The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1908-05-08

est, Endorsed Secretary Taft az y
caucus, and similar action has been
taken in many other cities. Both
Senator Buckley and Senator Bran
dagee. C%onnecticut's representatives,
in the upper house of congress, are
opposed to Taft, and will probably
use their influence % prevent his
Endorsement. 1t IS unlikely. how
ever, that their influence will be suf-
ticient to thwart the object 81 the
Taft adherents, which is to tie up the
Connecticut delegation hard and East
for their candidate.
What promises to be tho most IN
teresting convention of the week
will be that OF Kentucky, TO he neld
in Louisville on Wednesday,. The re-
publican state committee Of the Blde
Grass state has not goun on record
as favoring any candidate, and 4 fr ne-
the supporters of the various pr"Si-
Dental aspirants. The contest IS
chiefly between the Taft aud Fair
banks forces. Hon w. o. Bradley,
Kentucky's republican senator elect
is leading the fight for Vice Presi-
dents Fairbanks, and has beer
stumping the state for the Indiana
man. A majority Of the district lon
MENTIONS will be held on Tuesday
the day preceding the state conven-
ton.
Alabama will have another renlA-
lican state convention, to re held in
Birmingham on Wednesday. State
Chairman j. a. T%hompson's wing of
the party, which claims to be he
official. legal and bona fidc republi-
can party Of Alabama. will meet IN
that date to indorse the aiminist:a-
ton of President Roosevelt and the
presidential candidacy Of S%ecic ltry
Taft and to select a delegation iIt-
orable to the latter. 1t is probable
that three delegations VIII contcet
for seats in the national 0 i, nt:"n
as Alabama's representatives. but
the adherents Of the Thompson fac
| llOl, uetlaIt llul llCll ucl'SullOu
is certain to be seated.
On Thursday the republicans of
Wyoming and Utah will hold their
state conventions, the former in Ian
der and the latter in Salt LAKE City.
Both conventions will pro plA'y in
dorse Secretary Taft.
Primaries will be held iii Califo.-
MIA on Tuesday, at which delegates
10 state conventions, which in turn
will select delegates to the natio lal
convention, will be elected. The waf
in both the republican and demo-
cratic parties against the "organiza-
tons" has been carried on in a
vigorous manner and there is likely
to be a big vote at the primaries for
political reform. The arrival of the
Pacific feet at San Francisco has
been postponed for one day, SO as
not to interfere with the patriotic
duties of the voters.
In democratic circles principal
interest will attach to the state con-
ventions to be held next week in
Massachusetts, and Ohio, the former
in Boston on Thursday and the lat
ter in Columbus on Tuesday and
Wednesday. The Ohio democratic
central committee has gone on record
as favoring Bryan. In Massachusetts
a split is evident, and it is highly
probable that there will be two dele
80. H.. - $780,. - g.,
oring Bryan and the other opposed
to his nomination. George Fred Will
liams is leading the Bryan hosts
in the battle for supremacy, while
William A.. CASTOR and Charles S.
Hamlin are at the head Of the safe
and sane" wing of the party.
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