The Washington herald., 1912-06-01
TAFT EXPECTS
OHIO VICTORY
President Assured that bis Hsnch-
men win Control Buckeye
Convention.
WOULD MEAN SIX MORE
DELEGATES FOR MR.. TAFT
Both Sides VIII Close Washington
Headquarters TO-day-Fight
to Be in Chicago.

President Taft received assurances yes
terday from Warren q. Harding. Of Ohio,
former Lieutenant Governor Of the State,
and one Of the Taft leaders, that his
friends viii control the State convention
to be held next Tuesday at Columbus,
when six delegates-at-Iarge TO the Chi
cago convention win be chosen. President
Taft, Charles d. Hillss. secretary to the
President, and Mr.. Harding spent about
an hour at the White House going over
the situation in the Ohio convention. The
Taft forces win control the convention,
he said, by a majority of from forty TO
eighty. Mr.. Harding declared that the
Taft delegates viii instruct the six dele
gates-at-large to vote for the renomina-
tion of the President, and ringing reso-
lutions will be adopted he added. indors-
ing the Presidents administration and his
candidacy. Mr.. Harding also conferred
with Senator Burton of Ohio, who will
preside oversthe convention Mr.. Harding
has been mentioned as likely to be Sc
lected to present President Taft's name
to the Chicago convention. He said that
this subject was not discussed at to-day 8
conference, and, as far as he knew, II
had not been settled.
There will be about 755 delegates
in the Ohio convention" declared Mr..
Harding. The President will have at
least 415 delegates. total Of 37S are
necessary to control the convention.
The President will have a majority of
between 40 and so. Ringing resolu-
tions indorsing President Taft's candi-
dacy and administration will be adopt
ed. and the six delegates-at-larEe will
be instructed for him"
VIII Re No Division.
"Col. Roosevelt's announcement that
he will not agree to a compromise in
in the Ohio convention, together with
a similar statement made Thursday by
President Taft in a telegram to Ar
thur I. Vorys, the Presidents cam
paign manager in Ohio, has put a auie-
tus on all efforts to reach an agree
ment for an equal division of the six
delegates-at- large between the Roose-
welt and Taft factions. Senator Bur
ton was one OF the foremost advocates
of a compromise in the interest Of
party harmony. He was anxious to
prevent a bitter factional fight in the
State convention which would leave
scars that might prevent the Taft and
Roosevelt forces from working togeth-
paign. His efforts, however, met with
no sympathy at the White House.
To-day the Taft and Roosevelt po-
litical headquarters in this city, which
have been busy turning out political lit
erature in behalf OF their respective
clients for the last several months, will
close and viii transfer their activities
to Chicago. Senator Dixon OF Montana,
the Roosevelt director. and Representa-
tive Mckinley Of Illinois, the Taft man
ager, will go TO Chicago to look after the
interests Of their candidates while the
Republican National Committee is in
session. Charles D. Hilles, President
Taft's secretary, will also 60 TO Chicago
as the Presidents personal representa-
tive.
Taft Claims $50 Delegates.
The Taft managers contend that they
have SO delegates instructed or pledged
to Taft. 1t was learned yesterday that
some of the Presidents friends who
have gone over the situation very care
fully feel confident that the President can
depend absolutely on at least 554 Of
these delegates. That total leaves a
total Of IA over the so necessary to
nominate him, and this total does not
include the eight Massachusetts dele
the Ohio delegates-at-
large, or the Texas deIegates-at-large
There is a chance that The President
may obtain the six Ohio delegates-at-
large and also six delegates from Art
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