The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-03-23
Old Colony Section, Re
publican Stronghold,
Goes Democratic.
HARD TO A.NALYZE
SHIFT OF VOTES
Result Considered Of National
Importance-Tariff and High
Cost Of Living Discussed
in CampaignDefe efeated
Candidate Warns Lead
ers at Washington.
ers at Washington

Brockton, Mass, March ee.-Thc ma
tional political weather cock turned
Dcmocratward in Massachusetts to-
| day. when the Old Colony section. one
of the Republican strongholds OF the
State. placed Eugene ". Foss. OF Bos-
ton, one of the country,s leading ea-
ponents of reciprocity with Canada. in
the congressional seat of Judge Will
liam c. Lowering. Mr.. Foss accom-
plished what was regarded as almost
a political miracle. turning a Repub-
lican plurality of 1890 into a Demo-
cratic victory OF $40.
The vote to-day was:
| Eugene y. Foss, of Boston Demo
crat), 1880.
William II. Buchanan. OF Brockton
| (Republican), 9.3A0.
1t was the most overwhelming de-
feat that the Republicans have met in
! Massachusetts, since Governor Bates
was overthrown by William L. Doug
las six years ago.
Result of National importance.
4 ne result is ~ HiSL Y
than Statewide Importance, for Mr..
| Foss stunped the Fourteenth District
| on national questions. and the people
backed him up with whoop.
1t was the first contest to be de-
cded by the voters since the Payne
| Aldrich bill became operative, and had
| a peculiar interest on that account.
Mr.. Foss. who has figured in several
| campaigns. first as Republican and
/ aterly as Democrat with moderate
| protcctionist learnings, left the Re-
| publican party. last year on the issue
| of Canadian reciprocity, and became
1.-the Democratic candidate for Lieuten-
ant Governor. He failed by only 5000
| votes to carry the State al that time.
Another subject which was discussed d
/ IN. the campaign was the l,iE n f1ssfi OF
lliving. The Democratic campalgners
4 charged the Payne-Aldrich tariff bill
and the failure Of the Republican party
to properly supervise the trusts. with
/ being mainly responsible for the
high cost of living.
The Fourteenth District has been
/ the most consistently Republican dis
ltrict in Massachusetts. having meter
! before elected a Democrat to Congrets.
Republican Party Divided.
The remarkable shift Of votes to-day
lis difficult to analyze. The Republi-
! can leaders admit that their party in
4 the district was divided. Twenty five
j Thousand ballots were cast to-day.
1 which is about four-ffths of the aver
4 age vote in the three past congress
4 sional elections.
4 Congressman-elec Foss is a promi
nent manufacturer. banker and CAPT
! talist Of Boston. He had been twice
iv,
Il District He is brother of Congress
:. man Foss. OF Illinois.
a Mr.. Buchanan Is the publisher ot
4 1.-The Brockton Times.
Z Mr.. Foss. in a statement tonight
A declared the result of the election
4 showed "a demand by the people tina
i the Republican party fulfil its pledge
: for an honest reduction of the tariff
1T is a demand for the immediate
repeal of Section 2 Of the Payne-Ald
Il rich act which substitutes retaliation
4 for reciprocity. and threatens CONNER
cial warfare with our best customers
4 he continued.
The defeated candidate. Willinm r
Buchanan, said:
S.'If the result will serve toy con
q vince the Republican leaders at Wash
q ington that something must be speedi
4 II accomplished In the way of lower
\ ling tho cost Of living. I shall feel tha
"A my defeat has not been withou
"a value"
q Views In Nvnshin Eton.
S Washington, March 22.-Dcnocrats
I'm congress see in the election to- day
d of Eugene Foss. a Democratic House
E9of Representatives at the next session
q while the Republican members claim
q that Foss's victory, was won simply
Z on local issues, and thatit has no ma
J tional significance.
Jubilation was expressed by the
} former over what they declare is q
! forerunner of similar victories in nu.
|merous other. districts throughout the
country
"When n Dem ocrat can win in sucl
e rock ribbed Republican district as
said Representative Keliher, of thai
State, tonight, ut proves to my mint
that the election was OF much more
! than local significance. Unqueston-
ably the next House will be Demo
cratic. The election in that district
to-day was a thermometer of the feel.
ing Of the people throughout the coun.
! try" y
4 Representative Andrew i. Peters. o
Massachusetts. also believed the Foss
II victory forecasts sweeping Democratic
Z gains in the coming congressiona
!. election. M
"The landslide is most Significant
q he said. "The battle was fought alonE
party lines. and the result is a repu
!, diation OF the Payne-Aldrich tariff
! law. It also is a protest against TIL,
threatening commercial warfare Will
Canada. There is not the slightes
: doubt that to- days victory Is indicativ,
|, Of what may bo expected In othe
{ parts Of the country this fall"
> Mr., Peters declared also that th
& issue OF Cannonism entered into tn
: fight, and that the events Of the pas
!. few days In the House aid Cd MI. Iros
t Etns piling up his big majority.
81 Onthe other hand, Repu loan mem
g tbers from Massachusetts insisted TIL
! y election was one onslooal Issues