Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1912-05-01
PartisanS of Both Candidates
Claim Control of Republican
Delegation to Chicago from
Massachusetts.
CLARK HAS EASY
VICTORY OVER WILSON
Speaker Beats New Jersey
Governor by More Than Two
to One for Preference in Bal
timore Convention.

IBy Morning Journal Special Leased Wire ]
Boston, Mass. May. f.-The Mas
| sachusetts preferential primaries held
| in the ,0S0 election precincts yester-
day proved such close fight In the
republican ranks between President
Taft and Colonel Roosevelt that both
six delegates TO the Chicago conven-
ton and it was apparent at an early
hour this morning that an official
count would be necessary.
Champ Clark ran far ahead OF Gov
ernor Woodrow Wilson in the demo-
cratic preference while Governor Foss
captured most of the pledged dele
gates.
Returns from ISL out of 1850 cleo
ton precincts which included l40
cities wards and ESQ towns gave on
presidential preference:
Taft, 52.G4S Roosevelt, 51,420.
These same precincts for delegates at
large gave. Baxter, heading the
Roosevelt pledged ticket 5000;
Crane, heading the Taft pledged
group, 46.603.
These same districts gave: Clark,
25,963: Wilson, l,5d6.
For the democratic delegates at
large: Coughln, tpledgcd to Foss),
23,S77 Williams. tfor primary pref
erence), 9,191.
Taft was leading Roosevelt in the
First. Second Third, Sixth, Eighth.
Tenth, Eleventh and Thirteenth dis
tricts. This left Roosevelt ahead in
the Fourth Fifth. Seventh. Ninth,
Twelfth and Fourteenth districts.
The vote for Senator La Toilette
was small, reaching only 1,27l in 7s7
precincts.
Taft carried Boston by about coo
votes but the eastern towns, including
many in the cape Cod and Plymouth
districts lined up strongly for Itoose-
welt, while the central portion was
evenly split.
The total vote for the two candi-
dates was about fifty per cent of that |
polled by the republican candidate |
for governor last November.
tif HlAhhAi'il A'N w t'i'''' b'iN 1
discussion as to what would be the at |
titude in case the final result showed !
that the voters preferred Taft foi /
president but instructed the eight !
delegates at large for Roosevelt,
Many were of the opinion that the !
delegates pledged to Roosevelt might |
disregard the expression Of preference |
by the voters for Taft, although il was
admitted that the Roosevelt members
of the legislature and leaders were
mainly responsible for the new presi-
Dental primary law.
Returns from the several districts
on delegates at n. m. follow:
First-66 out of 102 precincts.
Taft, 1852: Roosevelt. $50.
Second-42 out of IS precincts.
raft, 1885. Roosevelt, 2.541.
Thirds out of 81 precincts;
taft, 2,56S; Roosevelt. .665.
Fourth-S1 out of ~ precincts:
Roosevelt, 3.03S; Taft, 2,20O.
Fifth-46 cut of SO precincts;
Roosevelt. S,554; Taft. 3,o77.
sixth-4l out of G5 precincts:
Roosevelt, 1859; Taft. 3.329.
Seventies out of ~ precincts:
Roosevelt, S.494: Taft, 1881.
Eighth-l1 out of II precincts
Fart, s17: Roosevelt, 79S.
Ninth-S2 out of sc precincts: |
Roosevelt, 400; Taft. 1857.
Tcnth-6S out of so precincts:
'aft, 3,95S: Roosevelt. 3.592.
Eleventh--Two delegates elected
or TAFT.
Twelfth--15 out of 81 precincts:
roosevelt. .044: Taft, 95S.
Thirteenth-27 out of Ga precincts:
aft. 1856; Roosevelt 1907.
Fourteenth--iS out Of "a precincts.
roosevelt. ASH: Taft 1881