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a statement announcing that If elected he
would support the regular organization.
Mr.. Foss. thereupon. beat the tom-toms
on Cannonism. forcing declaration from
Buchanan that if successful he would al
filiate with the insurgents. Buchanan's
switch. Massachusetts Republicans say,
lost him good many votes, but they ad-
nit that he was foredoomed to failure,
anyway
Republicans in Washington concede
that throughout the country Foss' cleo
ton viii have widespread moral effect
Mccall Declines to Talk.
Representative Mccall said last night
that he did not care to be quoted as to
the Foss election. He said he was not
familiar with conditions in the Fourteenth
Massachusetts district, and therefore
thought he ought TO withhold his opinion.
One Of the best analyses Of the situation
In Massachusetts was obtained from 4
newspaper man.
1T would be a great mistake 10 assume
that the Democratic majority in the Four
teenth Compression District OF Massachu-
sets. in which a bi-electiOn was held to-
day, represents a rise in the Democratic
tide, pure and simple" said Robert l..
O'Brien. editor Of the Boston Transcript.
and lifelong resident of that district,
who is passing week in Washington and
IS familiar with the progress Of the cam
paign as it has developed
The Republicans Of the district re-
scented the nomination of William r.
Buchanan. Judge Harris, his chief op-
ponent, openly bolted It. at least to the
extent OF declining TO sit on the platform
or take any other part in the Buchanan
campaign George E. Keith, the shoe
manufacturer. who has long been regard
ed as a Congressional possibility there.
came out for Buchanan 10 the extent only
of writing a telegram to the effect that
as a party man he should deem II his
duty on election day TO vote for Buch-
anan-an Endorsement, which the Bucb-
Rnan people, strangely enough. were
willing 10 make public
Not Candidate Again.
Mr.. Foss caught the situation with rare
skill He announced that. If elected. he
would serve for only the rest OF Mr.. Low
ering's term. but that under no circum-
stances would he be a candidate in No
vember for election 10 the Sixtv-second
Congress. This suggested to all the Re
publicans who We're disgruntied at Buch-
anan's nomination that by electing Foss
for this little remnant of the term they
would have a chance in September to
make new shuttle Of the cards On their
side. picking out a new candidate, where
as if Buchanan had been elected now he
would presumably remain In Congress for
the next twenty years.
THE Republicans thought il worth the
price Of having a Democrat for the rest
of this Congress to get chance to make
a new and more satisfactory nomination
OF their own so soon.
They objected 10 Buchanan because
everybody believed in a Democrat. He
had been the campaign manager of Will
lam l. Douglas. the shoe man, who had
been elected governor on a Democratic
ticket in 1904 Buchanan was Thoroughly
affiliated at that time with Democrats
and Democratic politicians, and the Re-
publicans resented the idea OF his pre-
senting himself TO be their candidate for
Congress, but he carried the Brockton
caucuses. and Taunton. the other city of
the district, had an old understanding
that It would this time support Brockton' s
choice in requital for the aid which
Brockton had given Mr.. Lowering two
years ago.
1.-THE nomination when made found no
favor. No newspaper in Boston sup
ported Buchanan. Il was deemed a good
time for a local housekeeping. This ac-
counts more than anything else for the
extraordinary overturn in the Fourteenth
district
Next fall the Republicans will be
found back at their job again.