Evening star., 1932-04-27
ROOSEVELT LEADS
IN PENNSYLVANIA
Davis Defeating ButIer-Mc.
Fadden Ahead of Mrs.
Pinch0t.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
PHILADELPHIA, April 27-With
| more than one-third Of the count COM
pleted, Gov. Franklin D. Roosevelt to-
! day led former Gov. Alfred E. Smith by
only little more than 1000 votes in
Pennsylvania's presidential preference
primary.
The vote from 1891 of the States
8,18l precincts gave Roosevelt 5l,375
and Smith 48,66l.
The preferential expression Is not
binding on the delegates who will cast
Pennsylvania's rs votes at the Demo-
cratic National Convention. The RooSe-
welt forces have claimed 66 votes.
Davis Has Big Lead.
In the Republican senatorial race
Senator James j. Davis. up for renom-
ination, held lead of 288. $50 votes over
Mai Gen. Smedley D. Butler, but Butler
refused to concede defeat.
II shall make no statement" the for
mer Marine declared, until I know Just
how the people voted all over the State" :"
Senator Davi.. however, took the re-
suits, so far, as conclusive and thanked
his supporters for "the fine vote"
Results from 4.435 of the States 8.18l
precincts showed: Davis, 588, ,600 But
Ter, 300,25O.
McFadden Ahead.
In the race for Republican nomina-
rion for Congress in the far-fiung
horseshoe district" which covers eight
counties In Northern PENNSYLVANIA.
Representative Louis T. McFadden was
nearly 1000 votes ahead of Mrs
Cornelia Bryce Pinchot, wife of Penn
sylvania's Governor.
The vote, in 2l3 districts out of 3l2.
was: McFadden, 17,418; Mrs. Pinchot,
1882
Robert K. Cassatt chairman of the
State Association Against the Prohibi-
ton Amendment, described the apparent
victory of Senator Davis over Gen.
Butler, a prohibition candidate, as
absolutely undeniable evidence that the
people OF Pennsylvania demand repeal
OF the eighteenth amendment"
The lead of Senator Davis over the
retired major general Of the Devil
Dogs" was Of such proportion that he
seemed certain to be the man who will
fight it out with the Democrats in No.
vember.
Large Majority In Philadelphia.
Philadelphia gave him a 4-to-l mar
gin and Allegheny County, of which
pittsburgh Is the seat. voted for him
by more than 2 to /. Buffers strength
In the rural districts seemed insufficient
to overcome the margin
Gen. Edward Martin, chairman Of the
Republican State Committee, predicted
400 900 plurality for Davis. and Sue
cess for the rest of the organization
ticket
The closeness Of the race in the
Roosevelt-Smith contest led observers
to puzzle over how the rs votes would
be divided, but no definite answer was
possible. Under State law, no exact
fgures in terms of delegates are avail
able until the pre-convention caucus
Of the delegation.
Promises Not Binding.
The candidates are all on record as
to whether they are willing to support
the popular choice, but such promises
are not binding. Roosevelt supporters
said--and many Smith men conceded
lt-that Roosevelt would start with
block OF % delegates, recruited from
districts In which all candidates were
pledged to him.
The Smith drive was concentrated
IN selected sections, principally more
thickly populated counties. His sup
porters laid claim, for instance, to Phil
adelphia's IA votes.
The Republicans elected rs delegates
to their national convention, all of
them favoring the nomination of Presi-
dent Hoover