New Britain herald., 1922-08-17
Campaign Issue for This State and Others on East ern Seaboard.

New York, August l7-(By Asso-
 ciated Pressl, The Republican con
 test in Massachusetts 10 Wrest from
 Henry Cabot Lodge q renomination
 for the United States senate, shares
 with the rivalry within the Demo-
 cratic party of New York State in the
 choice Of a candidate for Governor
 the chief interest in Congressional
 and state campaigns in Eastern
 States
 Advocacy Of both stricter and mod
 fled prohibition enforcement the
 tariff soldiers compensation, labor
 legislation and various state govern
 mental reforms, are among the issues
 Four candidates aspire to the Demo,
 cratic nomination for United States
 Senator from Massachusetts The renomination Of Governor Channing H. Cox by Massachusetts Republicans is opposed by Attorney General J.
 Weston Allen. The Democratic nom- ination Is sought by four candidates
 Both gubernatoria candidates in Pennsylvania, Clifford Pinchot, Re publican and John 4. Mcsparran, Democrat, have declared for rigid prohibition enforcement New Jer- sey has a September primary contest among Republicans for the United States Senate nomination, and the Democrats over their candidate for Governor Prohibition and public utilities are issues The textile situ- alton and prohibition are expected to figure in the Rhode Island camgaign and the tariff will be Connectcut's chief debating subject between Re rUblicans and Democrats
 Summary of Issues:
 Massachusetts: Joseph Walker, former speaker Of the Massachusetts House is seeking the togs Of Senator Henry Cabot Lodge. or the ground that his leadership is not progressive cnought to represent the party. Mir Walker champions American mem bership in the League of Nations Russell A. Wood of Cambridge, and Washington Cook of Sharon. also may enter the lists. William 4 Gaston, banker; Sherman L. Whipple attorney; John Jackson Walsh, a
 
 Dallas Lore Sharp of Boston Uni versity are campaigning for the democratic nomination for senator.
 The renomination of Governor Channing H Cox for a second term | Is opposed on the republican side by ] Attorney General J. Weston Allen, whose successful prosecution of two district attorneys on charges of mal- feasance brought him prominently in the public eye
 New York Candidates.
 New York candidates for governor and United States senator will not be known until the party conventions September 2s-29, the republican meet ing in Albany and the democrats in Syracuse. Candidates for local offices for the legislature and the house of representatives will be chosen at the primaries September 19. Governor Nathan L. Miller, republican. seems |. assured of renonlination, if he will accept Little organized opposition has developed to the renomination of :, United States Senator William NJ Cal der Admirers of William Randolph Hearst are waging an energetic cam paign to give the newspaper publish {, CT the democratic gubernatorial nom- 1nation. While the strength of the Hearst boom has not been determined . violent objection has been registered to it by many upstate democratic leaders who are urging the candidacy of former governor Alfred F. Smith. Such prominent democrats as former assistant secretary of the navy, Franklin D. Roosevelt are understood to believe that Hearst's hostility to President Wilson would initiate against him as a candidate and that . his nomination would disrupt the party. The republican platform Is to endorse the administra- , lion of Governor Miller and to rec continuance of his poli- cies of economy in state administra- , ,ion. consolidation of departmental activities and state supervision over 1ydro-eectric development The dem ocrats will ask for the return to 'the . iirect primary system for nomination of all candidates. for modification of he prohibition enforcement statutes, .epeal of the motion picture censor . ship and for the establishment of a :, minimum wage commission.
 Pennsylvania Clifford Pinchot, republican, and Tohn A McSparran democratic, can- , lidates for governor in Pennsylvania . avor enforcement of the prohibition r aw f
 Efforts may be made in the coming gam paign to elect legislators who ' favor a more drastic enforcement law l The republicans have not yet adopted E ! party platform, but Mir. Pinchot is ( committed to an economical admin stration with an efficient budget sys- .em. MT, McSparran is pledged to a C business administration and to lives l