The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-05-06
Gouernor Landon
 Has Lost California
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 tional delegates, pledged to Prest- dent Roosevelt, had been "hands picked" by the state committee. The split, however, had nothing to do with the presidents candidacy, be- ing 0 state party quarrel.
 California Vote
 San Francisco, May 6--tUP)- Delegates pledged to the candidacy of Gov, Ali M. Landon for the presi- dental nomination were defeated in yesterdays California republican primary, incomplete returns showed today.
 President Roosevelt was an easy victor in the democratic primary. Gov. Landon of. Kansas, backed by Publisher william Randolph Hearst and Gov. Frank r. Merriam, trailed the uninstructed delegation headed by Earl Warren in the hotly contested republican fight.
 Results of the democratic primary showed that Upton Sinclair's EPIC wing had lost much of it's strength since the gubernatorial contest of 1884. It indicated also that the re. fusai of pr. Francic D. Townsend to endorse the delegation headed by Rep, John Steven McQroarty pre- vented the congressman from ob- taining united support of Townsend plan followers.
 Returns of Districts
 Returning from o,306 of the states ii,7O8 precincts, in the rec publican primary, gave:
 Warren's unplcdged delegation, 20S, ,460.
 Landon 207,3e8.
 Returns from the Rarle number of precincts in the democratic pri- mary gave:
 Roosevelt 664,086.
 Sinclair 74,08O.
 Mcdroarty 4l,043.
 The Roosevelt delegation, headed 1 by Senator William Gibbs McAdoo, will cast 44 votes for the president ct the Philadelphia convention.
 Charges that Hearst and Merriam backed Landon because they sought control of the party and patronage in California was believed to have influenced balloting for the unin- structed group. Landon, himself, did not enter the fight v
 Victory for the Warren slate was considered as an endorsement of former President Herbert Hoover's plan to give the convention full lee way In selecting 8 presidential noni- inee and aS an open rcbuke to the Hearst-Merriam combination. South Dakota Contest
 Pierre, s. D., May 6.--(UP)--Gov Ali Iandon of Kansas held Q nar- row lead over Senator William Y, Borah as returns were counted to- i day from almost third of the pre- cincts in the presidential preference primary. Borah and Landon were the only candidates seeking preference as rec publican candidates for president. Scattered returns from 602 out of the total l.04i precincts gave:
 Landon 2767l.
 Borah 25,36l.
 President Roosevelt boiled a heavy complimentary" vote in the demo- cratic presidential preference. He was unopposed. Landon took an early lead when urban precincts reported. Borafl supporters clamed, however, that the Idaho liberals main strength lay in slow-reporting rural districts and that the final count would placs him ahead.
 May Split Vote
 The close race between Borail and Landon indicated that South Dakota's eight delegates to the ma. ti0nal republican nominating con- vention would split their vote.
 Borah's candidacy was supported actively by Senator Peter Norbeck who headed c list of delegate can. didates pledged to back his n0mina- ton for president.
 Landon did net offlcialy declare his participation in the preference contest. However. his name ap. peared at the head of 6 slate oI eight n0fninally uninstructed dele.
 
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