Evening star., 1912-09-22
BULL MOOSE JOYFUL MEETS BOTH TESTS
Ruling by Maryland Attorney TryOut of Baby Wright Aero
General Helps the Party plane at College Park.
MAY CHANGE AFFILATION SPEEDS SIS MILES AN HOUR
Progressives Registration Not Remains Air. Endurance Test
Held to Old Allegiance Just Two Hours.
REPUBLICAN LEADERS BUSY PLANS ARMY AvIATORS
in he mocrats
Badly
Ruling by Maryland Attorney
General Helps the Party.
MAY CHANGE AFFILIATI0N
Progressives in Registration Not
Held to Old Allegiance.
REPUBLICAN LEADERS BUSY
Quietly Getting Line on Conditions
in the Counties-Democra
Badly Split.

Special orresI,orlcncc "f Tia, star
BALTIMORE. Md. September Il. lal:.
rh" most important development of
the week in the political situation was
the decision handed down by Attorney
General Poe that affiliated voters may
charge their party utilization and go on
the books as progressives in the supple
mental registration tn be held in the
counties next month. This ruling applies
as Well in the city of Baltimore. The
political workers are jubilant over the
decision because the registration when
complete Will give them a line on the
true strength of the progressive party.
The bull moose leaders got together
long enough the other day to fix up
progressive electoral ticket 1t is COM
posed of progressives. progressive repub-
IicanS and democrats who have jumped
the party traces. Those on the ticket are
William .kllen. Baltimore city; Joseph r.
Baldwin. Hartford county: r. Lee Hall.
Worcester county; +. Snowden Hill.
Prince Georges county: David NJ. New
bold. Baltimore county; Charles IL.
Torsch. Baltimore city. George Dobbin
Penniman. Baltimore county. and \.
last two being formerly affiliated as dem
ocrats Williams having been secretary
of state under Gov. CrotherS.
The bull moose leaders are III a iubilant
frame of mind over the desertiops from
ttIe democratic party TO the progressive
ranks. and are making all kinds of rash
claims regarding the majority that VIII
be rolled up for Roosevelt and Johnson
in Maryland because of the democrats
detection. They are losing sight. how
ever. of the fact that large number Of
voters who supported Roosevelt in the
PRIMARIES last May are now climbing
hack onto the Taft bandwagon. The col
ured voters a bulwark of strength %
ing back to the regular republican or
2aniza ton, having become frightened at
the Roosevelt plan To keep the southern
negro out of politics. and allowing the
northern negro To cast his vote and also
have representation in the state con-
ventions.
There are also hundreds of white voters
throughout the counties of the state who
are coming back into the republican fold
reports being received daily by Chairman
Hanna TO this effect. The detection from
Roosevelt in this city has also been very
large and at best the colonel must look
To the dissatisfied and disgruntled demo-
Gratis to give him the majority OF the
votes he will receive 1t is an open secret
that the progressive leaders here expect
him to run poor third and they are
making up in noise and claims what
they know they will lack in votes when
the polls close November > next. 1t is
known that some of the bull moose lead
ers even fear that Roosevelt's candidacy
toral vote of Maryland for President
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