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Show TAFT FORCES! CLAIMSTATE Voters Deciding on the Big Delegation From Pennsylvania Philadelphia, April 13 Tho voters of Pennsylvania, who took part In tho most Important primary election slnco tho uniform primary law was enacted In 190C, were disappointed when they found that rain was falling. Wet weather is reported from all parts of tho state. The primary calls for election hy all partloB having national tickets of candidates for delegates to tho respective re-spective national conventions. The delegates will bo elected by congressional congres-sional districts. There also will be elected candidates candi-dates to the state conventions of each party, which, in addition to tho naming nam-ing of presidential electors and can didates ior stato ortices, win select 12 delegates at largo to the national conventions and four candidates for congressmen at large. In each of the 32 congressional districts dis-tricts all parties' will nominate candidates candi-dates for congress. Candidates for state senator, who will participate in tho election of a United States Sen-atois Sen-atois in 1913 when Senator Pcnroso's term expires, also will be nominated In 25 of the fifty senatorial districts. Candidates for tho 207 seats in tho house of representatives will bo nominated nom-inated by all parties. Thousands of candidates aro in the field for election elec-tion to minor offices. Tho chief Interests Is in tho con-" test for Pennsylvania's seventy-six delegates to tho national convention. The regular Republican organization Is hacking President Taft and It claims the President will have a very large majority of tho delegates. The Roosevelt faction, inspired by the visit of Col. Roosevelt to the slate last Wednesday and Thursday, claim they will elect a large number of delegates dele-gates In oppo"5ltlou to President Taft, All tho RooseveJt delegates to the national na-tional and state conventions Ihave their presidential preferenco printed on the ballot after their names. Tho candidates for national and stato delegates del-egates placed on the ticket by the regular Republicans, -while favoring President Tnrft. have no presidential preferenco printed along with their names. Tho Democratic party" In Pennsylvania Pennsyl-vania is spilt, thoro 'being two stato committees, but both hiivo declared for Woodrow Wilson for president and their candidates havo'fho AVllson preference added to their names on tho ballots. Candidates favoring Champ Clark aro on the ballot In many congressional congres-sional districts. Candidates who fn-Aor fn-Aor Judson Harmon are not so numerous. nu-merous. Tho pollsc will open at 2 p. m. and closo at S p. m. |