Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-26
BAY STATE IS REAL
CAMP |GN ARENA
Industrial Depression Is Apt
to Prove Blow to Repub-
Iican Chances.

the mills in the South have been too
mucn for the New England cotton mills
But Gov. Smith does not propose to
reduce the tariff. at least not reckless
~. He has in his acceptance speech
admitted the economic system which
has been built up, over a long course
Of wears system under which the in
/ duStrieS Of this country have developed,
Like II or not. the system is here. he
admits. Nor will the Democratic candl-
dates for governor and Senator and
for membership in The House propose
violent reductions Of tariff in this state.
Jus, what they will propose as reme-
DIV for the conditions IN the MN towns
remains 10 be seen.
There is a large :prcign population
and many citiZenS whose parents came
from the old country, in Massachusetts
They are Irish American. French
Americans Italian Americans. etc Inc
irish Americans have been largely III
the Democratic fold tor yeats lnat Is
true IN Boston. in Lowell and uahE
Of the cities. Many of the French. soma
Of them coming into MASSACHUSETTS,
from Canada have been Republican,
and the same is true Of the Italians.
/ But when Senator David I. Walsh, Dem
ocratl has run for ofice--he was for
r,erIv covernor--he has had the sup
! mort of these foreign groups to a Ne"S
/ iaroe degree He is running Tor inc
! Senate again this Fall, To succeed NM
/ self. He is likely to get the same SupQof'
! of these groups and, by the S'n'c 'cNeh'
! so viii Gov Smith
IL FORMER
Senator William NJ. Butler two years
aro nv some SIS 900 votes. II he can
( reneat this year. Smith is likely to WIN
1 the State. too. for Smith makes much
/ the same appeal TO the voters IN MaSSa-
. chusetts as that made by Senator
Walsh. The Democratic nominees
! declaration in his acceptance speech
IN regard to immigration is calculated
! 10 help him with the Italian ana otnef
foreign groups in the state he oe-
clared he was opposed to going PACK
/ to the 1890 census for the estaoiISn-
/ nent of the quotas allotted to the
! various countries for immigration into
! the United States A later census as
Quota basis would be distinct ao-
/ vantage to some Of the countries from
which immigration has come IN great
numbers during the last quarter
century.
Coolidge Swept State.
when President Coolidge ran for
president in 1924. he swept Massa-
chnsetts rolling ue lead of 422.ooo
rntes over John 4. Davis, the Demo
cratic candidate It is true that the
1ate Senator Robert NJ. La Toilette OF
wisconsin, running as an indepenoeh.
progressive. received l4l .225 votes. ana
thai MANY of these votes were drawn
s s.,n the Democratic ranks. But the
Coolidge victory was impressive. II
&c favorite son victory In part, al
though il also establishes again tIle
fact that Massachusetts Is Repuo1aoaaa
state Harding bea. Cox IN tnis o.a.e
in 1920 by something over 4oa,oo W.,
Ant that was right after the WofIo
W. when the racial groups. almost
~ q man swung away from the Demo-
orats particularly the Instantaneous
VIM disliked the League OF Nations /
,,raed nv Woodrow wilson ana sup
ported by Cox. ra+,,
coroe doubt exists in DemocrauC
r,,nds here whether Gov. Smith VIII
IN as strongly IN Massachusetts as
senator Walsh 1t is admitted tnae
senator Walsh has built up q saos
nersonal following It is recognized ,aaa1
many independent RepuohCah ,1e,s
| have fiocked to him IN pasI 80 his
ixThe,her Senator Walsh can swing iiis
toiIou;no TO Gov. Smith remains 10 oe
! soao There are voters. it is salo, VIM
r.iIlfno to vote for WASH loI
| Sana,or who might not be wiliihs W
! &c for him for President. ahu VIM
r.;ght also be unwilling 10 VOTE toi
| smith for President. . ,o.taa
president Coolidge, 1t is eApec0eu
here viii seek to aid Mr.. hoovei ~, ~
| cant,,ring the electoral vote on sL
| state just what form TINS ~ &c
| take is not known. Inc fresloe S.a,a
adn,lttedlv popular in his nome ota. s,
a qt he were running for President AGAIN
| a;r,eelf Massachusetts would oe cnalksu
m in the Republican column wi.il oa' |
! 5p,,h, The question is whether ne csi,
Lie change many voters or holu
| sa,'htt,,l voters in line for Mr.. Hoover
,t,;s wear He tried to swing the otale
| ;nto stem for his friend and Campaign
manager William NJ. Butter. IN ~ ~.
! travelling to Massachusetts 10 cas '. ' ne
/ vote in the senatorial election D"' -
| failed.
Registration Sought.
| r,-n,e Ia the period Of registration III
/ rsaotusatts Both Republicans anu
| nenocrats are working Ike beavers W
| r,zietor voters. The indications are
| ,bere win be very large new registration
| ,h,s wear Within few days resis,la
| ton ceases until after the primary III
lions. September Ia IL VIII DE- Iesuiiisu
| after the primaries. however; Io
other Today period bo.l o,nrs
| oroanized drives TO register voters.
FL Massachusetts, the system OF regis
.ra.trr is different from that In some
/ If the other States. There Is pII
ms nrn. registration list OF voters VINO
remain In their voting districts WIZ
/. Inc two parties are trying 10 accoIIpIio,,
~. Ia IN register the new voters ana
he voters who have moved from one
/ mace 10 another since the laSt resSr
! tratson. The reports are tha' III
women are particularly active Oh oo.''
sides. and that many women VINO nev ,.,,
! voted before will be regSteFeo al" "'''
O. 10 the polls in November
While Senator Walsh was carrying
Massachusetts against Senator Butter
tYo years ago. Gov. Fuller, Republican
Was rolling 1p lead OF 1881 VOTES
over his Democratic opponent. the iaF
rnI CASTOR This was q Tribute 70 we
popularity Of Gov Fuller as well as an
indication Of Republican strength. ~
the same time. the Republican candi-
dat~s for the House, taken coilecnFely,
had a plurality oyeTa their Dehno ed a nic
! OppOnentf OF something iHF t"p.'""
yoies These figures, the latest lndica-
lion Of political strength at the polls
should show clearly that the Demo
Gratis have a real JOB on their HANDS 70
turn the State over 10 Smith. NOT
Withsianding feeling That Massachu-
! ecffs will in the end come 10 the scfstch
for the Republican national ticket
there is no doubt but What The Repun.,
ljcsn leaders are worried Some OF
them claim that the State will 90 iof
poover bv 50 600 great reduction IN
The lead held by Harding and Coolids"
IN this state
The campaign ia still 10 ne fought
g. s,.,.AAla 1a cunncfed "a fnff1P into the