Salt Lake Telegram | 1935-12-26 | Page 1 | Borah May Enter Primary Contests for Delegations

Borah May Enter Primary Contests for Delegations By LYLE C. C WILSON WASHINGTON Dec 26 UP Supporters UP-Supporters Supporters of Senator William E. E Borah for the Republican presidential nomination om nation expressed the opinion toda today p that he would contest most of the 14 nominating primaries next spring and go into the Cleveland convention with a asu su substantial s ti l bloc bIoc of delegate States in which Republican primaries pd maries manes will bo be held will vilI cast 82 votes in the nominating convention less than a n score short of the number number num num- ber necessary to name the Republican can nominee Borah has not flot re revealed revealed revealed re- re hi his campaign tactics tactics nor nor whether he actually will be a can can- His first primary decision must be made before March 10 when the tho first of the nominating polls wIll take place In New Hampshire Colonel Cob Colo nel aol Frank Knox of Chicago former New Hampshire publisher is among the front runners for tor the Republican can nomination Borah's New Hampshire decision probably would depend l largely rely upon prospects prospect of winning the states state's delegation from Knox Political soothsayers are casting tables of ot possible Borah strength when the Republicans meet next June One of these estimated he will have first choice delegate votes by June 9 These votes would como from the following states Idaho 8 Montana 8 North Carolina Caro Caro- lina llna 2 24 Oregon 10 Washington 16 Maine 13 Nevada 6 North Dakota 8 V Wisconsin 2 24 Wyoming Wyo Wyo- ming 6 Minnesota 22 New Mexico 6 G Ohio 52 and Utah 6 Only four of the foregoing states are among tho the Republican primary Continued on ra Two Column U PRIMARy PRIM ARY FIGHT t SEEN BORAH AIM Continued from Pate One Oat group After New ew Hampshire Re p. p publican primaries take i hi this order according to Republic n campaign headquarters headquarter March North Dakota Apri New York Illinois V vanIa vanla and Massachusetts Massachusetts- ItaM M Maryland ryland California South bak Dako May Ita Ohio West Wet Virginia Oregon Oretan New Jersey and BC Borah generally Is a a candidate of ot midwestern amm moun tain and far western states Su ogy of ot his eastern a and d supporters Is to prevent antI BorS antl-BorS leaders In the populous eastern Industrial states and I in th t controllable southern from sending instructed delegate to the Cleveland convention Senator Gerald P. P Nye Nyc R R. 2 D. D Df returning today from a visit t tl the Orient said he found a tr ire tre B Borah rah for tor president ment in western United States an fl he was eady ready to campaign active for far the tho veteran Idaho Republic ai should he ho win the tho nomination on n June Borah now Js is canvassing the p pr ri mary situation especially in Ohl where he Is U being urged to put up fight tight