The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-05-02
GAPITOL's POLITICAL FORECAST
Six Republican State Conventions on
the Weeks Program.

Washington, May Six republic
can state conventions, some of which
will likely assume considerable i'm
portance as showing the direction of
the political wind will be held dur
ing the coming week. The first of
these will be the New Jersey conven-
ton, to be held in Trenton on Tues
day. when four delegates at large
and twenty district delegates will be
selected 1t is expected that Cover
nor Fort who has been prominently
mentioned as Taft's running mate in
the presidential race, will be chosen
to head the Jersey delegation. A del
egation favorable to Taft will almost
certainly be elected, and there is a
possibility that the convention may
indorse the war secretary, although
many of the party leaders favor an
uninstructed delegation.
On Tuesday and Wednesday the
republican state convention of Con-
necticut will be in session at Hart
ford, and it now appears likely that
it will send a delegation instructed
for Taft to Chicago. The strenuous
efforts made by the Hughes boomers
in New York's neighboring state
have not met with the success anti
cipated. Stamford, which is nearest
to New York of Connecticut cities
and where Governor Hughes was
supposed to have been strongest, in
dorsed Secretary Taft at caucus,
and similar action has been taken in
many other cities. Both Senator Bull
kelley and Senator Brandagee, Con-
necticut's Representatives in the up
per house of congress, are opposed
to Taft. and will probably use their
influence to prevent his Endorsement
1t is unlikely, however, that their in
fluence will be sufficient to thwart
the object of the Taft adherents,
which is to tie up the Connecticut
delegation hard and fast for their
candidate.
What promises to be the most in
teresting conventions of the week
will be that of Kentucky, to be held
in Louisville on Wednesday, The re-
publican state committee of the Blue
Grass state has not gone on record
as favoring any candidate, and a
free-for-all fight has been waged be-
tween the supporters of the various
presidential aspirants. The contest
is chiefly between the Taft and Fair
banks forces. Hon. w. O. Bradley,
kentucky's republican senator-elect,
is leading the fight for Vice-Presi-
dent Fairbanks, and has been stump
ing the state for the Indiana man. A
majority of the district conventions
will be held on Tuesday, the day
preceding the state convention.
Alabama will have another re-
publican state convention, to be
held in Birmingham on Wednesday,
State Chairman j. A. Thompson's
wing of the party, which claims to
be the official, legal and bona fide
republican party of Alabama, will
meet on that date to indorse the adj
| ministration of President Roosevelt
! and the presidential candidacy of
Secretary Taft and to select a dele
| cation favorable to the latter. 1t is
! probable that three delegations will
contest for seats in the national con-
vention AS Alabama's representatives
but the adherents of the Thompson
| faction declare that their delegation
| is certain to be seated.
! On Thursday the republicans of
| Wyoming and Utah will hold their
state conventions, the former in
Lander and the latter in Salt Lake
City. Both conventions will probably
| lQQOTS6 secretary 1dIL.
Primaries will be held in Califor-
MIA on Tuesday, at which delegates
| to state conventions, which in turn
will select delegates to the national
conventions will be elected The war
| in both the republican and democrat
| ic parties against the 'organsza-
| tons, has been carried on in Wig
orous manner and there is likely to
! be a big vote at the primaries for
political reform. The arrival Of the
Pacific fleet at San Francisco has
been postponed for one day, so as
not to interfere with the patriotic
duties Of the voters.
In democratic circles, principal
| interest will attach to the state con-
ventions to be held next week in
Massachusetts and Ohio, the former
in Boston on Thursday and the lat
ter in Columbus on Tuesday and
| Wednesday. The Ohio democratic
central committee has gone on rec
ord as favoring Bryan. In Massa
chusetts, a split is evident, and it is
highly probable that there will be
| two observation-disclosures to Denver,
one favoring Bryan and the other
| opposed to his nomination. George
| Fred Williams is leading the Bryan
hosts in the battle for supremacy,
while William A CASTOR and Chas.
S. Hamlin are at the head of the
| safe and sane" wing of the party.