The pioneer express., 1912-05-10

GAINS % DELEoATEs 70 PREsi-
DENTS g "a tn STATE
CONVENTION.
BALTIldoREFoRI HEADERS.
Clark Beat Wilson Nearly Two 70.
Observation-Disclosures Recount
Favors Who Arc Pledged
To Roosevelt.
The FinaI ResuIt.

Baltimore, May e.-Complete unofft-
elal returns from the Maryland prl-.
martes gave Theodore Roosevelt sixty
six delegates, or one more than the
number necessary to control the state
convention. Democratic primary re-
turns, with only five precincts miss,
Ing. gave Clark 81, Wilson a., Har--
mon 4.
Baltimore, May 8.-Maryland's 16.
votes in the national convention will
be cast for Theodore Roosevelt and
Speaker Champ Clark unless the few
election districts still to be heard
from change the result in the states,
first presidential primaries. Although
the election was close Colonel Roose-
velt on the face Of the returns, had
more than enough votes necessary to,
control the state convention.
The primaries divided the delegates
to the state convention as follows:
Result Of the Vote.
Roosevelt. s6: Taft.
63.
Clark, 72: Wilson. A;
Harmon, 4; in doubt, 8.
Majority necessary to control the
convention, 85.
The state delegates elected are.
bound to choose a delegation to the
national convention favorable to the
presidential candidates for whom the
people expressed their preference. .
Although the popular preference
vote of the state as whole did not
determine the result, It favored Roose-
velt and Clark by pluralities more con-
elusive than the division of state DEL
egates based on the county preference
vote should. This was due largely to
the sweep which both successful can
didates made in the city of Baltimore.
Speaker Clark led steadily from the
time the first returns arrived from
the Baltimore wards. Early in the
evening it looked as If Colonel Roose-
velt would win by an equally big ma
jority. but shortly before midnight re-
turns from the strong Taft counties in
eastern and southern Maryland put
the president suddenly ahead with 63
delegates to his opponents 81. 1t
was Prince Georges county that de-
cided. Both sides claimed its five
votes until conclusive returns short
ly after midnight placed 1t In the
Roosevelt column.
The Taft leaders claim that the five.
Taft delegates chosen in Baltimore
city, although obliged by their INSTRUCT
tions to vote for Roosevelt, may give
the Taft sympathizers control of the
state convention and enable them to-
elect delegates to the national conven-
tion who would be ready to abandon
Roosevelt as soon as released from.
the obligations imposed by the law.
Such situation might arise at the ma.
tional convention. they say, II several
hundred ballots failed to result in q.
choice.
Roosevelt Delegates Gain.
Boston.-Recounts Of the vote for.
delegates at large pledged to Presi-
dent Taft, cast at the presidential
primaries last Tuesday were complet-,
ed and reported from nine cities. In
cluding Boston and one town. The,
| returns showed falling on Of 167
votes over the figures as announced
at the close of the polls and conser
quence gain for the Roosevelt dele
gates. In Boston the leader Of the
Taft group. Senator Crane. sustained
. net loss Of 81 votes.
In Boston. Lynn. Maiden. Taunton,
| Lowell, Gloucester. North Adam. Sa-
lem and Northampton and the town
Of North Bridge. 2.947 ballots were
nnoilfad NV fha vnfers marking nine.