Show ELEVEN STATES IN INliNE liNE FOR TAFT Committeemen Telegraph and Declare Themselves for Secretary Y Chicago go Dt Dec Di-c. c. c 14 Secretary H.-Secretary Secretary Taft can almost rea read his title HUe clear to the Republican Re Re- Republican publican nomination for tor President If the forecasts of or time the political leaders arc are reliable Dispatches from rom tho time leaders leaders lead lead- ers of ot eleven cleven states and one territory have l declared lc arell for Tat Taft U Three carne came today to- to Jay day from Maryland Alabama and Flor- Flor Ida i National Committeeman J. J N N. of ot the last named state declared that thit he was still for Cor to be sure bu but bud that is ls taken to mean ho will b lit for tor Taft If It the President is not a candidate I The other states that have 0 declared for the Presidents President's political successor an are Arkansas Louisiana Missouri North Aorta and South Carolina Texas Virginia Vir Vir- ginia Massachusetts and Arizona Of ot course count the time declarations have only been committeemen and antI other leaders and anil theres there's many a a. slip SUI before tho the fulfill fulfill- ment moat The telegram from Cram Committeeman Coombs br or Florida shows either cither that ho he does not accept tho the third term pledge or that ho will do as Roosevelt I asks I r am for Roosevelt no one i else ho wired la In this state telegraphed Committeeman Commit Commit- commit I teeman S S. A. A Williams of or Maryland Republicans generally approve of or Roosevelt's policy and antI while tho other aspirants have friends I believe the majority would favor Taft Tart to carryout carry carryout out these policies I Committeeman Charles II H. Scott was more positive Jn pledging Alabama to tho the secretary of war Secretory Secretary Taft Tart will have a Q solid delc delegation del del- c from Crom Alabama at tho time national convention he declared It may be bo of some Home interest to his friends to know that outside of 1111 Illi- Illinois nois no leader or 01 committeeman has yet et declared for Uncle Joe Joc Cannon |