Omaha daily bee., 1912-03-28
ASK DIX FOR new PRIMARY
Roosevelt's Leader in New York City
Says Election Invalid.
COLONEL BEATEN EVERYWHERE
Failure TO Deliver official Ballots
at Many Polling Places Charged
10 the Republican County
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NEW YORK, March 21.-Characterizlng
yesterdays primaries In New York county
as farce" Charles II. Duell chairman
of the Roosevelt committee Of the city of
New York, after conference with Roose-
welt leaders, today appealed to Governor
Dix to declare the primary invalid and
provide for second primary. Samuel s.
Koenig. chairman OF the republican
county committee. and william Barnes.
jr., chairman OF the republican state CON-
mittee. both express the opinion that q
second primary would be Illegal
Leaders OF the two factions OF the party
cannot agree as TO who is responsible for
the failure TO deliver. official ballots at
many OF the polling places yesterday.
Chairman Duell insists that the repub-
llcan county organization WAS responsible.
while Mr.. Koenig declares that the board
Of elections and the official printers had
complete charge of the printing and dis
tributon Of the ballots.
When Chairman Koenig's attention was
directed TO Judge Duell's telegram TO
Governor Dix he said:
"The republican county committee will
not object TO giving the voters in the
districts where there were no ballots an
opportunity to cast their ballots, but why
Ehould we Join In a request to the gov
ernor TO throw out the returns Of yester-
days primary and take steps to have the
legislature convened In extraordinary
session to provide for second primary
contest? Such action. in my opinion.
would be Illegal"
Delegates to the republican national
cnovention favoring the nomination OF
Theodore Roosevelt were defeated at yes
terdays New York state primaries in
every district where they opposed can
didates designated by the regular re-
publican organization and claimed by the
followers OF President Taft.
The Taft campaign managers declared
today at least eighty-three Of New York's
ninety delegates would go to Chicago fa-
voring the presidents denomination. This
estimate included the four delegates at
large 10 be chosen at the state convention
on April ..
The remaining seven delegates were
designated by the regular district or
ganizations. but conceded to Colonel
Roosevelt
Colonel Roosevelt lost the only two
fights his supporters made ''up state
and returns from the fifteen contested
districts in New York City and Long
Island gave his opponents plurality av-
eraging more than two TO one.
Colonel Rooseyelts supporters now are
expected to concentrate their attention
ON the state convention In an effort to
prevent the Taft men from sending to
Chicago an instructed delegation. The
primary law in operation yesterday did
not permit specific instructions of the
delegates at the time they were elected
The leaders concede that the action Of
the New York delegation will be influ-
eneed somewhat by the results in other
states that hold primaries or conventions
during the interval before the New York
convention.
'It can be said from the most con
seryative angle that the results point to
practically a solid Taft delegation from
New York." said John W. Hutchinson.
jr.. director Of the eastern branch Of the
national Taft bureau.
Appeal Ia Governor Dix.
The Roosevelt city committee announced
this afternoon that IL had sent telegram
to Governor Dix. outlining the evils which
it says existed at yesterdays primaries
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