Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1912-05-14
MORE STATES
FOR PRESIDENT
Taft Supporters in Utah,
Washington and Tennes.
see in Control
DEMOCRATS At SALT LAKE CITY
Is Little Rivalry For Places on
Delegation or Presidential
Choice.

Choice.
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! Salt Lake City, Utah, May 14.-All
! OF the hats in the ring at the Demo-
cratic state convention in session here
today are those of candidates for
| Utah's place on the national commit.
tee of the party. Six aspirants have
been mentioned.
Little Rivalry.
There is little rivalry for places of
the delegation to the national conven-
ton at Baltimore as it has been agreed
that if more than eight we'll known
Democrats wish to be delegates the
delegation shall be increased and the
eight votes of the state divided. In
structions as to the choice of a presi-
Dental nominee have not been suggest
ed seriously. The state convention
seems content to allow it's repre- enta-
tives at the national gathering to act
on their individual judgment.
Republican Delegates Uninstructed.
| A majority of the delegates chosen
| at county convention to attend the
Republican state convention tomorrow
will go to Provo uninstructed. The
main contention there, it is expected,
will be on the report of the committee
on resolutions. That part of the
committee will recommend instruc-
tions for Taft and another portion ia
vor an uninstructed delegation is the
/ forecast today.
/ Looks Like Taft Delegation.
| 1t is conceded that Senators Smoot
and Sutherland and Congressman How
ell will be among the eight delegates
tC the Chicago convention and all three
are known as supporters of the Presi-
dent. Medill Mccormick, a member
OF the Roosevelt campaign organiza-
ton, was in Salt Lake yesterday and
had confidential talks with Roosevelt
| leaders of this state.
Democratic President?
/ Salt Lake City, Utah, May 14-When
the Democrats assembled at II o'clock
it was whispered that the Wilson men
among the delegates had planned a
demonstration for their candidate. c.
/ c. Richards of Weber county, installed
as temporary chairman, took care in
his opening address, to give no oppor-
Lunities for stampede. Presidential
/ al,
dentally, but he emphasized the neces
sity for a national committeeman, 'in
whom you have confidence to go to the
Democratic President in the White
House and name the successors to the
federal bunch" Committees were
selected and the convention took q
recess until afternoon.
Aberdeen, Wash, May 1.-THE Re.
publican State Central Committee met
today to hear and pass on the contests
and to make up the temporary roll
call for tomorrow state convention
The Roosevelt men, at caucus, which
lasted until early today decided to sdh
nit their contests to the committee
although there is still some doubt as
to the course they will pursue. The
big fight is being made over the King
county delegation of 121 and the Kit
sap county delegation of thirteen. !!
the King county delegation is seated
the Taft forces will have working
majority, in which event bolt By
the Roosevelt men is predicted.
Half of Seats Contested.
} Seattle, Wash, May 1.-two Ions
trains, one known as the Roosevelt
and the other as the Taft special, will
, arrive in Aberdeen late today carrying
the delegates from Puget Sound to th'
state convention and all the war hors
es of the Republican party in western
. Washington Nearly half the seats il
the convention are contested, ant
the Republican central committee be
, gan hearings on the contests thi
, morning
. Taft Men in Control.
Meanwhile peace conferences wer
, in progress. Candidates for state off
GERS were advocates of compromis
, which would result in the sending Q
, divided delegation. The Roosevel
and Taft leaders oppose this plan an
are making all preparations for hole
ing two conventions. If the peace nj
gotiations fail, the state central con
, mittee is expected to issue credential
to all the Taft contesting delegate,
. The Taft men will have full contrC
of the CALL so there will be no physi'
: al conflicts. The Roosevelt men, /
: the event of two conventions, will ca
out of the Taft convention nearly a
q of the eastern Washington delegate
and will have full representation
o the western Washington counties.
y Hope Of Settlement.
n Hope of compromise and divisio
IS of the delegates has not been abal
II doned by any means. Governor Ha
If is expected to hold important confe
is ences with the party leaders this a
o ternoon.
Taft Leaders Score in Tennessee.
Nashville, Tenn, May 14.-Taft SUI
,, porters in the Republican state col
q vention scored in the first contest wit
n the Roosevelt men when Foster
d Brown, former attorney general of po
r to Rico, was named temporary chai
" man. The Taft faction of Tennesse
r Republicans claimed they would CO.
e troll the state convention, prior to i
IL organization which opened at moo