The sun., 1908-05-17
TAFT CLAIMS Ss4 DELEaA ATEs.
oppsssng Candidates say That He II Iss
~ q, Vates short O. q, Nfajesity. ,- :.

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}, waaHlsgroN.. May io.-7Riysl Repub.
iioan publicity bufsalis for the Presidential
candidates are following the old elecsiop
principle Of claiming everything to-night.
This is the close of the campaign for Che
election OF delegates TO tho Chicago con-
vention and the Taft managers are con-
vinced that the trip OF the dcicgatesto Chi
cago is merely to hold q ratification meet
ing, The, press report OF the allies. which
means all the candidates. that are, cohfest-
ing the nomination Of Secretary Taft.s finds
on a careful analysis that the White House
candidate Is far short Of votes enough TO
nominate hin, . So there.you are,
This 10 the bulletin that Mr.. Hitchnock
issues tonight from the Taft'hssdq,lsrters
AT The. Close to-day Of the sampsign, for
the election Of deleeasSs TO ,tiis' 'Rspubilcan,
national convention tho: total y number
pledged to Taft is ssl. or this number
Sl7 are instructed. 90 pledged by resolution
or indofsepssstan and alsbyspesscnal deolara-
ton. ,fAs nppber Of unpIedgsd deiega.ess sgss
present Taft strength can beoepesrya atieeiy
|, estimated at about 100 delegatRA =
+ Mr.; Hitchcock has complied from his
records table showing In detail the; stand
ing OF the delegates elected from each state
ans Fram aeltey the forecast of the allies comes the
following bulletin:
/ with IAN delegates reported but eix,
Secretary Taft and unoontcsted falls lS6
below that NECESSARY TO 2 nominatlon; lon
uninstr1lcted delegates some who may
be affected by preferential rssbmtaons. the
large majority OF these delegates are from
districts where efforts TO pass .feeolutions
in favor. OF Judge Taft have been defeated.
strucsed for Judge TAFT are many whose
personal preferences are for other candi-
dates Nearly afl Of the delegates In whose
behalf contests are being made by the
managers Of the Taft campaign were we're
regularity of which it viii be impossible
for the national committee to recognize,
as the call OF the committee contained
no provision for, the exclusion OF any Re
pyb3Soan on account OF race, Color OF pre-
yfouS condition Of servitude
-The claim Of p, majority for Secretary
Taft In the Chicago convention Is based
on an arbitrary Interpretation OF contests
in behalf OF Judge Taft and the listing of:
many uninstructed delegates as instructed.
The forecaster of the allies has compiled:
from his records table showing in detan
the standing of the delegates elected froW
each state and Territory.
COLUMBUS, Ohio. May 18.-The following
statement was issued tonight by A. !.
l,Vorys, the Taft campaign manager:
With the close of the campaign for
delegates to the Republican national oon-
veation, the nomination Of Seoresaty Tart
on the first ballot Of the convention is a
foregone conclusion. Of the $50 delegates
who will sit in the convention 563 have been
chosen under positive instructions to vote
for Ohio's candidate or under resolutions.
Of Endorsement or preference That were the
equivalent Of Instructions; 225 delegates
have been instructed for other candidates.
One hundred and ninety-two delegates
are uninstrtrpted OF these 1872 more than
100 are known supporters Of Secretary Taft:
This assures Secretary Taft at this time OF
total delegate strength IN the convention
only a few votes less than 100.
, ~lFhe sects of tss delegates are contested.
but in only i28 Of these contests are Taft
delegates affected. In, ALL thirty-six States.
|, ,Territoriesla insofar possessions have In
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