The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1912-04-04
Se''VIielt y
I. Delegates /. J |? { !
= 80. ~. A--EU :. - r 81. j. h.. 49,.
NEAisLY DOUBLE IN .$ NUMBER
THOSE THAT MAY: JUSTLY
DE COUNTED FOR TAFT. 3
Prophet Mckinley
Is Not to be Relied Upon, His Fig
"res, in The Last Campaign HAY
Ing Been Foufid to he far From
The Actual Results Registered at
The Polls. - So, 49,. -.

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Washington, d. G. March 3O-The
National Taft Bureau, In the effort to
create and foster Ease impression as
to the strength of the Taft candidacy
is publishing daily statement pur-
porting to give exact figures as to the
uelegates elected to the Republican
National Convention. They are, now
claiming to have elected more thaa
2o7 delegates for Taft The best DOS
slDle commentary upon this claim is
the letter written by Congressman Nc
k1nley, director Of the National Taft
Bureau, to Mr.. Taft on October %,
1910, Mr.. Mckinley was then chair
man Of the Republican Congressional
Committee and. had directed the Con-
gressional campaign that year. His
letter to Mr.. Taft was his final report
upon the campaign and he put him.
self on record unequivocabHy with a
claim for the certain election of &
Repu blican House of Representatives,
Mr.. Mckinley said: ~. ~..... ....- ----.r
Dear Mr.. President
1t gives me great pleasure to in
form you that every sign points to
Republican control Of the House of
Representatives in the Gard Congress.
This. 1lfformatiD is based upon what
believe to be reliable reports from
|prattifa1iy every one to;f the socsalisd
doubtful districfs.' We have. ;mada.
and are making substantial, gains,& in
districts which we lost in the election
of two years ago by a narrow margin.
"Three months ago pessimistic Re-
publicans and optimistic Democras
expressed the belief that this was
Democratic year. This prediction was
not shared by yourself, or others
charged with responsibility for carrv
ing forward the Republican campaign.
J Il am pleased to advise you that
there has been a decided change in
sentiment in the last few weeks, DEM
ocratic hopes arc fading and Repub-
llcans generally are now enthusias-
tic in their belief that while this NAV
have been a Democratic year in June,
1t is a Republican year in November"
MIR Mckinley closed his letter with
exactly the same kind Of statement he
is now putting out daily about the
election of delegates to the Republican
National Convention, saying: II am
looking with the greatest possible
confidence to the result" The election
to which Mr.. Mckinley looked for
ward with such confidence, and which
he claimed with the same assurance
that now marks his claims for Taft
delegates. resulted in signal Demo-
cratic triumph. The Republican ma
jority Of 41 in the 62nd Congress.
was changed to a democratic majority
of siXty-four in the 62nd Congress.
These are the undisputed figures of
Mr. McKinley's4 record as claimer
a"d " prophet.
lie Roosevelt National Committee
les Kept with much care q r':.' aGl
Sc2u: ate record Of every ~ ,,ct and
State convention that has elected d.
&C tee to Chicago. CO ',riin'I,a ~
these figures shows that % due here
haye beGI elected 81 delegates favor
ing the nomination Of Colonel Roose-
welt. 36 delegates favoring the nonlina
ton Of Mr.. Taft, 2 delegates favoring
| that Of Senator Cummins, and 10 that
! Of Senator La Toilette. 81 delegates
iaLc been elected without IN ;tructon
The1e are pending contests as to tt2
- o" e, TIes' '~'~ nss
~hsll, n the 2rt.'s'; States where
the FEDERAL office holders machine has
operated regardless of right and de,
cency to jam through the selection Of
.">ft delegates. without regard 10 The
sill of Republicans and without you~
sid"1Ntion Of rtrty regularity CT ne
cedent. The only other important con
tests are in Indiana, where in orGer
to secure a show of victory the Taft
machine counted the yotes Of 1876 coD
tested delegu = to tie Indiana State
Convention upon TIE question of th'l'
wight to 81. 'njthat conventt',. re
eccompanT ( iab'% presents % gro
Pic forn >'sg VII has be-" 9onc
t, date ~. IA :; e<' ON Of IL yes
20 the <h'8,so, N''tnaI Congal !Jn: