Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-09-27
Massachusetts G. 0. P.
Has No Second Choice
For Gubernat0rial Candidate.
Divided on Lieut.. Governor.
Draper, GQetting md Hall all Supported,
With Many Unihsiructed.

| Boston. Sept. 70. Although unani
| monsly ia favor Of Lieut.. G0vcrno
| Curtis Guild. Jr., of Boston. for COZ
| ernor. the 1929 j., legatcS chosen at tn,
| Republican c;lIcuses throughout TIN
! state today, are divided between Tire,
| candidates for the second place on lii,
state ticket for the November election
| and four for attorney general. Witt
many city ana tpWn delegations entire
| ~ ulpi, dyed. il seemed. tonight. a@ il
nom. if the asnirants for office woult
| be ;ihln 20 make 4 claim to the lnajOrity
| of the delegates nEtil = poll Of the con
VentiUn. OCT. 7.
That = lars number of delegate:
| fuvur tn, candidacy ni IIDen 8. DraPc?
| oi HopedSlt. than support Col. y. Il
Gucttmg Of Springfield, or Judge Free
$. Hall Of Taunton. was indicated by
| the returns received un to q lat" hour
| tonight. although definite results "el+
no, obtanablt since 80 many Of tn
state delegates were unpledSod.
Among the four candidates for att0T-
ney general. District Attorneys Dana
Malone of Greenfield. As2 p. French Of
Randolph. George A. Sandcrson 81
Aver. ana Former May": Edgar X.
Cnamplin of Cambridge, the delegate IS
are divided. Mr.. Malone. however. sue
c-cdcd in carrying nearly ali the cities
ana towns west of Worcester county,
aud gained many deieg2teS in suffolk
and Bristol counties. Mr.. French in q
general way carried the southeastern
section of the commonwealth. Messrs.
Champlin and Sandersun divided the
honorS in Middlescx county in which
both are residents.
The results of the caucuses indicate
that the attorney general contest will
certainly b.. carried init the convention
with the probability that The lieutenant
governors contest would be settled
there also. Mr.. Draper represents the
rigid tariff: protection wing Of the party
while Mr.. Halls candidacy was con-
Quoted on fines of tariff revision and
Canadian reciprocity.
The caucuscs We're, as rule, rather
slinly attended. although in many
places the polls, as in the State election,
We're open all day. Excellent weather
prevailed.
MI. Drapr deveoped his greatest
strength in Boston, where he practical
" SWEPT the city. Judge Hall winning
but fo"r delegates out of over 200. In
Lowell Ora per and Cioetting split even
on the 10 Delegates. The Topedale man
was strong throughout Worcester and
Middlcsox counties
Judge Hall carried Bristol county
and a greater portion Of Plymouth In
Fail River, he won y OF Of s. delegates
and Ia Brockton III. entire delegation
of -
tn" result from tbs larger cities out
WA" ~ nustnn were Very allow in com
ng in, ana ~ i late hour tonight.
vcry Ii''Ia oi i definite nature could he
harmed.
Democratic t:.jI,'iiat: Were held also
IN aryrrtl cities ana towns, including
Boston. Cdmhridg' .. ! lawrence, Lowell.
Gloucester AMI Worcester. With the
exceptions III Cambridge. where The del
egates fav"r Former Mayor John II. II.
McNam,c for governor, no preference
vas expressed for the head Of the tick
It. Den:ucr9tic caucuses will be held.
tomorrow. III the remaining cities and
tcH rs.
Lat" returns. tonight. indicate that
Mr. Draper wa, very strong III Boston.
and other eastern cities. that judge
Hall was Well supported III the south
eastern paIt - the state. while Mr..
Coating Eah apparently carried th'
western districts.
Az usual there wore = nuIabr.r nt
warm contests i'll the senatorial Ill:
trirtS. Ii, the cape district. almost
complete returns Indicate that Scnato~
H"nHu j. tiniiing Of Chatham. hal
won Nvr Roires5 niatiVe Thomas rat
terson of Rarnstable. and that Reprt-
sentative John M GrOsvenOr. Jr, of
;tWamnecott. haa defeated Representa-
tive N:il!am r. Salter Of Lynn. in til"
ISL Essex district.
A feature of the voting in this city. to
day, was the defeat of Thos. +. Curlcv.
who was candidate for the Democrats
nomination fni. representatives in the 18th
Suffolk district. Curley was elected IL the
Legislature, last year. but his seat was
declared vacant following his conviction
by the United States district court OF par
ticipatlon in civil service frauds. CurleF
served 90 days in the Suffolk county Jail
for the offence. He was defeated. TO-DAY.
by II votes.