
not receive $500 votes at the primaries.
that being the number of signatures on
the Roosevelt nominating petitions.
The Minnesota democratic state central
committee yesterday rejected the propo-
sition for a presidential preference pri-
mary. The state convention will be held
at Duluth June 6.
At Chicago last night Gov. Deneen an
nounced that he would not call a special
session Of the legislature to enact presl-
Dental primary law, as two-thirds Of the
members -of the legislature had failed to
pledge themselves to make the law effec-
tive Immediately.
Speaker Clark's headquarters last night
issued the following statement
Under the instructions given by the
Hutchinson convention, the Kansas dele
cation Is bound to vote for Clark so long
as there is a possibility of his nomination.
The majority of the delegation favor
Clark absolutely: several others. placed
on the delegation in the interest Of har-
mony in the state. had supported Wilson
in the Kansas contest. These men are
now pledged to Clark and will devote
their undivided activities at the Balti-
more convention to bringing about Clark S
nomination. 1t is idle and foolish for
any claim to be made to the contrary.
unless some one imagines that the Kan
sas delegation will violate its instruc-
tions. solemnly given by the Kansas con-
vention prior to their election as dele
gates-a ridiculous assumption.
"It is indisputably true that this claim
emanating from political organ in
Kansas City unfriendly to Clark, was
manufactured solely in an effort to mis-
lead the democracy of Arkansas and
Wisconsin. where primaries are soon to
be held. for such a claim cannot be
made in good faith, because it is base
less"
Senator Blair Lee of MONTGOMERY coun-
ty has introduced in the Maryland SEN
ate a bill amending the primary election
laws so as to provide for direct voting
for candidates for President of the United
States and to determine Maryland
choice. The bill is now in the hands of
the committee on elections.