The Washington herald., 1912-03-16
TAFT WINS IOWA
OVER. ROOSEVELT
Victory in Progressive Re-
publican State Regarded
as Significant.
NOW HAS 131 DELEGATES

The Presidents friends are especially
gratihed over the Taft sentiment dis
played in the progressive Republican
State Of Iowa.
When it became apparent that la Fol-
lette could not control the State as
against Taft. the candidacy of Senator
Cummins was announced. Finally, by
an agreement between the Cummins
managers and the Roosevelt managers,
the districts were turned over to the
Roosevelt people by Senator Cummins'
managers, under the impression that the
colonel would be stronger in the State
than Mr.. Taft. but this has not proved
true
The progresslves now concede eight
delegates from Iowa to the President.
and they claim only six for themselves.
leaving four districts as fighting ground
in which both parties are making claims.
Furthermore, the results UP to date in
dicate that President Taft will control
the State convention and get the four
delegates-at-large. Up to the 18th in
slant, according TO mail advices received
here yesterday. forty counties had Sc
lected delegates for the state convention.
and OF these the President had secured
a. Senator Cummins lss, and Col RoOse-
VII OH NnlS 6To"lhk TENSldNhN alt
had. more than half enough delegates TO
control the State convention.\ which will
consist OF 1.4s1 delegates. 1t looks as IL
Iowa would instruct majority Of her
delegates elected by districts and her four
delegates-at-iarge to vote for President
Taft.
Now Has 13I Delegates.
President Taft has now 131 delegates, as
Senator La Toilette. 1t is a goodly nu-
cleus toward the number necessary TO
secure his denomination.
According to reports received yesterday
at the Taft headquarters. the column OF
Taft delegates will now begin to grow
with great rapidity. From Colorado
came the news that the atmosphere Is no
longer vibrant with opposition" From
California Il was reported that the SEN
timent is changing every hour toward
Taft. The Seventh Congressional district
committee of Kentucky met and indorsed
the President. and a telegram from Du-
buque, Iowa, credited the delegates from
the First Iowa district to the President.
Reports from St Louis were to the
effect that Taft would have the dele
gates from the Fourteenth district.
while d. w. Mulvane wired from To-
peka. Kans.. that the State convention
would be held May s and that President
Taft had been indorsed for denomination
by vote OF 45 to IL A dispatch from
Youngstown. Ohio stated that the Ma
honing County Taft Club had 5000 mem
bers.
The Taft bureau last night gave out
copies of speech delivered by Repre-
sentative Kahn. of California. in which
he showed the inconsistency Of Col
Roosevelt in first supporting reciprocity
and In NOW opposing II. the details OF
which. incluing Roosevelt's letter TO a
agricultural paper. were re-
Gently published.
Representative Butles Ames. of Massa-
chusetts, who ran as a progressive Re
publican candidate for Senator against
Senator Lodge. yesterday declared HIM
self in favor OF President Taft.
Kentucky Nearly Solid for Taft.
A careful canvass Of the delegation in
Congress from the State of Kentucky dis
closes the fact that President Taft will
receive not fewer than twenty-five OF
the twenty-siN delegates from that State.
and he is more likely to get all of the
delegates. Senator Bradley Is for Taft.
or the two Republican members. Repre-
sentative Langley says he will keep
hands of, although it is understood that
he favors the Presidents denomination.
Caleb Powers. the other
Congressman. has declared
openly for Taft.
In only three districts is there pro-
nounced Roosevelt sentiment. These are
the Tenth and Eleventh. mountain dis
triCts, and in the Louisville district