The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1912-02-15
TAFT IS SURE
OF $50 VOTES
THIS IS EXCLUSIVE OF MOST OF
THE WEST AND NORTH.
WEST STATES.
FIRST CAMPAIGN DOPE
Chairman Mckinley, Senator Crane
and Secretary HiIIes in Confer.
ence Have Bright Visions
of Success.

"oSAAA6IOA, ESU. Il. WITHOUT
counting a delegate from Minnesota,
the Dakota, Iowa, Wisconsin and most
OF the states Of the West and North
west, the managers of President
Taft's campaign for denomination fig.
ured out that he will have $50 votes,
sure, in the Chicago convention out
of a total vote of 1,076.
AS a result of conferences incident
to the opening of an informal head
quarters here in the interests of Pres.
ident Taft's candidacy these figures
were made, and they are accompanied
by a detailed statement of the states
from which the Taft votes are certain
to come.
Where there is any reasonable
doubt of a full or practically solid del
egation for Taft the vote of the state
is given to the opposition, either
Roosevelt, La Toilette or Cummins,
or whoever the anti-Taft people may
unite upon.
The conference was participated in
by Chairman Mckinley of the Repub.
lican congressional committee, Sena-
tor Crane and MIR. Hilles, the secre.
tary to the president.
Consider States As a Whole.
No details as to how the total vote
for Taft is to be made up were given
out and it is admitted by Taft lead.
ers that it is difficult to claim every
delegate from certain states. as dis.
tricts here and there in each state will
go to Roosevelt or La Toilette, but
as a general proposition it is fair to
claim these states as a whole and
make deductions of delegates likely
to be lost. .
For instance, Pennsylvania can be-
put down as a Taft state, but there
will be a few districts that will be
against the president. In the making
up of tables, therefore, it is impos-
sible to do anything but reckon by
states as a whole and allow for de-
'fections in districts here and there.
That is what the Taft managers did.
The Taft claims, judging from the
situation as viewed at the White
House for some time, are summed up
in the following states, with the votes
they will have in the Chicago conven.
ton:
Alabama, "a; Arizona, 6; Arkansas.
10; Colorado. -; Connecticut, IA;
Delaware, 6; Florida, IL; Georgia, %;
Idaho, 8: Illinois, So; Indiana, 30;
Kentucky, 26; Louisiana, 20; Maine,
~; Maryland, 16; Massachusetts, SO;
Michigan, 80; Mississippi, 20; Mis-.
souri,, SO; Montana, 8; Nebraska, 49,.
Nevada, 6; New Hampshire, 8; New
Jersey, 2S; New Mexico, 6; New York,
80; North Carolina, "a; Ohio, 40; Ok.
lahoma, 20; Pennsylvania, 76; Rhode
Island, 10; South Carolina, 1S; Ten
nessee, "a; Texas, 40;. Utah, 8; ver-
mont, 8; Virginia, "a; West Virginia,
16; Wyoming. 6; Hawaii. 6; Alaska,
2; District of Columbia, 2; Philip.
pines, 2; Porto Rico, 2-Total, go.
Where Deductions Are Made.
From this list there are to be made
deductions of delegates in. Illinois of
a considerable number who will be for
Roosevelt; in Michigan a considerable
deduction of delegates for Roosevelt;
in Ohio. a few opposition delegates;
in Pennsylvania, with possibly one.
third of it's total of 76 votes for Roose-
welt; in West Virginia, a few anti
Taft delegates, with scattering anti
Taft delegates in some of the other
states.
Put together, there would be deduct
ed from the foregoing total about 1870
delegates that will he lost leaviny
780 for Taft.
The states given to the anti-Taft
candidates are Iowa with 26 votes, al.
though the Taft people expect to get
some there; California, &c: Kansas,
20; Minnesota, "a; North Dakota, 10:
Oregon, 10; South Dakota, 10: Wash.
ington, H.; Wisconsin, 26.
This makes a total of 100 votes prac.
tically conceded by the opposition.