The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1912-05-17
WYOMINGOELEGATES FOR TAFT
CHAMP CLARK RECEIVES THE
DEMOCRATIC SUPPORT.
More Conventions This Week for Both
Parties-coIonel Controls !:
Minneapolis. I

Cheyenne, May 15.-In their state
conventions here, the republicans in
structed for President Taft. the demo.
Gratis Tor Champ Clark "as long az
there Is a possibility OF his nomina-
ton"
The democrats denounced the
methods OF the department of the In
terror as a system OF espionage I'm.
just TO the home.builder and oppressed
a demand that q federal a~d)ninistra.
ton of land laws be 80 changed as to
pass all public lands into private own
ership az rapidly as possible.
instruction Of the democratic dele
| gates caused . heated contest. The
minority report of the resolutions com
mittee recommended an uninstructed
delegation. On a vote the minority
report was lost, 80 to -. The me-.
jority report favoring Clark vas then
adopted unanimously.
John r. Osborne, Of Carbon county,
was elected democratic national com
| mitteeman for the fourth consecutive
time. The republicans Endorsed the
Taft administration and the work OF
their senators and representatives in
congress. George e. Paxton, of Vim
tab county. was elected republican ma
tional committeeman. Wyoming sends
six delegates to each national con-
vention.
Colonel Controls Minnesota.
Roosevelt delegates who wen to
their county conventions in Minnesota
not only cast their ballots for the
man, from Sycamore Hill. but they
also used persuasion and strategy, car-
rying counties which were conceded
to their adversaries and obtaining
split delegations to the state convsn,
lions where solid Taft delegations
we're expected. :
Mower county. which was conceded
to Taft before the convention, In
structed it's delegates for R%oosevslt;i
Scott county gave Taft only one dele9
gate out at the eight originally aci
credited to him.
1t is evident now that Roosevelt
delegations will be in strong control,
in the state convention which meets;
In Minneapolis Thursday as we'll az
the congressional district conventions,
which will be held Wednesday.
Even the First congressional die!
trict, former Congressman Tawney'd
district. turned against him. and the
Ninth district. which was thought to
belong to La Toilette. 10 now con-
coded to the colonel. giving him every,
congressional district In Minnesota,
and an ~undisputed right, except 90 far
as q handful OF scattered delegates
can dispute 1t, to the "a delegates
which Minnesota will send to the ia
tional convention at Chicago. {
Program for This Week.
May l5-Washtngton state; Utah,
state; North Carolina state. District
conventions-Third. Michigan; First,
Second. Third. Fourth, Fifth, West Vir
ginia, and Ninth, Texas.
May 16-West Virginia state; Mon
tana state; Idaho state: Minnesota
state: Florida state: conventions
called by Roosevelt leaders ~(previous
Florida state conventions elected Taft
delegates). District conventions
Fifth. Michigan; Twelfth. Fourteenth
and Sixteenth. Texas; Second and,
Fourth, Arkansas.
May 17-District conventions. Sew.
snth. Kansas: First. Second. Third.
Fourth. Fifth and Thirteenth. Texas.
May 1s--District conventions. Fifth.
Oklahoma; Eighth. Eleventh and Fit.
tesnth. Texas.
May 15-Michigan state; South Car
DINA state and Tennessee state.
May l6-Iowa state and congress
sional districts: Maryland state.