Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-10-28
AFRAID 0F APATHY
IN BAY STATE c. 0.P.
McCaII's Success in Massa-
chusetts May Depend Upon
a Full Vote.
BY N. o. MESSENGER.

NEW YORK. October 28.-Reports
which reach New York fl om competent
sources in Massachusetts and Conneo-
ticut tell of interesting political con-
ditions in those states In each COM
monwealth the submerged issue" is
playing its part and the religious que.-
tion is upsetting the calculations CT.
the leaders in both parties
In Massachusetts,. 1t is said, accord
Ing to- the accounts given Tbs Stars
by men entitled t. speak
with knowledge. the election Of Nc
Call. republican candidate for goverror.
depends upon whether the fu1l 'repub-
lican vote turns out The leaders are
desperately. afraid Of apathy.
Fear Seems Evident.
IF we can only get our men to the
polls Mccall will win," Is the state
ment reiterated by all who report.
Underneath their talk Is an eviden.
stratum o. fear that the head Of the re-
publican ticket is in danger. Here is
one statement given me:
The progressive party candidate for
governor is Joseph Walker, son OF
former Representative Joseph Walker,
formerly republican, was speaker of
the Massachusetts house of representa-
tives and two years ago was the re-
publican candidate for governor No
one thinks he will get anything like
the vote which Mr.. Bird. progressive.
got last year. namely. 127.755. The pro-
gressive party of Massachusetts has
adopted the straightout prohibition
plank. This will not get it many votes.
A good estimate of Walkers vote this
year is $4,000. OF the fifty odd thou
sand votes which are thus taken away
from the progressive candidate it Is
safe to assume that nearly all of them,
If they go. to the polls. will vote for
Mccall. The point is. will they go this
Massachusetts,. Gov. Walsh last year
got 1s3.267 votes. He will not poll as
big a vote as that, but he may poll
10000. Ex-Gcv. Foss last year. run
Two-thirds of those men. if they go to
the polls. will vote for Mccall, the
other third for Walsh. Augustus +.
Gardiner, republican. last year got
116,705 votes.
Religion Dragged In.
The religious question was dragged
into the campaign by former Mayor
Fitzgerald. who was reported as having
table Society that Irish Catholics
should control Massachusetts,, as well
as Boston.
Gov. Walsh. democrat and candidate
, for reelection, is himself Catholic,
but has been trying to keep religion
out of the campaign. He called "Fitz"
severely to task, whereupon Fitzgerald
repudiated the speech, but the brand
had been tossed into the hayloft and
now the hull place Is afire."
Connecticut Situation.
the politico-religious influenza prevail
north and west is just beginning to
catch, but has not yet assumed cpl
demic form. The contest between
Senator Brandegee and Gov. Baldwin
for the United States senatorship is de-
| clared to be exceedingly close. Gov.
Baldwin, democrat, Is undoubtedly ex-
ceedingly popular and he Is giving
Senator Brandegee a tight pull.
The republicans are counting upon
the support of the progressives. who
are returning in numbers to the old
party, to cast the deciding vote in
| working the tariff question overtime on
account of SO many thousands who are
working half time or without Jobs al
together.
Republicans Need Money.
The republicans complain bitterly,
however. of lack of money. The very
account of the tariff dry their tears
and become stony-faced when asked for
campaign contributions.
The republicans. however. expect to
carry all the congressional districts
with the possible exception of the Meri-
den district, now represented by Reilly.
who had a plurality OF more than 5000
There is a hard fight there. and the
republicans go no further than hoping,
and are now very strong on hope.
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Asks 81, ,200, 900 to Feed Belgians.
| LONDON. October 2S.-A Central
News dispatch from The Hague says
that the Netherland government has
asked parliament for 100000 guilders