Evening star., 1936-10-27

voters who have not benefited from
this Federal money. The N. r. A. was
not popular for long in the Bay State
and this distaste for the New Deal
manifested itself nearly two years ago.
Many New Englanders, thrifty by ma
ture, are appalled, at the Government
spending, and the Government debt.
1t is said that Roosevelt stock took
an upward movement in Massachu-
sets recently, especially since Roose-
velt's campaign trip here. But that
is largely surmise.
The Roosevelt fortunes in Massa-
chusetts have in a measure been
bound up with those of Gov. Jim"
Curley-the most dynamic Democratic
figure in the State, and at present one
of the most disliked. Indeed, Curley,
who two years ago stood at the top
of the political heap in this State. is
now characterized as distinct liza
bility for Roosevelt. The Governor IS
running for United States Senator
with the Democratic nomination. He
has a veritable army Of Democratic
enemies, who seem bent on pulling the
Governor down. Judging from all ac-
counts. they mean business. When the
President came into the State week
ago he failed to mention the State
ticket at all. His failure was inter-
preted as an effort to disassociate
himself from the Curley campaign as
far as possible, and so relieve himself
of that liability. His son, James
Roosevelt. is in the State handling the
Presidents campaign, and James
Roosevelt is not speaking of Curley-
not any more than he can help,
that is.
Declined Poland Post.
Curley was an original Roosevelt
man in the Bay State. He put a
Roosevelt slate of delegates in the
field in 1882 and tried to have them
sent to Chicago. He failed in that
because of the strong Al Smith senti-
ment among Massachusetts, Demo-
Gratis in those days. After Roosevelt
was nominated, Curley worked hard
for him and contributed lot of his
own money to the campaign. But
Curley has never been a fair-haired
boy at the White House. He wanted
an important diplomatic post or a
cabinet job. He was offered the am
bassadorship to Poland and turned it
down. He remained at home to run
for Governor. He was elected in the
Democratic sweep Of 1884 by 100000
votes over his Republican opponent,
Bacon. This was far larger plurality
than that given Roosevelt in 1882. The
President carried Massachusetts, that
year with lead of $4,000.
high hand as Governor. The State
has soured on him. His enemies are
legion. He pushed Senator Marcus
A. Coolidge aside to take the sena-
torial nomination this year. He has
running against him Henry Cabot
Lodge, Republican, a grandson of the
late Senator Lodge. and also Thomas
C. O'Brien, the nominee for the Sen
ate Of the Union Party and also that
party's nominee for Vice President.
Curley spent a week calling Father
Coughlin on the long distance tele-
phone, urging him to get O'Brien out
of the senatorial race. But Coughlin
was adamant. OBrien is expected to
get perhaps 100000 votes, taking them
away almost entirely from Curley.
Another Democrat, Mayor Greenwood
of Fitchburg, ran against Curley In
the senatorial primary, and had 104,-
600 votes, all of them anti-Curley
Democrats.
It looks as though Lodge would win
the Senate fight hands down. II he
does lot Of Democrats will throw
their hats in the air. Curley is still
campaigning vigorously for Roosevelt,
whom he terms the greatest humans
tartan in American history. Curley
introduced the President at the huge
meeting on Boston Common But it
does not appear that even Roosevelt
victory would pull Curley through.
Organization Best Yet.
The Democrats have q better and
bigger Statewide organization this
year than ever before. They are
counting greatly on this organization
to get the voters to the polls and
ascribe to its activities the greatly
increased registration. However, all
this new registration is not Demo-
cratic. There has been a greatly in
creased registration in the towns and
the rural communities which are
strongly Republican. Furthermore,
the Republicans have built themselves
an organization that Is combing all
sections Of the State. The g.. o. r.