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Show WYOMING MAY SEND DELEGATES INSTRUCTED Failure of Attempt to Pledge Republican Votes to Roosevelt Roose-velt Is Confidently Predicted Pre-dicted by Leaders. COLONEL STARTS ON TRIP TO MARYLAND Connecticut Democrats Instruct In-struct Their Delegates to Vote for Governor Baldwin Bald-win at Baltimore. Special to The Tribune. CHEYENNE. Wyo., May 2. State conventions to name six delegate in the Republican and Democratic 1 national convention will be held in Cheyenne May 13 under the new dlret primary law. There will be no primary this sprlnsr, delegates to the state convention belner named by the county committee of 1910 Democratic State Chairman and National Committeeman Committee-man John E Oaborne Is worthing for a Wilson delegation, but Democratic sentiment senti-ment appears overwhelming In favor of Champ Clark. An attempt to secure a Roosevelt delegation will be made In the Republican convention, but an unln-structcd unln-structcd delegation Is probahle- Confer With T. R. OYSTEB BAY, May 2. A delegation of the leaders in the Roosevelt ram-paicn ram-paicn in Massachusetts called at Oyster Oys-ter Bay to talk over the situation which has arisen by reason of Colonel Roosevelt's Roose-velt's ileclination to accept the ote8 of the eight delegates at large. Tho delegation consisted of Matthew Hale, chairman of tho Massachusetts Roosevelt Roose-velt committee; Arthur D Hill of Boston; Chnrles Thompson, a Vermont man, and Klon Hooker, treasurer of the Roosevelt national committee. Mr. Hale, speaking for the dclega tion, said he had not come to persuade CoIodcI Roosevelt to change his position. posi-tion. He said he was in accord with the decision. He asserted the only purpose was to attempt to clear up the confused situation in Massachusetts. One of the party said Bomc of the Taft. candidates for delegates at large had announced before the primaries were held that, whatever the result of the preferential vote, they would not support Colonel Roosevelt if they were elected. On this account, he said, some of the delegates did not feel like supporting President Taft. "Colonel Roosevelt doesn't entirely understand the situation in Massachusetts," Massachu-setts," be. added. "The colonel will remain at Sagamore Hill until this evening, when he will depart for his Maryland campaign trip." Another Favorite Son. By International News Service. BRIDGEPORT, Conn.. May 2 The fourteen Democratic Connecticut delegates dele-gates will enter the Baltimore convention Instructed to use even' honorable means tn effort the nomination of Connecticut's governor nnd veteran jurist Simeon E. Baldwin, to head the Democratic national ticket. TVhen a motion to this effect came before be-fore the convention today an effort was made to have supplementary Instructions added to the effect that the delegates, should they tlnd Baldwin boom to lack strength, should cast their strength to Clark. A lively scrap was developing on the floor of the convention, with every Indication Indi-cation of He passage, when Bryan Mapan, mayor of Nev London, and one of the delegates to the national convention, an nounced that ne had authority from the author of the resolution to withdraw the same The convention closed with a dinner at which 40Q delegates and others cheered speakers who declared Connecticut s prosppcts of a Democratic sweep greater than for twenty years. Swarm of Candidates. MADISON. Wis . May 2. The candidates candi-dates for state nffii.es In Wisconsin n.mong "progressive" Republicans arc so numerous numer-ous this year that a plan Of elimination has been suggested. It Is proposed to have the progressive Republicans of the legislature meet with the Republican state central committee and make one selection at. the conference for each office of-fice This selection Is to ho bindinj? on all other progressives. It general!:, Is understood that Governor McQoverii and Lieutenant Governor Thomas Morris will not be opposed Roosevelt on Wing. NEW YORK. May 2 "onr,e Ftooyevelt left this cit over the Pennsylvania railroad rail-road at 9 0 clock tonight for Sallsburv, Md , where he will open tomorrow his t wo days' Bneechmaklng campaign In that state. The colonel's other .cpoerhes tomorrow will be ;"' Havre de Grace and Baltimore He experts to return to New York early Sunday. Will Not Be Bound. P1TCHBURG, Mass., May 2. .Frederick Ptosdlek "( this city, one of the right Republican Re-publican delegates at. large, said todav that Colonel Roosevelt's request that the bfsssachusettl delegates at large to the C I Icago convention vote for President Tafl III no w;iy binds him Colonel Roosevelt has done the square thing." said Mr. Fosdick. "but I have nothing t" IS) aa to my personal action until I learn more of the development!. However, I feel hp free aii ever, as Colonel Colo-nel Roosevelt's action In no way binds me." Claims State for Clark, BPORANE. Wash.. Kay I. -Jerome L. Drumpeier, chairman of the Champ Clark stnte campaign committee, issue,; g tin-ment tin-ment todav claiming 377 of the T I : dele-cnteH dele-cnteH t i the Democrats state convention at Wallfl ':llii According to the statement, state-ment, the remaining ': VOtSS -re divided between Wilson, Bran and "doubtful." Knox to Speak. s.n jFRANQlBeO, May J.-Toft head juarters hre announced tojuv that Secretary Sec-retary KnOX Will speak for the president on May B at f.n Angeles. The aecretarV of Mate will make DO political speeches Ahlle In California. I Georgia for Underwood, atunta, ';H.. Mav B. -Delayed re- I turns from the presidential primary In Georgia yesterday continue to add to ihe. plurality isi r W I'nderwood Offl-- have been received from 10rt of (Pie lti counties, and these with the lUnocflCUU returns from tho other forty. show a plurality for the Alabaman of 13.-215. 13.-215. The official can vase, it Is stated, will change these figures but slightly. The total votes for the foui candidates foliow: I 'nderwood, 71,886; Wood row Wilson, 88,341; Champ Clark. 20. M7. JudsOil Harmon. Har-mon. 82ri7. Although Governor Wilson carried more than thirty counties In the stat". In-cin In-cin iir. those containing the larger cltlee, he wiij not set a traction of the Georgia delegation to the Baltimore convention Under the order of the state Democratic executive committee, the state convention, conven-tion, which Will meet M;iv 2l. will he composed of delegates Instructed tor th-popular th-popular Choice Of the state. This means that Mr. Underwood is sure of th, tM-ri-ty-elght de)ejrt---K from Georgia. Big Crowds Greet Taft. FLOKENCK. S. C. M.iv 3-AIthOUgh not on a campaign trip, President Tafl made two short npeeches In South i, llna today on ids way to Washington from Aug tete, Ga. He delivered the Hist at Sumter from the rear platform Of h"is private car and the iscond at Florence Big CrOWdi greeted him at bofh pieces "What we want Is prosperln " ,., ! Mr. Taft at Sumter. "Ws want aaiel ami the least disturbance to buslneai i so that capital may - Invested i.nr ,j may enjoy pient l-i south Carolina i have pot always liH-i tlie support i;nt I would make me believe It worth whiU ta SM for your Saffmge, but I know there Is a stronir ubstratum in South f'ari' ino as In other mates, of confidence n M,a existing government. Louisiana Mixup, ALEXANDRIA, La . Mav .- T0ree lets of r(erubllun delegates at large will bo ie Chicago convention from LouU ; .Uua. This complex situation wmm brought anoi;t today when the Liiv White , wins !n conve-iti in here split SO far us i nn'ionyi delegates are concerned six be-' be-' inc instructed for President Taft and another an-other set for Colons Roosevelt, The "Black and Tan" faction already ; has held a convention and selected six delegates at larg, Uibtructed for Pre-si- dent Taft. |