Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1912-05-07
ROOSEVELT AND
CLARK WINNERS
Maryland Primaries Gave
Good Majorities to Both
Candidates
GAIN SIXTEEN VOTES EACH
ColonePs Majority 5000 and
Speakers Plurality Exceeds
1900.

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Baltimore, Md, May 7-Complete
: unofficial returns from the Maryland
primaries today gave Theodore Roose-
welt sc delegates, or one more than
necessary to control the state con-
vention. Democratic primary returns
with only five precincts missing gave
/, Clark 81, Wilson A, Harmon 4.
Taft Leaders May Control Convention.
John H. Hanna, chairman of the Re
publican state central committee,
Taft leader, said he was in doubt about
the figures received from Howard
/. county, which apparently went for
Roosevelt by a majority OF eighty.
The Taft managers had no other fig
ures but said they wished to investi-
gate the count more closely. All the
other counties carried by Roosevelt
gave him majorities of 400 to 1900.
President Taft's friends express
doubt about only one county credited
by these returns to Colonel Roosevelt.
i, Both Roosevelt and Clark will take
from Maryland to the national con-
venton a solid block of sixteen votes
The Republican delegates chosen at
the primaries will name sixteen dele
gates to Chicago at the state conven-
/; tion May 1. The Democratic state
convention on May 16. will select thir.
ty-tWo national delegates. each with
half a vote.
Roosevelt Majority Less Than 4,oOO.
Although the Taft forces claim they
Will contro. the personnel of the state
convention, Colonel Roosevelts friends
declare they have no fear that trouble
may arise from this situation. They
, point out that the state delegates
, elected are bound by the law to in
, struct the delegates to the national
convention for Roosevelt and they eX-
press confidence that now the fight is
;. over the two factions into which the
contest divided the party will unite to
place delegation behind Colonel
. Roosevelt that will remain faithful to
n him at Chicago as long as he has
c chance of getting the nomination. Es-
. Inmates today Of the personal prefer
ential of the state as a whole give
Roosevelt a majority over Taft of less
than 1000.
Clark's Plurality 1900.
Clark's plurality in the city of Bal
tlmore over Governor Wilson was
{ about 1900 and the vote in the coun-
: ties when it is counted is expected to
u reduce this to total of II 900 for the
" state as whole
y Roosevelt and Clark Men Pleased
t The state preferential vote had no
direct bearing on the result. but the
Roosevelt and Clark campaign COM
y mittees were none the less pleased
3 that it went for their candidates, since
le they believe it will make the prefer
u ence by counties through which the
state delegates are instructed all the
IL more binding and initiate against the
y possibility that the delegations to the
I'd national conventions will not stay
ie Eitched, if the fight there is very
u close. The law demands that the
l. Maryland delegations cor to vote
'e as instructed as long as in their con-
scientious judgment they believe their
candidates have a chance of getting
ut the nomination
n Howard County Doubtful.
a. The Roosevelt leaders said they were
ty sure of Howard county and pointed out
O. the vote there was handled by elec-
u tion officers appointed by the friends
of President Taft. With the three
from Howard, Roosevelt would have
siXty-siX delegates to the state con-
vention compared with sixty-three for
Taft.
Mr.. Hanna said he had received no
evidence that warranted asking for
p recount and let it be understood he
u made no claims for Taft outside of the
possible doubts he felt regarding the
result in Howard county He express
n ed the opinion, however. that the Pres
ident's friends would control the
state convention. 1t is impossible to
make any clean cut division of the
state delegation because the primary
,o tickets carried the delegates names
III without designation to show their SYM
pathies for one candidate or the other
and many of them are uncommitted.
ic Roosevelt Supporters Confident.
Colonel Roosevelt's supporters point
out that sixty-sX delegates to the
state convention will insure him six
teen votes at Chicago and declare that
NJ the instructions that these delegates
ar shall continue to vote for him until
ty they conscientiously believe he cannot
ed be nominated, are as binding as the
as instructions imposed upon national del
ar egates from any other state.
NJ Only one other county, Garret, re-
te. Ilained in doubt on the Democratic
oh count this afternoon and there the
he result cannot change the final result
le- If this county goes for Clark, as is
da now indicated, he will have eighty-one
delegates compared with forty-four for
lb. Governor Wilson and four for Govern
to or Harmon. Clarks majority in the
ia. state convention on this basis would
to be thirty-three. Later estimates
act slightly reduced Roosevelt's plurality
ry- majority on the statewide preference
he to 5000, and Clark's plurality to H.
on 500.
elf Roosevelt Carries Howard County.
las Baltimore, Md, May Complete