Evening star., 1928-04-29
MARYLAND'S VOTES
SEEN AS HOOvER'S
SeCretary's Name to Be Alone
on Ballot in Primary,
May 7.
Special Dispatch to The star,

Special Dispatch to The Star,
BALTIMORE, April 28,--Although the
Maryland primary election is more than
q week off, the 10 votes of this State
in the Republican national convention
can be placed In the column of Herbert
Hoover with degree of certainty.
MIR, Hoovers candidacy will be the
only one appearing on the Maryland
ballot in the primary May T.. This does
not mean. however, that he is the Re-
publican choice of the State by default.
Officially he docs not become the choice
of the Maryland delegation until ma
jority of the Republican votes cast are
for him.
The Maryland low provides that the
voter must be given an opportunity to
cast his ballot for an "uninstructcd DEL
egation," and this designation will APP
pear on the Republican ballots just be-
low the name of Mr.. Hoover.
Applying again the old political adage
that somebody cannot be defeated by
nobody" for all practical purposes Mr..
Hoover right now has the 10 votes of
Maryland in his column. Never in the
history of the State have the voters Sc
lected an uninStructed delegation when
a candidate had filed in the preferential
primary,
Second Choice is Issue.
With the first choice of Maryland
Republicans virtually settled, the second
choice becomes interesting. The law
states that the candidate selected by a
majority of the voters must be support
ed at the national convention las long
as there is a reasonable chance of nomt-
mating him" This provision practically
leaves the Republican political leaders
of the State to use their discretion as 10
how long they will stick with Mr..
Hoover
Shortly after the supporters of Frank
O. Lowden decided TO stay out Of the
Maryland primary they turned their
attention to tying up the Maryland
leaders to accept the former Illinois
Governor as second choice. How sue
ceSsful they have been is not known
But the Lowden managers have not
yielded for a moment in this desire.
Within the last week their represent
ativeS have been in Baltimore inter-
viewing the city leaders of both the
Jackson Broening -Nfarchant faction and
the group led by o, Z. Weller and Galen
l.. TAFT.
The Lowden adhercnts feel that un-
less MIR. Hoover is able to obtain ma
lority of the votes by the fifth ballot
he is finished They profess strongly
TO doubt that the Secretary can get the
nomination within Ave ballots They
believe his greatest strength will be on
the first two or three ballots. and after
his defeat becomes evident. delegates
pledged to him will be jumping to
another bandwagon.
L0wden Men Busy.
II the jumpin'. from Hoover starts.
the friends OF MIR Lowden want 1t TO
come in their direction. For that rea-
son they are putting forth every effort
to have the Marylanders come to them
as second choice. Unless a dark horse
appears between now and the time the
Hoover defeat becomes evident, IL his
defeat does become evident, IL appears
that the Marylanders would go 10
LoWden.
From the time that President Cool
idge made his second withdrawal as
a candidate TO succeed himself only
two presidential candidates have been
mentioned by Republicans In this State.
Hoover was the first choice. Lowden
received second mention, particularly
among Republicans In the rural seq
tons OF the State.
Although leaders like Roland r Mar
chant ana William p. Jackson. national
committeeman, on the one side and
Mr. Talt on the other are pledged TO
support Hoover. they are not unfriendly
toward the candidacy OF the IllinoiSan
and II Hoover Is prevented from getting
the nomination. 1t would be easy for
them to get behind Lowden.
But in all this talk Of second choice
candidates. Maryland Republicans
make 1t clear that they believe Hoover
will get the nomination by an over
whclming majority on second or third
ballot. They point TO his victories this
week In Ohio and Massachusetts, as off,
setting any losses previously suffered