The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-04-29
LEADERS CANNOT
PREDICT OUTCOME
New Law Loosely Drawn;
One Candidate May Get the
Delegates-at-Large and the
Other the Preference.

IN OSTON, April 28.-The answer Of
H Massachusetts to the campaigns
~ of FIVE presidential candidates
La Toilette, Roosevelt, Taft,
Clark and Wilsou-will be made at the
primaries Tuesday. Owing to the COM
phcated ballot and the absence OF
group voting it is expected no definite
result will be known until the next day
and it may be day or two before the
actual identity of the thirty-six dele
sates to the national convention Is
known,
AS the campaign has been one Of the
most strenuous in years, it is expected
that 100000 voters will go to the polls.
The presence Of both President Taft
and Colonel Roosevelt in the state dur
ing the closing hours of the campaign
and comments from political writers
outside the state. have been taken as
indicating that Massachusetts, may
make OF mar the political fortunes of
the president and the colonel.
Law Is Lame.
In giving Massachusetts, a preslden'
tial preference primary, the legislature
failed to make any provision for circle
voting by groups, On the Republican
ballot there are three sets Of delegates,
eight for Roosevelt, eight for Taft and
one candidate also pledged to Taft,
La Toilette, Roosevelt and Taft ap-
| pear in the preference column,
There are sets Of Roosevelt and Taft
delegates i'm each of the fourteen con
gressional districts, except the First,
where the Roosevelt candidates will
run on stickers. Republican voters
must mark eight elegates-at-large, two
district delegates and for one of the
presidential candidates.
Some Possibilities.
There is possibility of a pledged
! Taft delegation Of eight delegates"at-
| large with state preference for Roose-
welt. 1t would also be possible to
choose a majority Of district delegates
for Roosevelt throughout the state with
a total preference vote in the state for
Taft.
| unusual. There are fifteen candidates
| for delegates large, ten Of whom are
| pledged TO Governor Toss and one to
Governor Wilson, while four are with
out pledges. AT least three Of the
Democratic candidates for delegates
at-larce who are pledged to Foss seem
certain of election and 1T is notable
! that although Governor Wilson might
win the presidential preference he
could not obtain but one delegate at.
| large.
1t is generally expected that ma
.iority of the Massachusetts, delegation
to the Baltimore convention will be on
record as favoriug Foss, although he
SAYS he is not candidate.
Claims Vary.
! Claims Of the political managers
vary greatly. General Edgar R. Champ.
lain of the Taft forces predicted today
| that the president would secure at
| least thirtyfour out of thirty-six dele
gates. City Councillor Hale, the Roose
welt manager. claims victory in the
Second. Third. Fourth, Sixth, Seventh,
Ninth, Tenth, Eleventh and Four
teenth congressional distrcts-and a
hghtine chance for the eight delegates
at.Iarge.
Governor Wilson has been the only
Democratic candidate to speak in Mas.
sachusetts. Former Congressman Nc.
/. Nary, who is in charge of his cam
palCn. said today that the outlook is
encouraging.
The Champ Clark campaign has been
! almost as quiet. Congressman Curley
SAID today he believes great major.
lty or the Democrats Will favor Clark,