The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-04-23
LODGE IS FACING
TOUGHEST BATTLE
Massachusetts, Campaign
To be Most Interesting
, Of Fall Operations"
IN SENATE 80 YEARS
pudiation of Wilson and
league of Nations Listed
Among Political Feats

some pretty senatorial battles waged
Sprlng the forthcoming fall cam
palgn, but none OF them will hold
move national interest than that to
bs>declded in Massachusetts in No.
yember.
For 80 years Henry Cabot Lodge
at IN the United States senate
watching men come and go. lie
has seen lot of them come in like
lions and go out lamblike since that
chill fourth day of March back in
g3 when he came to the senate for
the first time and Grover Cleveland
moved into the White House for his
second term.
Senator Lodge has always smiled
sort Of superior little smile at the
political difficulties of his colleagues.
lie has never had many himself, at
least any serious enough TO really
menace the retention of his mem
bershp in the most exclusive gem
tlemen's club in the world"
Year after year for the last three
decades the capital has seen Henry
Cabot Lodge return to Washington,
a little grayer, a little more wizened,
n q Wtle more amused at the whims
othe celebrates south and west OF
Cape Cod
Party Split In 1912.
Only once in that span OF 80 years
has Massachusetts strayed from the
straight republican pathway I'm ma
tional election. That was ten years
ago, in the big split OF 1912, but
fortunately for Senator Lodge he
was not up that year and so escaped
ha a nt ..N lat 4.
colleagues.
Four years later. when he was up
again, the split had been healed, and
Massachusetts, once more took her
place in the republican column.
Senator Lodge Is the oldest man
In the senate in point OF service. No
nan Is there now who was there
when he came in '93. Gradually he
has risen until today he is the rec
oenized republican leader of the
senate He is 72 years old.
This year the democrats, are out to
get" him. More democratic ammu-
ntion is 10 be poured into Massa
thusetts this fall than In any other
locality in the country. The demo-
uais-all factions of 'em, north,
south, east and west--would like 10
take his scalp for exhibition pur-
poses and to settle a few grudges,
new and ancient.
Democrats Haven't Forgotten.
The democrats have not forgotten
that II was Lodge who led the SEN
ave TO the spectacular Reputation OF
woodrow Wilson andsthe league OF
nations There were others, sol e
perhaps more bitter and hostile AT
me time, hut IT is Lodge who will GO
down In history as the man who
more than any other, planned the
strategy OF the thing and was the
tactical general during the long
fight.
TO the DEMOCRATS Lodge is the
epHome Of all that they feel they
must fight against. He fathered a
elI once many years ago, aimed al
having southern elections conducted
uhoer federal supervision in order tc
nsure the negroes n fair deal. The
"utherners have never forgotten 1t,
stu mentioned in the senate
nVm time to time. And his name
anathema to all those democrat:
.no are OF Wilsonian persuasion. Sc
"sy want" him. all factions of 'em
I. "hether or not they will get hin
matter of doubt. but Il is a ques
uon which is agitating most of III,
political discussion in Washington
Wese languid spring days.
Chance for Democrats.
Inc democrats feel they have
sood chance. They point to the gen
.ral unrest In the Industrial worl,
Uecause OF poor business, unemploy
m'' nen'' restricted credit and time,
nat are semihard.
iney point also to the Irish vot,
" massachusetts,, always a copsid
ILapie factor In other years tn,
\ o mmh vote was against Wilson he
Vase OF some OF his policies befor,
s country entered the war. 1t be
he soidly In opposition two year
~ because of the league. Now tn,
'sn vote Is reported. rightly o
,.ohgly, to be against the admins
w"oh ana, consequently, agains
~, Lodge, because of his share II
"aS,nihg the four-power treaty.
,.p, with labor and the Irish vot
Imna'hst The Sage of Nahant," as h
Ws 10 be called. the democrats be
i've mat by pouring grea, mum
csi r oi national speakers into Massa
S.usetts this fall they can retir
n,aaIor Lodge and even up n lot o
% scores, At any rate, they ar
lug 70 try hard. James NJ. Co
,s,ae ue or the democrats who IL in
"unE to sneak his mind concern
henry Cabot Lodge in Massa
Gus others. '''''''
Is conceded in Washington tina
,,na'or Lodge will have little diff
NY IN being renominated by IN
STATE machine. The primary |
a., iong way ,off--Septemher t2-
as,,o date No real opposition ha
Foped within his own barty.
~ Bates May Run.
kthero Is talk of former Governo
srh =. Bates running. as. also, ia
,an n walker, but they have not ad
,Ned much further than the specu
NJ stage ms yet.
"ho the democrats will put u
d., .,Tohlematical. hut at this earl
,wes me contest apparently lies be
Ush sherman L. Whipple and Wi
conn a. CASTOR. Whipple is nc
vesa v",ed one OF the shrewdest law
I'm the United States. CASTOR
rhIed bank president.
apa, senator Lodge, despite HI
y beu tolerance. is not unaware {
hs,aaot that he has n fight on HI
'ar, this year Is indicated by III
,nat he hurried straiptway I