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Show ep- t. ,wk Democrats and Republi- i;lt-- cans to Name Presi- dential Choice m mo Dallas, Tex., May 7. Evidence of fcht numerous splits in Republican county n- convcnlious of Texas appeared in tht wk first returns received today. The first six counties heard from reported ng three split conventions. Of thoothet I'Ji threo conventions, two instructed fot ! Taft and ono for Roosovelt. 1 The first convention going fot ns. Roosovelt was El Paso county, where rar the Instructions referred to him as Vk "ono who will glvo protection to - - Americans in foreign countries." Sov 't- en Democratic conventions have been ' heard from and they give in the state i'k convention- Wilson, 21 votes; Har- i mon, 16, Clark, 2. - p- bk Dallas, Tex., May 7. Texas Demo- crats .and Republicans met in county o conventions today to tako tho second step in indicating their choice amoiia Governor Wilson, Governor Harmou 0g and Champ Clark and between Presi- s dent Taft and Colonel Roosevelt as L presidential candidates. Tho flrsi movement was made ln Saturdays io precinct conventions. Wilson appar- r-entiy r-entiy Is an easy first choice on the ! Democratic side. The Taft and Roosevelt Roose-velt contest Is still undecided. Con- r ventlons are scheduled for at least 243 '2 out of 249 counties. o Returns from Republican conven h tlons gave Taft two unnamed counties coun-ties in Northwest Texas. !f Returns from Democratic county f conventions stood: One stato convention conven-tion vote Instructed for Wilson; one I for Harmon and two for Clark. These f" were the final figures from four northwest Texas counties. I Chief interest centers In the ques- ', tion whether an attack will be mado on the apparent landslide by which Wilson won ln Saturday's conven- " tlons. Unofficial and incomplete reports re-ports indicate that his followers would have the controlling vote In a sufficient number of county conveu- 6 tlons today to assure him more than j a majority of the 623 votes ln the j- state convention. Campaign mana- '. gers of Governor Harmon and Champ Clark do not concede defeat and prom- Iso vigorous contests today. I The first county that reported to- I day was Wilbarger. Tho two Dem- 1 ocratie delegates to tho stato con- j-vention j-vention were instructed for Clark. . The one Republican delegate was in- i structcd for Taft In the Republican ranks Saturday'? convention accomplished llttlo more than organization. Tho Republicans are entitled to 252 votes in their state convention, according to Republican National Committeeman Cecil Lyon. It 4s probable that there will be no Republican conventions in many counties. coun-ties. ' 00 1 |