The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-04-27
ROOSEVE[T'S LEAD grows IN
PENNSYL vAN|A;; SMITH Wins,
3TO1, IN MASSACHUSETTS
ATs Tremendous Strength in Bay State Is
Surprise; Mayor Curley's Slate Goes
Down to Defeat by Huge Margin.
DAVIS HAS BIG EDGE OVER BUTLER
Mrs Pinchot Comedies denomination of
McFadden in Congress Race; Rural
Votes Help New York Governor.

By United Press
PHILADELPHIA, April 27.-Gov-
ernor Franklin D. Roosevelt was ex-
tending his lead over Alfred E.
Smith in the Democratic presiden-
tial preferential contest early this
afternoon as returns from rural
counties began to swell the New
York Governors total.
The vote was: Roosevelt, $685.:
Smith, 52,497.
James j. Davis, running for Re-
publican denomination of the United
States senate, continued to gain over
Major Smedley D. Butler and with
4,655 precincts reported the vote
was: Davis, 52S,116; Butler, 267,843.
Davis Claims Victory
Davis claimed victory and thanked
"the people of Pennsylvania for the
record breaking majority they have
given me-" Butler declared he had
no intention of conceding defeat.
Davis, who recently came out
against prohibition, Immediately
took lead over Butler, the famous
marine who says II am dry now,
and will be dry forever"
Persons familiar with PennSvl-
vania politics said they were sur
prised by the strength developed
by Joseph I. France of Maryland,
only Republican presidential candi-
date to file for delegates. He al
ready has 1928 votes. State Re-
publican leaders already are pledged
to the denomination of President
Hoover.
Predicts 10000 Plurality
The Smith Roosevelt race had
swung first to one candidate and
then to the other throughout the
forenoon.
In Harrisburg, Warren Van Dyke,
president of the Roosevelt for
President League, predicted the New
York Governor would defeat Smith
by 10000 votes, and get fifty dele
gates outside of Philadelphia.
1t is possible, of course for
Smith and Roosevelt to split the
seventy-siX delegates.
No delegate is bound by the
primary vote and even if he is
pledged to candidate, the law
allows him the right to change his
mind.
In Pennsylvania, the purpose of
the presidential primary is to sound
out the sentiment of the electorate,
and The delegates then are at liberty
to follow the popular will, or to
ignore it.
Delegates are being chosen today
from state senatorial districts, but
it will not be known for several
days to whom the majority is
pledged.
Mrs. PinchOt Comedies Defeat
Thus it would be possible for
either Smith or Roosevelt to get a
minority Of the popular vote, and
still obtain a majority of the dele
gates, provided the delevate vote
properly was distributed.
Smiths strength in the states
PoRNA"A FOVO VI Vic oCdtC WdS oOIIlG-
what of a surprise to politicians,
who could give no reason for it
except that John R. Collins, state
Democratic chairman refused to in
dorSe Roosevelt's candidacy.
Mrs. Clifford Pinchot, wife Of the
Governor, conceded at noon the re-
nomination by the Republicans of
Representative Louis T. McFadden
in the Fifteenth congressional dis
trict. At that time she was approx
mately 1000 votes behind McFad-
den, who acquired national publicity
some time ago for attacks on Presi-
dent Hoover.