Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-09-13

eubernatorial nomination by an uneX-
pectedly large majority,
Washington, Sept. 13.-The Mass
achusetts primary election today was
hailed both by Republicans and Dem
ocrats here as an augury OF victory
/ in the senatorial campaign IN NoVem7
Der.
Friends of Senator Lodge, who was
easily renominated for his sixth term
took cheer from the early returns
which indicated the defeat of Sher-
man l.. Whipple for the Democratic
nomination by Col. William A. Gas
ton. Whipple, some of Lodges friends
feared. might have ggiven the aged
senatorial leader a stiff fight. They
claimed not to fear CASTOR so much.
Democrats. on the other hand,
pointed to an unusually heavy demo-
cratic vote in the primary as an IN
dication that no matter whether Gas
ton or Whipple proves, in final re-
turns, to have won the senatorial
nomination, Lodge will face an
aroused Democracy in the campaign.
Indications that Senator Townsend,
Mich, was handily renominated also
caused much jubilation in Republican
regular" ranks today.
THAT ought to settle this ridi-
culous Newberry issue which some
people were trying to keep alive
purely for personal or partisan mo-
tives," said a prominent Republican
leader
Townsend's strong support of Sen
ator Newberry, his colleague, IN the
latters fight against charges Of eX-
cessive use of money in his cam
paien in 1918 was the principal is
sue in the Michigan primary.
LODGE WINS EASILY
Boston, Sept 13-Massaehusetts
voters re-nominated Senator Henry
Cabot Lodge in the primaries yester-
day by plurality of at least 12,OOO.
Col. William a. CASTOR, who con-
tested with Sherman l.. Whipple for
the Democratic nomination for the
, Senate, won handily.
Governor Charming H. Cox was re-
nominated over his Republican op-
ponent, Attorney General j. Weston
Allen. by more than , to |.
The unprecedented outpouring OF
Democratic votes in the primary was
pointed to by Lodges enemies as evl-
dence of the thoroughneSs with which
he effort to get" him has been or
ganized. All elements opposed to
Lodge have been combined under the
Democratic banner. They include the
friends of the league Of nations, who
hold Lodge personally responsible not
only for the failure of the senate to
ratify the league covenant, but for
Woodrow Wilson'S illness.
On this score a tremendous and eX-
ceedingly bitter personal hostility to
Lodge has been built up. League sup
porters have been doing everything
possible TO get Wilson to enter the
fight on Lodge with letter or a
statement, but thus far the former
president has kept silent.
Though there is no doubt that Will
son would like to see Lodge beaten,
the former president, close friend
predicted today, may take no part
publicly in the fight because he
doesn't want to put himself in the
position Of trying to satisfy a per
sonal grudEe. Many would accuse
him of that were he 10 assail Lodge,
this friend of Wilson said.
Wilson, however, went after Jim"
Reed and former Senator Vardaman
of Mississippi, and there is no real
/ reason why he should not feel quite
as free to hammer Lodge, league sup
porters declared.
II was predicated that the Mass
achusetts campaign will be the hot
/ test that state has ever seen.
Returns from 857 election precincts
out Of .133 from 264 out Of 355 cities
and towns, gave Lodge 100,18 votes,
while JOS. c. Walker, who contested
the nomination had 29,3l0.
The same precincts in the vote for
( Governor gave Cox 99,046 and Al!-n
/ 34259.
In the democratic senatorial contest
Colonel Gaton's total for 857 precincts
---os 56,911, while WhipQle polled 80
S6S.
John F. Fitzgerald easily won the
demo"ratic nomination for governor
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