The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-05-27
M'kINLEY ADMITS
OF NO CONTESTS
DIXON. HOWEVER, CLAIMS THEN
ast
AND MANAGERS ARE An
CHEAT VARIANCE,
TEXAS IS CONTENTION
COLONEL SAYS HE MAS 81 or THE
so DELEGATES, TAFT CLAIMS
20 AND OTHERS YET TO
BE ELECTED.

WASHINGTO%. May 2e.--The pro-
sress Of the Republican campaign Tor
the nomination has brought no abate-
Tnent of the GLAZING of the directors or
the political fortunes of the two chief
candidates, The table given out by
the Taft men bears no resemblance
to that given ouu by the Roosevelt
men, If both claimants are to be
believed, there are many delegates 60
ing to the Chicago convention bent on
voting for both candidates OF their
party on the first ballot.
In the TAFT column Mr.. Mckinley
has placed naturally enough perhaps
all ~ the delegates whose rights TO
SEALS in convention Contested
s5~fi7r -Htxons- In fact, Mr.. Me-
Kiuley pays little attention TO contests.
except to say that he has counted Ia
the Taft total two delegates from In
DIANA eight from Missouri. two from
oklahoma and two from North Caro-
lina. against whose rights to be recog
ni2ed as regular he thinks some ques'
ton properly may be raised. tn"
only contests on behalf Of Mr.. TAFT
which Mr.. Mckinley seemingly has
admitted are two ia Kentucky and
four IN Missouri
In statements put out with the ia
bies each manager charges the other
with something worse than tndirec
ton. one politician IN Washington
has put II this way Each manager
says that the other lies and each one
tells the truth" Probably In each
case II IL only the expression Of "a
confidence in things to come which
springs from campaigning enthusiasm,
Mr. Dixon dubs MI Mckiniey's list as
fictitious. and Mr.. Mckinley retorts IN
kind Inasmuch as the national com
mittee must decide the contests, ana
as there seems to be strong belief that
In many cases there is real ground Tor
contests. the omission from the table
Of the challenged delegations would
I be misleading
Both Sides Claim Texas,
When inquiry Is made at the Taft
headquarters as To the situation In
Texas one Is told that twenty-six dele
gates are for Taft. dncha!ienged. anc
six are for Roosevelt. with the State
convention and the delegates at large
still to be elected, When the same
question as TO Texas is asked at
Roosevelt headquarters, the answer Is
that of the forty delegates from that
State, thirty eight md probably the
entire forty ere 10 be for the colonel
with such UNREASONABLE rights as TO
insure their being seated In the con-
Vention
+ In the table which is appended 4
must be understood tnat the Taft tota,,
as Il appears Il smaller than possibly
NAV he the case, but this Is made
/ necessary by recognition of the fac.
that In a dozen or fifteen States the
Roosevelt managers are making con-
tests. with reason back OF Some -
them, In many of these States, in
which contests are to ne brought tht
delegations are instructed for the pres
ident. and presumably VIII cast their
votes for him II the national commit
tee gives them a chance TO vote a.
ait; unless, ~ 1t Is asserted In some
eases they have changed their minds
because Of the colonies recent sue
ccsses ANA intend 10 transfer theii
. allegiance.
President TAFT today has about 44o
delegates who are certain TO stick "a
are others uninstructed who are said
10 be pledged. He has not enough
delegates who are certain to stock t.
his cause, 70 nominate him, hut ne has
a lead oyer Alr. Roosevelt of deie-
gates, who. II they continue To- hold
their first opinions and are NOT I'M
seated bv the nptonaS committee, will
give hi NTH Air support:
Tentative liable of Delegates.