The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1912-05-08
BAY STATE SPLITS
ONE HALF OF THE DELEGATES
ELECTED TO REPUBLICAN CON.
VENTloN FOR ROOSEVELT.
RESULTS OF MASS. PRIMARY
DeIegates-at-Large Roosevelt Men
Crane Defeated; Foss a Winner
Champ CLARK Easily Defeats Gov.
Wilson as Democratic Choice.

Boston, May Returns from the
Presidential preferential primary show
that the delegation from Massachusetts
to the Republican National Convention
in Chicago is evenly divided-1S for
President Taft and Is for Col. Theo-
dore Roosevelt.
President Taft carried nine Congress
sional districts, each district having
two delegates Col Roosevelt carried
five Congressional districts and cap
tured in addition the eight delegates
at-large.
The President got majority of the
preferential votes and this has given
rise to a complication which will be
carried to the national convention. On
the face of the returns the delegates
at-large whose names were under the
Roosevelt emblem have over 5000 ma
jority over the Taft delegates-at-large
headed by Senator Murray Crane.
1t is expected that the Roosevelt
delegates who appeared on the ballot
as For Theodore Roosevelt" will car.
ry out such instructions and disregard
Tafts preferential majority.
Boston.-The contest in the Presi-
dental primaries for the SO Massa-
chusetts delegates to the Republican
National Convention far exceeded in
interest, by the volume of votes cast,
that for control of the Democratic
delegation to Baltimore.
Four Republican voters went to the
polls to one Democrat.
The race between President Taft
and Colonel Roosevelt, which, on the
question of the preference of voters,
was neck and neck affair, absorbed so
much attention that the long lead of
Speaker Clark over Governor Wood
row Wilson, especially in Boston and
a few small cities and towns, was al
most forgotten.
Champ Clark won in a canter over
Wilson, and La Toilette was scarcely
heard from. The Speaker of the House
beat the Governor of New Jersey by
$500 in Boston, but in the rest of the
State it was not quite as bad.
The vote was light over the State,
probably not more than 40 or 45 per
cent. of the total strength being cast.
The complete returns from the city
of Boston give:
Republican preferences: Taft, H.
1872; Roosevelt, 1861; La Toilette,
249. For Delegates-atLarge: Baxter
(leading Roosevelt group, 1913;
Crane Ceading Taft group, 1O,O7S.
Democratic preferences: Clark,
14,9OO; Wilson. 5,S79. For Delegates
at-Large Coughin (pledged to Foss),
16,101; Williams (pledged to Wilson,,
5,493.
Many of the manufacturing cities
supported Roosevelt, but in the resi-
dental portions there was a tendency
toward the President
The vote of the country towns was
surprise to the state machine, for
usually NhOoC NOlClo nave DtGu Wllu
the old guard.
Lowell went for Roosevelt two to
one. The ex-President also carried
Haverhill. Lynn is also a Roosevelt
city.
There were many surprises for both
sides. In the Fourteenth Congress
sional District, for instance, where
there is large Independent vote. Col.
Roosevelt had lead over President
Taft of about two to one.
Although Senator Lodge was silent
IN the campaign, his towns spoke for
him in tones that could not be mistak.
en-. Nahant gave 2 to / vote against
the Senator's old time friend Theo.
dore.
Republicans say that many Demo.
Gratis, angry because Gov Fosss name
was not on the ballot for preference
and caring for neither Clark nor vii.
son, voted for Roosevelt, and it ap.
pears also that many of them cast
blank ballots so far as preference is
concerned.