The Washington herald., 1908-04-12

convention were selected from many
States and Congressional districts IN the
week just passed.
The claims made b. the Taft bureau
and by the so-caIled allies as to the
attitude these men wifi take relative 10
/ the candidacy Of the Secretary Of War
differ widely
The allies coneede 176 votes thus far
/ to Taft, while Hitchcock claims 234 Fol-
lowing are the statements issued by the
publicity bureaus, that Of the Allies"
coming first:
or the lS6 delegates chosen during the
/ past week, z were instructed for Taft, y
for Cannon, 70 for Hughes, . for Ia
Toilette, 81 for Knox. 16 are unlnstructed,
and are contested.
-Four OF the delegates accredited 10
TAFT were elected by the State convention
| OF the Lily White faction IN Virginia, and.
it is said, VIII be contested; one was elect
ed in Wisconsin, and two in New YORK
| in pursuance OF the policy Of breaking
in on the so-ealled 'favorite SON States
wherever possible; two in West Virginia.
four IN two Virginia districts. four i'm
Massachusetts,, eight in South Dakota,
and two in Minnesota.
One delegate not instructed for Hughes
in New York has declared himself for
Taft publicly, but privately expresses
himself in favor Of another Cannon
gained y in his own State, Hughes 20 in
New York, La Toilette . out OF the g
in bis own State after struggle with
the Taft forces. Eight delegates from
New York, six from Delaware, and the
foar al large from Massachusetts are un-
instructed. The Third Alabama delegates
are contested
Refused 10 Instruct.
Despite confident predictions snd
stroag organized effort to the contrary.
the Massachusetts State convention re-
fused TO instruct the delegates IN the
Virginia lily white convention two efforts
to bring before the meeting a resolution
requesting the ten uninstructed Virginia.
] delegates 20 vote for Taft met such dis
approval that the resolutions were with
drawn.
"of the instructed delegates elected uo
10 this time, Secretary Taft has 176 and
the field 223 Giving TO Secretary Taft
credit for all uninstructed and contested
delegates who may vote for him the
/ opposition has a majority Of eighty-four
over him at this time. The number OF
I delegates instructed for other candidates.
but with leanings toward Secretary Taft.
concerning which much is being said. is
more than Offset by the number OF dele
gates instructed for Secretary Taft who
have leanings toward other candidates.
''The situation is more satisfactory to
/ the opposition at this tine than al any
/ time for some weeks. and justifes the
prediction that Secretary Taft cannot be
nominated on the first or any other BAL
/ lol"
Bulletin from Taft Bureau.
The Taft bureau in this city sends out
the following
''one hundred and twenty delegates to
the Chicago convention were elected this
week OF these, eighty-four were chosen
in States that will present favorite sons
New York, Illinois. and Wisconsin.
only thirty-six delegates were elected
In States in which Secretary Taft is max
ing a contest He got twenty-sight OF
them-nOt 10 mention two deiegates-at-
| large from Massachusetts OF which he is
sure, and the support which he is certain
! TO receive from members OF the Della
ware delegation Of six. all of whom.
chosen this week, are uninstructed.
Minnesota, also. has spoken The
primaries, held this week. assure Secre-
tary Taft OF the States solid delegation
OF twenty-five, 10 be chosen at conveu-
/ tons scheduled for next week Massa-
chusetts yielded TO Taft sentiment hv
electing Taft delegates in the Ninth ana
Eleventh district conventions and by
adding TO the platform adopted at the
State convention a declaration that, We
all recognize that a majority of the dele
gates TO this convention desire his (Tafrs)
nomination.
But the most surprising development
Of IL -
New York and Wisconsin DELEGATIONS.
The Nineteenth New York district in
stracted for Taft outright. and in the
Twenty-third New YORK district. unjn-
strueted. one Of the delegates declared
for Taft Seven New York districts fall
ed or declined to instruct. although Mr.
Taft refused to countenanee any contest
III his behalf
IN Wisconsin one delegate in the Tenth
district came out for the War Secretary.
The Stale Of Virginia completed the
work begun a week ago added eight
more delegates to the Taft column, and
thus gives the Ohio man undisputed sup
port of the entire delegation OF twenty
four.
The total number of delegates elected
last week, 199, now brings tie grand
total up 10 420 Of which 234 are claimed
for Secretary Taft, without taking into
consideration the support he is certain
to receive from the uninstTucted dele
cations Of Delaware, Massachusetts. and
Rhode Island. OF the "a delegates IN
question. 1s4 are his without a contest
Eight Delegates Added.
''The delegates added during the week
10 Secretary Taft's column are the eight
delegates-at-large from South Dakota. the
four delegates-at-large from Virginia,
and the district delegates from the Sixth
Virginia. the Fourth Virginia, Fourth
West Virginia, Ninth Massachusetts,,
Eleventh Massachusetts,. Nineteenth New
York Fifth Minnesota. one from the
Twenty-third New York. and one from
the Tenth Wisconsin.
Although Delawaps sends its six deie-
gates uninstructed. Representative Bur-
ton, Of the State, and one OF its delegates
at-large, is authority for the statement
that no one has a right TO claim them
against the Secretary OF War. Massa-
chusetts decided not to instruct. but OF
the four delegates-at-large. two are
ardent Taft supporters. and the other
two stand uncommitted.
Speaker Cannon progressed to the ex-
tent of eight delegates, these being from
the Eighth. Ninth, Sixteenth, and Seven
teenth Illinois districts. The Tenth and
Fifteenth Illinois did not instruct
Gov Hughes captured instructed dele
cations from the Second. Third, Sixth,
Eighth Tenth, Eleventh. Twelfth. Thir-
teenfh, Fifteenth. Sixteenth, Seventeenth,
Eighteenth. Twenty Twenty
eighth, and Twenty-ninth New York dis
tricts. New York districts which failed
or declined to instruct for him are the
Fourth, Fifth, Seventh, Ninth, Four
teenth, Twenty-foUrth and Twenty-thlrd
districts in the latter OF which Mr.. Will
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