The Washington herald., 1908-03-15
TAFT NOW CLAIMS12O
Publicity Bureau Announces
Gain Of 80 in Week.
FOUR OTHERS MUST CONTEST
Total Instructed and Uninstructed
Now FOOts Up 146-COntest in Mis-
souri,, Where Hughes Men Are Sc
Iected, and in Fifth OkiahOna.
Comment on Illinois Action.

Tbs progress made BY Secretary Taft $
candidacy TOR the Republican nomination
In the last week is announced in the
following statement sent out by the Taft
bureau of this city.
1t shows that the War Secretary has
40 uncontested delegates. Taft made a
gain Of thirty. while no other candidate
obtained any uneontested delegates dur
ing the week
Following is the Taft bureau statement:
"A weeks developments show "A gain
Of thirty-four I'm the number of Taft dele
gates selected. One week ago Mr.. Taft
had IL delegates. who We're either direct
ly instructed for him or whose selection
followed the adoption Of resolutions in
dorsing the candidacy of Secretary Taft
by the conventions which named them.
OF the 112 delegates in question, ninety
four were uncontested
Total Now I2O.
In the coprse of the week, the num-
Der OF Taft delegates has increased to 1l6.
OF the thirty-four Taft delegates chosen
this week. four will have to establish
their claims in the convention in contests.
The number of uncoutested Taft dele
gates would, therefore, be 124 if it were
not for the fact that in the Eleventh and
Twelfth Missouri districts. which were
uncontested heretofore. contesting dele
cations have been chosen and instructed
for Hughes thus reducing the total Of
uncontested Taft delegates to 100
''The delegates elected this week are
from the following States and districts:
Fifth Oklahoma. with contest: Fifth
Nebraska, instructed for Taft: Eighth
Virginia and Seventh Virginia, unin-
structed. but for Taft; First, Second, and
Eighteenth Ohio instructed for Taft:
Oklahoma delegates at large. instructed
for Taft; First and Sixth Iowa. instructed
for Taft; First Kentucky. contesting dele
cations; Second, Sixth. and Third Ne
braska and Nebraska delegates at large.
instructed for Taft.
'An interesting incident Of the week
was the development of an overwheln ing
second choice sentiment in Illinois FOR
Taft, as evidenced by the Peoria County
convention. Speaker Joseph G. Cannon
was indorsed by this convention as its
choice for Presidential nominee. but the
convention pledged Itself to Taft as sec
ond choice. in resolutions which laid
greater stress upon Secretary Taft's
AliltNGultulS lud4 lleA .uld upon those
Of Speaker Cannon.
CannOn-Taft Plank.
The text Of the Cannon-Taft plank has
been received here. and has occasioned
consi lerable comment.
ut Is worded as follows:
&c We take pleasure In joining the other
districts Of the State in presenting to the
national convention as the unanimous
choice Of Illinois. the Speaker or the na-
tional House Of Representatives, the Hon
Joseph G. Cannon.
We also recognize that the services Of
the present Secretary Of War in mapping
out our colonial policy, creating the Canal
Zone. repaCifying Cuba. and reOrganizing
the army, stamp him an able. worthy
and patriotic citizen. and If it is de-
termined by our delegates that a citizen
OF Illinois cannot be nominated for Presi-
dent, then they are requested 10 give their
support 70 the Hon. William H. Taft