Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1912-05-07
WILL RULE STATE CONVENTION
THE FORMER EXECUTIVE HAS A
MAJORITY OF THE DELE
GATES TO GATHERING.
CLARK is AN EASY WINNER
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OUT.
DISTANCES WILSON AND
HARMON.

unofficial returns from the Maryland
primaries today gave Theodore
Roosevelt 66 delegates, or one more
than necessary to control the state
convention. Democratic primary le-
turns, with only five precincts miss
ing, gave clark 81; Wilson "A; Har-
mon 4.
John H. Hanna, chairman of the
republican state central committee,
Taft leader, said he was in doubt
about the figures received from How
ard county, which apparently went
for Roosevelt by majority of 80
The Taft managers had no other fig
ures, but said they wished to investi-
gate the count more closely. All the
other counties carried by Roosevelt
gave him majorities of 400 to 1,50O.
The Roosevelt leaders said they
were sure of Howard county and
pointed out the vote there was hand
led by election officers appointed by
the friends of President Taft With
the three from Howard Roosevelt
would have &C delegates to the state
convention compared with SO for
Taft.
Mr.. Hanna said he had received no
evidence that warranted asking for
a recount and let it be understood he
had no claims for Taft outside of the
possible doubts he felt regarding the
result in Howard county. He express
ed the opinion, however, that the
presidents friends would control the
state convention. 1t is impossible
to make any clean cut division Of tho
state delegation because the primary
tickets carried the delegates names
without designation to show their
sympathies for one candidate or the
other and many of them are uncom-
mitted.
Colonel Roosevelt's supporters
point out that delegates to the state
convention will insure him l6 votes
at Chicago and declare that the in
structions that these delegates will
continue to vote for him until they
conscientiously believe he cannot be
nominated, are as binding as the in
structions imposed upon national
delegates from any other state.
Only one other county, Garrett re
mained in debate on the democratic
count this afternoon and there the
vote cannot change the result. II
this county goes for Clark, as is now
indicated, he will have 81 delegates
compared with A for Governor Will
son and four for Governor Harmon
Clark's majority in the state conven
ton on this basis would be 80.
Later estimates slightly reduced
Roosevelt's popular majority on ths
statewide preference to 5000 an'
CIark's plurality over Wilson to IL,
500. Although the Taft forces CLAIM
they will control the personnel 0
the state convention, Colonel Roose
velt's friends declare they have nj
fear that trouble may arise from thil
situation. They point out that tn
state delegates elected are bound b,
the law to instruct the delegates t.
the national convention for Roose
velt, and they express confidence
that now the fight is over, the tw'
factions into which the contests di
vided the party will unite to place
delegation behind Colonel Roosevelt
that will remain faithful to him a
Chicago as long as he has chanc
of getting the nomination
preferential vote of the state as
preferential vote of the states
whole gives Roosevelt majorit
over Taft of less than 1000. Clark
plurality in the city Of Baltimor