Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-05-15
Solid
For the Colonel,

Baltimore, May 14.-Sixteen dele
gates, eight of them selected by the
friends of President Taft and eight by
the supporters of Theodore Roosevelt,
but all instructed TO vote for Col
Roosevelt at Chicago were elected. to-
day, at the Maryland Republican State
convention. The convention was har-
monious. Although the Taft men con-
trolled a majority of the 1879 delegates.
SO far as their personal affiliations
were concerned. they made no effort
to defeat the instructions of the pref
erence pimaies. which we for Col.
Roosevelt. After some skirmishing be-
fore the convention met, a plank was
put in the platform, and later unani-
mously adopted. which declared the
| Presidential record of Col Roosevelt
without parallel in our generation
and concluded with a pledge to give
him "the undivided support of the
Maryland delegation for the Presiden-
| tial nomination.
| President Taft's administration was
endorsed in more measured terms.
| The Roosevelt forces yielded The po-
sition of national committeeman and
pledged themselves to re-elect a Taft
| man, VIM, p. Jackson.
TIE delegates chosen, today, are:
At large-Governor Goldsboro, Will
| liam T. Warburton, Col. Z. C. Caring
| ton, Jr.. George L. wellington.
LIST Distriet-William B. Tilghman,
Albert G.. Towers.
I'd District-Robert Garrett, John FL.
Cunningham.
Sd District-Albert A.. Moreland.
Lewis e. Nelis.
4th Observation-Disclosures z. Weis, j. p
Evans.
5th Distriet-Andrian Posey, Richard
N. Rvon.
Jones.
or the delegates-at-large, Gov. Colds
borough and Mr.. Warburton are Taft
| men. Col. Darlington is chairman Of
the Maryland Roosevelt committee.
Mr.. Wellington is former United
States senator and Roosevelt sup
porter. One of the district delegates, J.
p. Evans of Baltimore. is Negro. and
number of Negro delegates sat in the
State convention, today.
The platform agreed upon at a
meeting of Roosevelt and Taft lead
ers shortly before the convention was
called to order contained the names
of both President Taft and Colonel
Roosevelt and commended both adj
ministrations 1t said:
I'VE commend the able and conser-
vatiye administration of President
Taft, his inilexible and patriotic pur-
pose in UNFOLDING the constitution of
the United States; his IlnyieIfinp on
forcement 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 filled the great office OF
President of the United States is
without parallel in our generation and
justifies our firm belief that should he
be reelected President the splendid
Americanism and the executive initi-
ative which so eminently distinguish
ed his term of office will further serve
TO strengthen our free institutions, to
increase the prosperity and enhance
the prestige of the American people.
AS an exponent of the principles
of the Republican party we commend
to the people of Maryland Theodore
Roosevelt and obeying the clear man
date OF the Republican voters and of
the law of this state. we pledge him
our loyal and undivided support for
the Republican nomination for Presi-
dent of the United States
The administration of Gov. Colds
borough was highly commended.