Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-11-07
IN MASSACHUSETTS
The Fight Promises to be Ciose-Re'
pubIicans Hold Final Rally.

Boston. Nov. 6-Rain did not lessen
the enthusiasm, today, of the closing
hours OF the Massachusetts state can
vase. "A whirlwind" tour of Cape Cod
by the Democratic candidates was the
feature of the campaign. A visit to
over 25 towns as the special train char
tered by the Democrats circled the
cape WAS the occasion of as many
speeches from Charles w. Bartlett and
Henry NJ. Whitney. the nominees for
Governor and Lieutenant Governor.
The first rally was held in the Town
hall at PrOvincetown and from there
the train started for Truro. later pass
ing through and stopping at Wellfleet,
Orleans, Hyannis, Barnstable. Sand
wich and other places. Prominent state
Democrats accompanied the nominees
and assisted in the speaking.
At Faneuil Hall at noon. today, the
Republicans plan to hold their last
big rally in Boston. Lieutenant Gov
ernor Curtis Guild. Jr.. Eben 5. Draper.
candidates for Governor and Lieuten-
ant Governor, and Senator Henry
Cabot Lodge were to be present and
say the final Republican word to the
voters. This party had arranged also
to hold rallies in cities and towns out
side of Boston, tonight.
The day finds both Republicans and
Democrats claiming the election, to-
morrow. The Democrats have taken
up Gov. Douglas opinion ana predict
the success of Democracy as "a tri-
umph of those who are opposed to the
further sacrifice of the industrial well
fare of Massachusetts" The Repub-
licans base their claims upon the
partyS reviSiOnary stand upon the
tariff question and incidentally upon
the personal popularity of Candidate
Guild.
There was a big audience ut the
Faneuil Hall rally. In his speech Mr.
Guild said: II favor the removal of all
duties on hides. Both parties for this
contest stand for tariff revision.
have been u protectionist all my life,
but I do not understand by protection
the retention of duties now needless.
There dre such duties now. | have ad-
vocatcd their removal before this cam
! paign was ever thought of, and we pro-
pose TO press for them at this very
next session of Congress. You have to
decide, not whether you wish the tariff
revised and reciprocity secured where
possible. but whether You will endorse
| in this election the very men who. when
entrusted before with tariff revision.
brought upon this country a tariff
which wrecked one American industry
| after another"
| senator Lodge, who followed Mr..
| Guild, was given a demonstrations He
| C.i1 t11f ha l.
Democratic opponents for increasing
| the number of his friends. There would
! be no campaign. he said. if the Demo-
cratic leaders corrected all their mis-
| statements. The fight he was making
| is one of the Republican party, not a
personal one. Every one of the candi-
dates is tit for the position. as there is
| nothing in their past to explain. He
said:
There is but one real issue. and that
| is that the people We're never more
| strongly moved to resist demands of
| improper legislation. Gov. Russell met
this issue 10 years ago and denounced
| 1t. our state was the first t. take
position against these methods. and we
! do not want to reverse conditions now"
| 'hSie vas Soliie btttiuS mere on the
| state election. Betting on Guild and
| f'artlett was about 10 to 8 on Guild,
with not much Bartlett money in sight.
Betting on Draper and Whitney was
| about even
Reports from the train tour of the
Cape indicated that the Democratic
party worked in earnest during the
| morning hours. The train made /.
stops up to the time it reached Hyan-
MS, where rally was held in the Town
halt. Charles S. Hamlin introduced all
the speakers from the train. Congress
man John s. sullivan. Frank X. Fos-
Ter, a well-known labor leader. and
Col. William A. Castor were among
the speakers.