Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-05-01

PoSSoH, april 3u.-lne struggle Tor
the control of the Massachusetts, del
egation to the Republican convention
IN Chicago between President Taft
and Col. Roosevelt was SO close at
at the primaries, today, that at mid
night, with half the state tabulated.
the two aspirants for nomination were
running neck and neck for Presiden-
tial preference, while incomplete re-
turns showed that they had also am
equal division of the district dele
gates.
In the Presidential preference. re-
turns from half the state gave Pres
ident Taft S0035; Col. Roosevelt 90, =
1914. On the other hand, Baxter, who
headed the Roosevelt group of can
didates, had 30,S34 to 26, 349 for Sena =
tor Crane, who led the Taft ticket.
Returns from the districts also
showed Taft to be ahead in the LIST,
End, 3rd, sth, 10TH 18th and 18th.
while the Roosevelt delegates were
leading in the 4th, 9Th, 9Th, eth, 9Th,
18th and 14th districts
The closeness of the fight in the Re
publican ranks overshadowed the
contest in the Democratic Returns
from half the state gave Speaker
Clark 1906; Gov. Wilson 1891
Boston, April S0.-Returns in the
Presidential primaries from All out Of
1850 election precincts, including parts
of 10 cities and 100 towns out of SO
cities and 320 towns give;
Republican preferences:
La Toilette $50; Roosevelt 25.45l !;
Taft 25.215.
Delegates at large:
Baxter heading Roosevelt group, &c, :
lS5; Crane, (heading Taft group, q, :
II.
Democratic preferences.
Clark 1888; Wilson ISL
Delegates-at- large: Coughlin (plcdg-
ed for Foss), 16,1o1; Williams. tfor pri-
mary preference). 54S5.
OF the delegates at large, Coughlin,
who was pledged TO Gov. Foss, polled
iS41s while George Fred Williams re-
ceived 6i26 votes in the same precincts
Tie La Toilette vote mad failed t.
reach four CURES at midnight.
The Taft leaders seemed sure OF
carrying the 1st District and actual
ly won the 18th, consisting of a mum
Der OF the wards in the Back Bay sec
ton.
President Taft carried Boston by
about 500 votes but the eastern towns
including many in the Cape Cod and
Plymouth districts lined up strong fol
Roosevelt while the central portion
was evenly split.
Many of the manufacturing cities
supported Roosevelt. but in the resi-
Dental portions there was a tendency
towards the President
The total vote for the two candidate,
was about 50 per cent. of that polleC
by the Republican candidate for Gov
error at the November election.
The situation in the Republican contes
which at midnight showed that Taft wa.
leading in the preferential and tina
Roosevelt delegates We're ahead in tn,
voting. led to considerable discussion a.
to what might be the attitude in cas-,
that the final result showed that the vot
ers preferred Taft for President but in
structed the eight delegates-at-large fo
Roosevelt.
1t seemed to be the general opinion
among political writer's that the dele
gates pledged to Roosevelt would disre
gard the expression of preference by tn,
voters for Taft, although 1t was admit
ted that it was the Roosevelt member,
OIL the Legislature and Roosevelt leader.
who We're mainly responsible for the new
/ Presidential preference primary law.