The Washington times., 1910-11-05
FoSS Grows Stronger Preach
ing Reciprocity, High Prices
and Tariff Revision.
By JOHN SNURE.

BOSTON. Mass, Nov. 5.-One dav in
! the Senate's special tariff session Of the
| Sixty-first Congress Senator Henry
Cabot Lodge OF Massachusetts uttered
( this clever epigram:
The ultimate consumer Is a myth &"
Since that time Senator Lodge has
/ discovered that he spoke in an evil
moment and was in error. The ultimate
consumer is no myth. The rocks and
! hills OF Massachusetts, all the way from
| Cape Cod to the Befkshires. are fun Of
! him. Right here in the town OF Boston
/ he can be found by the thousand. He
is now showing every symptom of vot-
ing for Eugene y. Foss on November
The political signs today point to Re
publican defeat in Massachusetts. Re
markable as IL may seem TO those who
have not been following the situation
closely, Republican leaders are admit
ting privately that If the election were
held today Foss would carry the State.
and Gov. Eben S. Draper. Republican.
Who is seeking reelection. would be
defeated
Republicans Admit It.
1t is fact that one does not have to
go, when in this State, TO Democratic
sources to get forecasts Of victory for
Foss- The Republican leaders are al
ready throwing up their hands and &C
knowledging the Democrats are going
TO get the governOrship. OF course they
are not admitting this in the statements
they are giving out for public cousump-
ton.
II Senator Lodge and the Republican
chlettldnS in this state could have posi-
TO- rs
would elect the legislature and the
Lieutenant governor, and that no serious
losses Of Republican seats in the House
or Representative would occur. they
would offer up burnt offerings by way
of celebration. They look for Foss 20
win, and are now casting about 20 save
all they can out Of the wreck, They are
making desperate efforts to prevent the
legislature from going Democratic, and
thus preventing the reelection of Sena-
tor Lodge, and TO save the Republican
nominee for lieutenant governor. Lieu
tenant Governor rockingham Is seek
ing reelection and the Democrats have
nominated Thomas F. Cassidy against
him.
Lodge May Remain.
The probabilities are that the Legisla-
ture will be Republican. Senator Lodge
is likely to remain in the Senate. The
contest over the office of lieutenant
governor IS close No less than five
Congressional districts are doubtful. As
to five districts being in doubt. this as
sertion is made on high Republican
authority. The Democrats insist more
than that number are in doubt, declare |
they do not despair OF carrying the
Legislature, though admitting the
chances are against them. and profess !
to have hopes Of electing Cassidy for
Lieutenant governor as well as Foss.
II comes from Republican authority, !
and from stanch partisans, that the !
drift is now toward Foss, and that /
nothing but d remarkable shift In the /
last few days Of the campaign can save 4
Governor Draper from defeat This I
shift is not expected 20 come about 1
The Democrats insist that not even large I
expenditures right now at the end Of I
the campaign could prevent the election
OF Foss-
Reports Are Gloomy.
The advices going to the Republican,
Congressional Committee about
conditions in Massachusetts are not
rosy. It comes from an official source
that Chairman Mckinley is getting
gloomy reports on the House OF Repre-
sentatives situation from this State.
And II is asserted on authority Of a re-
liable nature that up TO the time OF the
Roosevelt speech in Massachusetts the
reports to the Congressional Committed