The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-04-13
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structions for the secretary have been
voted this week in the first, sixth and
seventh Tennessee Congressional dis
tricts, but in the third, fourth and
tenth districts two sets of delegates
have been chosen. There are four
more Congressional conventions to be
held in Tennessee, with prospect that
all will send contesting delegations.
The Taft campaign has been holly
opposed in every Southern State dur
ing the week. Mississippi held her
first Republican district convention
in the eighth district-and elected I'M
instructed DELEGATES. who are regarded
as certainly anti-Taft. Taft head
quarters in this city is much 'discour-
aged over developments in Kentucky,
where the Fairbanks leaders have is
sued a pronunciamento against the ac-
tivities of the officeholders There was
test in the first Kentucky district
during the week. Tt is said to be very
doubtful whether Taft will secure any
Kentucky delegates. although he has
been counting on at least a half of the
State.
The action of the Rhode Island con-
ventions was not wholly to the liking
of Secretary Taft's managers, al
though it was hardly expected here at
any STAGE of the campaign that the
Rhode Island delegates would be in
structed The reports from all over
New England following Manager
Frank H. Fitchcock's recent estimate
that 50 of the 50 New England dele
gates would be for Taft. have not been
altorether favourable to the leading
nr&e h..o11 rYl1f fFnT
Massachusetts by the Taft workers are
might he. Senator Gallinger and Rep
resentative Cnrrier have recently re-.
turned from New HAMPSHIRE. with as
surances that the regular organization
is TO have nrettv much its own way in
the election of Granite State delegates,
and that all Taft viii get there, if he
gets ANYTIME viii be bv their favor.
The renorts from Maine are a little
more cheering Tor the Taftites, who
are now claiming a good share of the
twelve Pine Tree State delegates.
OF course. Speaker Cannon's gains
for the week were entirely in Illinois.
where fourteen delegates were added
to his column. But these included the
four delegates t-large. All the Hi
nois conventions showed more oppos1-
ton to Secretary Taft, as second
choice. than had been anticipated
To date Secretary Taft has secured
solid delegations from but two States
Kansas and Nebraska-where iron
clad instructions were voted in State
and all the district conventions. 1t IS
not expected that the coming week
viii contribute materially to his
strength. There will be five district
conventions in Illinois. all of which
will be solidly for Speaker Cannon.
Indiana will hold State convention,
and the Fairbanks boom will be given
an impetus.
The week of April 6. however, is
likely to be a critical one for both the
Taft and anti-Taft people. Conven-
tions will be held then in Delaware,
Massachusetts, New York, Virginia,
and South Dakota. The outcome of
the contests in this widely separated
territory is likely to be very Signifi-
cant. Up to this time there are 20
States in which no conventions have
assembled, which is pointed TO as an
indication that no very reliable statls-
ties as to the outcome of the pre-
convention campaign are vet obtain
able. ERNEST G. WALKER.