The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-11-05
Voters Repudiate Cal
Coolidge at Polls
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they supported AL. Smith, in Massa-
chusetts, David l. Walsh, and in Ill
inois, the state labor officials sup
ported the Samuel insult candidate
Frank L. Smith. Elsewhere they sup
ported capitalists candidates who were
not so well known nationally as the
two Smiths and Walsh.
The chief interest In the election
was centered on the contests in New
York, Massachusetts, Illinois and In
diana.
Political Death Sentence.
In the defeat Of William M. Butler,
millionaire mill magnate and chairman
Of the Republican National Committee,
president Coolidge, In all probability
saw his own political death sentence.
Butler was Coolidge's 'angel", the man
who pushed him to the. front, the man
who put over his presidential cam
paign. Coolidge refused to risk his
own fortune by endorsing the re-
publican senatorial candidates but he
went to the bat for Butler. Whatever
chances Butler had before Coolidge
wrote the letter praising him he had
none as soon as the voters of Mass
achusetts got thinking over the mat
ter.
The most important factorin Buffers
defeat is the widespread unemploy-
ment in the textile industry and the
wage cutting policy that has prevailed
there for years back and In which
Butler played prominent part. The
Volstead law also played an important
part, thousands Of wet republicans de-
sorting the dry elephant for the wet
donkey. The Republican Party In the
Bay State was tied up with the anti |
saloon league, which did not prove an
asset to Butler.
In New York AL Smith won, with the |
greatest plurality in his political |
career, carrying Wagner, the Tamma-
ny candidate for senator along with |
aim, defeating Ogden L. Mills, his op- !
ponent and senator Wadsworth |
Hearst conducted a violent but IN
effective campaign against the COVER
nor. sA
h Brennan Defeated.
George e. Brennan, democrat, was !
defeated by Frank L. Smith, republi-
can. Both were supported by Samuel
insult, but Smith got more money from /
the utility magnate than Brennan. In
all probability Smith will not be seated |
and Governor Small will appoint some
body to fill the term.
Returns from Indiana indicate that
the two khan senators, Watson and
Robinson we're elected tho the issue
is yet in doubt. Ware won easily in
Pennsylvania, proving that a large
slush fund is no handicap, as far as
the voters are concerned. Capitalism
has the American masses thoroly cor
rupted. Only the corrupt politicians
who have not yet been caught pro-
TESS indignation over the acceptance
of large sums from business-big bu-
siness.
Vets Win Victory.
The vets won an overwhelming vic
tory over the drys, New York and I'LL
nois voting five to one for repeal.
AS a result Of victories at the polls,
three men stand out prominently in
the democrat party as candidates for
the presidency on the democrat ticket.
They are: Al Smith, of New York, Vic
Donahey of Ohio and governor Ritche
of Maryland
The republicans are now scanning
the political horizon for another wise
man from the east" to lead them out
of the desert. Coolidge's sun has set.
Recently, Bruce Barton, author OF the
book: 'the Man Nobody Knows" in a
famous interview, introduced a Coo
lidge that nobody knew to the Amer
lean people.
The public now awaits another book
by Mr.. Barton, entitled: "The Man
Nobody Wants"
Narrow Margin
More complete figures from western
states made 1t clear that the republi-
can margin of control in the senate of
the SEVENTEEN congress will not be
larger than one vote-if 1t is that.
II Frederick Steiwer, the regular
republican candidate wins, the republic
cans will have As votes in the new
senate as against AZ Democratic, and
/ farmer-labor.
Considered Doubtful. II
Late returns from states this morn
ing considered doubtful established
that the democrats gained seven SEN
ate seats net, exclusive of Oregon.
The democrats elected Walsh in Mass
achusetts, Wagner in New York, Bark.
ley in Kentucky, Tdyings In Maryland,
Halves in Missouri, Hayden In Arizona.
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