South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-05-02
NEW ENGLAND NOW
LOOKSDEM0CRATIC
Boston Has Turned Its Full
Attention to Things
Political.
BY JOHN CARSON.

politics. 1t d. rather strange 20 hud
Everyone talking politics in Boston
because in the past. politics was TAX
en- as a matter OF course. The re-
publican majority was so great. there
was no reason for political discus
sion, IN fact there seemed TO be lit
tie reason for voting But now. il is
,ontended that Massachusetts and in
Tact most Of the New England states
are moving into the doubtful class
ami this surely should ne encourag-
ing 10 the democrats OF the middle
west
Probably the fact that a new
United States senator, David T. Walsh
"a democrat. IS 10 represent the state
is one cause for the new topic OF
discussion Probably it is that the
heroic fight being made by the pres
ident az the peace conference has
called 20 his support some of the
leading educators and "a great many
81 the progressive business men.
PJssibly il is that New Eugitro is
Icing populated with new faces and
new families
In Washington. there has been
constant discussion of the defeat last
November OF Sen. Weeks Weeks
was regarded as a dominating figure
ln the senate. His name had been
offered to the republicans i'm nation
al conventions as candidate for the
presidency His election seemed as
sured and all Washington gasped
when the final reports showed Walsh
elected. But apparently. they did
not gasp i'm Massa chusetts for I'm Bos-
ton ] was assured there had never
been any doubt but that Weeks
would be defeated
Predict Lodges Defeat
Now the Old political writer's ON
the newspapers insist Sen. Lodge
will be defeated i'm his next cam
paign. Lodge they assert. like
Weeks. never has been popular with
the voters He just managed 90
Cvade defeat i'm his last contest and
since that time he has lost strength.
Tor a time during the early days of
the war when ne supported the
president I was assured he had
gained friends and votes but his
tactics in the flibuster at the close
of the last session of congress and
l;is prominent part i'm the now ia
nous and from the republican view
point. deeply regretted. anti-league
of nations round robin. has caused
linn 20 lose all the friends he made
and more.
The thought impressed upon me
is business men with less experience
than the old ultra conservatives and
lv the old newspaper writer's, is
that now that the people have "A
chance 10 pass upon the merits OF
their candidates for the senate. men
al the Weeks and Lodge type will
lot get support Neither OF these
men have paid any attention 10 their
constituency nor 90 their state The
preat gains made by New York and
the constant falling 10y the wayside
uf Boston is attributed i'm part 90 the
failure Of these men TO interest
themselves i'm Improvement of the
state Lodge is regarded with more
favor than Weeks.
Republicans insisted that Weeks
was defeated because of split I'M
tie Republican ranks which they as
seft viii he healed before the Lodge
contest. They are blaming the de-
feat ON the Mccall faction of which
Samuel Mccall. former governor. is
TIE leader. Then in their discussions
they tell OF just why Weeks was de-
feated although they intend 20 hide
toe real story
Power of Friends.
Weeks was lifted into office
through the power OF his friends