New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-15
MARYLAND AVOIDS FIGHT
Taft and Roosevelt Men in Har-
mony in Convention.
DIVIDE STATE DELEGATION
Each Side Names Eight, but All
Must Vote for the Colonel
Under the Law.

| Baltimore. May IA Sixteen delegates
! eight selected by the friends Of President
Taft and eight by the supporters of Theo-
dore Roosevelt, and all instructed TO vote
for Colonel Roosevelt at Chicago, were
| elected to-day at the Republican state con-
vention. The convention ran with "A
| smoothncss that disappointed those VINO
expected trouble to develop from the pc
cular situation left by the recent primary
| election
Although the Taft men controlled
! ma jorty OF the 80 delegates they made
| no effort to defeat the instructions OF the
| preference primaries, which Ncre for
| Roosevelt. After some skirmishing before
the convention met a platform plank was
adopted which declared the Presidential
, record Of Colonel Roosevelt without parai-
| lei In our generation and concluded with
a pledge to give him the undivided sup
port" Of the Maryland delegation for the
Presidential nomination.
President Tafts administration was In
dorsed In more measured terms.
Tho Roosevelt forces yielded the Office
OF national committeeman and pledged
themselves to rc-elect William +. Jackson,
"A Taft man.
The delegates-at-largc are Governor
Phillips, Lee Goldsborough. William 7.
+ WarbUrtOn, Colonel =. {. CarringtOn jr.,
and George l.. Wellington.
Governor Goldsborough and Mr.. Warbur
ton are Taft men. Colonel Darlington Is
chairman Of the Maryland Roosevelt Com
mittce Mr. Wellington Is a former United
States Senator ard Roosevelt supporter.
one Of the district delegates J. +. Evans,
Of Baltimore, is negro. Several negro
delegates sat I'm the conventions
The platform agreed upon at meeting
OF Roosevelt and TAFT leaders and adopted
by the convention said:
We commend the able and conservative
administration Of President Taft, his in
flexible and patriotic purposes in upholding
tn" Constitution Of the United States; his
unyi'ldiuE enforce ment OF the law and the
sincere patriotism which has dominated all
OF his official acts.
The record Of achievement of Theodore
Roosevelt during the seven years that he
nll"d the great office Of President or The
United states IL without parallel IN our
generation and jusiifcs our firm belief that
should he be reelected President, the SPLEEN
did AmercanIsm ana the executive initia-
tive which so eminenty distinguished his
term Of Office will further serve 20
strengthen cur free institutions. to increase
tho prosperity and enhance the prestige OF
the American people
As an exponent Of the principles OF the
Republican party we commend to the peo-
pie Of Maryland Theodore Roosevelt. and,
Obeying the clear mandate OF the Repubh-
can voters and Of the law OF this state we
pledge him our loyal and undivided sup
port for the Republican nomination Tor
President Of the United States.
The administration OF Governor Colds
borough was highly commended.
The TAFT men made no effort TO avoid
the binding provision Of the primary law
which declares that all the sixteen dele
gates shall vote at the national convention
I'm favor Of the candidate who won the
preference primaries as long as I'm their
conscientious Judgment they believe he
can be nominated. II is admitted. however
that the phrase in their conscientious
Judgment" permits considerable latitude
and some of the laws interpreters contend
AT it binds the delegates only for the first
ballot.