Show LANDON BORAH RAGE RACE TIGHTENS a Br Dr Pre Freu WASHINGTON April 29 SUp 29 Sup Supporters I porters of ot President Roosevelt for tor torI I reelection and of Governor Landon of ot Kansas and nd Senator Borah of Idaho to oppose him In November drew satisfaction today from rom the I Pennsylvania and Massachusetts primaries Ov Overwhelming Colonel H Henry nry Breckinridge his first primary opponent opponent op op- the president accumulated a total in Pennsylvania that spoke pok for tor Itself lf Jt Addit Addition n of ot the delegates from both states brought those listed listed listed list list- ed for him to or all an of ot those thus far selected of the 1100 to be seat seated d at Philadelphia Returns in Pennsylvania from 4 39 of oC precincts gave the president president preal- preal dent and Breckenridge 20 G. G O. O P. P Because neither primary was Wa I binding on the delegates chosen Republican Republican Re- Re publican leaders were hesitant ant to draw final conclusions about the big for Landon Landon Landon Lan Lan- write in in e demonstration don In Massachusetts or the total polled by Borah unopposed in Penn Penn- sylvania Of Republican delegates now eJ ar are ted There will be 1001 in the convention conventi n. n Of or the Instructed Landon has 84 M and Borah 21 a Indorsement Indorsements and Indications of prefer preference no e have been given by Various various va- va rious ious state tate and and- district meetings and b by some individual delegates delegat s. s Claims Including these thee conflict Supporters of Colonel Frank Knox of f Illinois have estimated his strength to date dato at 1 13 3 delegates Almost completo returns In M Massa- Massa sa- sa gave the governor governor of ot Kanas Kansas Kansas Kan- Kan sas as more votes as as the Republican presIdential residential preference than all aU other oth- oth er r r possibilities combined Landon had long be been campaign- campaign l ng g with this in view while whilo friends of f Borah Borab Knox former President Hoover and others were q quiescent Massachusetts laua huJe ts The he majority of ot the preference votes voles oles In Massachusetts Massachusetts' Democratic primary were were cast cost fo for Mr Roosevel Roose velt vel elt but no effort was made t to tabulate tab- tab lato ulato the total immediately Democratic Democratic Demo- Demo cratic leaders th there re contended th the total otal vote yote would not be an exact in indication indication in- in of his strength because they said many voters who Iwho cast ballots allots for Jor Roosevelt pledged 38 pledged del- del gates did not trouble rouble o write in ini his hs i Is name nam e in Sn the space pr provided vided for rence p The 33 Republican delegates will willo go o to the Cleveland convention un un- pledged The rh preferential vote vola in Pennsyl vania Js is not Jot binding orL od delegates to two n national conventions Under an old law Borah would be bett i tt z the e lp The part s said they Lh y exp expect ct a uninstructed aiT ariu instructed fr ct d delegation U n v Landon I Criticised I Other i political activity yesterday Included the Democratic state convention convention cony con con- y in izi Kansas where the states state's 22 2 party patty delegates tes were Instructed to o vote vot for tor President Roosevelt at athe atthe atthe the he national convention in PhIladel- PhIladel phia Mr Roosevelt was hailed by the convention as sincere friend of ot agriculture agriculture agriculture ag ag- ag- ag and the The convention criticised what it called the he shortsighted and unsympathetic pathetic attitude of ot the Kansas state administration in fighting the Insurance in insurance In- In I of ot bank deposits In the capital Democratic leaders leaders lead lead- ers etc made arrangements to have a substitute staff ready to serve at athe atthe atthe the he convention June 23 In the event congress still Ull is in session Many convention officials are arc em em- of congress such as clerks parliamentarIans and at arms Most of the tho higher officials are members of ot congress |