Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-05-01

Inst how Massachusetts could send On
evenly divided delegation to ehieabo
while on the preference vote Tart mas IL
plurality Of $500 over Roosevelt Is putty
explained by the wording oil lhe 5'ahe
presidential preferential primary Jaw
enacted two months ago, i's mat Jaw
every voter to have his vote recofueu
was compelled to mark each delegate at
large of his party, there being no circle
for voting by groups. The law enabled
hundreds OF voters to mark the eisnt
names IN the delegation headed by I. >.
Baxter and STYLED for Theodore Roose-
welt" and then express a preference Tor
Taft on another part of the bailot.
On the Democratic ticket, although ten
of the fifteen candidates for delega'e,
at-large to Baltimore were either pledged
To he for Governor Foss, there was
no Foss name in the presidential prefer
ence column. Speaker Clark. whose name
did not appear In the preference, anu
who defeated Governor wilson Dy "a
vote of 2 to !. did not have slngic
pledged delegate on the list. Many OF
the Democratic districts were also elect
ed pledged to Foss ,..
Another incident which some observers
say may have had a bearing on the Sc
lection < Of n Roosevelt delegation-at-
large with Taft preferential was the
eandvichinp in of the name OF former
state senator Frank Seibertich pledged
70 Taft between the Roosevelt and lhIt
arouns Mr.. Seibertich said today that
he was III treated by the Taft managers
and therefore ran independently.
Reports from many precincts snow that
hundreds of ballots were thrown oul pe
caris voters had invalidated their ballot
by oting for nine instead OF eisn'
n. : beginning with seibertich ana 60
/, through the entire regular Taft col
IN Of eight names The spnce between
rho name of Seibertich and the TAFT
group was slight
Every one Of the eighteen Tatt neie
ontes IL .'nledged to Taft" while all OF
The eighteen Roosevelt delegates are Tor
Roosevelt" The Roosevelt leaders de
clared today that the Taft preference
would have no effect upon the eighteen
delegates chosen for Roosevelt ana
that the expression or the voters LOT lait
would be disregnrded,
While the contest for delegates AT
large was settled comparatively early iast
night Tic struggle for the twcnty-elehl
district delegates continued for more than
twSlye hours, and early today the Eighin
djstrict was still In doubt. with whfd
In Somerville unreported
q ,rhe small vote for Senator La Toilette
was one OF the features of the primary
faxx oft
anu ao"n haine recorded in his
sinsie W W -, Iass than ) oCO in a Re.
nublican primary where over 10000 were
cast caused surpiise & Sat- recorded
r,arl n,oinritv over Wilson was well
the 'iarS ~ 900 "a1o'' T., total yote of trife
over i.'Voo oa ~ noc
more tnah 'V,v0V' .,.
Owing to the xaiiea .n narh,ne sa,s.atos o. ,ne
the ntteen canu, a,.oaret,c M ticket tba iden.
nty OF the d"9sae 'l'-..... ~. ha
the Baltimore con,en.'oi, inaS ,,oD', ~
known for several Gays ~ ID prae,,1ans ,,,,a.
certain however, 'ns. @o,,a. ma,o trs. ,os VI
VIII pe p'eose' -
wilson supporters stunned.
The Clark victory mas neeh a inpss
disheartenlng one 10 the supporters o.
Governor WILSON, VINO are appaiea al
the showing made Dy thelr eanoloate.
Governor Wilson IN the stare. ms sup