New-York tribune., 1910-11-11
LODGES CHANCE UNCERTAIN
Senator's Supporters, However,
Say He Will Surely Win.

Boston. Nov. fo.-PoIitics in Massachusetts
refuse TO subside with Tuesdays election.
principally because both Democrats and
Republicans are peering anxiously into the
future and have already begun TO plan for
next year. Some uncertainty also exists
regarding the chances OF United States Sen
ator Henry Cabot Lodge. who comes oe1ore
the Great and General Court next Feoru-
arv e candidate for fourth term SEN
ator Lodges supporters declared to-day
that despite the narrovest Republican
margin in the Legislature IN many years
another term would be accorded him
The next Senate VIII stand twenty-rve
Republicans and fifteen Democrats, while
the, House will have rs Republicans, Ii
Democrats and one Socialist. This gives the
Republicans margin Of twenty-seven votes
in the fcint convention But nunoer oL
the Republicans elected declared before 'he
contest a strong opposition TO senalOr
Lodge. and canvass made OF the meIllOeiS ,
elected in both branches shows a decioeo
Discrimination on the part OF many OF liie
Republicans to declare themselves in faVor
Of any candidate.
When seen to-day Senator Lodge saln'
There IS absolutely nothing for me 10 say
about anything concerning the situation
VIII YOU be a canOldaJe AOE
to the United States Senate
I have said that I have nothing 70 say
Mavor Fitzgerald. q Democrat IS urging
the Republicans to select either ex-GoV-
erno- John I. Bates or Ex-Governor Curtis
Guild, IT.. as a successor to Senator Loose-
In a statement issued tonight, ex-Gov-
ernor Guild declared that in his BELIEF z
contest over the reelection Of Senator
1rv J.
ton. Mr. Guild referred especially 10 the
Appalachian forestry bill, a permanent
tariff commission and a national child
labor law. in all Of which. he said he was
directly interested Admitting that hs did
not always agree with Senator Lodge on
certain issues, the former Governor said:
There IS Just one thing 70 do, It seems
70 me. Let Us re-eIect Senator Lodge with
out any further discussion. and instead Of
quarrelling with each other unite in push
ing the whole party forward on progressive
principles
Senator ". Murray Crane also gave out
the following statement tonight anent the
reelection Of Senator Lodge:
1T IS IN my opinion in the interests of
the Republican party Of the State Of Massa-
chusetts and of the service of the United
States that Senator Lodge should be re-
elected, and I am sure it is in the interest
Of the Republican party in the state and
the wish Of the Republican majority in the
Legislature"
Joseph Walker. Speaker Of the Massa-
chUsetts House, who last night announced
that he would be a candidate for the Re
publican Governorshtp nomination next
year, to-day called on the members of the
Home Market Club, one Of the largest Or
ganzations Of It's kind and a stout sup
porter Of high protection, 20 support Re
publican i1dorsiug the proposition OF Presi-
dent Taft for scientific revision of the
| tariff schedule by schedule" The annual
meeting of the club will be held in this
city on November Is
Returns from the city and town clerks
Of the vote for Governor and for other
state officers. tabuIated- to-day from all
except SIX cities and thirty-seven towns
show that while Foss. the Democratic can
didate for Governor. ran ahead OF other
party candidates, Governor Draper. the de-
feated Republican nominee. ran behind
others of his party on the state ticket The
vote was as follows
G2yern2T-F,oss q Dsmocrao, s,g a"'s7'; Drsp-
Secretary Of State-Marteu Democrat),
15S527- Oiin tRepubiican), 1Si.46s.
Treasurer-Peach Democrat, 15s, 40;
Auditor-Paire CDemOCrat), 155 242- Turner
/ Republican,, I75,6o2.
Attorney GeneraI-Patigan CDemocraf),
f5,7oS; Swift (RepublIcan), 1I.757.
It is expected that recounts will be held
in the I'd. 18th. 5th and 14th Congress dis
tricts, where the Republican candidates
were elected on the face Of the returns
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