The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-02-12
Result of the Primary EIec-
tions in Ohio Gives the Sec
retary of War ThIrty-sIx
Counties in the State.
MANAGER OF TAFT BOOM
ISSUES A STATEMENT.
Predicts the State Convention
Will Be Unanimous for Taft
For All Delegates Are In
StruCted for Him.

Columbus, O., Feb 12--In the thir-
ty-siX counties and eleven congression-
al districts of Ohio in which republi-
can primaries were held yesterday, a
unanimous expression Of support for
Secretary of War Taft for the presi-
Dental nomination was made.
In the state convention TO be held
March 3, which will name four dele
gates at large to the national conven-
ton, every delegate will be a Taft
delegate
Either through certifcation by
boards of election in fifty-two counties
or through primaries in thirty-tive
counties, Taft delegates to the state
convention have been selected.
In Hardin county, the remaining one
of the eightyeight in Ohio no state
select being by default.
In only one county-Knox-Wa
there any direct opposition to Taft in
today's primaries
The Foraker list of delegates in
that county was easily bowled over by
the Taft men. In three other cOun-
ties there were contests, but they
were not against Taft. as local ques-
tiOnS only were at issue.
In Lucas county strong opposition
to Walter F.. Brown, chairman of the
state committee, arose, but, accord
ing to reports received here, he has
won out easily. In Cuyahoga county,
the Burton or Taft committee is re
ported to have cinched victory.
Foraker's Hopes Blasted.
The Supreme court destroyed all
chances of success by the Foraker ele-
mCnt in CuyahOga county by declaring
that the Taft county committee was
the only valid organization of its kind
in that county, and the selection OF
delegates there went by default, no
ticket being placed in the field against
the Taft Candidates.
In Knox county the opposition to
Taft had brought an 'independent'
ticket into the field, the independents,
however, being all Foraker men. The
Taft candidates won easily, the vote
being about four to one in their favor.
Actual voting for delegates to the
state convention was carried on in but
thirty five out Of the total OF eight
eight counties in the state The Taft
delegates in tifty-twO counties having
no opposition and their names were
simply certified as having been elect
ed.
No vote being taken in Hardin, il
was the general belief that votes
would be cast in thirty-siX counties
but the failure of the Foraker men &c
bring out an opposition ticket in Guy
ahoga county reduced the number by
one
Congressional Primaries Held.
Congressional primaries were held
in the Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, greater
part of the Eighth, Ninth. Twelfth,
Fourteenth. Fifteenth. Sixteenth
Eighteenth and Twenty-first districts
and in small portions of the Seventh
and Nineteenth.
In all but the two last, where the
voting today was in too limited ter
ritory to be decisive, the Taft people
won without opposition. In the Ninth
| Sixth, and Sixteenth districts candi
dates for congress were nominated di
rectly at the primaries.
1t was the original intention to Sc
lect delegates to the national conven
tion in the same manner. but later il
was decided in order to avoid al
! chance of future complications, tC
name the delegates at regular dis
/ triCt convention.
In the Eighth district congressional
primaries were not held in one cOun
/ Standardization the result there can
not possibly override the vote in the
remainder of the district. and the two
delegates to the Chicago convention
| are certain for Taft.
Taft Manager Talks of Victory.
| The following statement was is