Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-03-12
THREE IOWA
DISTRICTS IN
LINE 1 { FOR TAFT
In Addition to Sixth, the
Eighth and Ninth Con-
ventions Were Captured
By Administration.

Des Moines, March 11.-TWenty-fOur
OF the thirty-nine counties in Iowa that
heve held republican conventions have
selected delegations to the state con-
vention to be held in Cedar Rapids,
April "a, that will work for the renomi.
nation of President Taft, according to
figures compiled here today. Eight
counties have named solid Cummins
delegations and one, Page county. Sc
lected delegates instructed for ROOse-
welt. Four counties failed to instruct
their delegates and the two other
counties sprinkled Roosevelt men in
their delegations.
Three congressional conventions will
be held in Iowa this week in addition
to several county conventions. The
seventh district republican convention
will be held here tomorrow. Senator
Cummins will have 96 out OF 1872 dele
gates. The Dallas county delegation
is split between Cummins and Taft al
though the delegates to the state con-
vention are instructed for Cummins.
Two Cummins delegates to the ma
tional convention will be selected.
The ninth district convention will be
held at Council Bluffs tomorrow and
two Taft delegates to the national con-
vention at Chicago will be chosen, &C.
cording to caucuses and county con-
vention results.
Taft delegates also will be named
at the eighth district convention to be
held at Creston next Thursday. This
district has gone for Taft with the ex-
ception of Page county which instruc-
ted for Roosevelt. Taft will have 115
votes out of the 1872 seats IN the con-
vention. During the coming week Des
Moines county is to settle the fate OF
the first district. Washington has
gone for Roosevelt. Henry, Lee and
Louisa have. elected ~ Taft delegates
to the district convention. Eleven
more Taft delegates at least are needed
to gain control. Des Moines and JEFF
ferson counties hold county conven-
tions Saturday. On this same day
Johnson county will hold it's conven-
tion the first in the second district.
Tho Lucas County Convention.
Charlton, March 1.-THE republican
county convention held here last Sat-
urday afternoon was we'll attended
and was harmonious throughout. G..
w. Ensley was chosen chairman OF
the meeting and Clay Allen secretary.
The Taft men had vote of two to one
In the convention and the motions all
went through without any opposition.
Resolutions were adopted endorsing
President Taft and Congressman
Towner, Of the eighth district. and in
structing the delegates to the state
for Taft. The following is
q list OF the delegates selected to at
tend the state convention at Cedar
Rapids on March "a: f. A. Anderson,
T. S. Crozier, H. G. Larimer, B. R.
Van Dyke. G. F. Carpenter, Clay Allen,
J. A. White, H. L. Byers, ]. G. Cope
and, J. w. Mauk. The following were
chosen delegates to the district conven-
ton at Creston on March IA: H. c.
Dillman, Dr. J. A. McKlveen, D. Earl
Combs. V. N. Foote, Frank Byrum,
John Culbertson, VIM. Larimer, Carl
Anderson, N. Leinen, Lee Wright.
Henry County caucuses.
Mt. Pleasant, March 11.-Latest esti-
mates on the result of the precinct
,aucuses held throughout the county
Saturday to select delegates to the
county convention give the Taft men
/ lead of "A votes. 1t is estimated
hat 27 Roosevelt delegates were Sc
ected out of the ninety-eight, and
Taft supporters. Taft men
,oncede five precincts out of the
,ighteen in the county to Roosevelt.
In Mt. Pleasant, three wards went
or Taft and one for Roosevelt. New
1ondon went for Taft.
The county convention which elects
ourteen delegates to the state conven-
ion at Cedar Rapids meets here Sat
lrday morning, March 16.