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Show WAY TAFT IS DOOMED TO LOSE Washington, May 22. (Special Correspondence. Cor-respondence. The backbone of- Mr.. Taft's strength, as claimed by his sup-porters, sup-porters, in tho Chicago convention Is composed of those delegations: Alaska 2 District of Columbia 2 Hawaii C Philippine Islands , 2 Porto Rico 2 Alabama , 20 Arkansas . ....... 18 Florida . 12 Georgia 2S Louisiana , 20 Mississippi' 20 South Carolina '. IS Tennesseo 21 Virginia .. ." 21 Total 19 There Is not a possiblo electoral vote for the Republican party In Unit list. Noajly the entire list, Indeed, is contestod, but the Taft people take no account of a little thing like that. Now look to tho other side. The backbone of Mr. Roosevelt's strength Is in tho following list of Republican states, certain to give practically all their electoral votes to tho Republican Republi-can party: California 20 Illinois GG Indiana 10 Kansas 13 Maine ; 12 Maryland 3 U Massachusetts .. ..j..,,,., 1-1 Missouri ' 2G Michigan .,'........ S Nobraska 16 North Carolina 20 Ohio ,',...' 38 Oregon ,,,", 10 Pennsylvania .. '. 70 Minnesota ,....".! 24 Washington !..!!.','!!!!!... 11 Total 378 There is nothing to bo added. Taft has practical nothing bohlnd him that will go Republican. RoosccH has practicallv ever thing behind him that can go Republican |