The Topeka state journal., 1908-02-11
Primaries Are Being Held
Throughout Ohio Today
TO Select Delegates to Repub-
lican State Convention.
IT is ALL ONE WAY.
Opposition Is Looked for in But
Two Counties.
It Is Expected That the Con-
VentiOn Will Be Unanimous.

Columbus. o., Feb 11.-Primaries for
the selection Of delegates to the Re
publican state convention are being
held in sc counties of Ohio today. In
81 counties there is but one list of can
didates, and no actual vote will be ta-
ken.
In eleven congressional districts the
primaries today will either nominate
congressman directly or select dele
gates to congressional conventions. OPP
position to Taft is looked for in two
counties only. Knox and Cuyahoga. and
the Taft political managers are entire
ly confident of the result. They ex-
pect to have the convention unani-
nous for Taft when it assemblies on
March 3. and declare that there is no
chance of any anti-Taft men being cho-
sen as delegates to the national con-
Vention at Chicago. The polls close at
p. m. light vote is generally ex-
pected.
Taft People in Control.
Columbus, o., Feb 1.-THE su-
preme court today declared that the
Roadway committee of Cuyahoga coun-
ty which is controlled by the Taft
people. is the valid county organiza-
ton in that county and today's pri-
maries will be held under the manage
4llSIL Ol lIldI II.
The committee which was sustained
by the supreme court today had pre-
viously been declared regular by the
Republican state central committee
and by two of the lower courts. The
Foraker people contended, however.
that the board of elections had final
authority by implication to decide
what was the rightful committee and
that it had recognized the Harvey or
Foraker committee; that later the
board, under direction from the sec
retary of state, and not because it had
altered its opinion. recognized the
Taft committee. They accordingly
asked that the board be enjoined from
exercising its executive power con-
trary to the way in which it had exer-
cised its judicial functions.
The supreme court IN affirming de-
cisiens given previously by the circuit
court, and common pleas court of
Cuyahoga county. declared that the
board of election is without authority
TO ignore the committee recognized
by the state central committee. that
the committee 1t named must be ap-
pointed Judges Crew. Summers.
Spears and Davis concurred in the de-
cision. Chief Justice Schauck and
Judge Price did not participate in the
case.
Favorable to Taft.
Cleveland, O., Feb. 11-Prepara-
tions have been completed for holding
primaries in this city and county to
select delegates to the state conven-
tton. The polls will open at l O'Clock
and close at I p. m. The primaries
will be held under the call of the
Baker-Rodway committee, which is
favorable to Secretary Taft. The
weather is clear and cool. Notwith-
standing this fact a light vote is anti
cipated.
No OnDOSitiOu i'm Eleventh
Chillicothe. o., Feb. 11.-No pri-
mary for choice 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 conditions pre-
vailed throughout the 11th congress
siona1 district.
Only One District.
Cincinnati O.. Feb. 11-Renub1i
can voters in the first and second con-
gressional districts today went
through the form Of naming delegates
to the state convention, but only one
ticket had been named and Taft dele
gates were chosen. A little contest
for district committeeman stirred one
section of the city, but it did not af
feet the general result.
Both for Taft.
Toledo, O., Feb. 11.-Considerable in
terest is manifested today over the Re-
publican primaries for the selection of
delegates to the state convention There
are two lists of delegates, the one head
ed by Taft for president and the second
by Captain John Craig, the local ship
builder. Both lists are really for Taft.
but the Craig list is opposed to the re-
election of Walter Brown to the chair
manship of the state committee At
today's primary a candidate for con-
gress in the Ninth district will be NOM
mated by direct vote. also two candi-
dates for common pleas judges and del
egates to the circuit judicial convention
The weather is mild and fair and it is
expected an average vote will be polled
No Opposition at GAINESVILLE,
GAINESVILLE, 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
however will apparently be bitterly
contested. General R. R. Brown. past
commander-in-chief of the G. A r. and
Probate Judge I. G. Jennings. are can
didates for congress and are expected
to about evenly divide the election
Jennings is a Taft candidate General
Brown is an original Foraker man."
but presumably for Taft in this con-
test.