Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1908-02-12
TAFT WINS CUYAHOCA CASE
Supreme Court Finds that His Organ.
izatiOn is Regular,
LIGHT VOTE AT PRIMARIES
Elections Held in Thirty-six Coun-
ties and in Only Two IL
There Opposition to
Taft.

COLUMBUS, o., Feb. 1.-THE supreme
court today declared that the roadway
committee of Cuyahoga county which is
controlled by the Taft people is the valid
county organization in that county and
today primaries were held under the man
agement Of that organization. The commits.
sion, which was sustained by the supreme
court today, had previously been declared
regular by the republican state central com
mittee and by two of the lower courts.
The Foraker people contended. however,
that the board of elections had final au-
thority by implication to decide what was
the rightful committee and that It had
recognized the Harvey, or Foraker COM
mittee; that later the board, under direc-
ton from the secretary of state, and not
because 1t had altered its opinion, recog-
nized the Taft committee. They accord
ingly asked that the board be enjoined
from exercising its executive power con-
trary to the way in which 1t had exercised
its judicial functions.
The supreme court in affirming decisions
given previously by the circuit court, and
common pleas court of Cuyahoga county,
declared that the board of election is with
out authority to ignore the committee recog-
nized by the state central committed; that
the committee it named must be appointed
Judges Crew, Summers, Spear and Davis
concurred in the decision, Chief Justice
shauck and Judge Price did not participate
in the case.
Light Vote in Primaries.
Primaries for the selection of delegates to
the republican state. convention were held in
thirty-six counties of Ohio today In fifty
two counties there is but one list of candi-
dates and no actual vote will be taken.
In eleven congressional districts the pri-
maries today nominated congressman di-
rectly or selected delegates to congress
sional conventions. Opposition to Taft de-
veloped in two counties only, Knox and
Cuyahoga, and the Taft political managers
are entirely confident of the result. They
expect to have the convention unanimous
for Taft when it assemblies on March 3,
and declare that there is no chance of any
anti-Taft men being chosen as delegates
to the national convention at Chicago The
polls closed at p. m. The vote was gen
orally light.
No Opposition in Cincinnati.
CINCINNATI, o., Feb. 1.-Republican
voters in the First and Second congress
sional districts today went through the
form of naming delegates to the state con-
vention, but only one ticket had been named
and Taft delegates were chosen. little
contest for district committee men stirred
one section of the city, but it did not affect
the general result
CHlLLICOTHE o., Feb. 11.-No primary
for copire of delegates to the republican
state convention was held in Ross county
today, there being no opposition to Taft
delegates who had been nominated by the
regular party organization. Similar condi-
tions prevailed throughout the Eleventh
congressional district
TOLEDO, o., Feb 11.-Considerable in
terest was manifested here today over the
republican primaries for the selection of
delegates to the state convention. There
are two lists of delegates, the one headed
by Taft for president and the second by
Captain John Craig, the local shpbuilder
Both lists are really for Taft but the Craig
list is opposed to the reelection of Walter
Brown to the craftsmanship of the state
committee.
Hot Congressional Fight.
ZANESVILLE, o., Feb. 11.-There is no
opposition to the Taft ticket here and no
primaries for state delegates will be held
today. The congressional primaries, how
ever, were rather bitterly contested.
General r. r. Brown, past commander-in-
chief of the Grand Army of the Republic,
and Probate Judge I. G. Jennings are
candidates for congress and are expected
to be about evenly divided in the delega-
tion. Jennings is Taft candidate. General
Brown is an Original Foraker man." but
presumably for Taft in this contest.
ST. PAUL REPUBLICANS FOR TAFT