New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-10-14
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STRONGLY REPUBLICAN

Washington, Oct. l0.-The Democra-
tic party and its national organization
courted and received another smash
ing defeat on national issues when the
Republicans carried the Massachusetts
Sixth congressional district at spe-
cial election, September 9th, just one
week after the tremendous Republican
vistory in the special election held in
New Mexico for United States sena-
/ tor.
/ The Republican candidate for con-
gress in the Massachusetts election, A.
Piatt Andrew, former Assistant Sec
retary OF the Treasury, received 22,545
votes, while his Democratic opponent
received only 6,792 The victory of
the Republican candidate. by a ratio
of nearly three to one over the Demo
cratic candidate, marked the close OF
short but very bitter campaign.
Campaign on National Issues
In this district, which is the home
OF a great many large industrial in
terests and the location OF several ci-
ties, the Democratic party and its ma
tonal organization decided to force
the issue along national lines. A
corps of speakers, headed by United
States Senator Wlash, Democrat, of
Massachusetts,, campaigned the district
vigorously and appealed to the voters
to rebuke what they termed the Re-
publican party's failure to redeem its
campaign pledges. The Democrats an
nounced that they did not expect to
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can by a large majority, but they did
confidently expect to make big gains in
the district and, by the reduction of
the normal Republican majority. i'm
press the country with the fact that
the Republican administration was los
ing ground.
The election of the Republican can
didate by three to one was as great
an astonishment and severe blow to
ton as was the election OF Senator
Bursum, a week earlier in New. Mex
leo by the largest majority ever given
a New Mexican candidate. Although
the total vote in the Massachusetts,
district was considerably less than pol
led in the presidential election OF 1920,
the proportion OF the total vote pol
led by the Republican candidate was
about the same as the ration Harding
beat Cox in the district, which clearly
indicates the sentiment in this Mas
sachusetts district is as strongly in
favor of the Republican party now
as it was in the presidential cleo
ton.
Democrats Appeal to Prejudices
After the New Mexico election the
Democratic organization tried to ex-
plain it upon the ground there has
been so much legislation by this Re-
publican Congress in behalf of agric-
ultural interests that the test in New
Mexico was hardly representative of
the sentiment in the rest Of the coun-
try, inasmuch as practically the only
interests in New Mexico are agricul-
tural interests. In the Massachusetts,
fight the Democratic speakers attempt
ed to make a great deal of the issue
of industrial unemployment, for which
they blamed the Republican admins
tration, and other issues were raised
which they thought would appeal eth
er to the class interests or class pre-
judiceS OF certain voters.
In this district are located a great
number of large industries II is the
center OF the shoe and leather indus
try in the United States. In addition
it has many textile mills and manuf-
? acturing plants Of general character.
Gloucester. located in the district, is
the center of a large fishing indus
try.
The result in this district clearly
hows that the Eastern cities and in
dustrial sections of the country are
nj more responsive to Democratic
appeal than are the Western agric-
u'tural states. The results here and
in New Mexico clearly show the coun- /
try is perfectly satisfied with the Re- 1
administration and has con-
fidence in the President and the Con- |
Dress to work out the problems which
.he people at the last election COM
mis- stoned them 10 handle.