The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1912-05-24
THE OWOSSO TIMES
KDMUND O. DEWEY. EDITOR.
OWOSSO. MICH. MAY "a, 1919.
REPUBLICAN, PR ES Id ENTAIL
CONTEST.
Both TAFT and Roosevelt Leaders
Clam to be Sure of Victory.

Ihn TAFT VIEW.
Washington, May 22.-Claiming 57s
delegates to the Chicago convention OF
30 more than enough to assure him the
nomination. President Taft in q state
ment today declared he was going into
New Jersey to make assurance doubly
sure" He will leave Washington for
Philadelphia o'clock tomorrow morn.
ing and make his first political speech
at Camden in the evening.
The presidents statement was issued
after q day of activity at the White
house. Political conferences with his
managers and appointments with mem
bers of the cabinet were followed at
4 o'clock by meeting of the full cabi-
net. It was stated later that this meet
ing was devoted to routine business, :"
but members of the cabinet admitted
that the political situation had been
reviewed in considerable detail.
''Our opponents quote from state
ment Of mine, made in Cleveland that
the fight in Ohio, my home state. much
to my qualification, would be the de-
cisive effort" said the president in his
statement, "and would settle the ques-
ton of my nomination. This is true.
I shall have at least II votes from Ohio,
Including the delegates at large. for we
have every assurance that we shall con-
troll the state convention.
This will constitute clear majority
in the national convention. Indeed, in
addition to the votes from Ohio, dele.
gateselected for me from other states
of which have been advised since my
Cleveland speech give me at the most
conservative estimate $40 out of the
1918 in the national convention, 30
more than the number necessary to
nominate"
Earlier in the day Director Mckinley
in the Taft headquarters. claimed ''at
least 600' delegates for the president
The presidents estimate, while
smaller, was declared at the White
house to represent ''rcck bottom" fig
ures which were expected to be mater
tally increased. The claim to the six
delegates at large in Ohio was made by
the president after reassuring messages
from his Ohio managers
No definite claim was made by the
Taft forces today to the "a delegates to
be selected in New Jersey next Tues
day. At Roosevelt national headquar
tiers Senator Dixon expressed the belief
that Colonel Roosevelt would carry all
districts in the state and secure the full
delegation.
In statement earlier in the day SEN
ator Dixon declared Colonel Roosevelt
would be nominated at Chicago on the
first ballot.
THE ROOSEVELT VIEW.
Oyster Bay, NY, May 22.-"The re-
suit in Ohio has settled the contest,
said Colonel Roosevelt today. "Natur-
ally l am very much pleased with the
'impulsive' judgment of Ohio.
The result in Ohio has settled the
contest believe that we could have
won lwithous Ohio. but victory there
means that it will be hopeless to try to
beat us at Chicago by unseating our
delegates or seating southern delegates
secured by fraud.
Il am profoundly appreciative of
what the people of Ohio have done. 1t
represents victory, victory not only
for the plain people Of the Republican
party. bnt for every good citizen in the
United States. for in this contest we
have stood for the fundamental rights
Of good citizenship and every honest
and decent citizen, no matter what his
politics. is profoundly concerned in our
victory, for we are fighting his bat.