The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-03-19
is Rapidly aIling Ont 81 the
Boomfor Roosevelt for
President
6 EN- E Raj C0LL APSE
Whole Country IS Strongly
Lined Up for Prss
dent Taft.

SISSY e.-e-l-ee.af
WASHINGTON, p. q, Mar. is
Political Developments ii the week
Just ended have Inspired the press
Of the country Is comment 81 the
collapse Of the opposition to the re-
nomination Of President Taft 40
ccrding to lsading New York pa-
per, comment to that ensct IS also
found in 2 letter written ~ Mr..
Frank A. Mhsey to Aldefman Fred
Z: Blackwood. Of Concord II Il.
OF the forty-eight delegates chosen
last week. thirty.two addltIonai in
structed Taft delegates help make
certain the president,a Tenomina-
ton. Fourteen delegates were in-
structed for MI. Roosevelt, bringing
his total strength 10 dftgan ssna-
tor Gummtns has two President
Taft now has 1876, scattsred through
fourteen Of the conmonweaithS of
the union, Of which number. despite
iudicrously extrayagant claims 70
the contrary, only twelve are in
yolved in threatened contests
Senator cummins was ahia "a
hold one district IN iowa. While
President Taft received Instructed
delegates from two. Popular pri-
maries were held d 1ndtana ana
Senator Dixon,s strongest argument
was demolished by oYerwhsiming
Taft victories ia the Indiana dis
tricts, The week also Witnessed the
solicitation Of the vifginla delo-
cation, which will 90 70 Chicago g
press the renomiuat don Nj. TAFT.
IN Missouri eight conn1ies ii the
Fourteenth district have already Sc
'lected eighty-nlne TAFT delegates to
the district convention which VIII
be composed OF III delegates. cal
loway county chose "a solid Taft del
egation to the Ninth district ccnyens
ton. Jasper county has endorsed
tho president for renomina lon
In Kansas. where Goyerrot Stubba
is leading the opposition, the state
committee endorsed the president ~
a vote of forty-fiye to fourteen, ana
similar endorsements came from "a
committees Of the Tlrst, Third ana
Seventh districts.
Colorado contributed thfous
the action of the Denver city com
mittee, 421 Of It's members sup
porting the resolutions and endora
ing Mr.. Taft for denomination.
Pueblo county chese a solid Tatt
delegation to the state conventions
The Tennessee state convention
which renominated Governor Ben
w Hooper, endorsed the presld ent
for denomination IN the Seventh
Kentucky district the committee
with one dissenting vote, took slmi
lar action.
Michigan counties are steadily
falling into line, the Bay ana IRON
county delegations to the atate con
vention being instructed for Tart
One Of the gratifying Develop
ments OF the week has been the
unanimity Of sentiment among the
business men Of the country Fol-
lowing the action OF the Union
League Club Of Philadelphia. whose
membership. by vote of / liz to
1873 endorsed President TAFT, bust
ness men Of Pittsburg effected
Taft organization; the Union
League Club of New York went 81
record in opposition to the third
term movement; and business Or
lganiEations in other large cities
throughout the country are taking
action In line with this sentiment
Organizations composed Of men q
German birth are following The lead
of the Social Turner Society Of St.
Louis In declaring against third
term for any American president