Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 76, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 March 1912 — TAFT WILL HAVE MAJORITY OF TENTH DELEGATES. [ARTICLE]

TAFT WILL HAVE MAJORITY OF TENTH DELEGATES.

Rumored That Crumpaeker May Hare Opposition For Renomination at District Convention. ■ 1 # Special to The Republican. Hammond, Ind., March 28. —The convention to select a nominee for congress, two delegates and two adternate delegates to the national convention and one elector and one contingent elector, to be voted upon at the national convention met at 1 o’clock this afternoon in the Hohman opera house. The counties were all represented at a caucus held Wednesday evening, at which time the members of the various committees were selected. Each county was given two committeemen and W. E. Peck, of Remington, and Roy Blue, of were the Jasper county members, each being on the credentials committee. During the forenoon today the Roosevelt forces caucused at the Carleton hotel and the Taft forces at the Majestic. Later the county delegates held separate caucuses to decide upon their vote division. The Jasper county delegates met at the room of County Chairman Warner and decided to feplit their vote 4 and 4. The Taft delegates present were W. E. Peck, Rex Warner, §». R. Nichols, Clyde Randle, John O’Connor and Ed Oliver, and the Roosevelt delegates Fred Phillips, Roy Blue, W. B. Leonard, I. F. Meader, J. W. Tilton and W. B. McNeil. They had fractional votes. The even split of the votes was agreeable and all proved their republicanism by heartily supporting it, the motion being made by J. W. Tilton. Apparently the Taft people will be successful in selecting their delegates, the vote appearing to be about 70 for Taft to 50 for Roosevelt. There is a little talk about opposition to Congressman Crumpacker’s nomination, but it will probably not take form and would receive only little support if it did.