Evening star., 1934-09-21
CURLEY SWAMPS5
| FOE IN BAY STATE
281 ,5O2 to 127,243 Count
in Govenorship Race
Favors New Dealer.
BY G. GOULD LINCOLN.

The New Deal political 1uggernaut
rolls on.
Former Mayor James M. Curley Of
Boston, original Roosevelt man In
Massachusetts, and ardent supporter Of
the New Deal, yesterday literally
trampled in the dust Gen. Charles II.
Cole, his opponent for the Democratic
nomination for Governor.
Curley's vote, when returns from
all the precincts were in, stood 283,-
5s3 to 128,111 for Cole.
Cole had the support Of Gov. Ely,
friend of Alfred Smith and critic Of
the New Deal, and also of Senator
David I. Walsh. He had been in
dorsed by the pre-primary Democratic
Convention for the gubernatorial
nomination and Curley had been
turned down. He had the support Of
the greater part of the old Democratic
organization of the State.
In spite of it all he was defeated
more than 2 to !. Curley sought in
1882 to elect a Roosevelt instructed
delegation to attend the Democratic
National Convention in Chicago. The
Ely-Walsh combination ran over him
and sent q solid Al Smith delegation
to the convention. Ely placed AL
Smith in nomination for the presi-
dency at the Chicago convention and
the delegation stuck to Smith to the
bitter end.
Spirit in Other States.
The voters Of Massachusetts, have
been infected with the same spirit,
have been Influenced by the same New
Deal tactics as were those Of Maine,
California, Mississippi and West Viz
ginia.
While the Democrats were nomi-
mating Curley, they also were indors-
ing Senator Walsh for the Senate
His vote stood 268, 1923, against 1o2, $50
for former Gov. Edward p Barry, and
5091s for third candidate. Donahue.
The Republicans have nominated
for Governor Casper G. Bacon, at
present Lieutenant Governor and g.
brother of Representative Bacon Of
New York. His vote was 228,65l TO
1872 ,699 for Frank H. Goodwin, for
mer State registrar of motor vehicles.
Bacon has denounced the New Deal.
Against Senator Walsh the Repub-
licans have nominated Robert Morris
Washburn, who has been active In
party affairs and a columnist. There
was talk among some of the Repub-
licans at one time that Walsh should
receive the G. 0. P. Endorsement.
This brought vigorous protests. how
ever, and Washburn entered the lists.
The reelection of Walsh is regarded
as certain.
The vote cast in the Democratic
primary yesterday far exceeded the
number of votes cast in the Repub-
lican primary, in the contest for Gov
erncr The Democratic candidates
polled a total Of more than 435, 600
votes. while the Republicans had only
349, 900.
Offered Ambassadorship.
curley was offered appointment by
President Roosevelt to Poland as
American Ambassador, but he de-
clined. It was reported at the time
that he desired to be Ambassador to
Italy or Secretary of the Navy. II Cur
ley is elected Governor Of Massa-
chusetts in November, the Roosevelt
Democrats will be more firmly in the
saddle in Massachusetts, than they
have been at any time since President
Roosevelt came into Office. The Presi-
dents son, James Roosevelt, has, how
ever, been regarded as Federal patron
age dispenser in the Bay State, where
he makes his home. 1t has been re-
ported that he has ambitions to be-
come Governor Of the State later.