The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-28
Taft Majority of Governors

nine republican governors were given out here tonight from the campaign headquarters of President Taft. Tho executives going on record in favor of the Presidents renomnation were Eberhart. Minnesota Carroll, Iowa: Hay, Washington; Goldsborough, Maryland; Tener, Pennsylvania: Hoop CT, Tennessee; Spry, Utah; Pennewill, Delaware, and Pothier, Rhode Island In addition to the signed statements made public, the Taft manager claimed the support of Governors Deneen,. Illi nois; ,Oddie, Nevada, and Mead, Yer mont. lt4tts The announcement from the Taft bu- reau is taken as an answer to the Chi cago conference of seven governors, upon whose solicitation Colonel Roose- welt based his formal en.,. to the pres idential contest.
 22 Republican Governors Twenty-two states now have repub- lican governors and all except two are |accounted for in the various statements of presidential preferences. They are listed as follows:
 Declared for Taft, 9; claimed by Taft managers. 8 declared for Roosevelt, '; declared for Lafollette, l. preference not announced, 2.
 The governors who have declared for Roosevelt are Glasscock, West Virginia; i;
 
 shire; Osborn, Michigan; Stubbs Kan sas; Hadley. Missouri, and Johnson, California.
 Governor Carey of Wyoming also signed the governors letter" urging Colonel Roosevelt to become a candi- date, but it is now declared he has re- served judgment. Neitner has Governor Vessey of South Dakota announced his choice. Tho California executive did not sign the letter. but has since de- clared for the former President.
 Governor McGovern of Wisconsin is con- mitted to the candidacy of Senator Lafol- lette
 The nine governors who have come out for President Taft all take the position that his record entities him to renomina- tion and election.
 Extracts From Dispatches
 Following are the most striking extracts taken from the governors dispatch
 Eberhart, Minnesota: President Tafts administration, measured by all standards of accomplishment and fidelity to duty, entities him to the indorsement of sec- ond term"
 Carroll, Iowa: There Is no justice in the opposition to President Taft. His ad- ministration has been clean and capable and in harmony with platform pledges"
 Hay, Washington: Few administrations can point to the enactment of so many wise and progressive laws as that oe President Tafts. I feel It the duty of every true progressive republican to sup port MT. Taft"
 Goldsborough. Maryland Tt Is my opinion that President Taft has given the country one of the best administra- tions in it's history
 Tener Pennsylvania: "In view of the able manner in which President Taft has conducted his office the constructive and substantial achievements of his adfninis- tration, I unhesitatingly predict his re- election"
 Hooper, Tennessee: President Taft IS personally popular in Tennessee and his administration commands general public ally supporting the President. and from present indications he will get the vote of Tennessee in the national convention"
 Spry Utah "I am glad to reiterate my personal preference for Mir Taft as pres- idential nominee. I am confident that Utah will send Taft delegation to the na- tional convention"
 Pennewill, Delaware "I am strongly in favor of President Tafts renomination.'
 Pothier Rhode Island: President Taft is a safe man at the head of the nation His record entities him to renomina- tion.'
 In making public the governors tele- grams the Taft bureau also says that many republican gubernatorial candidates in the last election in states now headed by democratic executives, but which are counted as normally republican, have de- clared for