Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-05-07
Complete Returns Give Colonel
More Than Necessary to
Control Republican State
Convention at Baltimore.
CHAMP CLARK CAPTURES
DEMOCRATIC DELEGATION
Primary Law Under Which
Delegates Were Elected
Pledges Them to Stand by
Voters Choice at Convention.



tny EvenfnE Herald a. p. Leased wireD
Baltimore. Md, May 7.--Complete
unofficial returns from the Maryland
primaries today gave Theodore Roose-
vclT SO delegates, or more than neecs-
Hary to control the state convention.
Democratic primary returns with
only nve precincts missing gave Clark
81: Wilson a.; Harmon &
John IL. Hanna, chairman Of the
Republican state central commlttoe.
TAFT leader. said ne was in doubt
about the figures received from How
ard county. which apparently went
for Roosevelt by 4 majority of eighty.
The TAFT managers had no other fiR-
uFes hut said they wished 10 invessi
gate the count more closely. All the
other counties carried by Roosevelt
save him maioFsies Of 40 to i.5O0.
The Roosevelt leaders said they were
sure OF Howard county and pointed
out the vote there was handled by
election officers appointed 0y the
friends Of President Taft, With the
thrne from Howard, Roosevelt would
have sixty-sl1 delegates Ia the state
convention compared with sxtysthree
for Taft.
Mr.. Hanna said he had no evidence
that warranted asking for recount
and let n be understood he made no
claims for Taft outside Of the possible
doubts ne solt regarding the result In
Howard county.
Both Roosevelt and Clark win take
from Maryland to the national con-
ventions O sulia block of sixteen votes.
Tho Republican delegates chosen az
the primaries will name sixteen del
egntoa 10 Chicago az the state cOhNen-
tion May a. The Democratic state
convention, May i6. Will selec, thirty
two national delegates. each with half
vote.
Although the Taft forces claim they
will control the personnei Of the state
convention, Colonel Roosevelts friends
declare they have no fear that trou-
BILE may arise from this situation.
They point out that the state dele
gates elected are bound by the
law 60 Instruct the delegates
20 the national convention for
Roosevelt and they express confidence
that now the fght II over. the two
factions into which the contest dlVid-
ed the party, viii unite 20 place del
egetlon behind Colonel Roosevelt tnal
win remain faithful TO him az Chicago
as long as ne has chance OF gettine
the nomination.
Estimates today OF the personal
preferential Of the state as a whole
give Roosevelt 4 majority over TAFT
OF less than 1000. Olarks plurality
iu tae city OF baltimore over Cover
nor Wilson was about i2,7oo and th'
vote in the doun1;es when u is count
od. ls expected TO reduce this 10
total of il.000 for the state az 9
whole.
The state preferential vote had ns
direct boarinR 0n the result but th'
Rooaetell and Clark campaign com
mitlees were none the less pleased
that Il went for their candidates, since
thov believe Il viii make the prefer
once by counties through wAieh th'
atate deieeates are Instructed, ah th'
more hlndlne and mslitato against a.
possiblliry that the deleeates to thi
national conventions will not sta
hitehed II the fight there - very close
The law demands HAT the Marylan'
deieaatiune continue 20 vote aA ln
etr,ietod a. long a. in their conscien
tloun Judgment tnof believe their can
didates have a chance of getting th
n0mlnation.
Complete returns from Howard
county rocelyod from separate source
by the three Baltimore AFTERNOON
newepapers rive Roosevelt a malorit
varyiae from 80 20 SO.
Figures oOlleniod Independently b
the Roosevelt committee give Colone
Roosevelt a majority of 50. The Tat
eommitieo has announced no Figures