Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1908-01-08
TAFT HAS A REAL
BOOM WHILE OTHERS LAG
OhiOan Gains in Every Section Of the COuntT'-ndica'
tiOns Point to Victory On First Ballot

Wisconsin delegates pledged 10 vote
for him. SO far as New York is con.
cerned. conditions today forsbadov
a similar result there. Hughes senti
ment II unquestionably strong, but II
Is not overwhelming. Instead ther,
Is a decided opposition 10 the gov
ernor In certain parts OF the state
and this does not come entirely from
friends OF the President. who IA
known 10 be doing his utmost IN the
Interest of his favorito cabinet on.
Ger. But as stated. New York. with
the other states mentioned. Is elm
lnted for purposes which will be made
obvious.
so far as has been disclosed. Fair.
banks, Cannon and Knox. who are
the avowed candidates, have been un-
able TO corral any sentiment In other
states than their own. II IL different
with Secretary Taft The political
leaders OF many states. also state and
county committees and conventions.
have declared for him in suficient
number 70 make II possible 20 print a
tentative llst Of the delegations NJ
which he is already assured, not
counting Ohio. This ls the last, and
q Is quite impressive:
California. 20; Kansas. 90; Mlchl.
gan. 2S; Missouri. SO; Nebraska, 10.
South Dakota. 8; Tennessee. 81;
Texas. SO; Oklahoma. Il. Alaska,
Hawaii, Porto Rico. tho Philippines,
District Of Columbia. Arizona and
New Mexico. each. total 2tG. As
suming that the secretary will got a
solid delegation from Ohio. which
VIII have 90 delegates. brings the
number up 70 262.
Then there r. tho fertile southern
hold, whore evidences OF a stampede
to the Taft band-wagon arc already
apparent Tenncssce's Republican
rival leaders are yylng with ane an.
other 10 get there first The San.
ders-Evans faction. that pretended
to be for tho denomination of
Roosevelt, have turned 90 Taft. The
brownlow faction has been shouting
Tor the war secretary from the be-
ginning. and With both going I'm the
'ame direction the result OF the elee. /
Ion OF delegates Is a foregone con-
fusion, That II Why Tennessee e
neludod In the preceding list. Cecil
l. Lyon. who controls the Ropubli.
an situation In Texas. Is Tor the
'reeIdenta choice.
The other southern states have iSo
.elega'es az the convention. divided
. follows; Alabama, 22; Arkansas I
3; Florida, 40; Georgia. 20; Louisi.
ma rs; Mississippi. 20: North
arollna. si' South Carolina. rs.
.irginia, "a.
History seems bound TO repeat
self IN the ease OF the southern
a'es. When some of them break
'r a certain candidate. most OF tho /
hers follow Tho TAFT managers {
10 tollowing his boom through that ]
.ciion and are very sangulne over
nat Is going 20 happen They DO
q profess that they will bag an the .
'lega'es, bal they have every rea.
"a 20 expect a goodly number n !
~ get only one third. TAFT would
We over see delegates already. the
ader can make further calculations
2 himself
Much Is heard these DAYS about
'si New England Is going TO DO IN
~aF ef Influencing the presi.
nt''al nomination. Bat even should
AZ entire section 40 10 other candi.
lee than Secretary Taft he would
lose much The SIX states COM
"us that geosraphical division
y have ia the ssgresate only So
.eS ln che oonVntion. distributed
follows Maine. l2i New llamp.
Fe' ~ Vermont IS: Massachusetts
Rhode Island s., Connecticut "A
lhat Is only f,nr more than New
"a MI have, or l4 more than
lnsyNanla Consequently tho most
. such a STAKE as Rhode Island.
'mon' or ANY ~ les neighhors
'a DO would BE- 20 hlus,er sun
= has a stroas following up there
Is sure 60 see some OF the dele.
es
zoe s'aies no, yet mentioned have =
Aa' delesa,e strength o. glt OF -
y Ninnesola, which win nrobaAlv
Tor Tar. has ss votes: KENTUCKY
70 votes will slve part % hsr
.soton 20 che secretary re win
eaoly b. remembered ia Iowa
ee has 70 votes, ana 50 on aowa
'isi, AZ this stage of me cam. III