The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-05-06
BOTH EXPECT TO
CARRY MARYLAND
Politicians Eagerly Awaiting Re-
suits OF the Primary EleC-
tions Today
TAFT AND CLARK STRONGEST
County Unit Provision Makes Out
come Uncertain
TAFT AND CLARK STRONGEST
Appearance Of Harmon and Clark IL
Field Diseoneerts the Wilson
kdherants.

Washington, d. c., May s-The eye
OF all politicians in the national CAPT
tai are turned today toward Maryland
where primaries are being held to de
terinine who Is TO have the support o
the sixteen delegates from the state II
the contests for the Republican anC
! Democratic presidential nominations
/ y majority of the politicians who ven,
ture prediction as To the results seen
To pick Taft and Clark as the winners
but 1t Is generally conceded that th'
situation is so complex that predictions
are guesswoik pure and simple.
one particular feature of Maryland
primary law adds TO the uncertainty OF
the outcome. This is the provision foi
voting by county units. According tC
this provision, II county goes foi
Roosevelt, the delegates to the state
convention will be morally bound To re-
gard the trend indicated and if ma
iority of the cOUdnties should vote fol
Taft for instance, then the state con-
WESTON is bound to select delegaes who
viii be favorable to him. Maryland has
n counties and the interests of the
various sections of the state are di-
verse, thus rendering the results Of the
voting more difficult to foretel with
any degree OF certainty.
Both Seem Confident.
The Taft and Roosevelt managers
appear equally sangune of victory
The Roosevelt people confidently de-
clare they viii win in the primaries ana
will have enough delegates to swing
the Maryland Vote 20 the colonel al
Chicago Governor Goldsborongh, for
mer Senator wellington and a number
Of other prominent party leaders are
among the Roosevelt supporters. His
campaign has been managed by Col.
T.. G. Carrington, u member of the gov
ernor's stair, and gen J. Stuart Mao
Donald. who was naval officer at Bait-
more during the Roosevelt adminlstra =
ton.
Despite the claims ana the vigorous
fight made by the Roosevelt adherents.
the supporters Of the president assert
that the Maryland delegation viii be
solid for raft Gen. Felix Agnus is
one of the prominent supporters Of the
president Col. Henry B. Wilcox, a
prominent Baltimore fnancier who has
directed the Taft campaign, is op-
timistic as to the outcome. and says
that the administration forces will win
hands down.
Democratic Fight Warm.
The contest on the Democratic side
is attracting even more attention than
the fight between Taft and Roosevelt.
The names of Wilson, Clark and Har-
mon appear on the Democratic balios.
The most of the Democratic leaders
have been slow to come INTO the open
and il was believed early in the con-
test that Maryland's delegation 10 the
Baltimore convention would be unin-
structed. TIE enactment of the pri-
mary law. however made an unin-
structed delegation ont of the question.
Since the law was passed each of the
three leading candidates for the DEM
ocratic presidential nomination has
opened headquarters in Baltimore and
the fight has been on i'm earnest
Four months ago the Harmon senti-
men. appeared to predominate in Ma
ryland, owing TO the fact that the large
financial and business interests of BAL
timore seemed to favor the Ohio gov
ernor. Later when Wilson and Clark
forged ahead i'm the race. the Harmon
enthusiasm appeared to diminish. Re-
Gently. however, the Harmon campaign
was actively resumed in Maryland,
with the result that he is expected to
figure prominently in the results.
Clark Has Leaders Support.
The appearance of Harmon's name
on the ballot took the Wilson lieuten'
ants something by surprise. They de-
clare that The appearance of the Ohio
an and the Missourian in the field is
solely FOR the purpose of defeating
Wilson and that the followers of Har-
mon and Clark care little which one
of their candidates is successful SO
long as the "chief opponent is defeat
ed. Victory is expected in Maryland
by The New Jersey mans managers,
but the expectation lost some Of ITS
strength when Il became known that
two rivals were 10 be met
Speaker Clark has the advantage OF
having the most of the organization
leaders i'm Maryland lined up IN his
support. Several weeks ago Mayor
Preston. who is recognized as the real
leader of the Baltimore democracy
openly declared for tho speaker and
has since brought all Of his influence
To bear 90 further the interests OF ,hc
Missouri candidate. Behind this move
there is said to be "A plan 90 land the
second place ON the Democrttic ma
tional ticket for Mayor Preston In the
event that Speaker clark is nominated
for president Representative Walter
l.. Hensley. national manager of the