Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1908-05-03

Washington, May 2.-Six Republi-
can state conventions some of which
will likely assume considerable import
ance as showing the direction of the
political wind, will be held during the
coming week. The first of these will
be the New Jersey convention, to be
held in Trenton on Tuesday, when
four delegates at large and twenty
district delegates will be selected. 1t
is expected that Governor Fort, who
has been prominently mentioned as
Taft's running mate in the presiden-
tial race, will be chosen to head the
Jersey delegation. A delegation fav-
orable 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 Re-
publican state convention of Connecti-
cut will be in session at Hartford, and
it now appears likely that it will send
a delegation instructed for Taft to Chi
cago. The strenuous efforts made by
the Hughes boomers in New York's
neighborinng state have not met with
the success anticipated. Stamford
which is nearest to New York of Con-
necticut cities and where Governor
Hughes was supposed to have been
strongest, indorsed Secretary Taft at a
caucus, and similar action has been
taken in many other cities. Both Sen
ator Buckley and Senator Brandagee
Connectcut's representatives in the
upper house of congress, are opposed
to Taft, and win probably use theil
influence to prevent his Endorsement
1t is unlikely, however, that their in
fiuence will be sufficient to thwart the
object of the Taft adherents, which Ii
to tie up the Connecticut delegation
hard and fast for their candidate.
What promises to be the most inter
esting convention of the week will b.
that of Kentucky, to be held in Louis
vile on Wednesday. The Republican
state committee of the Blue Gras
state has not gone on record as favor
ing any candidate, and free-for-al
fight has been waged between the sur
, porters of the various presidential as
pirants. The contest is chiefly be
tween the Taft and Fairbanks forces
, Hon. w. o. Bradley. Kentucky's Re
, publican senator-elect, is leading tn
fight for Vice-Presidnt Fairbanks, an
, has ben stumping the state for tn
!, Indiana man. A majority of the dil
trict conventions will be held on Tue
day, the day preceding the state col
vention.
: Alabama will have another Republ
! car state convention, to be held in Bi
. mingham on Wednesday. State Chal
S man j. A. Thompson's wing of Il
party, which claims to be the of1icis
legal and bona fide Republican par
5 of Alabama, will meet on that date
indorse the administration of Pre-
n dent Roosevelt and the PRESIDENT
If candidacy of Secretary Taft and to
S. lect a delegation favorable to the
l., ter. 1t is probable that three delei
N lions will contest for seats in the I
ii tional convention as Alabama's rep
e, sentatives, but the adherents of I
lg Thompson faction declare that th'
a delegation is certain to be seated
1 On Thursday the Republicans
a Wyoming and Utah will hold tn
M state conventions, tine former at L
On der and the latter at Salt Lake Ci
or Both conventions will probably indo
wv Secretary Taft.
Primaries will be held in Califor
on Tuesday, at which delegates to st
NJ conventions, which in turn will sci
~ delegates to the national conventio
will be elected. The war in both
Republican and Democratic part
against the organizations" has b.
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