Show THE STANDING OF BRYAN AND TAFT all of the state republican con vt antioni havy bave been held and all of the delegates are practically accounted for of these 6 13 are tire either instructed bior taft committed to his buppert by resolution of in dor or preference or have publicly ai bounced in connection with their 1 their intention to vote for him at chicago Sixty four arc are for knox fiat fifo nine for r hughes Hu glies forty six for cannon thirty two for fairbanks fire fi rl re for la follette four for former foraker and arc are unc emitted con bolts ts in which presidential preferences arc are involved arc are alaa hinr fiade nl aa atsa for ninety eight of the seats secretary taft has the support of per cent of the delegates so far elected in addition taft will probably have havethe the support of devent seventh raoof two of the technically uncommitted delegates bringing his total up to returns from democratic deme cratic conventions held all over the country indicate that bryan will be nominated at denver den er on the first ballot with two thirds of the delegates already chosen bryan has johnson scores twenty two and gray eleven while delegates will go to denver uninstructed the membership at the denver convention is 1002 and of this number 67 have been selected clec ted this gives bran 71 per cent of the delci delei gates already selected five slate and one territorial conventions vent ions arc are being held this week and if bryan maintains his lead in the delegations selected he will win hand hands dowa down sixteen states will hold conventions in juno june and this will n ill windup wind up the arrangement of delegates by that time it will be all over 0 er but the shouting |