Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1912-05-06
TEXAS HANGS
IN BALANCE
Wilson Is Only Presidential
Candidate Who Made
Gains
ROOSEVELT CLAIMS MAJORITY
Exact Result May Not Be De
finitely Known Until
May Is.

Bv Special Leased Wire to New MexIcan)
Dallas, Texas, May G.-The Texas
! precinct conventions of Saturday, Re-
publican and Democratic, did not give
a sure victory to any candidate. Wood
rev Wilson, was the only presidential
aspirant who secured a definite ad-
vantage. The face of the returns give
him a majority in the county conven-
tions tomorrow, but this majority is
dependent upon all elected delegates
on the further contingency that they
dc not change their votes in the con-
ventions. The returns are not COM
piete From many counties no re-
turns will be made until announced
in tomorrow's conventions.
Result in Doubt.
1t will require the cOInty conven-
tions tomorrow and possibly the state
conventions on May 2S, to decide
whether Taft or Roosevelt for the Re-
publicans, and Wilson or Harmon for
the Democrats, will receive the Texas
delegations 10 the respective National
conventions.
Results of Saturdays precinct pri-
maries today showed Wilson strength
that surprised the Harmon lea iers,
n, q l:inu him, Tho fovoc;+o ro,, +l,o 1000,
ty conventions tomorrow on the face
of the returns. The Harmon people
point out. however, that the full re-
suit of the primary voting will not be
known until the county conventions
meet and they claim that it is likely
II will take the state convention to
render final choice
Roosevelt Claims Victory.
The result as between Taft and
Roosevelt is left in even more doubt.
The Republicans have their county
conventions tomorrow simultaneously
with the Democrats. Cecil A Lyon,
Republican National Committeeman
er, issued a statement today claiming
twelve out of sixteen congressional
districts for Roosevelt and declared
that Roosevelt probably would carry
all the districts.
Tried to Disqualify Lyons.
Colonel Lyon denounced an alleged
attempt in Saturdays convention in
his home district at Sherman to dis
qualify him as citizen of Texas on
the ground that his wife is not resi-
dent of Texas. Mrs. Lyon resides in
Colorado Springs, Colo, on account of
her health. Colonel Lyon, however,
has resided in Sherman, Texas, for
thirty-six years.
Taft Claims Guarded
Houston, Texas, May 6.-H. F. Nc
Gregor, President Taft's campaign
manager today said: Il consider the
result of Saturdays primaries fair
favorable to Mr.. Taft. ] have not re
ceived sufficient reports from several
mate of the outcome and it will not
be possible to gauge The resul- in ad-
vance of the county conventions to-
morrow
Even Break With Taft.
Dallas, Texas, May Gas bet yeen
Taft and Roosevelt, results of tie pre-.
clnct convention were an even break
on the fact of the meagre returns
made. Some of the Republican con-
ventions merely elected delegates
whose factional complexion will de-
velop later. In many places there
were no Republican conventions,
H. F. MacGregor, the Taft state
campaign manager, announced that ne
considered Saturdays conventio is ia
vorable to Taft.
Cecil Lyon, Roosevelts manager.
claimed the state for Roosevelt.
Wilson Has Most Delegates.
Among the Democratic candidates.
the returns to newspapers have not
poch SlldhScu SiHCe early IuSl night
when it was estimated that Wilson's
delegates to the state conventioa
would be 309 Harmons SO, and
Clark's 269 on the partial returns tn "a
received. This estimate was made OH
the supposition that the delegates
from the precincts would attend the
convictions and not change their
votes. With the exceptions of Clark
every candidates manager claimed
ventions tomorrow or in the state con-
ventions tomorrow or in the state con
vention on May 2S At Harmon head.
quarters it was announced that nope
had not been abandoned for Governor
Harmon"