The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-11-06
But There is An Uncertainty
About the Figures
IN BAY STATE ELECTION
Most Probable Forecast Is That Guild,
Rep. VIII Be Elected Governor, and
Whitney, Dem, viii Be the
Lieutenant Governor.

Boston, Nov. g. The Massachusetts,
state campaign, with tariff revision as
the chief issue, was practically brought
to close Saturday night after one Of
the most remarkable manifestations of
interest on the part of the voters in the
history of the state. The canvass in this
state was given peculiar Importance at
the outset from the fact that the repub-
lican state convention, the first in the
country to take such action, adopted
"a plank favoring changes in the tariff
schedule. On this platform Lieut.Go
Curtis Guild was nominated for governor
and Eben $. Draper of Hopedale, pro-
minent manufacturer, was named for
lieutenant governor. The democrats,
however, went further than their OPP
ponents and demanded the adjustment
of the tariff on hides, lumber wood pulp
and other commodities, at the same
time lending their support to IA pro-
nounced reciprocal trade movement with
Canada. The democrats conceived that
their cause would be considerably
strengthened BY the nomination on their
ticket Of such prominent business man
as Henry NJ Whitney Of Brookline II
was Mr.. Whitney they nominated for
lieutenant governor, selecting for the
first place Cen Charles W. Bartlett OF
Boston, member OF the staff Of Gov.
William L. Douglas
At this point Of view il looks as ii
Guild and Whitney were to be the win
ners At eacI headquarters there is
the expected statement that both Of the
candidates at the top OF the ticket will
win, but there are reasons why these
statements cannot be taken at their face
value Chairman Talbot Of the republic
can state committee SAYS that Guild and
Draper will be elected by satisfactory
majorities. Another of the prominent
officers of the committee says that Guild
may 90 as high as $4,000. They admit
that Draper viii be cut III the metropoli-
tan district, bnt they rely upon the rural
districts TO pull him through The de.
mocrats are not giving out figures, but
they have no doubt that Whitney will
win, and Bartlett's election they claim,
but even marrow squeak would doubt
less satisfy them
Although the tariff question has been
the paramount issue Of the canvass. IL
has held scarcely less important place
than the personalities which have en-.
tered into the contest. United States
Senator Henry Cabot Lodge has received
4 storm OF criticism from the democratic
orators, while Candidate Whitney has
been freely criticised BY the republican
speakers because Of his alleged question
able practices i securing the passage OF
the elevated railway bill for the West
End street railway in the Legislature. III
this connection George Fred Williams,
a leading democrat, bolted Mr. Whitney 5
candidacy. MIR. Whitney Saturday sent
a letter to Candidate Draper, IN which
lie denied enphatically that he had,
directly or indirectly, bribed any member
81 the Legislature on any matter what.
soeyer. still another personal issue was
that growing from the public statement
of Osborne Howes, chairman of the re-
solutions committee of the democratic
committee and prominent editorial
writer, that the late Secretary OF State
John Hay had shown him documentary
evidence Of treaclery and double dealing
On the part Of Senator Lodge with re-
ference % the Hay-Bond treaty. Senator
Lodge later emphatically denied the truth
of this in the press and on the platform.
] he treaty concerned the rights OF this
Gloucester fishermen.