The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-03-16
Republican Delegates
lected as Wee 4

4 are unqlestpned Kentucls and Wiz.
ginia appear for the frst time in the
Hist Of States which haze elected dele
gates. Nebraska elected twelve dele.
tgates to complete the delegation Of
sixteen. oklshon,a selected six dele
gates to fill her delegation Of fourteen.
iowa added four district delegates to
the two reported the previous week.
Governor Hughes. Of New York,
was endorsed alter fight, in conyen.
tons held in the Eleventh and
Twelfth Missouri districts tst. LOUISE.
The conventions selected delegates
who VIII contest the seats of the regu-
lar delegates. This action adds four
contests from Missouri. The six con-
tests from that State are from the
three districts included in the city of
st. Louis. There are no other contests
in the State.
The rival st. Louis delegations nave
been anticipated for several weeks.
The calls for the selection Of delegates
were issued by opposing party com
mittees. Thos. K. Niederinghaus. who
represents that portion Of the party
which is backing the contesting st.
Louis delegates, was defeated in the
state convention for endorsement as
the Missouri national Committeeman.
Seven of the Northern and Western
States, Iowa, Kansas. Michigan. Mis-
souri,. Nebraska. Ohio and Oklahoma,
have furnished lis of the 146 Taft
votes. They supply log Of the 116 I'M
contested Taft votes. The remaining
% Taft delegates. with eighteen con-
tests, are in the southern States. The
only contests reported in northern and
western states, which supply the bulk
of the Taft strength, are the six in
Missouri. two in Ohio and four in Ok
lahoma.
OMAHA, Neb., March 1G.-Without
voice of dissent the candidacy Of
william H. Taft. of Ohio, for presl-
dent of the United States, was en-
dorsed by the Republican State con-
vention OF Nebraska. March 10. and a
solid delegation viii go to Chicago in
structed to vote for his nomination
first, last and all the time.
It was Taft convention from start
TO finish. The candidates for dele
gates at large were asked to state their
Judge Allen W. Field. of Lincoln. de-
livered an address which he divided
between praise of President Roosevelt
and Secretary Taft and sarcastic allu-
sion to VIM. ]. BRYAN. The other dele
gates who were present vigorously de-
clared their support of the big ohioan.
The delegates at large are: Governor
Sheldon, Senator Norris Brown. Victor
Rosewater, Omaha; Judge Allan w.
Field. Lincoln. The alternates are, A.
c. Rankin. Furnas county; l. G. Bar
light, Omaha; Lieutenant Governor N.
R. Hopewell, Burt county; Paul H
Marley, Custer county.
Taking advantage OF the presence
in the city of thousands of Republic
cans from every section of the State.
the conventions of the Second and
Sixth districts were held at the Rome
hotel before the State convention. In
each Secretary Taft was enthusiastic
cally endorsed and delegates were
elected under Instructions for him.
The platform was given over prin-
clpaIly to an Endorsement of the poll
cies of President Roosevelt and dec
laration for Secretary Taft for presi-
dent. 1t followed closely the lines of
that adopted by the Ohio convention.
and in one instance quoted that docu-
ment, wherein revision OF the tariff
is declared necessary. State issues
and the administration Of State off,
Gals also came in for full approval.
Regarding the administration of
President Roosevelt the platform says:
1--WE unreservedly endorse the adj
ministrataion of President Roosevelt.
He has sought to curb the rapacity Of
grasping avarice without injury to the