The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1912-03-25
TAFT LEADS IN STATES
WEST OF THE MISSISSIPPI
Senator Cummins's Friends Con-
cede That Chances Favor
... Taft in Iowa.
WINS IN DIXON'S OWN STATE
Encouraging Outlook In the Pacific Coast
States and In Idaho. South Da-
kota and Other States.
WINS IN DIXON'S OWN STATE

WASHINGTON. March "a President
Taft's friends are still hearing encourag-
ing news. particularly from the territory
west OF the Mississippi River. 1t was
there that Col. Roosevelt was expected TO
he particularly strong. but the drift is all
in the direction OF President Taft's re-
nomination. Senator Cummins's closest
friends here. who are familiar with the
situation in Iowa. concede that the chances
are in favor OF President Taft's followers
controlling the Iowa State convention.
This estimate is based on the election OF
delegates to the State convention up to
this time President Taft is far in the lead
on instructed delegates. He has over 800
votes to his credit in the State convention.
more than twice as many as the combined
opposition. II will require fewer than 500
votes to control the State convention.
The following States are conceded to
President Taft: Utah. Wyoming. Nevada
and Colorado.
In California. South Dakota. Oregon.
Washington. Kansas. Nebraska and Min
nesota the progressive following will
be divided. Senator La Toilette will have
a separate ticket of delegates in the field
in all the States named and in some Of
them Senator Cummns will be voted for
in addition to Col. Roosevelt. This is
likely to result in the election OF the Taft
ticket in several States. notably South
Dakota. Nebraska and Washington. The
strength that has been developed by
Senator La Toilette in Oregon and Cali
fornia indicates that either he or President
Taft will carry those States.
II looks now as il Idaho would send
either a Taft delegation or an uninstructed
delegation to the national convention.
In New Mexico both Roosevelt and Taft
claim majority Of the delegat es. eight
in number, which have already been
chosen and are uminstructed. Arizona is
| admitted to be fighting ground. with the
chances in favor Of President Taft. In
Missouri up to the present tirlei President
Taft has had things practically his own
way in the matter Of instructed delegates
II begins to look as IL Col. Roosevelt's a
weakness as "a candidate would be as mani
fest west Of the Mississippi River as east
Of IT,
BY the end of another week 1t is expected
President Taft will have more than 250
instructed delegates.
From Michigan. the home Of Gov.
Osborn, who signed the call OF the Gov
ernors addressed to Col Roosevelt. has
como some interesting information as to
results thus far. The Tenth and Twelfth
districts have been carried for President
Taft in addition to the four delegates
heretofore chosen. At the primaries held
in various eounties in Michigan yesterday
! the Taft forces won forty-eight delegates
to the State convention and Col. Roose-
velt's followers carried nineteen. The
Taft men carried Marquette. Dickinson
| and losco counties and lost Chippewa
and Mason. Chippewa is the home county
OF Gov. Osborn. He made personal
appeal for support and carried the county
on a very close vote. He lost his home city
Sault Ste. Marie. Delegates from. Me-
nominee county are uninstructed. but
| reports have come to the President that
the delegation will SUPPORT him.
Information was wired to the White
| House to-day that az the result OF cau-
cuses in Linn county. Iowa. yesterday the
Fifth Congress district of Iowa will send
two instructed delegates to Chicago for
|, President Taft.