The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-05-16
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Especial to The Caucasian.)
Washington, ID. c., May IA. 1912.
During the past week all of the
victories for delegates in the Repub-
lican campaign have been in favor OF
Colonel Roosevelt. The only votes
which President Taft has secured
were the six votes in the State of Ne
vada. During this same week his
supporters have been forced to con-
cede that in the past they have been
claiming votes in the South for Taft
that are now known TO be for Roose-
welt. - This places the number of
| claimed delegates for Taft at the end
of this week really less than at the
end of the week before. In the mean
time, Colonel Roosevelt has given in
/ thirty-eight additional delegates.
! California Probably for Roosevelt.
/ To-day, the Presidential primaries
are being held in the State of Cali
| fornia. For weeks the Taft managers
have claimed that they would carry
all or a substantial part of that State
/ Their claims have been based largely
upon the fact that the woman's suf-
rage has been granted to that State,
and that the women are voting this
year for the first time, and that a
larger nun ber of Taft women's clubs
have appeared stronger in the news
paper reports of their meetings than
| they have in effect, as the member
ship has not been up to expectation.
Another element of doubt as to the
result in California has been the
campaigning Of that State by Sen
| ator La Toilette and Mrs. La Toilette
! Mrs. La Toilette has had a number
! of large and enthusiastic audiences
! She has been appealing for support
/ for the Presidency for her husband
The fact, however, that Senator La
Toilette has been attacking Colonel
/ Roosevelt more than he has been at
/ tacking President Taft has caused
much of his following to desert him
and go over to Roosevelt. The feel
ing has grown and spread that Sen
| ator La Toilette was really trying to
! beat Colonel Roosevelt, and that he
was more anxious to do this than to
| help the progressive cause for which
he stands as one of the champions.
1t is believed that the result of the
primaries in California to-day will
give, at least, eighteen, if not the
entire twenty votes of that State, to
/ Colonel Roosevelt
Same Situation in Minnesota.
At the same time, the Presidential
primaries are being held in the State
of Minnesota. 1t has been thought
that Senator La Toilette was strong
er in that State than in any State in
the Union outside of his own State
and the State of North Dakota.
The Taft people have believed that
Senator La Toilette would defeat the
progressive element to such an ex-
tent with Colonel Roosevelt that
President Taft would secure most of
the delegates from that State. The
present indications, however, are that
Roosevelt will carry every Congress
sional District In that State over both
Taft and La Toilette, with the posi-
BILE exception of two Congressional
Districts. Only one of these districts,
however, can be said to be really in
doubt. Therefore, the outlook is that
Roosevelt will get twenty out of the
twenty-five votes.
Almost the Same i'm Ohio.
Beginning on yesterday, Colonel
Roosevelt and President Taft both
began for a weeks campaign in the
State of Ohio.
A number of Colcael Roosevelt's
friends tried to perusade him not &c
campaign Ohio, inasmuch as it was
the Presidents home State. Other
friends of his pointed out, however
that President Taft had invaded New
York and gotten action in that State
so early that it gave President Roose-
velt no chance to put his cause before
: the people of his State.
4 few months ago 1t was thought
: that Senator La Toilette had really a
stronger following inOhio than would
have Colonel Roosevelt. All of this
however, is changed. The La Toilette
strength has nearly all gone over tc
Colonel Roosevelt. 1t is now believed
that Roosevelt will carry at least hall
land possibly two-thirds of the Con-