The Washington herald., 1912-02-12
EIGHT TEEN TAFT
DELEGATES CHOSEN
Conventions Already Held
Supply Nucleus of the
Presidents Vote.
MANAGERS ENCOURAGED

The usual weekly statement OF the Taft
managers, made public last night, was as
follows:
Developments of the week just ended
continue to show the capitalization OF
Republican sentiment in favor OF PresI-
dent Taft's denomination and reelection.
The only delegates thus far chosen, eigh-
teen in number. are instructed for Presi-
dent Taft, the District OF Columbia fall,
ing in line on Saturday with its two
delegates TO the convention. The two
selected the week before were from the
Fourth Oklahoma district. To these may
be added two from the Philippine Islands
twelve from Florida, and two from the
District of Columbia.
| The unfortunate physical collapse OF
| Senator La Toilette hzs left the oppo-
| sition to the denomination Of President
Taft in an enfeebled condition, PRACTICAL
ly without leadership. On the other hand,
friends of the President, through the
| organization Of headquarters at Wash
ington, are now preparing to carry on
the work in aggressive manner, and Of
fers of support are coming In from every
| section of the country. Chicago came for
ward with the organization OF the Taft
| Club Of Illinois, followed at once by the
! opening of headquarters there, in charge
| OF prominent business men OF the Gar
| den City. The Lincoln League. of Cook
| County, contributed its share to the de-
velopments of the week by adopting reso-
| lutions of enthusiastic Endorsement OF the
administration. coupled with a demand
for the denomination of Mr.. Taft.
South Is for Taft.
In Georgia, the Republican State
committee passed strong Taft resolutions
1 nd U~af ALL faE
TO the. coming State convention. The
Republican committee OF Glynn County
went on record as favoring the Presi-
dents denomination.
Virginia has proceeded so far in the
preliminary work as to justify the pre-
dietion of solid Taft delegation from
| that State. During the week just ended
Norfolk County and--city elected dele
gates TO State and district conventions,
| unanimously instructing them to support
| President Taft. and Stafford, Pulaski.
and Russell counties took similar action.
The Mississippi state committee
adopted resolutions declaring that the
delegates from that State should vote
unanimously for the denomination of
President Taft. Every. Mississippi county
which has held delegate conventions has
instructed for the President.
Tennessee Also in Line.
From Jonesboro. Tenn, comes word
TO the effect that each of the twelve
counties Of that district, the First, has
indorsed the President for denomination /
and reelection. Knoxville comes for
ward with a denial OF the story sent out !
the week before, 10 the effect that the |
Republican central committee had re-
fused to go on record as fayorinE the |
Presidents denomination. The resolution |
unanimously adopted at Knoxville gives
cordial support to the administration |
and demands another term for President |
Taft. The Blur County Republican Club, |
Of Memphis, 900 strong, also has indorsed !
him.
More positive assurances OF a solid \
Taft delegation from Tne State are COM
ing in from New York. The most re- |
cent declaration of record is that of the
executive committee Of the Twenty
seventh assembly district, which indorses
the President
AT a meeting Of the Republican ter.
ritorial central committee, Hawaii voted
instructions for the President.
In Iowa the First district Republican
central committee adopted strong Pro-
Taft resolutions. Wisconsin attracted
attention by the declaration for President
Taft of the States Oldest newspaper.
the JanesvilIe Gazette.
OtheF POltttcuI StraWHs
LABOR spoke for the President in two
ringing editorials in the Pittsburg Labor
World
Wall street, with cold-blooded consid-
Grafton, has posted its first wager. The
offer is $500 TO 5000 that President Tart,
if renominated, will be reelected.
''St. Louis finished up the job begun
week before last, When 1t went on rec
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denomination, by superseding Chairman
w Z. S. Jarrett. who was the /, select
ing Frank n. Slater to succeed him,
Mr.. Slater being in full and hearty ac-
cord with the g already recorded.
Among the personal declarations that
attracted attention is that Of former
Gov. w. J. Bailey. OF Kansas, who sends
word that the Kansas delegation Will be
for Taft"
VIII Meet to Name Delegates.
These Republican state conventions
are to be held in February:
Georgia-Atlanta, February II.
South CaroIina-Columbia, February %
(anti-Capers faction).
District conventions to be held in Feb
TUary include: al
First Georgia-sayannah February T.
Third Missouri-Februsry g.
and State primaries for later months
have been called as follows:
Alabama-State convention, Birming-
ham, March Z.
Virginia-State convention, March T.
New York-District primaries, March
26.
North Dakota-Primaries, March q.
AIaska-Territorial convention, March
90
Observation-Disclosures. April 2. II
Illinois-Primaries. April 9.
Nebraska-Primsries April g.
New York-State convention, Roches- I
ter. April 9. I
Maine-state convention, Bangor. April
Pennsylvania-Primari April 13 1
observation-disclosures April 13 K
Oregon-Primaries, April 10.
Missouri-State convention, ST. Louis,
April ..
Tennessee-state convention. Nashville, !
May Il.
May DiHinherit PugIIists wife.
Hampstead, L. L. Feb. 1L-Mrs. James
P. whaley. the aged grandmother Of
FIoretta Whalev who eloped with Pay |