New-York tribune., 1908-04-29
REPUBLICAN DISTRICT CONVENTIONS.


publican Convention split yesterday nominal
ing two sets OF delegates bo-h uninstructed. The
faction which by resolution indorsed the present
administration selected ". J Price and T. J. VIII
son. the latter a negro The opposing faction.
which commended Senator Foraker. elected J c
Hin and DR.. E +. Howard. both negroes
Montgomery Ala. April 26.-The 9Th District Re
publican Convention. at Lafayette to-day !ndorsed
President Roosevelts administration and instructed
the delegates the national convention to vote
for Taft. Hiram Gibson and ". Y. ChambIess OF
Tuskegee, were chosen delegates
Tupelo, Miss. April 2S-The Republicans of the
1st Congress District here yesterday elected Hart
Daniels and NJ. A Blanchard delegates to the
Chicago convention. They not instructed
Columbia S c.. April 2S-The 7th District Pc
publican Convention. in Orangeburg. yesterday
elected Postmaster A. D. Webster. Of Orangeburs
and c. W. T. Andrews. of Sumter. delegates to the
national convention. and L. F. Walker. OF Sumter.
and L. y. Hawkins. of Columbia alJernates The
delegates instructed.
Burlington. VT. April 2S-With the exceDrio7 oe
a resolution favoring the denomination OF Presi-
dent Roosevelt. which tabled. no mention was
made of any Presidential candidate at the 1St
District Republican Convention. held here to-day
Thaddeus NJ Chapman. of Middlebury, and Roger
w Hurlhurt. of Hyde Park. will go unpIedged as
delegates to the Chicago convention. The aIternates
chosen We're r. A. Lawrence, OF Rutland, and "
J. Van Patten. of Burlington.
Montpelier. VI, 4 priI 2S-No instructions were
given the delegates and alteruates the Republican
National Convention at Chicago. elected by the FL
Vermont District Convention here to-day. y G
Williams. of Bellows Falls and George f Camp
bell of Lyndon. chosen delegates G. f
Davis, OF Windsor, and Charles D Mather OF
Montpelier, the aIternates.
Baltimore. April 2S.-The % District Republican
Convention here to-day elected G. Ross Mace OF
Baltimore County. and William T. Henry OF Bal
timore City. delegates TO the national convention.
Resolutions were adopted favoring Secretary Taft
for President. An amendment instructing tine dele
gates 10 vote for Taft was defeated. \ feature OF
the convention the defeat Of National Commit
teeman Stevenson A. Williams for delegate To the
national convention
Union city, Tenn, April oS-The 9th District Re-
publican Convention here to-day resulted in a split
between the Evans and Brownow factions The
Evans followers iudorsed Secretary Taft Tor Pres-
dent and H. Clay Evans FOR Vice President and
NAMED II. 4. Num- and John PaschaI a. delegates
10 chicago The Brownow faction elected E W
Eskridge and J. NJ Evans delegates to tile na-
uonaI convention They were unIustructrd
Shreveport La. April 2S.-rhr black and tam
Republican 4th District Convention instructed to-
day delegates To the national convention 10 insist
GA their iul recognition representing the Rrpub-
Hcan party OF Louisiana. The policies OF President
Roosevelt and the action or Senator Foraker in the
Brownsville incident We're indorsed. The delegation
IL anu-Taft and leans toward Hughes. pr : 4
B~,wn and W }. Walker. both negroes are the
delegates A!ternates are the Rev. J. Nj Carter.
negro. and a Brenstein, white
Washington. April ->-Nt the Republican pri-
marics for the District Of Columbia held TODAY
Henry IL Flather and Richard r. Horner negro
we're elected delegates to the Chicago convention
The alternates sro William Tindale and Daniel
Murray. negro. The delegates we're instruetsd.