Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-12-31

enter political life He sesms 70 mean a. n.
is scarcely ever seen where the political dale
makers are wont 20 oongregAte. aud lie spoke
only once. and then the day before sioenen.
during the last campaign. He seen at
Springfield last Friday. IN the equity court,
and said his cases would keep him In that ps-t
OF the state during January.
Gov. Long has kept in touch with politios
that philosophical and gifted man ought 10
do. He is a willing worker the stump. b.-
cause he feels that the party certainly has no
less claim upon him now than before % lad hon
ored him. Gov. Long was early interviewed Hs
20 his intentions regarding the senatcrslip and
while he admitted that the honor Was ono which
any man might prize, he said he was net can
didate.
Mr.. Long has since assured Mr.. Lodge Ter
sonallv that he is not In the race. and that
while his name nav be used by newsp~pers and
politicians from time 90 time t vail never he
with his consent This personal assurance %
Gov. Long means much. In the fret place he
is a man Of honor and his word no as good ..
his bond In the second place he has de-
nounced in the seyeres, terms both a public
and private. Gov. Robinson weakness. in al
lowing himself 10 become a candidate for Cnit.d
States Senator in lss7 after assurances that ne
would not do IL
IF you are going 20 run for Senator, cover
nor, said Long TO Robinson in the spring %
1855, Il will not go into the race. but n yuu
are not. ! will"
II can't go in" replied Robinson. II am q
poor man and must return b. nv prosossion
and make some money. Will not be . candi-
date"
This l. the accepted version Of their aer..-
ment and Bo5inson's practical IL rclue lant. re-
pudiaticn Of az was the first nloE his popuh isv
received. Gov. Long not the man 20 -ay lac
Ism n candidate IL be intended o. be one An
his friends. including the senator from the
district whore he lives, arc strong supporters
of Mr.. Lodge
EN-CongTessmsn Greenhalge is another name
mentioned against Mr. Lodge. but he promptly
put the boon &C. rest. lie raid he odd Mr..
Lodge year ago thai he believed the senatorial
honor belonged 70 hum, aud while he could not
keep people from talking about himself in con
nect;on with the ho wished IL distiI city un-
derstooi that he wss for Lodge. aud would u.s
h'sinrrence 70 have the Lowell Representatives
vote Tor him.
LODGE AND cEAro THE ooSrrsr.Srs
This really narroNs the contest on the 70
publican side to Lodge and Grape. on the face
OF the present returns.
Mr.. Crpo's strength lies almost wholly In
the old ''cspe" district. which he once repre-
sen.od in Congress. and in parts Of Bristol
county. Outside Of the circle where his genial
and eentlemanly personality has impressed a.
sell he Is regarded deficient in 'ig.t there
qualities. He has come to be known az the
perennial gubernatorial candidate who h..
never been nominated. The state 10 looking
for younger blood this year.
Senator William VI. Butler OF New Bedford
has charge OF the Crapo boom" and taxes psi Ne
to assure every one that there is To lie a big
hight for the sena;orship. lie dcesn ssem atle
TO tell however, where the opposition 20 Mr.
Lodge Is coming from or what its present
dimensions are.
do the supporters Of Mr.. Grape intend 10
go into the republican caucusg" was ssked Of
Senator Butler.
lis there TO be a senatorial cAucusg p" fnuo-
Gently replied the Grape captain.
When reminded OF the action OF the state
convention he added with twinkle In his eye:
well, / m no; familiar with the action % uhe
convention. hut may look up the record and
see just Whist vas done"
Letters asking the support Of the western
part OF the state have been sent out BY Mr..
Grapes friends. addressed to W. Murray Crane,
tho Massachusetts member of the republican
national committee. Mr.. Hyde of Springfield,
Congressman-elec; Gillette and others, but have
met with scant encouragement
CONGRESSMAN IoDoE's srArxoIH.
Congressman Lodges strength lie in shs great
counties OF Essex. Midd!eser and suffolk. He
has every one Of the twenty-five meub.rs from
his own congressional district, with the sinsle
exception of .Representative BARRETT lie b also
especially strong among the farmers In the
western part OF the state 1hey admire lis
fighting qualities and the way he viviscct the
mugwumps the stump.
The voice Of the Bershire hills 10 echoed in
the following crisp extract from the Greenfield.
Mass, G0zetie and Courier: IF the mug
wumps. the democrats and those reJublicsns
attached % other mems ambitions In Ma.sachu-
sets could have their united way Henry Cabot
Lodge would not be elected 90 the Unitsd States
Senate. No single event could give greater
satisfaction 10 the anti-republican element the
country over than Mr.. Lodges defeat
Mr. Lodges election D.. however, practically
assured. and the only word TO the legislator
should be 20 inspect thoroughly the sources u
opposition before weakening IN their support 81
the man Massachusetts needs in tho Senate 10
the coming years.
ANALrZISa THE LEGISLATURE
There are 80 members in both branches Of
the next Legislature, Of whom la5 are republi-
cans IL all vote In both branches I4I viii be
necessary to choice. Mr.. Lodges friends
claim that he has l60 votes, leaving CApo bat
IS. and that no loss than $50 members have
given personal assurance that they are FOR the
Nahant statesman. At leas. 20 members are
bound by caucus instructions 90 vote for Mr..
Lodge.
The Grape men give Lodge 10 Of the re-
publican representatives. and claim So votes for
themselves or = lighting chance 10 win them
In any case Mr.. Lodge would have a majority
IN a republican caucus and would be tho party
nominee n the instructions Of the state
vention be earned out. The fact that Nr.
Crapo's friends affect hope when by their own
figures they are defeated II they enter . caucus
shows that they propose 90 fight shy of one.
In view Of this fact il becomes interesting 10
know what the democrats propose TO do with
their IS votes. As a rule they are folowing
the example of that prince Of politicsl strsfe-
gists, "Brer Rabbit" They are layin' low and
sayin' nuthin. Mr.. Josiah Quincy has Furnished
the proyerbial exception in the case. Al the
recent dinner OF the Massachusetts, Reform Club
he referred TO Mr.. Lodges candidacy and said
that he had once thought the democrats ought
TO ice every effort TO defeat Mr.. Lodge. because
his constant devotion to political strife and his
fighting qualities make him q dangerous ant@g-
onist; but since the republicans were now 90 De
in the minority in the Senate Mr.. Lodge could
do little harm there. and his candidacy would
be less dangerous. while IL might be more
agreeable TO democrats. concluded Mr.. Quincy
In a vein Of sarcasm, ''from q purely seufi-
mental point OF view 20 be represented in tlss
Senate by some other than Mr.. Lodge,
il seems TO me that they may VII
waive sentiment in this case in favor ~ poliii-
cal policy. VIVA. the democratic party wants
Il a continuance OF the present republican
] depreca;e the idea that the dcr,-
ocratic party has any political interest TO serve
by defeating Mr.. Lodge.
The democTats have generally taken this
cue to permit the republicans 10 fight he SEN
atorEhip out among themselves. This plessS
Mr. Lodge much better than nv Crr,po. who