The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-10-21
Ex-president Goes to Mas
sachusetts to Speak in Be-
half of Sen. Lodge.
HIS ASSISTANCE NEEDED
eATURoAY Ex.PREeIDENT RooeE.
WELT WILL GO TO NEW HAMP-
SHIRE WHERE he WILL SPEAK
FOR r. n. SASS.
american New. Service,


Boston. Oct 21-Former President
Roosevelt arrived In Boston today to
deliver . campaign speech in behalf
of his friend Senator Henry Cabot
Lodbc. whose term In the United
States senate will come to an end next
March and who is a candidate for re.
election. Colonel Roosevelt. 1t Is un-
derstood, Ia going to tell the Massa-
chusetts voters how Senator Lodge
stood,by him In the trying times when
he was striving to secure progressive
legislation from q reluctant senate
and how they could not hope to have
an ADLER representative In the upper
branch OF the national legislature.
The fact that 1t has been deemed
advisable to have the former presi-
dent speak In his behalf is taken as
an indication that Senator Lodge for
the first time In seventeen years feels
that his hold on his senate seat Is not
past the breaking. The fact that the
senator abandoned his annual vaca-
ton trip to Europe this summer and
has been busy with his campaign
since the middle OF July Is regarded
NJ further evidence that he realizes
the gravity OF the situation.
Proud Of Senator Lodge.
Massachusetts, has always been
proud Of Senator Lodge. whose career
In many respects has been distin-
guished and worthy Of the best ira
ditions Of the state. But the republi-
can leaders admit that II the senator.
ship were to be decided ut this time
by direct vote Of the people Mr..
Lodge would likely be defeated. No
one believes that Representative But
Ter Ames, who Ia the only announced
candidate for the Lodge toga, has
much OF . chance to break into the
senate. There IL believed to be q
chance. however. that Mr.. Ames may
have following enough in the legisla-
ture to prevent the caucus selection Of
Mr.. Lodge. The greatest danger, how.
ever. to the senator lies In the chance
which admittedly exists that the dem.
ocrats may control the next legisla-
ture on Joint ballot.
While the republicans Of Massachu.
sets have controlled the legislature
for many years by . safe margin.
there are many districts In the state
In each Of which the party majority
at the last election for members of
the legislature was less than 300
votes. The democratic hope for su.
premacy II based on expected changes
In these districts where the republi.
cans have control by very narrow mar.
gins. An overturn In one-half Of the
districts where the republican major.
ity always has been small will give
the Legislature to the democrats and
with II the power to name a senator
to succeed Mr.. Lodge.
The tariff II In part the cause oil
republican troubles In Massachusetts
~ II 10 In other states. II Is to be az
sumed that Massachusetts, Is a protec
tive tariff state and that the disaffec
ton 10 directed against the method
rather than the principles. Many re
publicans are FESTIVE and there Is q
feeling In places that there have beer
few signs OF progress to prove tina,
the makers Of the national platform
were sincere In their promises.
The republican leaders hope tina,
the speech OF Colonel Roosevelt vii
hold the insurgent republicans in linz
and also assist In retaining the indie
pendent and mugwump vote and draw
Ing II back into the republican fold b,
m appeal to partisan spirit.