Imperial Valley press., 1912-05-01
BAD M|x-UP APPEARS
IN BAY STATE PRIMARIES

tBY UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATIONS
BOSTON, May Following the hot
test political fight in the history Of
New England, it. is apparent tonight
that Taft will get 26 and Roosevelt 10
national convention. On actual figures
the candidate are even, each having 49,
Roosevelt secured 10 of the regular
delegates and eight at large, but be-
cause of unusual features connected
with the results, Roosevelt announced
this afternoon that he would not in
sist that the delegates at large cast
their votes for him. The attitude of
the delegates following the statement
is problematical. Following are the al
most complete figures:
Taft S7,117, Roosevelt SO, 3,114, La Fol
lette 2063. Clark 33.491, Wilson 14,47O
Boston city returns are: Taft II ,2S1
Roosevelt 1861, La Toilette 2049
Clark 14,300, Wilson 57S9.
Roosevelt men tonight issued a
statement claiming the delegates in
the Eighth district. The official count
in the Eighth gives the Second to
Taft delegates by three plurality
Roosevelt men demand a recount. If
thew carry both points it would make
the delegates for Roosevelt 20 and of
Taft IS.
BOSTON, May Returns of pri-
maries from $40 cities give Taft 72,-
9S2, Roosevelt 67,9S5. La Toilette I'LL
Three hundred and thirteen cities
give Clark 29,170 Wilson $780,
For delegate at large. 332 cities give
Taft 57,102, Roosevelt 66,056. Roose-
welt is now leading in delegates. Taft
men claim seven districts and con.
cede Roosevelt five. others doubtful
Roosevelt followers claim seven and
concede Taft three, others doubtful
General Champlin. head of the Taft
Massachusetts forces, declared today
that he will fight on the floor of the
Chicago convention for the delegates
at large. He claims errors in mark
ing the ballot where the names of an
independent candidate was printed
above that of the Taft delegates.
caused a loss of thousands of Taft
votes
Champlin said: II am satisfied
every fair minded man believes Massa-
chusetts wants Taft. The fact that
Frank Siberlick's independently name
was placed at the top of the original
list of Taft delegates confused hund.
reds of voters who marked his name !;
also the names of eight Taft men,
This nullifies the ballots
Roosevelt men ridicule the claim
and assert if the demand is made at
Chicago they will vigorously fight it.
At 10 O'Clock 1040 districts in 1880
gave Taft S4,94S, Roosevelt 1874, La
Toilette 1860, Clark 32,972, Wilson H..
$50 The same precincts for delegates
at large gave the Roosevelt ticket
headed by Baxter, S2.6S7; Taft. head
ed by Crane. 74,S35. The present inul.
cations are that Roosevelt carried five
state districts, which, with the dele
gates at large, will give him 1S dele
gates. Taft has pribably carried the
remaining nine districts and will also
have Is delegates.
Incomplete returns from Worcester
at noon show Taft leading as the count
progresses NOn-partisan experts this
afternoon declared Roosevelt hsa
probably carried the Fourth, Fifth
Seventh. Ninth and Fourteenth con-
gressional districts. The Eighth is
doubtful and Taft has the remainder
1t S believed Cranes dereat at the
primaries marks his retirement from
politics. 1t is thought improbable he
will seek reelection to the senate.