The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-03-23
FOSs, Dem, Wins Fight for
Congress
IN REPUBLICAN DISTRICT
Unprecedented Vote Cast for the Demo
crat 10 Massachusetts Bye-election
Yesterday, in Which Tariff
Was an Issue.

Brockton. Mass. March % Tho old
colony section, one Of the Republican
stron.holds Of Massachusetts yesterday
placed Eugene y. Foss OF Boston. Dem
oerat ia the congressional seat Of the
ate William G. Lowering, Republican, Of
Taunton. Mr. Foss accomplished what
q regarded A. almost political miracle
turning a Republican plurality Of lt.s25
into a Democratic victory o. $3.50.
The vote yesterday wass
Eugene n. Foss Of Boston tDemoeratl
li0sO.
William R buchanan Of Broekton Ire
publicaul, o940
II WINS the most overwhelming defeat
the Republicans have met with in Mas
sachusetts since Governor Bates was
oyerthrown BY William L. Douglas SIS
Years ago.
The result is considered Of more than
statewide Importance. Tor Mr.. Foss has
stumptsd the entire fourteenth district
on national questions
Where the two cities and every one 81
the a towns ii the district gave Repub
llcan majorities only four months aga
at the state election. a scaut dozen re-
manned loyal to the Republicans yester-
day.
II was the first contest to be decided
BY the voters since the Payne. Aldrieh
tariff bin became operative and had a
peculiar interest On that account. Mr..
Foss. who has figured IN several cam.
paiens FIRST as a Republican and latterly
as Democrat, with moderate proiee.
ZIONIST leaning, is web known ia the
northeastern states and IN Canada a.
champion Of Canadian reciprocity. an is
she which led him e. leave the Repuhli-
can party LAST year and become the Dem
ocraiie candidate for ieutenant governor.
Tie failed By only 5000 votes 10 CARR
the state 40 that time
Another subject wldeh was discussed
in the congressional campaign was the
HiAA Nh-t % AsHAAFs hf NfFNNNttHAEE
campaigners charged the Payue-Aldfieh
tariff bin and the failure Of the Repub
lican party to regulate The trusts with
being mainly responsible for the high
cost of living This attack was met by
senator Henry Cabot Lodge who deliv
cred an address st Broekton last Satur
day night. il which be declared that IN
ereases had occurred principally ID srfi-
eles upon which the duty had been low
cred when the tariff was revised last
year Mr.. Foss ii replying 70 Senator
Lodge presented 9 list of comparative
food prices in Montreal ST. John, N. B..
and Boston, which BE used as On area
ment against Tie allegation that the cost
Of provisions il due to q worldwide up
ward price movement
The 18th district has been the most
consistently Republican district in Mas
a Democrat to Congress Congressman
Lowering carried the district in 1905 By
The plurality Of 1890
The remarkable shift Of votes
on Tuesday is very difficult to
analyze. The Republican leaders
admit that their party IA me district
was divided partly due to the failure
Of Judge Robert O. harris Of Bridgewa-
ter to win the nomination N the prina-
ries. Judge Harris took no part in the
campaign, bat many Of his friends have
worked TO defeat Mr. Buchanan. Mr..
Buchanan had to meet the attack that
he was not a strong party man, his oppo.
nent pointing To the fact that he was
formerly the secretary of Governor VIII
liam III Douglas, 4 Democrat The Brock |
ton man was further handicapped bv 4 /
theory that Mr. Foss was as good
Republican as himself And It is true
that Mr. Foss prominence in the Repnb- I
lican party previous to last year brought /
many supporters 70 his standard
CongrcssBiaD-elset Fosa is a prominent +
manufactures banker and capitalist Of
Boston He had been twice defeated for
Congress III the llth district. He Il 1
brother of Congressman Floss 81 Illinois. f
MI Buchanan is the publisher Of ehe /
Brockton Times The Foss brothars are
natives Of Vermont being residents Of +
st Adams at one time
MI. Foss ID a statement last night De +
clared the result Of the election shows
"a demand by the people that the Re
publican party fnlai It's pledge for al
honest reduction of the tariff. It Il 4
demand for the immediate repeal 81 sec.
ton 81 tho Payne Aldrioh tariff act,
which substitutes retaliation for reel
pfocity and threatens commercial war
fare with our best customers" he con.
tinued
NJ, Buchanan, the defeated candidate,
said
If the result win serve to convince