Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-08
ATTACK Of LABOR
AID TO COOLIDGE
Friends of Vice Presidential
Candidate Report Reaction
Is Beneficial.
sprc;,l Di.patch to The star.

SPECIAL D1Sp8tcn 10 Inc Stat.
BOSTON. August 7.-Voters through
out the state, whether democrats or
republicans. were undoubtedly sur
prised to read during the week that
labor had boldly revived the police
strike for political purposes. 1t had
been generally supposed that the
state election supplied the informa-
ton as to how the people regarded
Gov. Coolidge's position on law and
order and that his nomination for
Vice President at Chicago and en-
phasized that state of public opinion.
But at a meeting of the Boston Cen
trail Labor Union it was voted to
give up projected plans for the usual
parade on Labor day because of the
custom of a review by the governor
of the state and at a meeting of the
state branch of the American Fedora
ton of Labor held at Lynn remarks
were made against the governor as
an enemy" of labor.
These news facts have been tele-
graphed all over the country and
friends of the governor see in the
publicity nothing but favorable ten
denotes for the presidential election:
Mr.. Coolidge has been called one OF
the luckiest politicians who ever
the people and labor's stand during
the week simply plays into MS hands'
il is declared, much like other ele-
ments in the past
Ineffective ON Election Day.
1t is one of the strange things in
state politics that the labor organ
cations as strong as they are IN the
large towns and cities. have oeen I'M
able to consolidate their interests on
election day The state never eiecte9
governor on the labor issue; ano
cratic cities of the country, never
elected a mayor on that basis.
Though the Massachusetts, republi-
can leaders had not given up nope
of having Mr. Harding make a speech
or two here. they felt that the party
chieftains would ignore New Eng
land if il was decided to send Hard
ing out on the stump. Now there is
every expectation that Mr.. Harding
will make one speech IN Ihe STATE
probably at Boston The democrats
expect Cox to tour New england
and the republicans are naturally
anxious to get all possible advertls-
ing from the presence OF their candi-
date.
The congressional campaigns arc
attracting more interest than usual
. from the fact that the republicans
have a chance to redeem al least two
districts. the fourteenth, represented
and the seventh. represented by Rep
resentative Michael F. Phelan OF
Lynn. The former district was laid
out originally as republican, but be-
cause of the progressive split ano
the bitter contests over nominations
il has voted democratic. This yeal
several we'll known republicans en-
tered the fight for nomination. bu
all have withdrawn to leave former
Lieut. Gov. Louis A rockingham &
clear field against Olney. Frothing-
ham will get many democratic vote:
because of Olney's support of the
prohibition movement
Rely on r. s. Maloney.
In the Lynn district the republican:
have put forward Robert S. Maloney
head of the department of publ,
health and charities in Lawrence, {
man closely allied with organized
cannot win with Maloney they can
win with anybody. They rely OIL
the anti-Wilson sentiment. becaus,
the district is Overwhelmingly
democratic at present. Phelan ha:
been always at the beck and call o.
President Wilson and has served foul
terms.
In the sixteenth. district Repre-
sentative Joseph Walsh of New Bed
ford. the republican whip of tn,
House. has fight in the opposition
of Harold Winslow of the same city
Walsh is seasoned campaigner, yer,
. popular and has a large force O.
Representative Gillett, Speaker o
the House. has an opponent in JOIN
Hall of Springfield for the republican
nomination, but there is little posi-
FOREST p. HULL.