Evening star., 1926-11-13
Both Parties Get Satisfaction
From Way Election Turned Out

Three things stand out in reviews
of the election results. The Demo-
Gratis are jubilant over the defeat In
Massachusetts of Senator Butler,
friend of President Coolidge, and the
gain of seven Democratic seats in the
Senate: the Republicans confidently
insist that local issues and personan-
ties controlled and that what hap
pened in the senatorial contests mas
NO national significance, and every
bodv agrees that the triumph OF GOV.
smith in New York strengthens his
chances for the next Democratic
presidential nomination.
Typical Of the Democratic view Is
the Atlanta Journals declaration:
'0There can be no mistaktng that the
Republican party and the Coondge
administration received hard JOLT
at the hands Of the American people.
The election Of David I. Walsh as
United States Senator from Massa-
chusetts. where he defeated Senator
Butler. chairman Of the Republican
national committee, and President
Coolidge's warm personal friend ana
political supporter, holds a significance
that cannot be misinterpreted nor
underestimated."
Even more emphatic Is the Louis
willie Times independent Democratic).
which sees in Buffers defeat the
most inspiring political event since
the beginning Of the wave of gross
nnaterialism. which Harding rode into
the White House." And the Birming-
ham News independent Democratic),
holds that Walsh's victory unQues-
tionably els a body blow to the Re-
publican administration. which the
astute Mr.. Coolidge, or his spokes-
man, will have great difficulty IN ex'
planning"
The Pasadena Star News Gnde-
nendent Republican, also regards the
defeat Of Senator Butler as the out
standing feature Of the election, but
sees a very different Interpretation.
"Personal reasons rather than politi-
cal considerations swayed the voters,
saws the Star News. THUS, the de-
feat of Senator Butler is not fairly
to be interpreted as q reputation OF
the Coolidge administration. Never
theless, II Will cause the Republican
party to begin an early aggressive
national campaign"
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OF the general effect Of the election
the Philadelphia Evening Bulletin
independent Republican, states that,
though of national consequence, par
ticularly in the loss Of Republican
senatorial seats, there is little OF
national significance to be attributed
to the changes that have resulted.
Defeat Of Senator Butler Of Massa-
chusetts," in the opinion Of that paper,
''is the most spectacular. because OF
the intimate relations with President
I4 onnooI FOR
his reelection that came from the
Executive. But the popularity Of his
Democratic opponent and the lack or
popular appeal In Senator Buffers
personality were the determining fac
tors, rather than any question of the
popularity Of the President himself.
The Massachusetts result impresses
the Springfield Union Republican, as
showing that 1.-The Republicans who
voted against Senator Butler declined
to make his candidacy q test OF their
allegiance to the President or to their
party. despite demands for such a
test. What will happen to the Presi-
dent as a result Of the election and
changes in Congress" continues the
Union, 'is Of less moment for the
present than what may happen to his
party. And Democratic behavior is
likely to be helpful to the Republican
party in the next two years. But the
Republican party has a real task of
Kidding itself OF the Dictatorship Of
parasitical organizations. If 1t is to
recover successfully from this mid
year chastisement."
Surveying the senatorial election
from the citizens viewpoint" accord.
Ing to the Chicago Tribune Gndepend-
ant Ran,hlican) "the results are what
might have been expected. Traditional
party cleavages were badly broken up
by issues upon which there is no con.
sistent party division" The Tribune
asserts that Gin Ohio, Indiana and
Illinois the INSCRIPTIONS methods Of
the Anti-Saloon League and the sinis-
ter parallel operations Of intolerance
exploited by the Klan have brought
political affairs down to the lowest
plane"
Discussing New York the Chicago
Daily News independently says: "As
usual. hosts of Republicans and indie