Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 105, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 May 1912 — TAFT AND TEDDY NECK AND NECK IN MASSACHUSETTS. [ARTICLE]

TAFT AND TEDDY NECK AND NECK IN MASSACHUSETTS.

Latest Information Leaves Uncertainty As to the Outcome of Primaries In the Bay State- J 1

Tuesday’s primaries in Massachusetts were so close that the advices received up to noon today leave the outcome between President Taft and Colonel Roosevelt very much in doubt. The race is so close that an official count is expected to determine the standing of the candidates. Roosevelt apparently has won the delegates at large, eight in number. The majority of,the 28 delegates from the districts are thought to be favorable to Taft. Both sides are claiming the victory. Ohamp Clark fairly snowed Governor Wilson under for the democratic nomination.