New-York tribune., 1908-02-12
TAFT WINNER In OHIO.
PRACTICALLY UNOPPOSED
Supreme Court Decision Left No
Chance for Foraker Men-
by Telegraph 20 Tbs --ibuae. J


Columbus Ono, Feb fI-Final returns from
all counties in Ohio. in which Taft-ForaSsr
Presidential contest ragged in state-wide PR
maries to-day, assure Secretary Taft OF OhiO's
forty-six votes In the national convention. For
aker was defeated in Knox County and in the
21st District fight in Cleveland. the latter his
only nope OF splitting the Taft delegation The
net resuIs Of the primaries was four delegates
at-large and twenty-five district delegates TO
the national convention IN Chicago and liss
of delegates the state convention. TO be held
March 3. which viii be unanimously in Sec
retary Taft's favor Hardin County held
primaries.
No opposition worth mentioning developed
during the day. The Supreme Court destroyed
all chances Of success by the Foraker element
IN Cuyahoga County by declaring that the TAFT
county COMMITTEES was the only valid orga1iza-
ton OF it's kind in that county. and the selection
OF delegates there went by default. ticket
being placed in the field against the Taft can
didates-
KNOX OPPOSITION FUTILE
In Knox County the opposition TO Tart rad
brought an independent" ticket into the field
the Independents however. being ali Foraker
men. The Taft candidates won easily. the vote
being about four 10 one in their favor Actual
voting for delegates 70 the state convention was
carried on In only thirty-fve out Of the total OF
eighty-eight counties in the state: the Taft dele
gates in ffty-two counties having opposition
their names were simply certified as having
been elected No vote being taken in Hardin
it was the general belief that the vote would
be cast in thirty-six counties. but the failure OF
the Foraker men to bring out opposition
ticket in Cuyahoea County reduced the number
by one.
Congress primaries were held in the 4rh. 5th-
srF, .rn
18th 18th and 21st districts. and in small por-
tions of the It'll and 18th
In AL but the two last wherein the voting
to-day was in too limited a territory TO be de-
cfsfve. the Taft people won without opposition
In the 9Th. 6th and 18TH districts candidates
for Congress were nominated directly az tha
primaries.
REGULAR CONVENTION CHOSEN
It was the original intention 70 select dele
gates TO the National Convention in the same
manner. but later It decided. in order 10
avoid all chance Of future complications. TO
name the delegates az a regular district con-
vention.
In the sth District Congress primaries wers
not held in one county-Hardin-but the resulr
there cannot possibly override the vote in the
remainder OF the district. and the two delegates
to the Chicago convention are certain for Taft
The following statement issued tonight 5y
Arthur l. yorys the manaz ger OF the Taft Presi-
Dental campaign
Ohio is for Taft. The result at the primaries
to-day completes the demonstration Every
county Except one, with seven delegares) now
has selected its delegates 10 the state conven-
tiOn. Every county has selected Taft delegates
The state convention will be unanimously for
Taft for every one of the SIS delegates is for
and is Instructed for Taft This unaniu1ity also
demonstrates that every OF the forty-six
delegates 20 the national convention viii be for
Taft.
The twenty y-one Congress district conventions.
each Of which will select two delegates to tbs
national convention will be held some tire this
month. Calls have been issued for all but six
Of these conventions. and the dates range all
the way from February 13 TO February p Dell
egates 70 eleven Of these conventions vera
chosen at the primaries held to-day. Primaries
for the other conventions will be held later