Evening star., 1907-08-25
LOOKS GOOD TO THEM
Taft Men JubiIant Over Advices
From the Field.
GARFIELD BOOSTS BOOM
Drops Off at Columbus to Push It
Along.
GIVES A FEW CALCULATIONS
Taft Workers Busy With Pencils.
Figure Their Man Will Get
South and West Votes.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
COLUMBUS, Ohio, August 24.-After a
conference with Secretary Garfield, who has
just stopped here on his return from an
official visit throughout the west regarding
the sentiment among the republicans there
toward Secretary Taft as candidate for
the nomination for the presidency, the
friends of Secretary Taft here are prepared
to claim that the chances for the nomina-
tion Of Mr.. Taft are much better now than
the chances for the nomination of Mckinley
were at the same stage of bis presidential
boom. and Mr.. Mckinley was an easy win
ner in the convention.
The report that Secretary Garfield brings
agreed with that which had come to Com
missioner Verys from the west and south
west through other channels. They say
that the entire northwest and part of the
southwest is strongly administration. In
some sections there the republicans will
not talk anything but Roosevelt but Taft
is the second choice with all of them who
do not take him as their first choice.
Bas:ng their claims on these reports the
friends of Secretary Taft are beginning
to count the delegates as certainly theirs,
as follows:
Counting Up the Votes.
Washington, 10 votes; Oregon, votes;
California, 20 votes; Nevada, 6 votes; Col
orada, 10 votes; Arizona, votes, New
Mexico, votes; Utah, 6 votes; Idaho,
votes; Montana, votes Wyoming, votes
Kansas, 70 votes; Missouri, SO votes; Okla
homa, ii votes, Nebraska, 16 votes; Iowa
rs votes; South Dakota 8 votes; Mort h
Dakota, 8 votes. and Minnesota, % votes.
Ihese states foot up 2i0 votes of which
the Taft men here are quite confident.
Because they have reason to believe that
the Secretary is popular with the republi-
tire delegate strength of the section south
Of the Ohio, with its 27S votes in the ma
tional convention. With the west, that
would give him sis votes. Michigan, they
every reason to believe the republicans
there think well of Mr.. Taft. He has a
good chance to get the twenty-eight votes
of that state.
Ohios forty-six votes, of course they ex-
pect to land for Secretary Taft. Even
though Senator Foraker should keep up
the fight against the Taft movement to
the time of the convention, they believe
he will be able to control no districts. With
Ohio and Michigan in line they would be
able to show 592 votes in the convention.
Second Choice and "Pennsy."
Pennsylvania, they admit will be for
Knox, but they believe that even there
Taft will be the second choice of the dele
cation. New York, they say, may have its
favorite son if it wishes. 1t will not affect
the situation. Because Massa chusetts is a
strong administration state, they believe
they are warranted in expecting ultima tely
at least the thirty votes Of that state.
They believe that because, in fact, Presi-
dent Roosevelt is strong in all New Eng
land they are warranted in expecting sup
port there for Taft.
: Indiana will, of course, be for Fairbanks,
Illinois for Cannop and Wisconsin for La
Toilette. but the Taft people claim that
even there the second choice of the republi-
cans is for Taft. For this reason they do
not believe it possible for the situation to
become, as some are claiming 1t Is now
one of the field against Taft.