Salt Lake Telegram | 1932-04-29 | Page 1 | Smith Gains in Pledges from East

SMITH GAINS IN PLEDGES FROM EAST Needs But 75 Additional Votes to Control Connecticut cut Convention ARE UNINSTRUCTED Roosevelt Receives Only 61 Pledges in State NEW HAVEN Conn April 29 WI JP Alfred E. E Smith stood within 75 votes today of oC controlling the Democratic Democratic Demo Demo- cratic state convention May 16 and 17 With six of the 10 district delegates to the national meeting definitely in inthe inthe I the former New York governors governor's column column col col- his forces also were confident of pledging to him the six delegates a at large Four hundred ten delegates t to to- the state convention were instructed for forSmith forSmith forSmith Smith in town caucuses last night while Franklin D D. D Roosevelt received the pledges o of only 61 To control the thc convention Smiths Smith's supporters need votes They felt assured they could easily garner the remaining 75 from among the 43 1 uninstructed un tin- instructed delegates and the 63 no not yet et selected Of OC the la latter ter group 36 will be sent from Waterbury regarded regard regard- ed as a Smith stronghold Smith received the pledges of or a majority ma ma- jonty of oC the delegates in the First Third and Fifth Firth congressional dis dIs- dis- dis In the other two districts only a small number were instructed either cither for Smith or Roosevelt leaving the results in m doubt until the state con con- While Roosevelt leaders would no not concede defeat it Jt was apparent they would need to gain the support of virtually all the groups to control the selection of delegates at large Arguments Arise in Pennsylvania Returns PHILADELPHIA April 29 P WI-Ar- WI Ar Arguments arose today over nias nia's primaries of last Tuesday which appeared unlikely to be settled even b by the final returns They probably will vill remain arguments arguments ments until 84 delegates cast 76 votes for a presidential nominee at the Democratic Dem Dem- national convention and 75 Republican delegates cast one full vote rotc apiece at theirs In one dispute supporters of Franklin Frank Frank- lin ha D D. Roosevelt claimed that 50 of the 68 district delegates would cast a full vote each for the New York governor governor gov gov- and that all 16 delegates at large would cast east their half halt votes for him mak making ng 58 votes in n all Supporters of or Alfred AUred E. E Smith said he or some other candidate would get 34 votes and that Roosevelt would have only ony 42 The Thc other disa disagreement arose from the claim of Dr Joseph I. I France former former former for for- mer senator from Maryland Marland that the 75 Republican delegates were his by virtue of the preference vote France won this con contest his contest test his his was vas the only name on the ballot Neither the Democratic nor the Republican Republican Re Re- publican preferential expressions however bind the delegates in any way Those elected in the Republican primary were org organization candidates and General Edward Martin state party chairman said the delegation was practically solid for the nation of oC the president General Martin himself is one of ot the delegates Roosevelt lengthened his lead over Smith in the Democratic preferential contest as lagging returns came in The Thc vote from of the precincts precincts pre pre- gave Roosevelt Smith