The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-10-21
Former President to Take Stump
in Behalf of Interests of Old
Friend Henry Cabot
Lodge
TARIFF IS PRINCIPLE ISSUE
Teddy Will Also Speak in Behalf Of
Robert r.. Bass, Republican Can
didate for Governor of New
Hampshire Tomorrow. 2

Boston, oct. 21.-Former President
Roosevelt arrived in Boston today to
deliver a campaign speech In behalf
of his friend Senator Henry Cabot
Lodge whose term in the United
States senate will come to an end
next March and who is a candidate
for reelection. Colonel Roosevelt it
is understood, is going to tell the
Massachusetts voters how Senator
Lodge stood by him in the trying
times when he was striving TO secure
progressive legislation from a reluct-
ant senate and how they could not
hope to have an abler representative
i'm the upper branch of the national
legislature.
The fact that IL has deemed ad-
visable to have the former President
speak in his behalf is taken as an in
dication that Senator Lodge for the
first time In seventeen years feels that
his hold on his senate seat is not past
the breaking The fact that the Sena-
tor abandoned his annual vacation trip
busy with his campaign since the
middle of July is regarded as further
evidence that he realizes the gravity
of the situation.
Democrats May Get Power.
Massachusetts has always been
proud of Senator Lodge, whose career
L. many respects has BEEN distin-
guished and worthy OK the best tradi-
tions of the State. But the Republican
leaders admit that If the senatorship
were to be decided at this time by a
direct vote of the people Mr.. Lodge
would likely be defeated No one be-
lieves that Representative Butler
Ames, who is the only announced can
didate for the Lodge toga, has much
of a chance TO break into the senate.
There is believed to be a chance, how
ever, that Mr.. Ames may have follow
ing enough in the legislature to pre-
vent the caucus selection of Mr. Lodge.
The greatest danger. however, to the
Senator lies in the chance which ad-
mittedly exists that the Democrats
may control the next legislature on
joint ballot.
Tariff Is Main Issue.
While the Republicans of Massachu-
setts have controlled the legislature
for many years by safe margin, there
are many districts in the State each
of which the party majority at the
last election for members of the legis-
lature was less than 800 votes. The
Democrats hope for supremacy is
based on expected changes in these
districts where the Republicans have
control by exery narroy margins. An
overturn i'm one-half of the districts
where the Republican major
ity always has been small will give
the legislature to the Democrats and
with IL the power to name a senator
TO succeed Mr.. Lodge.
! The tariff is in part the cause of
Republican troubles in Massachusetts,
as IL is in other states. 1t is TO be
assumed that Massachusetts, is a pro-
tectivc tariff state and that the disaf-
lection is directed against the method
rather than the principles Many Re-
publicans are restive and there is
feeling I'm places that there have been
few signs of progress to prove that
| the makers of the national platform
were sincere I'm their promises.
| The Republican leaders hope that
the speech of Colonel Roosevelt will
hold the insurgent Republicans in line
and also assist In reclaiming the indie
pendent and mugwump vote and draw
| ing II back into the Republican fold
by an appeal to partisan spirit.
To Speak In NJ. n.
Portsmouth, n. H.. Oct 2i.-Colonel
Theodore Roosevelt is expected in
New Hampshire tomorrow TO speak in
behalf Of Robert r. Bass the Republi-
can candidate for governor. Mr.. Bass
was nominated by the progressive wing
of the Republican party and Colonel
Roosevelt is keenly interested i'm his
success
The candidates for state offices are
hopeful that the visit of the former
President will have the effect Of heal
ing the breach in the Republican ranks
and thereby insure the success of the
party at the polls next month. The
split between the progressive and
standpat elements of the Republican
party is probably more pronounced in
New Hampshire than in any other
section of New England. II began four
years ago. when. after n heated cam
paign. Winston Churchill, the novelist.
and leader of the progressive fac
tion. was defeated for the guberna-
torial nomination by Charles NJ. Floyd.