Omaha daily bee., 1912-05-07
COLONEL CARRIES BALTIMORE
Winner Will Get All Delegates to
National Convention.
CLARK, TOO, IS OUT IN FRONT
Carries Metropolis and Runs Two
to One Over Harmon.
DEMOCRATIC SITUATION MIXED
Three Candidates May So Split the
Returns that Convention VIII
Determine Complexion Of
the Delegation.

BALTIMORE. May e-RepubHcsn pri-
mary returns from eight of twenty three
counties and two out Of four districts In
Baltimore city, give Roosevelt forty dele
gates to the state convention and Taft
fourteen, out OF a total OF l2e
Early primary returns indicate that
Roosevelt and Clark have carried all four
legislative districts in Baltimore city, CIV
ing them twenty-eight delegates to the
state convention.
Democratic primary returns from Balti-
more city complete and five out Of twen-
ty-three counties give Clark thirty-four
delegates to the state convention. Har-
mon four and Dilson fifteen out Of total
Of 12s.
The Maryland primary election today
win determine whether President Taft OF
Theodore Roosevelt will capture the
states sixteen votes at the republican
national convention. but. owing to a
popularity Of the Maryland law, there Is
a possibility that the complexion OF the
delegation. to the democratic convention
will not be determined until the state
convention.
BALTIMORE. Md, May s.-The Mary
land primary election today will deter
mine whether President Taft or Theodore
Roosevelt will capture the states six
teen votes at the republican national
convention. but. owing TO q peculiarity
of the Maryland law, there Is a possi-
bility that the complexion OF the delega-
ton 10 the democratic convention will
not be determined until the state conven-
ton. ....a
Under the new law the candidate that
wins a majority Of the l2s delegates
chosen for the state convention will get
all the national delegates also. Since
there are but two candidates for the re-
publican presidential preference the d.
vision OF the state delegates must re-
suit in majority for one or the other.
Uncertainty may cloud the democratic
situation, because there are three candl-
dates in the field-Speaker Champ Clark.
hudson Harmon and Governor Woodrow
Wilson. 49,. No. -.
II ono OF three democratic candidates
receives majority OF the state delegates.
the contest for national delegates may be
fought ont at the state convention. on
the first state convention bal
lot. the delegates instructed today for
each OF the three candidates will be
bound TO give them their votes, but II
this ballot fails to result in choice. no
one ventures to say, what will happen.
The belief is expressed that the candi-
date with the smallest number Of votes
will release his delegates. who thus will
be free TO vote for either OF the candi-
dates still in the race.
Results Clos. In Texa.
DALLAS, Tex. May cit Will require
the county conventions tomorrow and
possibly the state conventions on May Is
to decide whether Taft OF Roosevelt for
the republicans and Wilson or Harmon
for the democrats will receive the Texas
delegations to the respective national
conventions.
Results Of Saturdays precinct prinar.
ies today showed Wilson strength that
surprised the Harmon leaders, making
him the favorite for the county conven
tions tomorrow on the face Of the re.
turns The Harmon people point out,
however, that the full result OF the pri-
mary voting will not be known until the
county conventions meet. and they claim
that It is likely TO take the state con-
ventons to render a final choice
The race between Taft and Roosevelt
is left in even more doubt. The repuh-
licans have their county conventions to-
morrow simultaneously with the demo-
Gratis.
Cecil A. Lyon. republican national com
mitteeman from Texas and Roosevelt
leader for this state. issued a statement
today claiming twelve out Of the sixteen
congressional districts for Roosevelt. and
declared that Roosevelt probably would
carry all the districts.
Contest I'm Arkansas.
LITTLE ROCK, Ark, May s-Taft and
Roosevelt forces in Arkansas will mea-
sure strenth in meetings today and to-
morrow. The F1fthdistrict republican con-
vention tonight probably win result in a
split. The Taft men claim regularity for
the meeting they viii have and the
Roosevelt workers make other claims.
The contest will be carried to Chicago.
The Roosevelt republican league OF Ar
kansas and the republican state central
committee will have meetings tonight in
advance Of the state convention. which
will take place tomorrow. Whether the
Roosevelt workers will enter county pro-
tests 10 the committee tonight or wait
for tomorrow's convention has not been
determined. Both sides express confidence