The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-10-31
MASSACHUSETTS


National and state campaigns en-
tered upon the last full week before
the election of Nov. D, with represen-
tatives of all six parties actively en-
gagged in arousing the interest of the
voters of Massachusetts. National is
sues have not engaged the attention of
speakers in this state to a great eX-
tent up to this time, but the state
campaign has been vigorously waged
during the past week.
Three of the six gubernatoral can
didates, Gov. Foss, who aspires for a
third term as Democrat; Joseph
Walker of Brookine, the Republican
nominee, and Charles S. Bird of Wal
pole, leader of the Progressives, have
toured the state, making in some in
stances, as many as 20 speeches day.
The activities of the other candidates,
Frank \. Rand of Haverhill, Prohibi-
tionist Roland H. Sawyer of Ware,
Socialist, and Patrick Mulligan of
Boston, Socialist-Labor, have not been
as extensive, but much work has been
quietly done in their interests.
Until the latter part of the week
when Gov Emmett O'Neal of Alabama
came into the state in the interests of
the Democratic Presidential nominee,
Gov Woodrow Wilson, national issues
had been presented to the voters
manly by congressional candidates.
Gov. Hiram Johnson of California,
Progressive candidate for Vice Presi-
dent, spoken in several Massachusetts
cities filling dates originally arranged
for Col. Roosevelt.
Chin X Chue of Boston, the first
Chinaman ever nominated on poll
teal ticket in Massachusetts, has in
jected some interest into the campaign
for state representative from the
Chinatown district. Chin is the Re-
publican nominee and is running on
a platform faYoring downward reVis-
ion of the tariff He believes, also
that a great injustice is being done
the Chinese by the exclusion of
Chinese women from this country
The Progressives have candidates
in many of the state senatorial and
representative districts, with the re-
suit that numerous interesting three
cornered fights are being waged.
RuODF JSIIND
The quietest political campaign in
Rhode Island in many years has en-
tered its final week. Despite the fact
that this is a Presidential year and
that the Progressiyes have complete
state and congressional ticket in the
field, the campaign thus far has been
rather inactive. Col Roosevelt spoke
in this city some weeks ago. The Ia
riff Publicity League, an association
of textile manufacturers Of the state,
organized last year, has begun a cam
paign among the mill workers in the
interest of the protective tariff.
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
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of the most active political campaigns
of recent years. Nightly rallies in the
interests of Taft, Roosevelt and Will
son are being held in different sec
tions of the state, and the candidates
for governor are almost as active
Judge Jesse NJ. Barton of Newport
chairman of the Republican state
committee, claims shifting of senti-
ment toward President Taft during
the past week and looks for the Re-
publicans to carry the state on elect
ion day by 10000. Democratic lead
ers are equally confident of success
and the Progressiyes declare they will
be first when the votes are counted.
Franklin Worcester of Hollis, the
Republican candidate for governor is
making few speeches but his oppon-
ents, Samuel D. Felker of Rochester,
Democrat, and Winston Churchill of
Cornish, Progressive, are on the