New Britain herald., 1929-12-18
PICKING \ SENATOR IN NtSStCHI SIIIS

IN VI
 Once again Massachusetts stands
 at the political cross roads, not be- ing certain whether after 1892 it IS
 to have only one Democratic sena- tor or two of them. The latter con- |
 ungency is what is worrying the i Republican national committee.
 As pretty brand of scrambled | 1 politics is on view as has come to | light in a long while. One day the 1
 cry goes up that Mr. Coolidge IS
 needed 10 step from his Macedonian
 retreat at Northampton and save
 the party. The next day one hears
 that former Governor Fuller is to
 step up and save it. What we gather
 is that something needs to be done.
 President Hoover himself is said to
 be vitally interested, and that should
 make the Bay State senatorship an
 important morsel for national con-
 sumption.
 Senator Gillett knows his Massa-
 chusetts and consequently will not
 run again. Unkind souls have it that
 he also realizes that it is better to
 step down than be knocked down;
 that the odds against his being re-
 elected are too great to be taken
 lightly. Mr. Gillctt, if anything, IS wise.
 This is not to be interpreted as meaning that Senator Gillett's rec , ord has been bad. The reverse IS
 true. He has been a faithful Repub- Ican. usually voting "soundly' and f uttering remarks of profound depths. , His public career has extended f across 40 years. Perhaps he thinks he has served the public long enough or that the aims and wishes Of the V majority of Massachusetts voters nc , longer are to his liking. Perhaps they i, have changed while he hasn't. When Mr, Fuller was applauded recently for criticizing the Gillctt votes tc D scat Nr. Ware and not to censur' s Mir. Bingham it seemed to indicate if change in the hearts of vox popull
 lt also indicated that Mr, Fuller wa s inclined to show the crowd he knev
 what they wanted and stood willing 1t to deliver,
 Mir Gillctt's action in 'hittini 70 hack" at Mr. Fuller, citing persona F. spite" as the motive in the Fuller at as tacl5s and explaining he did not bac f. the Fuller vice presidential boom | i- 1928 because he (GilletD did not re a. gard Alr. Fuller as fitted for tn 1T position. Keeps the Bay State polit ly cal not well stirred, but has no sign IFS fcance elsewhere. That there IS H. foud between the two men can ! mt taken for granted. unfortunate m such fcud doesn't help the Repu' he Ican party.
 e. Mr. Fuller is what is termed Tel "potcntial candidate" The small to aspirants have little chance of be1 CT heard. IL so happens, however, in mt the magnatcs in the Republic; ry. party are not deeply aroused ov in the Fuller potcntialitE. Mr Full
 has been rather Independent in to Icaninss. and there arc those W ne say with conviction that if nomini olv ed and elected he would be lit fife more than a first-ratc addition to the Progressive and Insurgent bl his in the Senate An addition such ,on this from Massachusetts would ent suit in great pain for the Hoo' 1ng administration.
 .cy. Mir. Coolidge, the other potent the in the state, is not anxious to ted for the Senate. There are two gt But reasons. After all. an cX-preslden' not a rather prominent citizen and nto man of Mir. Cooldge's retice' bye probably would make no great m;
 in the Senate: indeed that is a pl ping where considerable roush-a paid tumble verbal virtuosity takes pI with and a dignified eX-president mi Is q he i'll at case while the barragt tur- going on or even being directed sted ward him on occasion. Another I col son is that if Mir. Coolidge were lblic run for the Senate and happen nta- be defeated by a Democrat the , up in prestige both 10 thc state fact. himself would be enormous, r. u state would have reached the p y Of where it could be rcsardcd as ylug mancntly Democratic, and tu' ifn- Republican candidates in it we Q do have a more difficult row 10 rally Also, such a defeat would pre- and Mir. Coolidge's name from ever c
 tax ing up again as a presider and nominee. To obtain MT. Coolid