The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-04-27
AS Result of the Massachu-
sets Primary on
President
INTERNAL DISCORD
MAY DEVELOP
Senator Weeks Also Has to
Be Considered as a
Possibility

Boston, April 27.--As the result of tn
sweeping victory at the presidential pr
mary Tuesday of the unpledged forces
who elected their big Four" slate fol
delegates at large and their alternatei
by more than $4,000 over the Roosevelt
group and also elected % of the 80 dis
trict delegates, an aggressive, interna
contest is now imminent between sup
porters of Governor Mccall and Senator
Weeks for control of the Massachusetts
delegation.
Mccall men and Weeks men went tc
the primary knowing that each was a
potential candidate for the Republican
presidential nomination and aware that
whichever obtained the larger vote would
be hailed throughout the country as the
stronger candidate not only of Massa
chusetts but of New England.
As the result of the primary, Governor
Mccall, generally picked to finish second
to Senator Lodge, led the ticket with
62,775 votes, while Senator Weeks fin
ished last with 58,56s. Senator Lodge
was second with 59,l85 and former Sem
ator Crane, whom many politicians expect
ed to finish last, was third, with 59,ls5.
trbfeInuT AItAdl even leu III kotiidbbi
Weeks home city of Newton.
The vote, it is generally agreed, gives
tremendous impetus to Governor Me-
Calls candidacy and is a serious blow to
that of Senator Weeks, who, however
declared in Holyoke Tuesday night that
he was still candidate for the Republi-
can presidential nomination. Booming
of Mccall and Weeks for the Republican
presidential nomination has been carried
on in other sections of the country per
haps more than in their own state. One
hundred or more delegates elected in 9th
er states are said to favor Senator
Weeks and campaign headquarters have
been reserved for him in Chicago.
The fact that Charles S. Baxter. cam
paign manager for the governor in his
last year, was manager of the
campaign-at the governors
request, it has been understood
has a significant relation to the big Nc
Call vote in the opinion of the supporters
Of Senator Weeks.
I'll feeling between Weeks and Mccall
men, due to the governors refusal to in
lorse the senator for president, following
the example set by Senator Lodge, or at
east to state whether he 1.-THE governor |
was a candidate for president, was COW
red with harmony veneer during the |
presidential primary campaign, but now
$ in danger of breaking through again. |
Jubilant Mccall men were insisting /
Iround town yesterday that the govern
RS name alone should be presented to
he convention as Massachusetts, even
Jew Enpland'a "fa vori+e son oval
Weeks men declared that to the senator
'elongs this distinction. because of the
'rogress which his campaign has made in
ther sections and because they claim he
acrificed his campaign in Massachusetts,
o the interests of party harmony.
Many expect to see compromise
cached by which the names of both will
e presented to the convention if condi-
ions warrant such action. although
here may be some sharp inside fighting
n the part OF the hackers of each to
rake the better showing.
As between Mccall and Weeks, the IS
npledged district delegates elected in
Massachusetts, Tuesday are regarded as
bout evenly divided, although had SEN
tor Weeks received larger vote. il is
ife to say that a majority of the 2S
ould have been ready to support him
preference to the governor. One in
resting, but unconfrmed report going
lie rounds yesterday was that with Col
lel Roosevelt ont of the running, the
'ur Roosevelt delegates elected Tuesday
Guild support the governor in case of a
ntest between the latter and Senator
'eeks.