New-York tribune., 1922-03-04
Wnsonians to
Fight to Keep
Lod &c at Home
Ghost of League Will Be
Brought Out in Effort
to Defeat Senator in His
Race for Skill, Term
Chance of Success Slim
''Would Rather Beat Him
Than All the Rest Is
Word From Washington
Sncc.cl Dl2pntcn To ra. zrihnr.

BOSTON March Another chan
ter VIII b. contributed to the story Of
the League of Nations controversy By
the election in Massachu, otts this
year. Henry Cabot Lodge will seek 2
sixth term III the United States Sen
ate Vengeance upon Lodge tor ti1e de-
feat OF President Wilson's cndcavor 10
procure unqusliicd ratification Of the
League Covciant has been vowed bv
the closest iriends OF the former Pres;
dent, presumably with his approval.
and no effort will be spared to punish
the Senator At the polls.
I'VE would lNther beat Lodge than
ell tho ct Of the Republican candi-
Gates TO- the Senate uul together." is
tho word BROUGHT 10 Massachnse.ts
!rom one Of Wilson's riyht hand mcA in
ashjNcton.
The Democratic National Committee.
if The plans Of the Wilsonnns prevail.
VIII concentrate upon the campaign il
Massachusetts. pouring n money and
speakers in support of the Democratic
opponent OF Lodge. Thus the country
vi witness another, perhaps tAe isst.
battle between those two scholars in
politics whose diamctrically differing
heritogc and convictions fated them 20
conflict
Early in the first Wilson Adminis-
traticn the Presidents dislike for
Lodge was manifested. The President
snubhed the Senator. striking is name
from the White House social invita-
tic.l liSt ana refusing 90 appear ou the
same platform With nim 1t q church
centenary Then CAM thc LEAGUE cf
Nations struggle.
Walker Leads Opposition
The League Of Nations issue IS to
be revived in the primary fight on
Lodge. The opposition 10 the Senator
in his own party is led by Joseph
Walker, former Speaker Of the Massa-
thusctts House of Representatives
who was the Progressive party's car
aidate for Governor in 1918. Walker
mas appealed 10 former Governor ,lohn
l. Bates 10 become a candidate for
the nomination against Lodge, hut
Bates, though he would command
strong support by the churches. the
prohibitioniss sNd ghe pro-leaeuers.
appears ro'nclaat TO get into the con
test.
Walker says that + 40 other can
olGate comes oui he viii oppose Icdpe
TOY tne domination, assaiiing the Sen
e or as foe Of The League of Nations.
ss ""et," as Z defender of Senator.
Nevberry, ard as thc head of poliii-
cal machine operated by the lobbyists
Of the big business interests Of Mas
sechusetts. That Lodge cannot be
elected if ne should be nominated. is
thc warning Walker is uttering 20 Re
publlcans in every talk he makes.
The ino,cations are however. that
the oppos ltion 10 Lodge is not vide
spread a!d that he viii be renomi-
mated b. large majority. Walker sp-
pears 10 be the only leader OF the ol'-
position WHO thinks Lodge can be de
featod IL the primary, and he calls it
on. lighting ch8nce.
Lodge hss not only z we'll oiled DC
H'@cal machine. but an enormous per
sonal following whose tradition for
more than a generation has been 10
keep MIN in Office. One after another
the factions that were relied upon to
oppose him il the primary have come
into line.
Whipple Groomeo for Fight
The only candidate Tor the Demo
cratic nomination SO far announced Is
former Mayor Fitzgerald ,"Honev
tit2') OF Boston. whom Lodge defeated
SIX years ago by a plurality Of 33 900
NO sooner. however, had Fitzgerald dis
closed his ambition thar Mayor Curley,