The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-11-10
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 rather than on someone else's defects I think I may say that have done c great deal of difficult and responsible public work. On that public work ant on that record am content to stand"
 Mir. Lodge from the outset of his pub lie career was an enthusiastic repubii can and an intense partisan. He was honored often by his party. An ambi ton to be chairman of the senate for eign relations committee, on which ht served for many years, was realized when the republicans regained control oi the senate in 1919. He also was chos en majority leader, having served the republican minority previously as flooi leader. fe
 Rocsevelt's Friend
 Twice Senator Lodge was temporary and permanent chairman of republican national conventions at Philadelphia in 1900 and at Chicago in 1920. Former President Roosevelt, a lifelong friend urged Mir. Lodges nomination for the republican presidential candidacy in 1916 when Mir. Roosevelt declined the Progressive party's nomination. AS chairman of the 1920 republican con- vention, Senator Lodge was prominent in conferences which led to President Harding's nomination.
 In addition to conflicts with partisan opponents, Senator Lodge had several inter-party contests. He was severely criticised by independently inclined members of his own party in 1884 when, on his return from the republican national convention at which he had joined with other members of the Massa. chusetts delegation in strenuously op- posing the nomination of James G Blaine for president, he announced that he would give his support to Blaine in his campaign for election.
 Gains Fame
 As a member of the committee on resolutions at the republican national convention in 1896, he wrote the words which committed the party, to | international bimetallism. Immediate ly after this convention, Senator Will liam E. Chandler of New Hampshire announced that he would give $1OO tc whoever could prove that he was the author of this plank. It was not unti ! 1902 that the proof was disclosed, wheI Senator Foraker, who had been chair man of the resolutions committee, found | the original draft of the platform witt | the underlined amendment to the bime tallism plank consisting of the word: which we pledge ourselves to pro mote," written on a telegraphic blanl ill Mr. Lodges handwriting. Senator Chandler thereupon arranged dinner at which he presented MT. Lodge witt silver cigar box valued at $10O.
 MT. Lodges seat in the senate was not seriously threatened until the cam paign of 1910, when rival candidates presented themselves for the republican nomination and waged a bitter contest against him. In that campaign he wal charged with having built up power full machine to control party affairs 1T Massachusetts. He secured the nomina ton, however, and was reelected by { margin of six votes in the Massachusett: legislature. He was reelected in 191t for term expiring in 1923.
 Strong Opposition
 Seeking reelection in 1922 he wa! faced with determined opposition with in and without his party. In the pri mary campaign Joseph Walker, for mer speaker of the Massachusetts house Eof representatives and former progres sive, was a candidate for the republican nomination for senator. MT. Walker attacked Senator Lodge as being reac tionary and as not properly representing his party, but when the primary vote. were counted it was found that the sen ator was an easy winner.
 Soon after leaving college MT. Lodge formed a close friendship with Theo