Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-05-07
TAFT LEADER DOUBTFUL
ABOUT HOWARD COUNTY
Admits He Has No Evidence War.
ranting Demand for a Recount
CLARK HAS LARGE NAUGHTY
Has Eighty Delegates to Forty-NSne
Tor Wilson and Harmon.
Leads by 1000
in State.

BALTIMORE. May 7.-Complete un.
omcial returns from the Maryian6
primaries today gave Theodore Roo.e-
welt sfxty-six delegates. or one more
than the number necessary to control
the state convention.
Democratic primary returns with
only five precincts missing gave Clark
eighty. Wilson forty-fve. and Harmon
four.
John B. Hanna. chairman OF the re-
publican state central committee and
Taft leader. said this afternoon that
he was in doubt about the figures re-
ceived from Howard county. which on
the face OF the returns went for Col
Roosevelt by a majority Of eighty. The
Taft managers had no other figures to
offer. but said they wished to investi-
gate the count there more closely. All the
other counties carried by Roosevelt gave
him majorities running from 400 to
100.
The Roosevelt leaders said they were
sure Of Howard county. and pointed out
that the vote there was handled by cleo
tion officers appointed by the friends OF
-
Howard. Roosevelt would have sixty-six
delegates to the state convention. COM
pared with sixty three for Taft
No Evidence Warranting Recount.
evidence that warranted asking for a re-
count. and let 1t be understood that he
made no claims for Taft outside Of the
r.
in Howard county. He expressed the
opinion. however, that the Presidents
friends would contro, the state conven-
tiol.
While not admitting this. the Roose-
welt people assert that the personality OF
the state delegates will cut no figure. II
is impossible to make any clean-cut d.
vision of the state delegation because the
primary tickets carried the delegates
names without designation to show their
sympathies for one candidate or the
other. and many Of them are uncona-
mitted. Col. Rooseven's supporters point
out that sixty-six delegates to the state
convention will insure him sixteen votes
at Chicago and declare that the in
structions that these delegates shall con-
tinue to vote for him until they con-
scientiously believe he cannot be NOM
mated are as binding as the instructions
imposed upon national delegates from any
other state.
",
but the Wilson men believe that this vote
played an important part in the result.
since they say much OF IL would have
gone to Gov Wilson IL the Ohio governor
had not been in the race.
Solid for Roosevelt and Clark.
This means that both Roosevelt ana
Clark will take from Maryland to the
national convention a solid block OF six
-afa Nc Al
chosen at the primaries will name sixteen
delegates to Chicago at the state conven-
ton May IA. The democratic state CON-
vention May 16 will select thirty-two ma
tional delegates, each with half vote.
Although the Taft forces claim that
they will control the personnel of the
state convention, Col Roosevelt's friends
declare they have no fear that trouble
may result from this situation. They
point out that the state delegates elected
are bound by the law to instruct the
delegates to the national convention Tor
Roosevelt, and they express confidence
that now the fight is over the two fac
tions into which the contest divided the
party will unite to place a delegation
behind Col. Roosevelt that will remain
faithful to him at Chicago long as
he has a chance OF getting the nomina-
ton.
Roosevelt Leads by About 1000.
Estimates today OF the personal prefer
ential vote of the state as a whole give
Roosevelt a majority over Taft of less
than 4,O0o. Clark's plurality in the city
of Baltimore over Gov. Wilson was about
u, 700 and the vote in the counties. when
II is counted. is expected to reduce this
to a total of 11,0O0 for the state as a.
whole.
The state preferential vote had no
direct bearing on the result, but the
Roosevelt and Clark campaign commit
tees were none the less pleased that IL
went for their candidates. since they
believe it will make the preference by
counties through which the state dele
gates are instructed all the more bind
ing and initiate against the possibility
that the delegations to the national
conventions Will not stay hitched II the
fight there is very close. The law demands
that the Maryland delegations continue
to vote as instructed as long as in their
conscientious judgment they believe
their candidates have chance OF get
ting the nomination
Congressional Nominations.
The following congressional nominations
were made yesterday:
First district-Democrat, ]. Harry Cow
inston (renominatedD: republican, no
nomination.
second district-Democrat. ]. r. C. Tai
bott Crenominated); republican. Laban
Sparks.
mig (renoninated): republican. Albert NJ.
Sproesser.
Fourth district, Democrat, ]. Charles
Lnthicum (renominated): republican. ].
F. Murbach.
Fffth acknowledgements, Frank o.
Smith: republican, Thomas Parran (re-
nominated.
sixth district-D. ]. Lewis. democrat
a.. n
Waggaman.
COST TAXPAYERS 100000.