The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1912-02-28
Lineup Shows Nine Executives Declared for
Taft and Seven for Roosevelt, With Three
Claimed by Taft, One Out for La
Toilette and Two Whose Pref
erence Is Not Announced.
Heads Of Nine State Govern
nents Send Telegraphic
Reasons Why They Favor
denomination Of the Presi-
dent to Succeed Self.

washington. Feb. Photographic
pledges of support from nine republi-
ran governors were given out tonight
from the campaign headquarters o.
President Taft. The executives goint
on record In favor OF Mr.. Tafts re-
nomination are: Ebcrhardt. Mime
sofa: Carroll, Iowa: Hay Washington
Goldsborough, Maryland; Tener
Pennsylvania: Hooper. Tennessee;
Spry. Utah; Pennewill, Delaware
.Pothicr. Rhode Island.
In addition to the signed state
ments made public. the Taft managers
claimed the support Of Deneen, I'LL
riois: Oddlc. Nevada, and Mead, vcr-
mont.
The announcement from the Taft
bureau is taken as an answer to the
Chicago conference Of seven governors
upon whose solicitation Colonel
Roosevelt based his formal entry to
the presidential contest.
0svsrners Accounted For.
Twenty-t two states have republican
governors and all are accounted for
in the various statements of presi-
dental preference as follows:
Declared for Taft, o. claimed by
Taft, 3 declared for Roosevelt, q.
declared for La Toilette, 1; preference
not announced, 2.
The governors who have declared for
Roosevelt are Glasscock. West Vir-
ginia: Ald.ich, Nebraska;. Bass, New
Hampshire; Osborn, Michigan; Stubbs,
Kansas; Hadley. Missouri; johnson,
Cai!foraia.
Governor Carey Of Wyoming signed
the governors letter urging Colonel
Roc sevclt to become a candidate. but
1t is now asserted that he has re
ssrved judgment"
Neither has Governor Vessey OF
South Dakota. announced his choice.
The California executive did not sign
the letter. but has declared for the
former president. Governor McGoyern
of Wiaconsin Is committed to La Fol-
lette
Extracts.
The nine governors who have come
out for President Taft take the posi-
tion that his record entities him to
denomination. Following are extracts
from the governors dispatches:
Eberhardt, Minnesota: president
Tafts administration, measured by all
standards of achievement and fidelity
to duty, entities him to the indorse-
ment OF second term. which l believe
the sense OF fairness and justice of
the American people will ungrudgingly
gi"e him."
Carroll Iowa: "There Is no justice
in the opposition TO President Taft.
His administration has been clean and
capable and in sympathy with the
platform pledges. A just and righteous
application OF the square deal would
accord him denomination without a
contest"
Hay, Washington: Few admnis-
trations can point to the enactment
of so many wise and progressive laws
MS that Of President Tafts | feel
It the duty OF every true progressive
republican to support Mr.. Taft for
reorganization and reelection"
Goldsboroush, Maryland: 1T is my
opinion that President Taft has given
the country one of the best adminis-
trations In it's history. ] firmly be-
llcve that when the record of the re-
publican party under his wise leader
ship Is fully made known to the peo-
pie they will rally to his standard
re-nominate and rc-clect him.
Tcner, Pennsylvania: I'm view OF
the able manner In which Presiden,
Taft has conducted his office. the
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