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Show ! I- UTAH "DELEGATION IS PLUGGING FOR TEDDY ! -r Special to The Tribune. I- CHICAGO, June 17. Senator ! Snioot and the Utah delegates -I- r joined tho "allies" today, vot- ing against tho Taft men in fa- I !- vor of the resolution reducing 4 'b the. representation of tho South- -r era States in tho national con- 'V 4 vent ion to conform to tho votos 4 4 cast for tho Republican ticket. 4 4- Senator Simiot made a dramatic 4- 4 entry into tho contest, waiting 4 4 until after the report had been 4 4 oubniitted b3 tho iniuorit3", and 4 4 then rising and announcing that 4 4 Utah desired to bo recorded for 4 4' t lie minorit' report. On tho roll 4 4 b3 which the minority roport 4 4 was rejected IFtnh's delegates 4 4- voted for the miiioritj' report. 4- 4 Tho Utah delegates aro keep- 4 4 ing up their vociferous demand 4 4 for the third term for Roosevelt 4 4- and will probably vote for tho 4 4- President on the roll call tomor- 4 4 row. Smoot and Howell both 4 4 dcolaro that Roosevelt will bo 4 4 nominated tomorrow. 4 4 When tho Taft managers 4 4 heard of tho attitude of tho Utah 4 4- delegates, tluvr pronounced the 4- 4 decction unimportant. ( 4- 4 "Taft will bo nominated bo- 4- 4 foro Utah is reached in Iho roll 4- 4 call," said one of tho Taft man- 4 4 ngers. 4 4 4 444H44H44I,4-4,4-4,44,4,4,4!,4H |