The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-11-03
HARD TEST FOR pR0GREsSWEs
Pprty Receiving No Assistance
From Roosevelt This Year
MANY ELECTIONS TOMORROW

Boston, Mass Nov. 81 large
question mark symbolizes tho politi-
cal situation in Massachusetts at the
close OF tbc annual state camUaigi
today, ana the answer OF the voter.
to the inquiry who will De governor
which is to be decided at the election
tomorrow, is awaited with an Interest
surDassing that felt i'm the Bay STATE
IN long time.
Seven candidates ury cputcsliug ~
lhc govCrnorship. Governor Eugene
n, Foss, now hnlshins his third term
is seeking reelection % an indcpend =
cnt candidate. The Republican n"ni-
nee is Congressman Augustus =. card
ner, well remembered as one ut tn,
leaders Of the insurgent movement
against Spnkcr Cannon. Tho Demo
cratic standard bearer is David !!
Walsh, the present lieutcauu- COVER
nor. Charles :. Bird "a millionaire
manufactures of Walp3lc. who neads
the Pros tessiVc ticket, complete. The
list Of those in the ruuniug. The Pro
hibitiOn, Socialist and Socialist Labor
parties have named candidates, but
they are not expected 90 figure com
spicuously in the results.
The six parties have candidate tur
an state offices. but tQe Democratic
and Republican are the only uues that
have candidates ia all The Senate aud
Representative districts In some OF
the Representative. districts the Pro-
gressiycs have indorsed tn Dcny-
cratic candidate.
Much Depend on Foss.
The Independent candidacy of Gov
ernor Foss. who filed hi5 HUlnmaIiol
papers only an boar before the legal
time limit expired complicated the
situation 10 such IN cNtnnt as TO ren-
der all forecasts of the election results
little better than gueSsNyOrE.
with the Republican a1rty split
Walsh. the Democrat candidate, was
generally picked as gu easy wiun,r
before Foss got into the race. 3ul IL
is difficult for disinlercstui observers
10 escape the conclusion that a man
who has been three times elected gov
crnor by the Democrat, party and
who runs as an indepcudent bc cause
Ec had . lllliuS ,ut with the purity
machine among other reasons, VIII
not draw large numbe' If Democrat
ic votes away from the regular nomi-
nee OF that party Ia is considered
likely, moreu> er, that tno many bust.
ness men irrespective Of party VIII
vote for ross because Of his challenge
by word aud deed to ORGANIZED labor.
The possibility If i'oss putting into
the Democratic vote las given courage
90 Gardnsr and Bird, the Republican
and Progressive candidates, respec-
lively.
The campaign has been conducted
almost wholly OF state ISSUES. At the
same time the election is OF national
interest, chiefly because OF the future
of the Republican ana Progressive
parties must be tremendously affect
cd by the results.
Tes. of 9roqressivcs.
" It'll former President Roosevelt tGr
away from the country the AFFINITY of
the Progressive party to stand alone
is put TO its severcst test. \ good
showing at the polls viii augur well
for the future of the new party. On
the other hand, a marked falling off
i'm the Progressive vote will le inttr-
prctcd far and wide as evidence of the
temporary character of the tnird I.arty
pnd will have an important bearing on
the situation involving the congress-
ional campaign OF noXt year, not TO
speak Of the presidential contest in
1916. With a fuli realization OF the
Importance OF the campaign in this
respect both the republicans and the
Progressiros have brought their lead
ers of national prominence into the
contest
IL tho democrats win under the cir
cumstanccs IL will not be q ma;te- of
tremendous import, for the Democrats
have been electing their gubernatcrial
ticket with considerable regularity for
some years past, rock-ribbed as the
old Bay State has been supposed TO
be In its Republicansm.
In view of the fact that Mr.. Walsh
is not committed 10 an Endorsement
OF President Wilson, his victory could
not therefore. be regarded as vote
of confidence for the administration.
and II he Is defeated the administra-
ton leaders would Immediately put
out the statement that the defeat of
Walsh was in no sense rebuke for the
president, because national issues were
not involved, but rather that IL was
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