New-York tribune., 1922-10-16

General and piled up some 10000 votes
in the Republican primary.
The drys claim that Lodge was re-
sponsible for having Wilson removed,
and they alsc blame Governor Cox.
If the vote, for the Republican ticket
runs anything like as strongly as is
now expected there will probably be
little change in the political complex
ion of the Bay State delegation in the
House of Representatives.
The Democrats are counting on gain
ing at least one seat. that in the Law
renee district, now represented by
Robert S. Maloney, labor Republican.
Maloney is not seeking reelection,
Fred Butler making the race on the
Republican ticket, but it seems likely
that Connery, the Democratic nomi-
nee, will win. This would increase the
number of Democrats from Massachu-
setts in the House to three, the others
being Tague, of the 10th. and Ga)lyan.
of the 18th District, both in Boston.
Wet and Dry Tangle in 18th
Joseph Walsh. of the 10th District,
having been appointed to the bench,
an ugly fight has been stirred up
there, it being an almost purely wet
and dry fight, with the Democrats
having the wet side. This is the more
curious. because Walsh, who has been
elected four times, was a wet. Doran.
the Democratic nominee, is making q
hard fight, but despite his having the
apparent advantage of the wet side in
district which has been represented
for years by a wet 1T is generally be-
lieved that Clifford, the Republican
nominee, will win.
The only other district which is re-
garded as at all close is that centering
around Worcester, the 9th, now repre-
sented by Samuel E. Winslow, the
"roller skate king" At first it was
thought that Winslow was in consider
able danger, but there are increasing
evidences that the people Of the dis
trict are pleased at the national prom
inence Winslow has attained through
becoming chairman of the important
Interstate and Foreign Commerce Com
mittee, and by having his name at
tached to the Administration coal bill
however, and Winslow and his friends
are making vigorous campaign.
Massachusetts, is prosperous. There
is some talk among the prograssives
against the tariff bill, but the mills and
factories are all busy, and unemploy-
ment, as in Connecticut, has pretty
much disappeared. There is no wild
enthusiasm shout the Harding Admin
istyation, despite the fact that Massa-
chusetts man, Calvin Coolidge, is Vice
President On the other hand, there
is a general feeling that the Republi-
cans are doing a pretty good job at
Washington and that Governor Cox has
given a good administration and de-
serves another two-year term.
Present indications are that there
will be light vote. Personally SEN
ator Lodge is extremely anxious to
work up all the enthusiasm possible.
not because he is afraid of being de-
feated. but because he wants big ma
iority for the prestige it will give him.
Perhaps he is human enough to want
to f1aunt it in the faces Of his critics.
At any rate he has never worked hard
er in campaign.
The severe cutting he will receive at
the hands of the women because of his
suffrage position and at the hands of
the Prohibitionists will probably not
be Offset by enough Irish votes in Bos-
ton to permit the kind of majority he
hopes for, but so far as can q Judged
now it will be perfectly safe.