Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-05-02
COOLIDGE IN ROLE
OF DARK Horse
All G. O. P. Factions in Bay
State Pleased With Results
y of Primary.

BOSTON. May (SpeciaD.-The
primary throughout Massachusetts.
which elected the Lodge-Crane-Gil-
at large and thirty-one district dele
gates, has left no particular resent
ments; neither has it cleared the
situation with respect to presidential
preference as an absolute certainty.
Curious as i. may seam. all factions
are we'll pleased With the result.
Gov. Coolidge feels tina: the delegate
selections could not be much better,
so far as he is concerned. and the
Wood men profess to believe that
be found solidly for their candidate
as the voting progresses in the con-
vention.
Nobody knows. apparently. whether
Senator Lodge will presen; the name
of Gov. Coolidge. but it is assumed
foAr OF the thirty-ffye delegates Will
support that. nomination. The sile
of the governor turing the campaign
is variously Interpreted. Some Of his
best friends believe that he should
Aeye done everything vt.ain reason
10 promulga.e his Candidacy. while
others indorse his coursr and believe.
furthermore. that he VIII stand bet
tef chance in the col.e- tion il his
name is kept from tha. body At first.
Reports are daily Big received by
the governor from the ,esz, and mid
die west that his chances OF receiving
the nomination are more favorable
hourly. There are not few OF his
supporters who belie"e that there
will be no "favorite son" movement
for Coolidge in the convention. but
that he will favor taking his chancs =
AS dark horse and at the eleventh
hour.
Tribute to senator Lodge.
When all is said and done the
Massachusetts primary must be con-
sidered as a powerful tribute to SEN
ator Lodge The vote was one of
the liGhtest ever cast in a presiden-
tial primary. but odge topped it with
15.4aS votes. or $4,000 more than his
nearest competitor. and led the poll
cities of the state: and. what is still
more surprising. he carried the stron"
democratic city of Poston over his
senatorial colleague. David !. Walsh.
The defeat Of former Gov. Samuel
Mccall as delegate at large was one
because he had come out unalterably
for Hoover but because Of his popu-
larity. Mccall was sixth in the race
and came within little more than
600 ballots OF landing the berth.
here is naturally strong dispo-
sition TO attribute McCalrs defeat to
appropriately Of the Hoover cause. but
the politicians regard the Hoover
sentiment in the state as advancing
every day. The pain fact is that
the so-called regulars" did the
voting. And when the regulars
vote and the independe stay at
home the republican slate is victori-
Gus whether il be in national. state
or city affairs.
Osly Six Pledged to " cod.
the election is that despite the siren
uous attempts Of the Wood campaign
committee to pledge candidates for
the general. the election shows bu,
only six men are thus pledged. This
does not mean that the Wood senti-
ment is not perhaps overwhelming in
Massachusetts, today. II means that
D the voters did not care to establish a
precedent in the method OF electins
their representatives. Furthermore
It means to the seasoned politician
that Johnson and Lowden have friend:
:. in the delegation. and that il is not
all plain sailing for Wood in case thai
candidate has the expected difficulties
in the convention.
One Of the Interesting results OF tht
voting was the defeat Of the chair
men Of the republican and democratic
state COMMITTEE in their respective
\ districts. In many states the party
chairman is chosen as one OF thf
delegates at large. but in Massachu
~etts the voters were not willing tt
&oncede them even district place.
FORREST =. HULL.