Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-10-27

and it is no time to be betting dollars
to doughnuts on either candidate
The liquor question. religious preju-
dice and race clannishness are IN
volved in the outcome, and now today
the colored vote is being aligned. to
add to the general mixup. Those two
edged political swords. the religious
question and the German American OPP
position to President Wilson, are slash
ing away in both phalanxes. while
plaintive call of the expiring bull
moose, its erstwhile roar dying away
in mournfu1 cadence.
Prohibition Vote May Decide.
1t is believed by competent observers
in both political parties that the fate
of Walsh and Mccall rests in the hands
of the prohibitionists, who are likely
to he backed by certain reform ele-
ments.
The prohibitionists have a candidate
for governor in William Shaw, who
Is a fighter and who has on his war
paint. The greater part Of the vote
cast for him will be drawn from the
and If it totals enough. 70,
eether with the vote to be diverted
Nv the bull moose candidate. to reach
az 600. the local politicians say. the
Zig will be up with Mr.. Mccall and the
democrat elected. If the vote OF Shaw
and the ministerial ana reform eie-
exceed 10000 the election of Mr.. Nc
call is expected, since the bull moosers
are not counted upon to pull away
more than two or three thousand.
The prohibitionists know that tney VIII
he throwing away their votes in voting
for Shaw, but the campaign is in such
state that 1t is now question OF prln-
cinle set even above adherence to re-
publican doctrine and opposition to all
the things which make Gov. Walsh un-
acceptable TO some Massachusetts cnurcn- en-
men. hSts ~
Shaw taunts the Fepatiscans with yield
nr to the progressives, because the pro-
uressives fought them and caused their
defeat, and he says the only way the
can gain headway is to
them.
Shaw Attacks Mccall.
Shaw is out in the open today with
violent attack on Mccall. charging in sub
stance as follows: THAT the republican
leaders have undertaken to secretly un-
dermine Mr.. Shaws religious influence
and array his religious associates against
him.
THAT they have brought pressure to
bear on members Of the Christian En-
deavor organization to induce them to
desert Shaw and vote for Mccall.
That they have carried their pres
sure to the extent of actual intimidation
by suggesting that if Mccall is defeated
to the International Chris
tian Endeavor building would be with
held.
~lo hn n nf MaQSa PhnQQttS
and prevent them from even discussing
prohibition"
The German Am erican vote is expect
ed to go to Mccall as an intended re
buke to President Wilson" The Ger
man-Americans met at Worcester Sun
day, as related in a previous dispatch.
and, while refraining from taking sides
on the gubernatorial campaign, adopt
ed a resolution opposing the re-elec-
ton of President Wilson.
1t is learned today that the meeting
intended to formally indorse Mccall.
but the republicans, who did not banker
for support on any such unpatriotic
grounds, managed to sidetrack that
feature and let the German Americans s
content themselves with opposing the
President.
Plans to Swing Colored Vote.
An endeayor is being made to bring
the colored vote into the democratic
line, the chief mover being w. NJ.
Trotter, the same who made a scene
at the White House some months ago.
when he headed a delegation Of Boston
negroes appearing before the Presi-
dent, and who was sharply called to
order by the President. The organiza-
ton of which Trotter is the head ap-
peals to the negroes to support the
democratic candidate. and one para =
graph of the appeal says: In our pro-
test against segregation at Washing
ton. Gov. Walsh was our friend. and
at the request of a delegation of col
ored citizens sent strong personal
appeal to the President. urging him to
stop that degrading system"
While there is a bull moose candidate
for governor in Nelson 3. Clarke, the
rank and file of the progressives have
returned to the republican fold and will
support Mccall. This action was the
result of the adoption by the republi-
can convention of progressive planks
ever framed by a Massachusetts re-
publican convention. The bull moose
vote is expected to be negligible ex-
cept in so far as 1t may swell the dis
induced by the prohibitionist candidate.
Walsh's Personality a Factor.
waIsh's strength aside from the in
herent democratic vote and the pro-
posed sectarian support to be given
him, which latter yet has it's draw
backs, lies mainly in his personality
He is a most attractive man and fluent
speaker, and the Irish fairly idolize
him.
He has been having tremendous ova-
tions throughout the state. At Taunton
the other night 1000 people sat up un-
til 1 O'Clock in the morning for his
train to arrive and hear him talk One
thing about the Massachusetts demo-
Gratis is that they turn out and give
visible and vociferous support to their
candidate, while many of the republi-
cans stay home for an early bedtime
and read the speech of Mccall in the
morning paper.
Old politicians here do not judge
campaigns by noisiness. 1t isn't safe In
Massachusetts, because that silent, un-
expressed vote of the conservative
sfay-at home has more than once haen n