Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-02-15
BIRD'S-EYE VIEW OF
CONDITIONS TO DATE
ON REPUBLICAN SIDE
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vention to be held at Little Rock
Wednesday. April %. to choose the dele
gates-at-large. Tho county conventions
TO be held before April 70. and the dis
trict conventions about the same time.
Some names have been mentioned for
delegates from the state at large and
! no contest Is expected. The delegation
will probably go TO the convention I'M
instructed with resolution TO be gov
erned by a majority vote OF the dele
gates.
California.
Convention delegates are to be chosen
by primary 10 be held May 2. and candi-
dates petitions may be filed up to March
q. Nothing as yet has been done to Sc
lect the delegates. There is no sentiment
in California for any republican men
toned for the presidential candidacy ex-
cept Hughes and Roosevelt. although
Borah has some friends. II Governor
johnson were to authorize the use OF
his name as a presidential candidate. he
could win the republican delegation from
California.
| Colorado.
! Delegates are 10 be chosen by state
convention which is here called a state
assembly, for which the date has not yet
been fixed. The prospect is for a fac
tional contest for control and probably
an uninstrueted delegation. Present SEN
timent Is nearly equally divided between
Root and hughes, with some support for
Cummins.
Delaware.
Delaware's six delegates are to be
elected by state convention to be held
in Dover April II. 20 which delegates are
elected on the preceding Saturday. and
no contest whatever Is looked for unless
In one or two Of the wards or small
election districts. Opinion has not crys-
tallized for a presidential candidate. SEN
ator DUPONT will head the delegation.
Georgia.
Almost nothing has yet been done in
Georgia In reference to the convention
delegation. All the delegates are chosen
at conventions. but will work together
and vote solid and no preferences fol
presidential candidates have been crys-
! tallized at this stage.
Idaho.
All the delegates will be elected BY
state convention yet to be called by the
state committee. but which will be held
some time in March. The Idaho repub'
| leans are wholly devoted to Senator
Borah, who will be delegate IL ne
wishes, and Idaho will be for Borah
unless he insists on supporting another
candidate.
Illinois.
Choice Of delegates will be made al
statewide primary April IL. With sena'
tor sherman a presidential candidate, al
the delegates will be for him. and III
will pick tho delegates-at-large. having
inready indicated his favor for w. j
Calhoun. Congressman Mckinley, ex
Congressman Rodenberg and Medill Nc
Cornick as four of the eight delegates
at-Iarge. There will be contests in mos
of the Chicago districts and possibly
some outside between the factions
headed by Mayor Thompson and ex-Gov
ernor Deneen, respectively, each propos
ing district delegates OF their cwn. bu
all for sherman.
Indiana.
Delegates will be selected at a stat
convention held at Indianapolis April
There will be no contests and the dele
gates TO Chicago win be agreed upon an'
instructed for Charles w. Fairbanks TO
president.
: Iowa.
, Tho delegates to the national conven
J ton will be chosen at the state pri
mary on April 10. There is no indication
OF a contest. as the delegates will b
npportioned TO both factions. who hav'
agreed 10 give undivided support to sena
/ tor cumnins for the presidential nomi
: nation. A list OF the delegates canno
be given at this time
J Kansas.
The state committee has called tn
state convention for March q, but tn
district conventions have not yet beei
called. II Is not possible to prophes.
with any accuracy as to the mako-up o
the delegation. for there il sure to b
a contest The conservatives seem to b.
getting behind Weeks. while the progress
sives are for Hughes. There IL httl'
doubt that a majority OF the delegation
will be for Hughes
Kentucky.
The deiegates-at-large will be selected
AZ the state convention March 81. and th'
district delegates by district convention
February Is In neighborly appreciation
Of Charles w. Fairbanks. who hai
! always nclpCQ out az heo oeoNN S~---T-Nc.-~
Il "a likely KontuciSy's vote VIII %
given 10 him 30 long as his name u
before the convention.
Maine.
A state convention Is TO held March 2
20 choose the four delegates-at-large and
district convention to choose district
delegates on tho same day. Maine rarely
instrncts its delegates and they will prob
ably be uninstructed. There is great
deal OF Hughes sentiment in this state
ana II he is a possibility. the delegation
viii DO for him.
Maryland.
The delegates will be chosen by conven
ton, hut no steps have yet been taken IN
that direction. All the talk 50 far is IN
favor Of an unpledged delegation.
Minnesota.
Minnesota is the first presidential pref
erence primary state. the date for choos
ing the delegates and voting on presi
dental preference being March H. Th'
filings for president have been made FOL
Cummins OF Iowa, Estabrook OF New
York and William Grant Webster o.
Illinois. Theer Is much sentiment fol
Hughes and some for Root. but on tbs