Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-02-29
NINE GOVERNORS FOR TAFT
State Executives Telegraph Assur.
} anses Of Support
ANSWER CHICAGO CONFERENCE
Presadent Asserted Entitled to Sec
end Term en- AdmtnistratfoE-
barnes Predicts Fan of
Colonel Roosevelt.

WARRINGTON, Feb. 8-Telegraphic
pledges of support from nine republican
governors were given out here tonight
from the campaign headquarters Of
President Taft. The executives going on
record in favor. of the presidents renom-
iination are:
Eberhart. Minnesota: Carroll. Iowa;
Hay. Washington: Goldsborough, Mary
land: Tener. Pennsylvania; Hooper,
Tennessee; 'spry. Utah; Peneweil. Della
ware. and Pothier. Rhode ISLAND.
In addition to the signed statements
made public the Taft managers claimed
THE support OF Deneen. Illinois; Oddie.
Nevada. and Mead. Vermont
The announcement from the Taft
bureau is taken as an answer to the
lChicago conference Of seven governors.
upon whose solicitation Colonel Koose-
welt based his formal entry into the pres
identiai contest Twenty-Five states now
have republican governors and. excepting
two. are now accounted for IN the vart-
ous statements OF presidential prefer
ences, as follows:
0CSlaANa Atf AaAts CtdlltirN W A&AA
managers. 8: declared for Roosevelt, Z:
declared for La Toilette. /, preference
mot announced, ?.
The governors who have declared for
Roosevelt are: Glssscock. West vir-
snia; Aidrich. Nebraska; Bass. New
Hampshire; Osborn. Michigan: Stubs,
kansas; Hadley. Missouri, and Johnson.
california
Governor Carey of Wyoming also signed
the governors letter urging Colonel
Roosevelt to become candidate, but 1t
ts now asserted that he has reserved
Judgment. Neither has Governor Wesley
of South Dakota announced his choice.
The California executive did not sign
the letter, but has since declared for the
former president. Governor McGovern
of Wisconsin is committed to the can
tkdacy Of Senator La Toilette.
what the GOVERNOR say.
The nine governors who have come out
for President Taft take the position that
ibis record entities him to denomination
and election. I-
Following are the more striking extracts
taken from the governors dispatches;
Eberhart. Minnesota--Presldent Taft's
admi,,strst,on. measured nv all standards
Of accomplishment and fidelity to duty, en-
titles him TO the endorsement OF second
term, which believe the inherent sense
OF fairness and justice Of the American
people will ungrudgingiy give him
Carroll. Iowa--There 10 no justice in the
onnos,t,on "a President Taft. His admin
s.trs,ion has bean clean and eapable and
h. harmony With piatform pledges. A
Ans. and Righteous spplicstion Of the
sc,ars dea, would accord him renomlna-
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