Evening star., 1936-04-29
.LAND0N'S SUPPORT
IN BAY STATE HELD
PRIMARY FEATURE
Heavy "Write- In" Vote Puts
KanSan Far Ahead of
All Rivals.
PENNSYLVANIA MARGIN
TO PRESIDENT BY 1870 |
Democratic Resentment Against
New Deal Seen in Ballots
for Breckinridge.
BY G. GOULD LINCOLN.

Standing out in yesterdays Massa-
chusetts and Pennsylvania primaries
are the support given Gov. ALT M.
Landon of Kansas in the Bay State
and the anti-Roosevelt vote cast for
Col. Henry Breckenridge in the Key
stone State.
According to the Associated Press
dispatches, Gov. Landon's name was
written in" by 76,7l0 voters in the
Republican primary in Massachusetts,,
with all 1929 election precincts re-
ported Senator Borah's name was
written in on 4,342 ballots, former
President Hoovers name on 7,2l4
ballots, Senator Vandenberg's name
on 2.1l7 and Col Frank Knox's name
on 1910.
In the thirteenth Massachusetts,
congressional district two delegates to
the Republican National Convention
who had announced themselves fa-
vorable to the nomination of Landon
were elected. They defeated John
Richardson, Republican national COM
mitteeman, a close friend Of former
President Hoover and Hoover leader
In the State, and George L. Barnes,
who had been put forward by the
organization.
None of the Republican aspirants
for the presidential nomination had
entered" the Republican presidential
T1riY11 tho
authorization to permit delegate can
didates to say on the ballots they
were pledged to them. The write-in
of the names of the presidential can
didates by the voters was permitted
however.
Landon Vote Held Significant.
The preponderance of Landon SEN
timent is considered highly signif1-
cant, although the delegation is going
to the convention uninstructed and
unpledged. Some of the delegates
elected, as in the case of those in
the thirteenth district, are known to
favor Landon.
President Roosevelt rolled up big
lead in the Pennsylvania presidential
primary over his first opposition in a
Statewide primary this year, Of
fered by Col. Henrv Breckenridge,
former Assistant Secretary Of War in
the Wilson administration The vote.
with over half of the election dis
tricts reporting. was 18 to l in favor
of the President. The actual figures
showed Roosevelt receiving 385 5.257
votes to 20,7O6 for Breckenridge il
4,039 of the States 1888 districts.
Roosevelt's victory over Breckin-
ridge in the Democratic primary was
as certain as day following night.
Breckenridge, comparatively un-
known. without any organization and
without any campaigning in the State,
was given no chance whatever The
only question was how many Demo-
Gratis would vote for the Roosevelt
candidate. That one out of nineteen
Democratic votes cast in the primary
was against Roosevelt, as indicated
by the returns so far in, shows GER
tain amount of resentment against
the New Deal administration among
the Democrats. When the returns for
the entire State are in, if the Breck-
inridge vote should be proportion
ately what it has been shown, he will
have 10000 or more votes.
November. Status Uncertain.
How many of these Democrats
would go to the extent of voting
against President Roosevelt in Novem-
ber no one knows. or how many would
refrain from voting.
President Roosevelt will have the
solid vote of the Pennsylvania delega-
ton at the Democratic National Con-
vention, 72 strong.
In the Republican PRIMARY in Penn
sylvania Senator Borah was the sole
entrant in the presidential preference
race. He polled 37,l34 votes in $3.50
voting Districts.
The Pennsylvania preference pri-
mary is not binding, under the law, on
the delegates to the national con-
vention, being merely advisory. The
Republican organization leaders in
Pennsylvania are entirely hostile to
Borah. They have insisted on an
un1nstructed delegation. And as such
the delegation will go to the national
convention. although it is understood
that sprinkling of the delegates
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