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Show TAFT CERTAIN BE IRE THAN ENOUGH VOTES Claims 570 Delegates to the Chicago Convention and Prepares to Add More in New Jersey. MANAGERS MAKE -MORE STATEMENTS Late Returns Show No Change in Ohio' Situation; Roosevelt Elated; Plan of Hayward. WASfftNGTOX, ray 22. Claiming Claim-ing 570 delegates to the Chicago Chi-cago convention, or thirty more than enough to assure him the nomination, President Taft today to-day declared he was going to 2Tcw .Tor-sey, .Tor-sey, "to make doubly sure.'' Ho will leave Washington for .Philadelphia Tomorrow To-morrow morning and make his first political speech at Camden. The president's statement was issued after a day of activity at the White houso. Political conferences with his managers and appointments with his cabinet members wero followed by a meeting of the. full cabinet. It was said, later this meeting was devoted to routine business, but members admitted the political situation had been reviewed re-viewed in detail. Gets Enough From Ohio. "Our opponents quoto from a statement state-ment of mine made in Cleveland, that; the fight in Ohio, my homo state, much to my gratification, would be tho decisive de-cisive one,'5 said tho prosident in his statement, "and would settle tho question ques-tion of my nomination. This is true. I shall have at least seventeen- votes frpm Ohio, including the delegates at large, for wo have every asurance that we shall control the state convention. "This will constitute a clear majority ma-jority in the national convention. Indeed, In-deed, in addition to the votes from Ohio delegates elected for mo from other states pf which T havo been advised ad-vised since my Cleveland statement give me at tho most conservative estimate a70 out of tho 107S votes in tho national convention, thirty more than necessary. neces-sary. "I am coinjr to New .lerso3- to take part in the eoraing campaign there for the samo rea.6on that. I went to Ohio, and such dclcgatcn as wc msiy receive from New .Torsey will thus mnko assurance as-surance doubly sure.-" "Eock Bottom" Figures. Earlv in the day Director McKinloy of the Taft headquarters claimed "at least 1500 delegates for the president." The president's estimate- whilo smaller, small-er, was declared at the whito house to represent "rock bottom", figures, which were expected to bo materially increased. The claim to the six- dele-gates-at-laree in Ohio was mado by the president after reassuring messages from his Ohio managers. No definite claim was mado by tho Taft forces to the twenty-four dele-cater, dele-cater, to be selected in New Jersey next Tuesday. . At Roosevelt headquarters Senator Dixon expressed belief that Roosevelt would carry all districts in Ohio and secure tho f"H delegation. Senator Dixon nleo said Roosevelt would bo nominated on the lir6t ballot. First Speech at Camden. Plaus for tho trip to New .Jersey, although not complete, show that the Drcsident will visit every one of the twelve cotigrespiona i districts anu practically every county in the state. He will open the campaign at Camden tomorrow night. The trip will end at. GInssboro Tuesday noon. For one whole day, according to tho president's plans, he will motor to small New .1 erne er-ne v towns within easy automobiling distance from Now York. He probably will spend ono night in Trenton, three nights in New York with his brother. Henry W. Taft, and ono in Atlantic City. Tho president remained in his study iu the whito house for several hours lodnv- Attorney Gencrnl Wickersham, .Mr. Stimsou, the secretary of war: Mr. Nagol, secretary of commerce and labor, and Mr. Meyer, socrctnrv of the navy, had appointments with him. Senator Crane of Massachusetts was a caller, but had no comment to make on political developments. OHIO RESULT NOT CHANGED BY COUNT COIA'MBl'S, Ohio. May 22. According to returns on hand tonight from approximately approx-imately -JfiOO of the 5192 precincts In tho state, Colonel Roosevelt's delegates to the national Republican convention carried car-ried yesterday',; prlmnrlcs by a plurality cf about 25,000. II does not now seem possible that final results will change tho number of Continued on Pago Three.) 1ft is certain of enough delegates (Continued from Page One.) delegates for either side by more than one or two. Thc best figures available show ihnt Roosevelt hits thirty-two of the forty-two district delegates and .that President Taft has ten. Although later returns on thc Democratic Demo-cratic presidential preference primary .vote give Woodrow Wilson a righting rliijuco for one or two delegates, the New .Jersey man's cact standing will not bo knowp for several day( when helmed rural lotunis have been procured from judges who were unable to complete tho count last night. Sweep for Harmon. However. Governor Harmon practically practical-ly is assured a complete delegation of forty-eight delegates to Ihc Baltimore convention. Ills lead now gives him control of the state Democratic convention, conven-tion, which will select six delegates at large. It Jilso Is said the convention will provide pro-vide for the unit rule, whluh will force the Wilson delegates selected bv districts yesterday to vote for Harmon." The delegate at large situation in tho Republican parly will not bo kifown or settled until .Tunc . when the state Republican Re-publican convention is convened hero. The Taft leaders claim they will control con-trol thc state convention and designate the delegates at large for the president, but the Roosevelt managers declared late returns show the number of Taft delegates dele-gates to the state convention to bo dwindling dwind-ling Instead of increasing, as was announced an-nounced early today. Big Fight Ahead. There Is no question that the Tnft-rtooKcvHl Tnft-rtooKcvHl fight will bo carried to the floor of tho stale convention, when the final struggle in Ohio will he made for the half dozen delegates at large. In only twenty-three of tho thirty-eight counties in thc slate delegates to tho Btato convention wore cho3on. In the remaining counties the delegates will bo named by county conventions. 15vcn in the mailer of district delegates dele-gates an official count will bo necessary to determine exact results. An Instance of this sort arose in the Thirteenth district dis-trict (Sandusky), whero lato returns Indicate In-dicate that the district will bo divided aimost evonly between Taft and Roosevelt Roose-velt delegates and Harmon and Wilson. Early figures gave the two delegates In this district oil thc Republican ticket to Mr. Taft. Colonel Roosovolt may now get ono of tho delegates and thus Increase In-crease his total of district delegates to thirty-three. This would Icavo Mr. Taft nine delegates. Roosevelt's Vote. An analysis of the recapitulated Roosevelt vote shows that the Roosevelt Roose-velt strength wa3 not confined lo any particular section of the stato, or to any particular class of citizens. He curried cur-ried mining and Industrial sections, such as the Hocking valley, as well as some of the oldest and most conservative communities. com-munities. Added to tbeso was much strength among tlvo farmers. 7n Adams county, where more tlian 1500 voters were disfranchised not long ago for voto-solllng, Roosovolt had a considerable con-siderable plurality. The town Whlto-houso, Whlto-houso, in Lucas county, gave Roosevelt twonty-ono votes and Taft five. Roosevelt Roose-velt managers seized upon tho Incident 83 a harbinger of good fortune. Claims 600 Delegates. WASHINGTON. May 22 Direotor Mc- Kinley of the Taft bureau today declared the president would haxc at least 600 delegates in the Chicago convention. "The outcome of thc Ohio primary yesterday has In no degree altered the relative strength of tho various candidates candi-dates in the Chlcasro convention," said Senator McKlnley. "President Taft has galnod enough delegates In Ohio to as-suro as-suro him of at least COO delegates in tho Chicago convontlon. "Tho outcome In Ohio, whatever It may be, lias not in tbo slightest degree altered the situation except to add President Presi-dent Taft n.s another condlda.te who ha lost his own state. Mr. Roosevolt lost New York S3 to 7, and Senator Cummins lost Iowa 1R to irt both golnsr to Ta.ft." Mr. McKlnley eaid the Roosevell managers man-agers had concentrated tholr onorgles In au effort to carry Ohio, and added: "Tt is reliably reported that the Roosevelt Roose-velt backers In Ohio havo expended $500,-000 $500,-000 In the campaign in that state alone. Tho Taft forces expended !$25,000, all told, from their headquarters." "President Taft said when he took the stump in Massachusetts, 1 have only begun be-gun the fight,' continued Mr. McKlnley. "That statoment holds good today. Tho outcome in Ohio, If It has any effect at all on tho Taft strength in the Chicago convention, has only served to aolldify the Taft linen and moke more certain a Taft outcomo. "The president will have a majority of delegates In the convention from every section of the country, clearly indicating indicat-ing that ho In tho choice of a large majority ma-jority of tho rank and file of the country and tliat no other Republican can hope to bo elected this- fall. The dofoat of Theodore Roosevolt for the third term la assured." i)ixon's Statement. WASHINGTON, May 22. Senator Dixon, head of the Roosevelt national headquarters, today Issued a. statement practically calling on President Taft to withdraw from the presidential contest- "Ohio makes tho tenth Republican state where tho candidacy of Mr. Taft and Colonel Roosovolt boa been submlttod to the Republican voters themselves for decision," eaid Senator DIxon'B statement. state-ment. "The vordir.t has boen a. unanimous ono in every state. Taft and his campaign managers liave fully realized that an nd-v,arnn nd-v,arnn verdict In Ohio meant tho death knell of the movement to renomlnato Mr. Taft. Mr. Taft frankly ntated In a speech at Cleveland last Thursday: " 'Tho vote In Ohio, my hornn state, will be tbo decisive one and will sottlo the question of the nomination.' The Republican leaders and tho Republican voters so intcrprot the Roosovclt landslide land-slide In Ohio yestorday. "The Republican party 1 bigger than tho ambition of any ono man. 'The one wise, patriotic thine to bo done is for Mr. Tuft and bin managers now to accept ac-cept tho unanimous verdict of the Republican Re-publican primary states and to withdraw fcora tho contest. Neither ho nor his managers can longer withstand the nation na-tion wide movo that calls for Roosovolt once ajraln to assume the leadership of the Republican oarty. His nomination is Inevitable at Chicago and Ids election Is certain In November." Problem for Committee. CHICAGO, May 23. Secretary William Hayward of the national Republican commutes com-mutes began today preparing the temporary tem-porary roll call on iho uncontested delegates dele-gates to tho convention He expects to havo tho list completed May 80. It Is iixpeotcd the Hot will contain the nnmcs of about 80 delegated. Secretary Hayward received credentials; from eight dclegates-at-largo from Missouri, Mis-souri, elected by tho state convention, with a half vote each, ajid, In accordance with his recent ruling, placed thorn on the list of contested delegates. Under tho call Issued by the national committee, Missouri Is entitled to only four delogates-at-large and thc national committee will puss on this along with tho other cases of double delegations when it meets to tako up contests on June 6, Roosevelt Elated. OYSTER BAY. N. Y May 22. "The result In Ohio has settled the contest," said Colonel Roosevelt today. Tho colonel was greatly elatod at the reports from Ohio. After going through several hundred telegrams which camn in today from all parte of tbo country, hp dictated this statoment. "Naturally, I am very much plensed with the 'Impulsive judgment' of Ohio. Scriounly I can onby repeat what I havo already said. I Infinitely prefer the deliberate de-liberate Judgment of the -oooplc to their Impulse judgment and in Ohio we got tiiclr dcllbcrato Judgment; and. ns I have also said, if I had to mako a choice I would choose thc Impulsive Judgment of the people rather than tho deliberate Judgment of the bosses, "Tho rcoult In Ohio has settled thc contest. I believe that we could havo won without Ohio. Our opponents needed need-ed the substantially solid vol of Ohio In order to give them even a chance to make a contest at the Chicago convention. conven-tion. "Victory in Ohio means that It will be hopeless to try to beat us at Chicago by uiiHoatlng our delegates who represent repre-sent the popular will In Washlgton. Indiana. In-diana. Kentucky and elsewhere, nor will It be possible tor them to win by seating seat-ing delegations from southern status which represent nothing whatever but fraud. "I am very profoundly appreciative of wlui t the people of Ohio havo done," 'continued the rolonel. "Jt represents a victory, not only for tho plain peopbj of the Republican party, but for every good cltlzeq In tho United StatcH, for In H1I3 contest wo hav stood for the fundamental funda-mental rights of good citizenship and every honest and decent citizen, no matter mat-ter what his politics, is profoundly concerned con-cerned In our victory, for we are fighting fight-ing his battles." Colonel Roosovolt said he had been told by Walter Brown, manager of his Ohio campaign, that tho "blind ballot" in that stato represented at least 25 por cenf handlcup for tho Roosevolt supporters. After he heard thn returns. Colonel Roosevelt left Sagamore Hill for a long horseback ride. He said that he expected ex-pected no visitors today. Barnes Says Stand Fast. NBW YORK, May 22, William Barnes. Jr.. chairman of tho Republican state committee, issued the following statement state-ment today: "Tho result in Ohio has possibly added enough delegates to the Taft column to Insure his nomination, hut those Republicans Repub-licans whose purpose Ih to prevent tho Republican party being used as an agency to subvert democratic form of government govern-ment in America and establish, through defeating the votors. an autocracy In Its placo, should relinquish no effort In making mak-ing it clear to those who do not comprehend com-prehend what is going on. to stand fast In their allegiance. All questions relating to the coming campaign havo sunk into Insignificance In-significance compared to the preservation of our form of government. "J havo no doubt when that convention assembles Uiere will bo delegates there who were favorable to the nomination of Mr. Roosevelt before they realized tho real psychology of his candidacy, but who will act R3 patrjota rather than as servitors. serv-itors. Tlie contest will come hot ween mental courage and physical cowardice." |