Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-09-05
BOTHPARTIES
FIGHTING FOR
new ENGLAND
Democrats Confident
OF Success in Sew
eral States; G. o. p.
Optimistic

BOSTON, Sept. 5.-P)-Going
about its political chores with q ma
tive deliberation, most Of New Eng
land il lust now beginning 70 give
serious attention to the national IS
sues which awakened many other
sections Of the country 70 activity
weeks ago.
Except for Maine, where the state
election takes place next Monday
none Of the states OF this northeast
ernmost group has fully emerged
fron that preliminary stage Of me
campaign in which state tickets are
selected. and local alignment per-
fected for the test in November. But
already certain visible signs point 20
Massachusetts as the focal point Of
the impending struggle, and TO pro-
hibition and economic stability as
the issues 10 be kept most lnslstent-
~ before the voters.
All six Of the New England states
have been voting for republican
nominees for the presidency with al
most unbroken regularity. Two ~
them, Maine and Vermont, have long
since come 10 be regarded as strong
holders OF confirmed republicanism-
New Hampshire Is looked upon with
hope by some democrats, who take
historical comfort from the fact that
that Wilson carried il against
Hughes in 1916, but no republican
leader classes it as even debatable in
1928. OF the six, this leaves, Con-
necticut, Rhode Island and Massa-
chusetts, all Of which, at this early
period Of the campaign, present some
puxzling factors.
Dems Star Fight
Briefly, the democratic hope Of
breaking the republican solidarity Of
New England IN this years psesi-
dental campaign may be said TO rest
primarily on these considerations:
Connecticut and Rhode Island have
been hotbeds Of anti-prohibition sem
timent, and are the only states IN
the Union that never ratified the
prohibition amendment. Rhode
Island has a wet democratic senator
who has been once reelected. Mas
sachusetts has a divided record on
prohibition, and has elected and re-
elected d wet democratic senator who
also is a Catholic. The democrats
feel sure, furthermore, that they
have little % fear from the religious
issue in any Of these three states,
for in each one Catholics make Up a
very large percentage Of the popula-
ton.
on the other hand, to win any Of
the three the democrats must bring
about wholesale changes from the
presidential record Of recent years.
In Massachusetts, in 1924 Coolidge
pollcd a vote Of 100000, and the
combined vote for Davis and La
Foll-ttc wa sonly 49,, 900. In Con-
pecticut the figures were $4,000 for
Coolidge, with $4,000 divided be-
tween Davis and LaFollette. Rhode
Island gave Coolidge $4,000 and Da-
Wis and LaFollette together $1,000.
The republican leaders, taking as
surance from this record. figure that
the votes arc there, IL they can be
got out, and are preparing to meet
the democratic onslaught BY organ
izinR every precinct.
All over New England, whose life
Is essentially industrial. republican
speakers already are appealing for
a continuation under Hoover Of the
Coolidge industrial policies. How
ever much they may have been
smothered by other issues in other
parts Of the country, such republican
talking points as the tariff, "Cool-
idge prosperity" and business ex-
pansion ae kept constantly in the
attentions OF the New Highlander.
In the many mill and factory CEN
tiers which dot New England employ
er and cmploye alike are advised BY
the Hoover workers never again 10
e~ntrust their fortunes to a demo-
cratic administration.