Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-06-03
Majority Of Delegates Personally
for Hlm, Says J. 4 Stewart.
ONLY IWttIY.sx are OPPOSED
Republican Clubs Leader Declares
That II There Were No Restrictions
e28 Of $50 Votes Would Go to Roose-
Welt at Chicago.

League of Republican Clubs, of New
York. one of the most persistent
Roosevelt lhrd,tcrm boomers in the
country, Is Out III a statement To show
that. il left to themselves, all the d'l
egatCs to the Chicago convention
with the except ion OF the represents
tiv,s of twenty six districts, would
vote for President Roosevelt.
This statement purports to he bias
ed on the results of "a careful can
vasS,' and Mr.. Stewards conclusions
are as follows:
If there w're no restriction as to
choice, 92S ont of the $50 Delegates
to the Republican national convention
would casa their votes for Theodor''
Roosevelt for Pre- SdCnt of the United
States. A careful canvass of all tn"
sent to the Republican national con
ventiOn diSclOses So strCng Senll
mcut for another nomination for the
incumbent that if he were candidate
and had fought with his usual feryor
and tactical aCumen. all lat twenty
six districts at most would send dele
gates instructed for him.
Roosevelt Undisputed First Choice.
so far as can be ascertained, after
a careful canvass, the delegates who
go to the Chicago convention. II thew
were permitted to represent the sen
timent of their districts, would be for
Mr.. Roosevelt Even now he will be
the undisputed first choice of the del
egates at Chicago.
1T seems to be settled beyond per-
adventure that the nominee of the
Chicago convention will be either The
odCre Roosevelt or William II. Taft.
Seven hundred and eighty five dele
gates out Of the $50 are believed to
be favorable to the nomination of Mr..
Taft as second choice of the conven-
ton.
This national canvass of the Re
publican League of Clubs Of the state
of New York disclOSes no new cOndt-
ton. and serves but to emphasize the
prevalent opinion that the man whose
would TO the greatest de
gree mean q sure election of the ma
tional ticket and the return Of Re-
publican majority to the House Of
is Theodore Roose-
welt
Sentiment Will Dominate.
THE Roosevelt sentiment will over
whelmingiy dominated the conven-
ton, and this will he made plain BY
the thousands who win flock to Chi
cagO from all parts of the country in
numbers il is estimated. at least one
third greater than any crowd that has
ever before attended national con
vention. Democratic or Republican.
The twenty six districts in which
there would seem TO /" doubt as tn
the result of a direct Issue between
President Roosevelt's friends and
those opposed to him had he become 4
candidate for denomination are distri-
buted among the states as follows:
Alabama. ,: Florida !: Indiana i;
Kentucky. I: Missouri, I: New Jersey.
I: Ohio. 2: Rhode Island. I: Tenncs-
see. I: wisconsin. 3: California. I; IL
Iinois. 2: Kansas. j: Minnesota. u:
New Hampshire. 1: New York. .:
Pennsylvania, I; South Carolina. l.;
Texas, 3.
Fairbanks for Viee-President.
Coupled with Mr. Roosevelt's name
as one Of the two possible nominees
for vicenresident is that of Vice
president Chares w. Fairbanks. The
dominant preference of the country y
undoubtedly Roosevelt and Fairbanks
as the ticket that would overwhelm'
inrly defeat any ticket named by the
Denver convention.
With reference to New York state
sentiment with regard to a vice-presi
Dental choice is divided amons
George ". Cortelyou. secretary Of the
treasury: James :. Sherman. repre-
sentative in Congress from the Onet
ia Herkimsr district. and Timothy l.
Woodruff who vii have the support
Of the Kings county delegation. as
well as that Of several districts NJ
the state.
A month ago Governor Charles r
Hughes was regarded As the losica
nominee for yice-presidcnt but since
tho h. ginning Of his spectacular and
uncompromisinr f<ht with the New
York state Legislature over the leEis
Iaiiou So strongly ard mistakenly Do
papdcd by him in several messages u
the legislature. he Is looked upnn "a 4
candidate for denomination for COVER
nor