The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1908-05-22
TAFT WINS WITH
VOTES TO SPARE
FINAL RETURNS GIVE HIM A
MAJORITY OF OVER 100
DELEGATES.
MAY Be BUT ONE BALLOT
Contests, From Present Indications,
Cannot Alter the Result
"Allies" Are
Divided.

Washington. ID. C-With all the
delegates TO the republican national
convention elected. the nomination or
William II. Taft for the presidency on
the first ballo, Is assured
This statement is made after care
full canvass and compilation OF fin
ished lists OF delegates. and honest
sitting Of and allowance for conflict
ing claims emanating from hesdquar-
ters OF rival candidates for first place
on the national ticket.
The relative positions OF the va
rious candidates in the procession.
upon basis OF the known delegate
strength OF each. is shown in the fol-
lowing tabulation of the number OF
delegates instructed or committed to
each
Necessary 10 nominate. ........ 491
lait '''. ....'........ -..........os4
Hughes .................. SO
cannon ............... .
Fairbanks ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. -
LaFollette Observation-Disclosures. 25
Foraker ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 10
The last OF the delegates We're chO-
sen Saturday or TIE total OF $50
which will represent the a. states and
the seven territorial governments in
the convention. enough are instructed
or committed TO the secretary OF war
TO give him a clear majority OF more
than 100 votes. II is very possible
that all opposition 70 him will fade
away when the balloting begins az the
Coliseum in Chicago The next candi-
date to him Senator Knox OF Penn
sylvania IS 500 votes behind tho
leader and the others trail further
and further in the rear
Has 1903 Votes 10 Spare.
Mr Taft safely may be credited
with 1914 OF the $50 votes. or 1O3 more
than are necessary 10 choice In
counting the Taft strength the votes
of three classes OF delegates are set
down in his column: Those instructed
unequivocally for him by state and
district conventions: those named by
conventions which adopted resoIu-
tions favorable TO him: those who
have declared themselves publicly or
privately 10 be for the secretary Of
war. The status Of tie respective
delegates have been determined in
practically all cases from firsthand
information from the individual states
and territories.
In addition to the 594 votes which
may be counted now for Taft without
question. there are los delegates
either managers with much reason
might lay claim TO a fair proportion,
say 80 or GO, OF these.
Choice Likely on First Ballot.
Finally. there are I2s delegates
whose seats are contested mostly
from the Southern states. and IL is not
unlikely that when the credentials
committee shall have acted on the
cases. 20 or 80 votes more will he
added 20 the Taft column. so tina; alto.
gether. IL practically is certainty
the secretary OF war will be noml-
mated on the first ballot. with fair
prospect that a desire TO get aboard
the band wagon will cause the noml-
nation TO be unanimous.
Supporters OF the Taft candidacy
will be in supreme control OF the or
ganization and OF the committees OF
the convention The allies" in the
anti.Taft camp cannot control one OF
their native states solidly. with the
single exception of yice-fresident
Fairbanks OF Indiana