New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-06

FOSS CHOSEN GOVERNOR
Roosevelt Runs Well Behind
Taft in Presidential Race in
Bay State-Democratic
Gains in Congress.

Boston. Nov Massachusetts, norni'
nally a Republican state. gave substantial
majorities to-day 10 Governor Woodro"
Wilson of New Jersey and Governor
Eugene n. Foss. Democratic candidates
for President and Governor. 1t was the
first time that Massachusetts had ever
favored other than Republican lot
President President Taft and Colohe'
Roosevelt, Republican and Progressive
candidates. respectively, ran about even
Indications at midnight were tnat
David l. Walsh. Democratic candidate Tor
Lieutenant Governor, also had been elect
cd defeating Lieutenant Governor ROD
ert Luce For the last two years tha'
Governor Foss has held Office the next In
rank has been a Republican.
Slight gains were made by the Demo-
Gratis in the sixteen Congress districts,
but the Legislature appeared. on the face
Of early returns TO be practically I'M
changed This would indicate the election
of Republican United States Senator at
the next session TO succeed Senator W.
Murray Crane.
Returns for President from 75l out Of
I.l02 voting precincts in Massachusetts are
as follows:
Roosevelt 1855; Taft, $3.50. and Will
son, ll42lS
The same precincts in 1898 gave Bryan
lo3.OS6 Taft 1874.
Returns for Governor from 762 precincts
gave: Bird Prog, 1901: Foss, DEM,
l55, 423, and Walker (Rep), $3.50
Governor wilson's strength in Boston
to-day exceeded that of Colonel Roose-
welt and President Taft combined, the
latter two almost evenly dividing the
vote received by Taft four years ago.
The Democratic nominee made slight
gain over the vote for Bryan in 1908.
Complete returns from the city showed:
Roosevelt, 21,5is; Tart 2l,l77; Wilson,
i2.7s6
Governor Toss, the Democratic nomi-
nee for reelection. polled almost as
many votes in Boston to-day az he did
last year, in spite of the third candidate.
His total was 4S,2s2, as against 5o,is5
last wear. Charles :. Bird, the Progress
sive candidate, polled 1917 votes In
Boston and Walker Rep). 1926. The
Republican vote for Governor last year
was 2S.75l.
The victory Of the Wilson electors was
conceded early in the day, when II was
apparent that the Bull Moose party had
practically run neck and neck with the
Republicans and that the Democrats had
polled close to their regular strength. Bos-
ton gave Wilson a plurality Of 2l,Ooo and
Governor Foss was reelected By at least
80. 600 votes and carried Boston by about
30, 900
The Bull Moose nominees played havoc
with the Republican candidates for Con-
gress, and Il looks az II at least ten OF the
sixteen Congressman from this state are
Democrats. Congressman Murray Peters
and Curley are reelected and Mitchell
Thatcher, Schoneld. Gilmore, Phelan ana
Rowland seem also reasonably certain oil
winning
The victory Of the Democrats was not
due 80 much 10 the vote going Wilson
way as 10 the fact that the usual and
normal heavy Republican vote was split
I'm two. And yet percentages count for
nothing. because Of the third party The
progressives gained many converts from
the Democrats although they made the
greatest accessions from the ranks OF the
RcnubIicang