The Washington times., 1912-03-16
LAWMAKERS OF
MARYLAND ARE
FOR ROOSEVELT
Poll, of Legislature Shows
Former President Two
to-One Favorite.
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| Samuel Emmert, Washington Co.. T. r.
Albert Ii. Sprosser, Baltimore....
SUMMARY SENATE.

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Uncertain .,..................,....
Startlingly divergent claims Of
Roosevelt and Taft forces, on the
basis of conventions held and dele
gates elected to date. The Taft pSo-
pie insist that they have about all
or the 144 delegates named to this
date, ignoring the fact that the
oSuthern selections are practical
~ all contested, and that this
has been the Uniform experience
party. By claiming everything in the
South, and by virtue of the fact that
comparatively few delegates have
yet been chosen in states where there
Is real Republican party, the Taft
people make their showing.
Analysis of States.
From the Roosevelt headquarters
today was given out an analysis
which showed that in States which
nave chance TO go Republican, 2S
delegates have been chosen for
Roosevelt, II for Taft. and for
Cummins. The Roosevelt people claim
6 from Missouri. 8 in New Mexico, and
10 In Oklahoma. They concede to
Iatt in Iowa, and each in Michi-
gan, New Mexico, and Oklahoma.
Cummins has 2 in Iowa.
The Taft people intend to force con-
tests wherever they lose in the North,
ard have begun announcing that two
Oklahoma and two Missouri districts.
carried for Roosevelt, will be contested
This procedure has rather pleased the
Roosevelt managers, who know that
the national committee will not OUTRAGE
Northern constituencies by seating per-
sons not entitled to seats. In giving
their seats 20 honestly elected North
! ern delegates, the committee will estab-
! lish presidents that will make it neCgs-
sary also to settle Southern contests
or their merits; and in this SOrt of a
settlement the Roosevelt people have
| every thing to gain, because the South
EN- organizations of OfficehUlders are
| claiming TO lie regular, aud these are
| the ones that are choosing the Taft
| delegates.
| The first convention in Indiana was
| held yesterday in the Evansville dis
trict, and split The Roosevelt dele
| gates Outnumbered those for Taft, ac-
| cording to advlces wired TO Washington
| today, but the Hemcnway organization,
| for Taft, had the organization, named
| the presiding officer, and denied reCog-
milton to the Roosevelt people on the
| floor. The result was that the conVen-
| ton split and two delegations We're
chosen, with every prospect of bitter
contest. Both sides claim to have the
| merits.
Taft Wins Indianapolis.
In the Indianapolis district the Taft
organization conducted a primary last
night, which resulted in Taft carrying
| the city, a small vote being cast. This
is claimed by the Taft managers to be
a sure index of the result in Indiana
generally, and they promptly strength
ened up their claims to the Hoosier
| State.
Former President Roosevelt will go or
the stump very soon, according to an
nouncement following a conference OF
. some of his friends last night. 1t is not
announced where he will speak, but he
will address Il big meeting in Carnegie
| Hall, New York, Wednesday evening
| Big meetings are expected to he held il
, Chicago and various other Western ant
| Northern cities.
With Senator La Toilette in the N"s
campaigning I'm behalf of his own can
didacy, the question of relations he
) tween himself and Colonel Roosevelt
has been commanding new attention.
| | The Rouse yelt maGagels today CAV,
Ont Il letter written by Gibson Gardner
prominent Washington CorrrspC nd"nt
and close frieni of both Roosevelt
and La Toilette, in which Mr., GardnC
| says he was commissioned to Dear
message from Roosevelt to La Fol
: lette. This was three months befOr
: La Toilette was announced. IN
Roosevelt made no pledge Of supper
2 for La Toilette, and advised that "
did not believe the La Toilette Candi
| dacv could win. Mr.. Roosevelt did no
2 agree that he would himself keep on
= | of the field if La Toilette entered it.