Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-05-07
GETS ONE MORE THAN MAJORITY
NECESSARY TO CONTROL
STATE CONVENTION.
CLARK RUNS AWAY FROM
WILSON AND HARMON
Democratic Primary Results in Dseis'
i've Lead For Spsaker-Roossvslt Has
Majority Of 1000 in Total Vote Of
stats-solid Delegation Of Sixteen
Must Vote as Primary instruets.


unofficial returns from the Maryland
primaries todaylgive Theodore Roose-
welt sixty-six delegates, or one more
than the number necessary to control
the state convention.
Democratic primary returns with
only five precincts missing. gave Clark
81. Wilson a and Harmon 4.
President Tafts friends express a
doubt about only one county credited
by the returns to Roosevelt.
Roosevelt today clune to the sixty
six delegates to the state convention
which the early returns from the presi-
dental primaries gave him yesterday.
and altho this was but one more than
the majority necessary for control and
the returns from many Of the counties
are unofficial. they establish his vic
tory and the defeat Of President Taft.
Democratic returns still incomplete
but apparently conclusive give Champ
Clark 81 delegates, Wilson "A. and
Harmon 4. Clark's plurality over Gov
ernor Wilson is 81. Governor Harmon
carried only one county: but the Will
son men believe his vote played an Inn
portant part in the result. since they
say much of it would have gone to
Governor Wilson II the Ohio governor
had not been in the race.
Got Sixteen Votes Solid.
This means that both Roosevelt and
Clark will take from Maryland to the
sixteen votes. The republican dele
nh 0$
name sixteen delegates to Chicago at
the state convention May II. The
democratic state convention on May
16 will select thirty-two national dele
gates. each with half vote.
Altho the Taft forces claim they will
control the personnel OF the state con.
vention. Colonel Roosevelt.s friends de.
clare they have no fear that trouble
may result from this situation. The.
point out that the state delegates elect.
ed are bound by the law to INSTRUCT
delegates to the national convention fol
Roosevelt, and they express confidence
that now the fight is over, the two
factions into which the contest divided
the party, will unite to place a delega-
tion behind Colonel Roosevelt that. will
remain faithful to him at Chicago al
long as he has a chance of getting the
nomination.
Majority in stats 1000.
Estimates today Of the presidential
preferential vote of the state as {
whole give Roosevelt majority owe,
Taft Of less than 1000. Clark's plurali.
ty in the city of Baltimore over Gov.
ernor Wilson was about 1900 and the
vote in the counties when 1t is counted
is expected to reduce this to q tota
Of 1900 for the state as q whole. The
state preferential vote had no direc
bearing on the result. but the Roose-
welt and Clark campaign committees
were none the less pleased that II
went for their candidates since the,
believe it will make the preference b,
counties thru which the state delegates
are instructed all the more binding and
initiate against the possibility thai
the delegation to the national conven.
ton will not stay hitched IL the fght
there is very close.
The law demands that tho Maryland
delegations continue to vote as In.
structed as long as in their consciou.
judgment they believe their candidate.
have chance Of getting the nomina
tions.
Later estimates slightly reduce
Roosevelt's popular majority on the
statewide preference to 5000 and
Clark's plurality over Governor Wilson
to 1850.