Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-10-24
Seven Candidates for Gov
ernor Making Appeals to
Massachusetts Voters.
ALL PHASES OF POLITICS
EXPLOITED ON THE STUMP
Gov. Foss Running as Independent
Candidate-Gardner Ignores the
Machine-Progressives Active.
By N. o. MESSENGER.

seven candidates for governor In the
field, Massachusetts is in the throes of
just about the iveliest political cam
paign in its history. The seven candf-
dates have about fifty-seven different
varieties of issues. and the plain citizen
can satisfy the most financial taste in
making his selection. IF you don't see
what you want, ask for it,. seems to
be the motto Of the candidates. and they
will hand out any kind of dope re-
qlested.
There are so many different kinds of
insurgency and pronounced brands of
independence among the candidates that
the old-fashioned party man becomes
bewiidered, and knows hardly where to
turn for solid ground. Personal abuse
lends spice to the campaign. and candi-
dates are talking right out in meeting
In a most scandalous way.
Ttere are some picturesque candidates
In the lot-that is to say, picturesque
from political viewpoint. One-.ime re-
pubicans are wearing democratic toss
erstwhile democrats are appareled n
strange po itical garments of their own
weaving, and the Dull moose Is every
where.
Foss Among the Picturesque.
The present governor of the state. Eu-
gene ". Foss. is one of the picturesque
figures of the campaign. Elected by the
democrats he has cut loose from them
entirely and is running an independent.
In his room at the state house he discussed
his campaign with The Star correspondent.
You remember that Gov. Foss was one
time a republican He fell out with the
standpatters. however and went over TO
the democrats Now he has fallen out
with the democrats, doesn't like the Dull
mooses, can't stand the socialists nor the
prohib.tionists, but still, liking the gov
ernor's job. is asking for reelection on
his own account-just because 1T is Foss.
Gov. Foss is making his campaign on
two main issues--proposed regulation OF
the railroad situation in the state and
a fight against certain forms of labor Or
ganization. He proposes breaking up tne
monopoly of the New Haven road in this
state, If possible, and threatens labor with
dire consequences IL there Is an attempt
to tie MP the line by strikes while his eff
fort Is in the making.
Gardner Ignores the Machine.
1sepresentative August Gardner as an
orner picturesque candidate. He is run
ming on the regular republican ticket. but
with the utmost independence. and with
out the backing of his party machine. He
is almost as much of a free lance as is
der the party insignia. But it stops there.
and II is a very broad question whether
the party will follow HIM. He is that In
dependent that he scorns the aid of the
powerful machine of his father-in-laW.
Senator Lodge. He is afraid somebody
might think he is a standpatter, and ne
abhors the standpatter with holy horror.
Mr. Gardner's platform is regulation of
immigration, prohibition of child labor.
and upIift generally.
Just at the moment he is in lively
scrap with former Senator Albert j. Bev-
rridge. who came to town last night and
addressed roUsinS meeting of bull moos-
ers. Mr. BeveridSe had charged that Mr..
Gardner had opposed national Dill To
prohibit child labor. Mr.. Gardner sent
him a teiegram yesterday warming him
not 10 repeat that charge, but the In
dianIan did repeat il last night, and is
now waiting for the next move from Mr..
Gardner.
Beveridge Delights Bull Moosers.
Mr.. Beveridge then went on to express
his opinion of Mr.. Gardner and Mr.. Foss.
much to the delight of the 1900 bull
noosers in the hall. OF Mr.. Gardner he
said: HE is man who could not get
along with the standpatters. whose bills
and measures I've supported, and who
could not get along with the insurgents
next morning; the man who could not
get along with his own party here in
Massachusetts, nor even with the politi-
cal club which he asked to manage his
campaign; who. indeed. cannot get along
even with himself. and surely could not
get along with anything or anybody if
he were governor
OF Gov. Foss Mr. Beveridge had this
TO say: Mr. Foss is not in the running
and never was and ought never to have
tried to get into the running. a man
who cannot stay in one political party
longer than a few months at time, but
who jumps about from one party to an
other until no party will have him, and
who then thinks that he is bigger than
any party or all parties does not show
that steadiness of public purpose which
IS so needful in a chief magistrate"
Bird the Angel of His Party.
That brings us to the bull moose can
didate. Charles Sumner Bird and you
don't want to overlook this gentleman
Jf the bull moose party Is showing signs
of weakening elsewhere. it is still very
much alive in Massachusetts, from all
appearances. Ia the first place, the bull
moosers have plenty of money. Mr.
Bird Is their angel and there are
others with money and the Willingness
u part with IL for the sake of the
cause Inc QUIZ moose platform is the
same with which every one is familiar r
They are having rousing meetings. and
Will undoubtedly poll a very heavy vote
III is said here that many oid-tim., re.
publicans. dissatisfied with MIR Card
ncrs breaking away from his party
machine, are going into the bull moose
camp, Oh the ground that they might az
well play the limit of Independence Mr
Bird is charged by Mr. Gardner witt
capitalizing Philanthropy Mr. Bird
claims to be a great uplifter of the
laboring man. and MIR. Gardner charges
that It's all bosh; that Mr. Bird doesn't
love the laboring man at all
So you see what hodge podge of ..in
dependence" and political freakishness 4
Is. Everybody seems TO be st aiming a,
being Independent" and just a little hi
better than his neighbor. In this situa
tion II is refreshing 20 find one straigh
party candidate, In the person OF David
| Walsh. democrat and present lieutcnan
| governor. He is the regular democrats,
candidate for governor, and is ruunii,.
on the platform of the party us en,nci
ated at Baltimore and being worked ou
| by President Wilson. Mr. Walsh is onl,
thirty-seyen years of age. a popular a,l
competent man. He has u splendid ma