The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-04-02
Republican League Clubs Re-
quested to Send Delegates
to Meeting at Time of
National Convention.
EXPECT TO RATlFY
THE NOMINATIONS
Manager Dixon Confers With
Roosevelt at Oyster Bay;
Nominations Filed in
Various States.


NM HAYS Hammond. president OF
NW the National Republican league.
w today addressed circular let
ter 10 the $500 clubs in the
league, requesting that steps be taken to
elect delegates to the twelfth biennial
convention, which will be held in Chicago,
June 49, the date upon which the Re-
publican national convention assemblies
The league convention will consist Of
six delegates at large from each state
and four delegates from each congress
sonal district. and IL is estimated that
about 1000 delegates will be in, attend
ance.
Arrangements have been made where
by the delegates 10 the league conven-
tion will be admitted to the sessions OF
the national convention, and after the
nomination of the presidential candidate
ratification meeting will be held.
Dixon at Oyster Bay.
OYSTER BAY. n. y. April with
Senator Dixon of Montana, his campaign
manager. Colonel Roosevelt today mapped
out the campaign which he is to make
this week on his tour OF the south. Sena-
from New York on his way to Vermont.
and after leaving Sycamore Hill said
that Colonel Roosevelt would make some
'big speeches" on the trip which begins
tomorrow.
The principal speeches are to be deliv
cred in Louisville. KY, whittier the colo
mel goes at the request OF Edward u.
ORear, head of the Kentucky campaign,
and In Pnrkersburgs w. Va, in response
to an appeal from Governor Glasscock.
The senator said Colonel Roosevelt would
take up subjects which he has not
touched hitherto in the campaign and that
they would be phrased in a vigorous man
ner.
Colonel Roosevelt's next trip following
that to tho south will be TO Tittsburg
where he will speak Monday or Tuesday
OF next week. On the following night
he will speak in Philadelphia Within a
short time after the Pittsburg trip the
| colonel is to go to Boston and Concord,
n. II, Later he will visit Maryland.
Senator Dixon said the campaign was
proceeding in a way that was most sat-
isfactory to him. In tho northern states
he said sixLy-four delegates have been
instructed for Roosevelt and thirty-siX
for Taft
As for the southern states. he predict
ed that In most of the cases where there
are to be contestiaS delegates to tho
Chicago convention the Roosevelt dele
gates would win, lie said that A ma
iority or the national committee would
side with Roosevelt.
Milwaukee Election.
MILWAUKEE,. WIS. April Interest
| in tomorrow's election was divided to-
night between Mayor Seiders fights for
re- election involving the Endorsement of
| the Socialist administration on one hand
| and the presidential primaries and cleo
| tion OF presidential delegates on the
other.
On the Republican presidential ballot
| the names OF La Toilette and Taft are
| printed and there Is a space to write
| another name. that OF Roosevelt, for in
| stance. II the voter wishes. In the Dem
ocratc presidential ballots arc printed
| the names OF Woodrow Wilson and
Champ Clark. but the voter may write
| In any other name,
| On the Republican delegate ticket the
La Toilette delegates only are mark ed
| and q Republican who wishes to vote for
Taft delegates vii! simply have to put
his cross after a delegate who Is not
| for La Toilette.
Wilson delegates ut large are desig-
| mated. while those for Clark are not.
| Betting tonight on tomorrow's city
election was lively. odds against the
Socialist ticket ranging between to /
| and TO l. There was comparatively
| little betting on the outcome of the
state presidential primary. Al one hotel
| $3.50 even WAS wagered that nil OF
| President Taft's delegates ct large would
| be defeated