Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-05-01
REMARKABLE POOR
SHOWING ron LAFoLLETTE.

Boston, May Additional and
practically complete returns from
yesterday presidential primaries, Civ
ing the vote from .07g out Of 1.OSU
precincts IN the state, shOwi Iafol-
lette. (preierence) 1856: Roosevelt.
tpreference) Gi,20s; Tart, preler.
encel 7iS0S.
For delegates at large. liaxtar
(heading Roosevelt grOup) 7f.t2i;
Crane lhoading raft group) G5.S7O.
Practically complete returns from
fourteen congressional dlatrIcrs snow
the complete Massachusetts deiega-
liOn 10 Chicago wiii stand eirhieen
for Roosevelt and eighteen TOR saft.
In both the Republican and the
Democratic campaign fhe candidate
who won the presidential preference
contest failed to gain the delegates at
large, owing To- an unforeseen turn m
the primary lsw. With the returns
from ali but forty Of the voting pre-.
cincts at hand. Mr.. Taft had a mar
gin Of nearly $500 votes, but the eight
delegates &C large supporting the
Roosevelt candidacy were victorious
by plurality Of 1852.
The democratic preference layorile.
Speaker Champ Clark % Missouri
failed 10 get single delegate az
large. this most important department
of the primary being captured By the
triends OF Governor FOss. a "iayorlte
son" whose name did not appear on
the preference ballot
From the reports OF various towns,
shortly after no0p yesterday Tan early
today, tho preferential ran between
Taft and Roosevelt was neck and
neck. Roosevelt had the better of the
contest during the early evening, but
toward midnight the president forged
ahead and gradually increased MS
lead until be had a comfortable ma
jority at daylight
on the other hand, the contest be-
tween Baxter and Crane. the respect
iyo leaders Of the Roosevelt and rnft
delegates az large states was close
only for few houra. Then Baxter
drew away until a. m. today, with
forty precincts missing, he had a lead
OF more than 1900 votes
A iahuiation Of the returns from
twenty-five out Of thirty-three citles
for al the Republican candidates for
delegates at large shows very little
variation from the Baxter and Crane
votes.
The political writers paid consider.
able attention today 70 the candidacy
OF Frank Seibergich OF Boston, q form
er state senator, who was pledged to
Taft and who appeared between the
Roosevelt and TAFT delegates at large.
Reports from many voting places
were that many ballots were inyaii-
dated because nlne names were mark
ed instead Of eight, and the TAFT man
ayers claimed today tnat hundreds OF
their supporters we're DISTINGUISHED by
voting for SeibertIch, ana eight Tait
delegates az large whose names APP
peaged beneath.
While the contest for the delegates
at large was settled Comparatively
early last night. the struggle for the
Twenty district delegates con.
tinued for more than twelve hours,
and az a. m. today the Eighth nip-
trlct was sim IN doubt, with ward
Ia Someryille unreported.
The small vote for Senator i4afoi-
lefte was one Of the features OF the
primary and town after town reported
without single vote being recorded
In his favor TO poll less than 1900
| IN a Republican primary where over
100000 votes we're east. caused sur
prise TO his supporters. With nearly
the entire state recorded the Clark
majority over Wilson was well over
10000 In a total vote OF a trifle more
than 10000.
Owing 10 the varied making OF the
fifty candidates FOR delegates az large
on The democratic Ticket the identify
OF the Massachusetts delegation 20 the
Baltimore convention may not be
known for several days Il IL prac-
tically certain. however thar a ma
iOrity ~ them win be pledged 70 Gov
ernOr Foss.
Roosevelt delegates include tie
eight M large and two each from the
Fourth. Fifth. Seventh. Ninth and
Fourteenth districts.
The Taft delegates are those from
the First, Second Third. Sixth.
Eighth, Tenth. Eleventh. Twelfth and
Thirteenth districts.
Returns from 1877 OUT Of 1850 cleo
8englal prelerence-Ia Follette, l.I5g;
ton precincts give. Republican, pfeai-
Roosevelt. 7i.203; Taft. 7s.sOS
Delegates az i.arge-baxlor, heading
Roosevelt group. 1921; Crane. head
ing Taft group, 65.s16.
Democratic Presidential Preference.
CLARK. l9.803. Wilson, 9,206.
Delegate al -COughlin piedB'
Ell 10 Foaa, 1850.