The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-27
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N(OlLluuGO from rage Oue1
The primary law in operation yester-
! day did not permit specific instructions
| of the delegates at the time they were
| elected.
The leaders concede that the action of
/ the New York delegates would be in
huenced somewhat by the results in
other states that hold primaries or con-
ventfons during the interval before the
New York convention. The Roosevelt
convention managers confined their
statement to declarations regarding the
confusion that reigned in New York
city from the failure to deliver an ade-
Quate number of ballots. Former Judge
Charles H. Duell, chairman Of the
Roosevelt citizens committee and
Chairman Koenig of the Republican
county committee both declared they
would appeal to Governor Dix for a
second primary in New York city.
Roosevelt partisans charge the fail
ure to provide ballots in all districts to
th Vaccinations OF their opponents.
The organization men on the other
hand united with the printers in attri-
buting the situation to the court action
brought by the Roosevelt forces in their
unsuccessful attempt to have the
names of their delegates printed at the
head of the ticket. This the printers
say, delayed their work a week and the
monumental nature of the task made 1t
impossible to get enough ballots ready
in time for the election.
A new primary law in New York city
1t is estimated would cost something
like $4,000 since ballots costing $4,000
would have to be reprinted and the
whole election machinery revised.
Il. r.. Says It's ScandalOus.
New York, March 27.-Theodore
Roosevelt left late yesterday on his
western speechmaking tour, protesting
vigorously against what he declared to
be the "Scandalous' way the county
machine" was behaving in connection
with primary fight, then in full pro-
gress. He called up Police Commits
sioner Waldo on the phone from his
editorial offices and protested against
the refusal of Mayor GaynOr to afford
police protection to Roosevelt watch
ers at the primaries. He said Com
missioner Waldo promised that his in
terests would be protected at the va
rious voting places.
There has never been anything
more scandalous," Colonel Roosevelt
said, THAN the way the county ma
chine is conducting this fight for Pres
ident Taft in New York county. They
first threw out all inspectors who were
have just received word that the
Roosevelt watchers have been thrown
out of the polling places
Colonel Roosevelt said he expected
to receive the returns from the New
York county primaries on the train
but that he did not intend to make
any comment on the result. He also
refused to comment on the dispatches
from Indianapolis announcing that the
Taft forces had elected delegates at
large to the Chicago convention, but
Medi1l Mccormick, manager of the
Roosevelt bureau in Washington, who
is accompanying Mr.. Roosevelt on his
western trip, dictated statement de-
claring that the Taft managers in In
diana were guilty of political grand
larceny"
AS Mckinley Sees 1t.
washington. March 27--Repre-
national Taft bureau, gave out a state
ment on the results of the primaries
in New York and Indiana. He regards
the results as a complete vote of con-
fidence in President Taft and his ad-
ministration.
Republicans do not need to be re-
minded of the slogan which has veri-
fed itself so often as guide post in
political events, AS New York and In
diana go, so goes the nation, in ma
tional elections" says Mr. McKinley's
statement.
Republicans throughout the whole
country will do we'll to pause and re-
fleet before further opposing the re-
nomination of President Taft"
A statement by John w. Hutchinson,
jr., of New York, Taft manager in that
city, given out at headquarters here,
says the New York primaries indicate
practically a solid New York delega-
ton for President Taft in the Chicago
convention.
The Roosevelt executive committee
issued a statement from Judge G. H.
Duell, chairman of the New York city
Roosevelt committee, saying the ball
loting had been delayed and interfered
with by nonarrival of ballots and that
the names of Colonel Roosevelt's dele
gates had been left off in some in
stances
Judge .Duell telegraphed in part as
follows:
cit was an entire breakdown of the
election machinery. In several dis
tricts the regular election inspectors
were removed by the county organiza-
ton just as the polls opened. In sew
eral election districts in Brooklyn the
ballots did not arrive at all. In Staten
Island, where Chauncey Depew was a
candidate, no ballots arrived until