Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-03-23
FIRST CONGRESSIONAL
H0N0RS WON BY F0SS
Victory is the First Break in His
tory OF the Fourteenth District
Successful Candidate Regarded as
Accomplishing Political Miracle
High Cost Of Living Plays Part.

BROCKTON, MASS, March 22.-
The national political weather cock
turned Democratward in Massachu-
sets today when the old colony sec
ton, one of the Republican strong
holds OF the state, placed Eugene n.
rcss, of Boston. one of the country's
leading opponents cI reciprocity with
Canada, In the congressional seat OF
William G.. Lowering. Mr.. Foss &C
complished what was regarded as al
most a political miracle, turning Re
publican plurality of 1880 into
Democratic victory of $40.
The vote today was:
Eugene n. F'oss. Of Boston, Demo
crat. 1880.
William II. Buchnan, OF Brockton,
Republican, 9,340.
Worst Defeat in Years.
ID was the nest overwhelming de-
feat that the Republicans have met
In Massachusetts since Governor
Bates was overthrow by William IL.
Douglass. six years ago. The result
Is considered of more than state
wide importance, for Mr.. Foss stump
cd the fourteenth district on national
questions and the people backed him
up with u whoop. :
I II was the first contest TO 5e de-
cided by the voters since the Payne
| Aidrich tariff bill became operative
and had peculiar interest on that
account MIR. Foss, who has figured
in several campaigns, left the Repub
ican party last year on the issue OF
Canadian reciprocity and became the
Dem ocratic candidate for lieutenant
governor. He failed by only 5000
votes to carry the state at that time
High Prices Figure in Fight.
Another subject which was dis
cussed in the campaign was the high
cost of living. The Democratic CAM
paigners charged the Payne-Aldrich
| tariff bill and the failure of the He
publican party to properly supervise
the trusts. with being mainly re-
sponsible for the high cost OF living
| The fourteenth district has been
the most consistently Republican DIS
trict in Massachusetts. having never
before elected a Democrat TO con
gress.
The remarkable shift of votes today
| is difficult to analytic. The RepuDll
can leaders admit that their party IN
the district was divided. Twenty-Five
thousand ballots were cast today,
which is about four-fifths of the aver
sge vote in the three past congress
| sloual elections.
| Congressman Foss Is prominent
manufacturer. banker and capitalist
OF Boston. He had been twice de-
| feated for congress in the eleventh
| district. lie Is a brother Of Congress
man Foss. of Illinois.
| Mr.. Buchanan is the publisher OF
the Brcckton Times.
Demand Of the People.
Mr. Foss, IN a statement tonight. de-
clarcd the result OF the election show
ed:
| "a demand by the people that the
Republican party fulfill its pledge Tor
an honest reduction Of the tariff. II
il a demand for the immediste repeal
OF section two OF the Psyne-Aldrich
act. which substitutes retaliation for
reciprocity and thrcatenes CONNER
cial warfare With our best customers"
The defeated candidate. William X.
Buchanan. said:
III the result vii. serve to convice
the Republican leaders at Washing
ton that something must be speedily
accomplished in the way of lowering
the cost Of living J shall feel that my
defeat has not been without value.