The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-05-15
REPUBLICANS GATHER
IN CONVENTION TO-DAY
Federal Bunch Still Endeavor-
ing 10 Prevent Instruc-
tons for Taft.
ROOSEVELT MEN BUSY
Col. 6. +. Loose Receives a
Telegram From the For
mer President.


Tho Republican state convention. for
tho selection or eight delegates 10 tho
Republican national convention, viii
meet al Provo at o clock this morn
ing That an effort will bc made b.
the Roosevelt forces 10 stampede the
convention TO the former president, goes
without saving. but there is virtually
no question that tho convention will
stand bv President Taft. ri least To
the extent Of strongly endorsing his
administration. and. if the rank and
file of the party can have their .waT,
the delegation 10 the national conHen-
ton will hr instructed 10 vote for Taft,
FIRST. last and all the time,
Tho federal bunch has been trying
for some time TO evolve 4 plan by
which it will he enabled TO endorse
the administration of President Taft.
and. at tho same time, leave the dele
gates 10 the national convention IN
position where they may switch 10 some
other candidate should II become ap-
parent that Taft cannot be nominated.
Federal Bunch Scheme.
The latest report is that the bunch |
will cNtoll the virtues OF President Taft |
which il will recommend that ''thc |
delegates ne instructed to use all hon
orahlc means TO bring about tho rcnom
inatlou of the president > Should tins |
instruction > prevail. ii will mean /
nothing, as the Utah delegation Will be
enabled to switch AT an opportune mo- |
ment, should such action become neces
sary, and tho bunch will then bo in |
n position TO fall upon the neck of the |
victor and declare. " We were with YOU
all The time; don Z forget lis and our
Offices. please.
Although in tine minority. the Roosc
Welt delegates, IN particular, and the |
Roosevelt supporters in general, will be
busy Medll Mccormick, of Chicago,
who has been making tour of the
west in the interest OF Roosevelt. will
ne in attendance, Is viii many Roosc
yeit supporters in Utah. VINO are not
delegates TO the convention.
Statement Of Mccormick.
Before departing for Provo from Salt
Lake yesterday Mcdill Mccormick is
sued statement supplemental TO that
which be gave out the night before. His
latest statement was contained in let
ter 20 Wesley H. Walton. head of the
Roosevelt organization IN this city, and
the letter WAS written before news of
the Roosevelt victory in California was
received, The statement was in part as
follows,
or the 79s delegates now elected:
321 are for Roosevelt;
i3 are for TAFT;
rs are fCr La Toilette;
10 70 for Cummins
Ia are uninStrucicd.
iGs are contested
This week there viii hc added 20
the number OF Roosevelt delegates.
% from California; - from Mime
sofa ~ from North Carolina: 1G from
West Virginia: S from Idaho; and
The two vet 10 be elected from Kan
TO these may bc added 10 from
I"Nas; and conccding toat the news
paper dispatches are accurate, seven
from Washington.
the most conservative estimates
give .colonc. Roosevelt 30 or the Ohio
delegates and ten Of those TO he elect
81 from New JERSEY. ! should plnce
tho figure higher
An examination of the dist of CON
tested uud nninstructed delegates viii
l"sd the most biased supporter OF tho
president TO The conclusion that Colo
mel Roosevelt wiil get between so and
-"u Of thrs'. according 10 i,>c dispo-
Sltlcn oi IN" national committee Let
ms say that we will set only so
lowing.
Roosevelt delegates already elect
Eo9gevclt delegates 10 be. elected ID
From Texas ana Washington this
From Ohio and New Jersey - "a
rom the number of uninstructed
trnrI trru ,%'u1rsted Sted %. .'-...,.-,,..... so
From Ia Toilette in North Da- ~
""'' 80 .'..'.. '..'-..-........-... 10
Total a., gr~r