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The weary road strewn with headquart'
ers, with campaign literature and with
!, oratory will have to be traversed all
over again in November Then the fight
will be between political parties and not
! between men of the same political faith
| The striking thing about yesterday s
figures is that the Republican vote did
not fall away as expected when COM
pared with the total of that vote in 1911
primaries, for the third term, or Roose-
/ welt men, had no part in the proceedings
! this year, and the hole made by their
absence was expected to afford the
measure of the extent of the Progressive
/ bolt in Massachusetts. In this light the
/ fact that the Republican vote of Boston
! this year was 1888, against l2,l42 last
| year. goes to show comparatively few
! Progressive stayaways there. This was
a good deal the case in the general
showing. The feature of the returns
when all has been said, is the exhibit
that is made of the grand old party"
less rent in twain than was expected,
According to the colonelis differentiation
only bad men put in appearance as Re-
publicans Yesterday consorters with
leaving the shining throng of
those who We're once Republicans to
gather about the oratory OF his running
mate, Gov. johnson of California. But
the picture is too lurid for universal ac-
ceptance, and so the people of Massa-
chusetts will continue to differ in pol
tiles and yet regard each other as good
citizens. At the same time one of the
certainties which attends eating the
vitals out of the Republican party is
that the process conduces to irritation.
The Democratic vote stood up strong.
There is unity and enthusiasm in that
side.
There was a good deal more excite
ment in Boston and the eastern part
over the primaries than was exhibited
in western Massachusetts. The Boston
Herald, for example, noting that Gov.
Foss, Mayor Fitzgerald and District At
torney Pelletier continued their speak
ing until after midnight on Monday, |
says that so was brought to close !
"the greatest campaign for party noini- |
nations ever waged in this state" This |
is claim that might be open to chal-
lenge as historical statement but |
never mind that Ii at least serves to
exhibit the local excitement. To this
extent the voters have been put to as
much pains and wear and tear of nerves
as is involved ina regular election.
Very many citizens have begun to
wonder how long the voters will consent
20 so much politics as are now ordained
by our laws; and are also specializing as
% whether attendance on the primaries
5 to continue even so large as at pres
INT, or whether increasing numbers of
he voters will not become weary of the
vell-doing that is demanded of them.
[ does not yet appear that the results
achieved in the primaries offer any clear
advantage over those that were obtained
lnder the old-time method of procedure.
The cost of the new deal is very large.
10Th to the state and the sspirants, and
{ is still sure that the rich man has an
dvantage perhaps greater than used to
'e the case.-Springfeld, Mass, Repub-
lean.