The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-03-23

ceded that It wculd have strong
|inhtience il many sections q The
country
Since the last taill = Of eieg ties
selected was prepared ts district com
MENTIONS ana one State convention
have been held and 80 delegates Sc
Iected. OF these 10 delegates. 90
from iowa, two from virEfnia. two
from North Carolina. two from Kan.
sas. and two from Ohio. % have been
instructed for Taft. All are without
contests.
"sresker Cannon enters the list
with six DELIGHTS from Illinois. Ex-
cept the &c fairbanks district dele
gates from Indiana. selected several
weeks ago. these are the first dele
eetes fairly credited to any other can
ilidate than Taft. Eight delegates
from VIRGINIA were not specifically
instructed. hence are not counted in
the Taft strength. although the un-
instructed virginia delegates. who are
directed to vote for a candidate who
VIII carry out Roosevelt's policies.
have publicly pledged themselves to
Taft. In one district they assisted
in passing a resolution strongly en-
dorsing the secretary of war,
up to Saturday 21S delegates out
Of $50 who will sit in the Republic
can convention had been selected.
from II States and the Philippine
Islands which will have total of 436
votes. Taft now has ia instructed
delegates nearly two-fifths Of the 4s1
required for the nomination. Except
Illinois and Indiana, favorite son
states. and louisiana. where another
convention will be held May 18th.
Taft delegates have been selected in
every political subdivision where
there has been action. In only these
three States and Virginia have any
other than Taft instructed delegates
been selected.
1.-THE number of contests remains
at 30 where 1t was last week This
leaves 144 uncontested instructed
Taft delegates. Last week there were
lie unquestioned Taft delegates.
"Illinois and North Carolina are
the only new States to hold conven-
tons during the past week. In North
Carolina the Tenth district instructed
for Taft.
"of the States which have selected
Taft delegates, Iowa. Kansas Michi-
gan, Nebraska. and Ohio can be de-
pended on to contribute their 6s cleo
toral votes to the triumph Of the Re-
publican ticket OF the other States
which have selected Taft delegates.
Kentucky, Maryland. Missouri, Okla
pended on to contribute their 6S cleo
toral votes, are on the border be-
tween the north and south and will
be debated ground in the presidential
campaign. Only Alabama, Florida,
North Carolina and Virginia, with 40
electoral votes, can be counted as
southern states, certain to support
the Democratic nominee. The Philip.
pine Islands, with two votes in the
convention have no electoral votes.
"The States that have thus far
elected Taft delegates to the conven-
ton will have S92 votes at Chicago.
OF these, so votes, or less than one
Fo,,,t1, orc PrOp, tho COuth
ION March IS, the Republican State
executive committee of the State OF
Washington, in session at Seattle,
adopted a strong endorsement of
Secretary Taft with single dissent.
ing vote. This is the first formal
action bearing on the presidency that
has been had in the far northwest.
1t is considered as foreshadowing the
attitude of the delegates from that
section to the Chicago convention.
Three State conventions will be
held this week. Tennessee Republic
cans will convene at Nashville on
Wednesday; Rhode Island in Provi-
uenCe, anu 1llluulS III opIAhbuSlu Oh
Thursday. In conjunction with the
State convention each of the two
Rhode Island districts will hold con-
yentlons in Providence. This will
complete the State delegation, 1t will
be the first action in a New England
State. At Saginaw. Michigan, on
Tuesday convention will be held in
the Eighth district. On Saturday the
Kansas delegation will be completed
by the convention in the Sixth dis
trict"
DIES MONIES, Ia, March 23.-Towa
Republicans broke all 1908 national
convention records when they elected
20 delegates here on March IS. All
Of them are under instructions to
vote and work for Secretary Taft.
This was the net result of the State