Evening star., 1932-04-27
SMITH VICTORIOUS
IN MASSACHUSETTS
Sweeps So Votes Following
Most Bitter Campaign in
History of State.
BY the Associated Press.

| BY the Associated Press.
BOSTON, April 27.-Massachusetts
SO votes In the 1882 Democratic conven-
ton today were pledged to Alfred Z.
Smith.
Repeating his success of 1928, when
as the Democratic standard bearer he
carried Massachusetts,, Smith swept
through in yesterdays presidential
primary to decisive victory over Gov.
Franklin D. Roosevelt.
A Smith-pledged slate of delegates at
large, headed by trio consisting Of
Gov. Joseph B. Ely and United States
Senators David l. Walsh and Marcus
| A. Coolidge, defeated the Roosevelt slate
led by Mayor James M. Curley by vote
Of nearly three to one.
The average vote polled by the Smith
delegates at large was 141, ,086 and the
| average for the Roosevelt at large dele
gates, 48,345.
Hoover Gets 33 Votes.
President Hoover received 33 Of the
"a votes which Massachusetts will have
| in the Republican convention. He was
assured of 81, through lack of opposi-
ton, before the primary. The one Re-
publican not pledged to Hoover Is Will
liam F. Whiting of Holyoke, intimate
friend of Calvin Coolidge and successor
to Hoover as Secretary Of Commerce In
the Coolidge cabinet. He refused to be
pledged.
The only contest in which prohibition
was involved was won by pair Of anti
prob hibitionist Republican candidates
pledged to President Hoover in the
ninth district over two prohibition can
didates also pledged to the President.
The winners were Mayor Sinclair Weeks
Of Newton, son of the late Secretary Of
War John w. Weeks, and State Repre-
rsentative Albert F. Bigelow.
The total vote cast In the primary ran
more than 200 900, four times as large
| as that cast four years ago, but less
| than political leaders had anticipated.
| Inclement weather and unforeseen
apathy in many of the districts outside
of Greater Boston appeared to have
contributed to the lightness of the vote.
Bitter Campaign.
Smiths victory came after one Of
| the most bitterly fought campaigns in
| the history of Massachusetts,. feud
of several years standing between Mayor
Curley and the regular Democratic State
organization, as personif8ed by Gov
Ely and Frank j. Donahue, State chair
man, who named the Smith slate, cast
shadow over the campaign that at
| times almost hid the real issue Smith
| or Roosevelt.
The defeat came as a severe blow to
the Roosevelt adherents. Mayor Curley
and James Roosevelt, son of Gov RooSe-
| welt and also candidate for delegate
at large, had hoped to get at least
. 60 Loo
several district delegates. Although
newcomer to Massachusetts politics,
James Roosevelt ran neck and neck with
Mayor Curley at the head of the Roose-
velt slate.
Walsh Heads Voting.
Senator Walsh received the highest
| total vote OH the Smith slate with
152 .309, when 1676 out of 1855 pre-
| cincts. including the City of Boston,
| had reported Gov. Ely was in second
place with l47,9Sl. Former Mayor John
+ j. Fitzgerald of Boston had lab $50 for
third place and William ]. Foley, dis
trict attorney Of Suffolk County, ran
fourth with 143 043
The highest Roosevelt vote, that
given TO James Roosevelt. was 56,230
Mayor Curley received 56,17l votes, with
the totals for the remainder of the
Roosevelt slate running as low as
Al Az.
Other Winners.
Others on the victorious Smith at
large slate were Senator Coolidge,
Representatives Connery, Douglass, Nc
Cormack and Granfield; Mrs Mary L.
Bacigalupo of Boston, Mrs. Helen L.
Rotch of Lakeyille and Gen Charles H.
Cole.
The II delegates at large have a half
vote each in the convention, whereas
the district delegates have a full vote
each. The Republican delegates have
full vote each.
The Republican at large slate. which
was chosen without opposition, con-
sisted Of former United States Senator
William M. Butler. former Gov. Alvin
T. Fuller, George F. Booth Worcester
publisher, and Mary Pratt Potter of
Greenfield.