Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-28

Down in this section Of the world every
body seems TO be greatly excited, that
Is, those out OF Massachusetts, by the re-
cent election In the Fourteenth congress
sional district OF Massachusetts,. The
Fourteenth congressional district is south
east Of Boston, is country district except
for the cities Of Brockton and Taunton.
II is district that is rock-rooted in re-
pIblicanism, and yet the republican can
dtdate, Mr.. Buchanan, I'm a district with
1900 majority, has been defeated by 5,766
by Eugene Foss. thought while writing
you today you might be interested in a
Massachusetts view OF the situation from
a Massachusetts republican.
Down at bingham, seventeen miles from
Boston, a little town of 1000 inhabitants,
there lives an old man. SO years old, whose
name is Jimmie Sweet. Jimmie has lived
In bingham for seventy-nine years, but he
was born in Abingdon, an adjoining town,
and moved to bingham when he was Z
years old. In the early spring, when peo-
pie interested in matters that may come
up before the town meeting have come to
Uncle Jimmie to try to secure his support,
Uncle Jimmie has always replied, "Well,
you know that am not a native Of Hing
years 1 think that you ought to go and
talk with the men who were born in Hing
ham, because 1 do not feel like expressing
an opinion"
Now, Mr.. Buchanan, the republican nom
inee, who gained the nomination through
lavish use of money furnished by Doug
lass the shoe manufacturer, who was
elected governor on the democratic ticket
.
came to Massachusetts, into the Four
teenth congressional district about eight
years ago. He is editor of a democratic
newspaper in the city OF Brockton, owned
by Mr.. Douglass, the shoe manufacturer,
although he. Mr.. buchanan, claimed to be
republican. Mr.. Buchanan was an active
agent In defeating John L. Bates by his
support Of Governor Douglass for the
office OF governor. He was rewarded for
this support by Governor Douglass by an
appointment as Governor Douglass prl-
vate secretary. He was further rewarded,
after Governor Douglass declined to run
again, by the presentation of the Brockton
democratic paper by Governor Douglass.
Now, through the Douglass money, Mr..
Buchanan is nominated for congress, de-
feating two judges Of the supreme court
and four or five other aspiring old-time
republicans.
Now, what happened? The democrats
could not get any candidate and Eugene
Foss, who lives In Boston, outside Of the
district, who has been a republican all
his life and is now a republican, a multi
millionaire was induced to accept the
nomination by the democrats. He accepted
this nomination with q proviso that he
would not be q candidate again II elected,
so the revolt of the republicans in this
district is mainly to be attributed to their
anger at having democrat from Texas
nominated by the republican party for
congressman In this district.
There Is not any anti-Taft, anti-Aldrich
or anti-Cannon sentiment in Massachusetts.
There is not any anti-tariff sentiment.
There is, OF course. fringe Of sentiment
in favorlof reciprocity with Canada, mainly
because there are in Massachusetts from
1000 to 10000 voters who came to Massa-
chusetts from Canada. There are great