Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1908-05-07
Delegation to Ma
tional Convention
Instructed
GAINS IN OTHER STATES
Begins to Look as If He Will
Have Walkaway for the
Nomination.

fiartlord, Conn, May THE Re
publican state convention closed It's
two days session here late YESTERDAY
afternoon by choosing a delegation OF
fourteen to the Chicago convention.
The delegates at large are instructed
to work actively for Secretary Taft.
and four delegates are sent unin
structed by the district conventions
who selected them. While the con
yention as whole was practically
pro-Taft, there was some opposition
to instruction of the delegates. This
opposition ceased when it became
evident how strong the Taft feeling
was.
One of the features Of the day was
the receipt of a message from Sena.
tors Brandegee and Bulkeley, with
drawing their names as candidates for
delegates at large. The telegram fol
lows:
by advices received to the effect
| that the committee on resolutions may
decide to report that the delegates to
the national convention should be In
structed, we do not desire that our
names be presented to the convention
as delegates to the national conven
ton, as we do not care to attend the
convention under Instructions
Utah For Roosevelt.
Salt Lake, May THE Republican
state convention met this morning
with Daniel d. Houtz, as temporary
chairman. The convention declared In
favor of retiring President Roosevelt
from Office four years hence" This
was the keynote of the convention
and while the delegates Will favor the
domination Of Secretary of War Taft
they will not be instructed as II is
desired to leave a place open for the
possible denomination of Roosevelt
The committees were appointed by
noon and recess was taken.
Texas Republicans for Taft.
Dallas, Texas, May 7.-As a result
of county conventions held by regular
Republicans In Texas yesterday 1t Is
evident Secretary Taft will be favor
ed by the state convention in the event
President Roosevelt insists upon de-
clining the nomination. Without ex-
ception so far as received the various
conventions favored Roosevelt as first
choice and Taft second. "Reorgan-
lied Republicans, consisting OF the
"old black and tan" held conventions
YESTERDAY in number of counties and
|endorsed Senator Foraker. They will
send contesting delegates to the ma
tional convention.
| Missourans for Taft.
| Jefferson City, Mo-, May THE
Republicans of the eighth Missouri
district yesterday elected Waited s.
| Harris and Julias N. Conrath delegates
to the national convention, and In
lstructed them for Secretary Taft for
president.
| Split in Kentucky.
| Louisville, KY, May AFTER a
stormy all-night session, the Fair
banks delegates to the fifth district
Republican convention withdrew early
yesterday and nominated N. C. Cure
ton for Congress and chose delegates
to Chicago. The Taft convention nom
|inated r. C. Kincaid for Congress and
lalso chose delegates to Chicago.
i Instructed for Taft.
Forest City, Ark, May THE Re
publican convention for the first Con
,gressional district yesterday endorsed
1.-THE administration of President Roose-
velt and instructed for Secretary Taft.
| Massachusetts For Bryan.
| Boston, May 7.-Following session
THAT lasted several hours last night
1.-THE committee on resolutions Of the
democratic state convention reassem.
lbled today to consider instructions for
1.-THE delegates-at-large to the national
! convention at Denver. The outcome OF
the meeting was report by the reso-
Hutton committee instructing the dele
lgates for William Jennings Bryan.