New-York tribune., 1908-03-29
DELEGATES TO CHICAGO.
RETURNS Up TO Date.
179 for Taft, % for Fairbanks, 22
for Cannon, 4. for Hughes and
50 CncOmmitt6d.

Forty-six delegates to the Republican National
Convention TO be held in Chicago on June is
have been chosen since The Tribune's last sum
mary of delegates elected was published. on
March %. Two hundred and sixty-four dele
gates have now been chosen. a little more than
a quarter of the membership of the convention
which was fixed in the Republican National
Committees call at $50 State conventions were
held duriHg the week in Tennessee. Illinois and
Rhode Island. Of the 70 delegates chosen Mr.
Taft got IL. Mr. Cannon got II and 16 were not
instructed OF the 264 delegates elected 1IS are
instructed for Mr. Taft, IS for Mr. Fairbanks.
22 for Mr. Cannon. + for Governor Hughes and
s., are uninsIructed- Contests in which Presi-
Dental preferences are involved are being made
for thirty seats. Secretary Taft has the support
of IL per cent of the delegates SO far elected
TENNESSEE.
The Tennessee state convention. held at NASH
willie on March %. was marked BY great disorder
The regular Evans-HaIe, wing OF the party
adjourned till March IS, and then elected az
deIegates-at-1arge (. :. Essary. of Henderson.
County; r NJ Haggard- OF Wayne County. W.
H Buttrum Of Scott County. and Newell San
ders. of Chattanooga They were instructed for
Taft The Brownlow Oliver wing March Is
elected as deIegates-at-large Jesse L Rogers,
d. c. Swab Jesse VI. Littleton and H B. An
derson. They apparently also Instructed
were voted on without being read.
Eight district delegates were elected
The I'd District convention held at kpoxviIls % @ on
j. e Crawford. OF Maryvie and j. G. PaPS
Chamberlain, of Knoxville. and J. + Hale
were Instructed for Taft
The Sd District convention held at Chattanooga-
faction elected H Clay Evans of Cha chat.a- "a
str1cted for TAFT The Brownlow-OIiver fac
tion elected J w Pease and John F. Patton
The 4th District convention. held at Lebanon on
leFdn aFG@ I eesFed p!f in'4 Nv" Renfro and John
Gore and he Brownlow-Oliver faction elect
of of delegates 19Us We're ain Instructed E. for Tafi
The 3tb District convention held az Dickson on
March - elected NJ Rivers and r l. Greg
ory- They We're Instructed for Taft
ILLINOIS,
The Illinois state convention. held at Spring
field on March 26. elected as deIegates-at-large
Senatss Shelby NJ Cullonn and Albert ]. Hop
kins. Governor Charles s Deneen and Mayor
Fred A Busse of Chicago They were instruct-
ed for Cannon
Twelve district delegates were elected
The nth District, convention held at Aurora On
snapp. Of Joliet and William Grote. OF Ell
gin They were instrqeIed & for cannon;
March "a. elected Representative W b Nc.
Rney of r5T We ane aqgR fsr cao Ss OF
The I'd District convention. held at chicago on
Thompson. both of Chicago They were not
The Sd District convention. heId at Chicago on
March 25. elected W H. Weber and z L.
Roberts. both of Chicago Speaker Cannon's
22d District convention held at East St Louis
man "; \, Rodenburg, Of East St. Louis. and
The 25th District convention held at Pinekney- tTs
They were instructed for Cannon
RHODE ISLAND s--
The Rhode Island state convention. held at
Providence on March IS. elected as delegates
at-large Andrew J. Currier, OF Cumberland; A
C. Crumb of Westerly; Ezra Dixon. of Bristol.
and John Fletcher, of Providence They were
not instructed
Four district delegates were elected
The LIST District convention. held at Proytaenee
on March 26. elected + 8 Rawson, or New
port and j. E Fletcher. of Bristol They
The on "a uaFeb Is Elected Z r. Arnold Of Cow
entry and Philippe Baucher, of WoonsocAet
They were not instructed
VIRGINIA.
Four district delegates were elected
The "a District convention. held at Norfolk on
March "a, elected D. Lawrence e Groner and
The 5th District convention, held at Rocky Mount
%o1n maren and II beasr Good Of asie TSsy
were instructed for Taft
SCATTERING
The sth Michigan Distris. e9nxsntiqn .9 2 held at
tive ]. w Fordney. OF Saginaw, and Z O.
Dewey. Owosso. They were not in
structed-
The sth Mississippi District convention. held AZ
Jackson March 25. elected W. J. Mulvfhil
and Wesley Crayton. both of Ntcksburg
They were not instructed A small seeding
element elected j. l. Garrett and Howard
Perry They were instructed for Foraker
The 9th Kansas District convention. held at OS-
DEWEYs SPARKLING GRAPE JUICE.
New Drink Nom Alcoholic. Stegiltxed