Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-10-25
Foss Likely to Be Surprise
When Votes for Governor
Have Been Counted.
POLITICIANS PICK WALSH
BECAUSE OF HIS MACHINE
Democratic Candidate Only One
With Real Party Organization
Behind Him.
BY N. o. MESSENGER.


ful elements of uncertainty entering into
this campaign make the outcome very
doubtful and the proceedings quite inter
esting. At first blush the old politician.
ne of the up-tilted cigar and low-tilted
hat. would say:
why, there's nothing TO it. there's
Your man Walsh, democratic candidate
for governor. running on the straight
democratic ticket with his machine be-
hind him. and opposed by three fellows
who have nothing but their own CUFF to
commend them"
But wait minute it is not quite that
way. Quite true. there is "Gussie" Gard
ner, running as a halfway republican
upon your republican ticket; there is Mr.
Bird. running as bull mooser, and there
is Mr.. Foss. running on ticket which is
altogether Foss and nothing else.
Foss May Be Surprise.
Mr.. Foss may surprise them yet by the
line republicans. find that there is like
lihood that Mr.. Foss will commend him
self very largely to the regular republic
can vote. This may sound strange. in
view of the fact that Mr. Foss has a po-
seph's coat of many colors. He has
been republican. progressive and demo-
crat. but 1t must be born In mind that
In all Of these changes he has preserved a
few principles
1t falls out that today Mr.. Foss Is the
only one of the candidates who stands
for the principle of protective tariff.
While Mr.. Gardner runs on the republic
an ticket. supposedly representing pro-
lection. Mr. Gardner is known to be per-
sonally opposed to the accepted republic
an doctrine of high protective tariff.
Mr.. Foss opposes certain forms of
domination by labor unions. In these
particulars he appeals to the old con-
servative republican element in the state.
When one stops to consider. it is seen
that this faction has no other exponent
among the candidates.
Gardner His Own Party. j.,
Mr.. Gardner has gayly kicked the stats
Of the old republican organization and
declared himself progressive. He dis
dams to accept the support of the old
silk stocking republican machine. rep
resented BY his highly respected father
in-law. Senator Lodge. And right there
tor Lodges friends are quite pleased
that 1t has fallen out this way. The SEN
ator Is not involved in any way In the
campaign and is letting "Gussie" have
his own sweet way.
So it would seem that the old-hne re-
publicans are in predicament. They
don't want to encourage bull moose can
didates because every one feels that the
bull moose party Is responsible for the
evil days that have fallen upon the re-
publican party. 1t is well recognized
that il Mr.. Bird should be elected gov
ernor of the state of Massachusetts, the
bull moose movement in the country at
large would receive valuable. not to say
violent, impetus.
Your old line repubiicon. therefore, is
confronted with the alternative of voting
for the butler mooser, or for Gardner.
who is not a republican, according to
their construction. or for Mr.. FoSS, VINO,
while not a republican in name, stands
for certain republican policies.
Mr. Foss is quite well aware OF this
edge which he has upon the situation
and is playing il for all it is worth. His
plan appeals to, the employing class, to
the big manufacturers, to the men who
sit around the clubs and attend bank
directors meetings, drawing down their
little fees therefore. and stalking them at
bridge in the club in the afternoon.
Whether IL will appeal to the rank and
Tile of the great working, sweating
masses is another thing
Workingmen Not Talking.
In one of these clubs today one OF
these employers. shipping off the band
of his twenty -tiye-cent cigar. remarked
TO The Star correspondent: Il don't quite
get a line on my town. The working
man won't talk politics. People who go
round to see them report that they shut
up like CLAIMS when an effort is made to
get them to say something about how
the campaign is going
So Mr.. Foss may get the support of the
heads of these big institutions. who are
with him on the question of tariff and la
bor, but how many of the boys in the
mills will he rally to his banner? And
YOU must remember that these silent.
Grimy-faced, unmanicured men will cast
the bulk of the ballots.
Somewhere in the Scriptures it is said
that he who lives by the sword will die
by the sword. Mr.. Gardner has lived as
an insurgent. If he fails for election this
time. II will be because he has been con-
sistently an insurgent: not content with
being an insurgent in his party, he is now
living the part of an insurgent against
the party which gave him the nomination.
In the meantime, the democrats. falling
into step with the policy of their party In
national affairs. the same being harmon!-
Gus action all along the line. are playing
their hand consistently. They have q
definite program. a good candidate, some
money, splendid management. and are
out to get all there is in the game
Your old practical politician, taking his
feet off the desk, fitting back his hat and
blowing "A ring of tobacco smoke. would
probably say: Guess Ill put my money
on the old machine