The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1928-03-01
HOOVER'S NAME TO BE ON
BALLOTS in MARYLAND
Presidential Candidate Files APP
plication For Place On Repub
lican Primary Ballot

Working, apparently in harmony
with the recently organized Maryland
Hoover-for-President committee, Her.
bert Hoover on Tuesday filed ceytif-
cate of candidacy for the Republican
nomination for President. The certif-
cate was filed with David C. Wine
brenner Sd, Secretary of State, at An
napolis.
The certificate and the legal fee of
$270 were sent by Mr.. Hoover to Bal
timore and delivered to ]. Craig Nc
Lanahan, chairman of the Maryland
Hoover committee. Representatives of
Mr.. McLanahan filed the papers at
Annapolis.
3 File For G. o. P. Convention.
About the time the Hoover papers
were being filed, three Baltimoreans,
supported by Mayor Broening, filed
with the Supervisors of Elections for
delegates to the Republican State Con-
vention, which will meet in May next.
Each announced that he had filed as
an unpledged candidate.
Later, Mayor Broening said he was
not committed to any Presidential
candidate and thought it was good adj
vice for every one to adopt the same
attitude at this time. Roland R. Mar
chant, Republican city leader, who has
announced himself for Hoover, re-
marked that "the Mayor and l are in
| complete accord"
Would Support Weller
In addition to announcing that he
and the Mayor held the same views,
Mr.. Marchant said:
eff Senator Weller (Ovington E.
Weller, former United States Sena-
tori desires to run for the Senate
again and will announce his candidacy,
l will support him.
81 told Senator Weller this several
months ago. l also told him that as
between him and Senator Jackson
(Wm. P. Jackson, of Salisbury, Re-
publican National Committeeman |
was in favor of the latter for Ma
tional Committeeman"
Mr.. Marchant made the statement
in connection with report that his
views were at variance with those of
Mayor Broening. The names of Mr..
Marchant and Mr.. Broening were as
sociated with the Hoover movement
when the formation of the Maryland
committee was announced. Since that
! time. however, each has denied that
he had anything to do with the forma-
| ton of the committee or its activities.
Although Mayor Broening declared
Tuesday that he had mot taken any
public position for or against any
candidate for President" it is a mat
ter of record that Mr.. Marchant was
the first Republican leaders in the
State to advocate the candidacy of
Mr.. Hoover.
Explained by Mr.. McLanahan.
In a statement issued Tuesday, Mr..
McLanahan said:
''The certificate of candidacy of
Mr.. Hoover for the Republican nom
nation for President was sent from
Washington and was delivered to the
MARYLAND Hoover-for-Pr President Com
mittee.
"The certificate properly signed and
acknowledged by Mr.. Hoover before a
notary public in the District of Column
bia, were sent by the Maryland Hoov-
reimbursement Committee, through
Mr.. McLanahan, as president thereof,
by messenger to D. G. Winebrenner Sd
Secretary of State at Annapolis, and
was then received there before closing
hour.
"Under the Presidential primary
law of Maryland, if but one person
files for President he receives an in
structed delegation to the Republican
National Convention, unless there be
more votes cast in major portion of
the units of the State in favor of an
uninstructed delegation.
To Obtain Delegates.
at is, therefore, necessary in Mary
land that candidate file to secure the
delegates from the State, as other
wise any candidate could file at the
last moment and secure an instructed
delegation, whether or not he was the
real choice of the Republican voters.
"This action on the part Of Mr..
Hoover following the filing of his
name in Ohio and other States is fur
Their evidence of the determined con-
duct of his campaign for the Republi-
can nomination.
"It is customary for formal action
to be taken through Hoover commit
tees, but in Maryland, as in other
States, very many leading members
and workers in the Republican organ
ization favor Hoovers candidacy"
The filing fee was in the form of a
check drawn on the Riggs Bank, OF