Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1908-04-28
COLORADO JOINS
TAFT COLUMN
Delegates to Ma
tional Convention
for Him
NO HITCH At PUEBLO
Other States at Conventions
Held Yesterday Also
Endorse Secretary.

Pueblo. Colo, April 2S.--The Re
publican state convention called to
select delegates-at-large to the Re
publican national convention mel
mere today. The entire state dele
CATION will go to Chicago instructed
for w. H. Taft. A slight hitch Ia
the program came in an attempt to
secure the endorsement of Clarence c
fiamlin of Colorado, for United States
Senator, but State Chairman John F.
Vivian who was In control did not per.
NIT the senatorial question to disturb
the harmony of the convention. The
administration of President Roosevelt
was endorsed as was that OF Governor
Henry A. Buchtcl. The delegates.at.
large to the national convention are
as follows: Crawford Hill, Denver;
DR.. Hubert Work, Pueblo: William
Lenox. FL Paso county; Horace T. De.
long, Mesa county; Thomas F. Walsh
Arapahoe county and W. A. Drake,
Larimer county.
Resolutions Strongly Endorse Taft.
After commenting President Roose-
welt the platform says
For his successor we recognize
William Howard Taft. of Ohio, as the
most logical candidate He has the
confidence Of the people His learning
| Is deep, his ability unequated, his
character above reproach. his expert
ence broad in administrative affairs.
varied. conservative and successful.
AS the administrative head of our ma.
tional government we are confident he
will faithfully carry out the principles
of our party, that he would preserve
the confidence reposed in him, protect
the rights OF all classes, promote our
industrial welfare and continue the
peaceful and honorable relations now
existing between our country and 9th.
er nations of the earth. We therefore
do now instruct our delegates to the
Republican national convention to be
held in Chicago to vote for the nom
lination Of William Howard Taft as the
Republican candidate for president Of
the United States"
| Hot Time In Arkansas.
Little Rock, April 2S.--Amid
scenes OF wild confusion, the Repub-
lican convention for the fifth Con
gressional district divided yesterday
after the forces led by State
Senator Brattan had been beaten In
the formation of the permanent organ
ization. AS result there are two
Republican candidates for Congress
and two delegations to the national
Republican convention. The conven-
ton regularly organized nominated
W. B. Ferguson for representative. and
Sid B. Redding and John W. White,
as delegates to the Chicago conven-
tion. The Bratton convention nomi-
mated Guy w. Carr for Congress. and
Scipio A. Jones, negro lawyer Of
Little Rock and N. B. Skipper. as
delegates to the national convention.
The Bratton convention indorsed the
candidacy Of Secretary Taft The
Irregular convention endorsed the ad
ministration of President Roosevelt.
but did not instruct delegates
West Virginia for Taft.
Huntington, W. Va, April 2S.--Af
ter lengthy fight, but not until the
negro delegates had caused the adop
tion Of a resolution calling upon Con
gress to pass the bill reinstating the
NEGRO soldiers discharged as result
of the Brownsville affair. Secretary
Taft was indorsed by the fifth dis
|trict Republican Congressional con-
vention here yesterday. Congress-
man James A. Hughes was renomi
mated.
Connecticut Democrats Meet.
New Haven, Conn, April 2S.-The
delegates to the Democratic state con-
|vention which meets here this eve
lining for the selection Of delegates to
1.-THE Denver convention began to arrive
learly today The convention promises
Ito be very quiet, though the platform
will not endorse any particular can.
didate for the presidency.
Bryan Loses Out In New jersey.
Trenton, N. j., April 2S.-At ten
|o'clock this morning the situation with
respect to today's Democratic state
|convention for the selection Of dele
lgates to the Denver convention was
unchanged from the program as was
agreed upon last night by the state
central committee. This includes as
delegates at large. Former United
States Senator James Smith, Jr.,
Former Mayor Frank s. Katzenbach,
Jr., Of Trenton. State Senator John
Hincliffe and State Chairman Robert
IS. Hudspeth. They will 60 to the con-
vantiOn 11ninStructad