Evening star., 1942-10-27

with his team.
never been an isolationist. Mr..
Putnam is publicizing the fact that
he has Catholic wife and his
children attend parochial and con-
vent schools, which Is expected to
do him no harm In Democratic
Boston.
The Casey campaign managers
insist that the Democratic party is
this time wholly together in the
State. They admit that they had a
stlf1 fight IN the primary, when Mr.
Casey was opposed by Former Mayor
John F.. Fitzgerald of Boston and
one or two other candidates. But
these candidates, including Honey
Fitz," are speaking now for Mr..
Casey. They say that Mr.. Lodge
is going to be sadly disappointed
in the number of rish-American
votes he hopes to poll.
Mr.. Casey was handicapped when
he started his campaign for the
senatorial nomination by the fact
that he was not widely known
through the State and in Boston.
Senator Lodge has a name that is
known to practically every voter.
Both the senatorial candidates are
youthful and both have attractive
personalities. -
Old Union Party Votes. q
Six years ago Senator Lodge was
elected to the Senate over former
Gov. Jim" Curley. His plurality
was 100000 over Mr.. Curley. A
third candidate, running on the
Union party ticket, received approx
imately 5000 votes. But even if
this vote had been added to Mr..
Cufley's, Mr.. Lodge would still have
won by about II 900 votes.
The hope Of the Casey hackers
is that much of this Union party
OF 1896 vote this year will go for
Mr.. Casey, and probably much of
1t will. President Roosevelt carried
Massachusetts in 1886 by 174OO0
votes, and in 1910 by 1876, 900, while
Gov. Saltonstall was being re-elect-
ed. This year Mr.. Roosevelt is not
on the ballot.
Former Mayor and Governor, Mr..
Curley is staging a comeback into
political life, running for the House
IN the 18th congressional district.
The Republican Legislature has so
redistricted Massachusetts that the
Democrats stand to win in only four
districts. One of these is the Curley
district. Mr.. Curley defeated Rep
reSentative Eliot in the Democratic
primary, Mr.. Eliot's old district hav-
ing been virtually legislated out of
existence.
Mr.. Curley is engaged in paying
back to the city of Boston some $40
900 which he was charged with hav-
ing Vrung from the city in a con-
tract deal. He Is under court order
to pay this money back at the rate
OF $500 a week, rate of repayment
he has not been able to maintain.
So the Truck Drivers and Helpers
| SAAAoAlJ AOSol AO, VI tllC ~, Is
undertaking to pay Mr.. Curleys
debts-as tribute to friend of
labor"
Collects Contributions.
The union is staging a "testi-
monial dinner" here, and collecting
contributions Ito alleviate the finan-
cial difficulties in which our friend
has become enmeshed, through cir
cumstances over which he had no
control" an amazing turn in any
political campaign. Mr.. Curley is
making payments to the city as re-
suit of civil suit brought to compel
him to make restitution. It never
went to the criminal courts.
If the Republicans win in 10 con-
gressional districts and the Demo-
Gratis in only four, as now seems
likely, the COP will have increased
its present representation from 9
to 10, and the Democrats will have
contracted theirs from six to four
Massachusetts loses one House un-
der the new national re-apportion-
ment of the House.
All of the present Republican
members are expected to be re-
elected. except Representative Tink-
ham, who was not candidate to
succeed himself. His old district
has been revamped, ana Christian
A. Herter, Republican Speaker OF
the House, will win easily, 1t is said
The 9Th district, which, too, has
been remade with addition of Re-
publican voting population. is rep
resented in the present Congress
by Representative Healy, Democrat
He did not run this year and the
Republican candidate. A. L. Good
win, president of the State Senate,
Is expected to win.
One Republican incumbent, Mrs
Edith Nourse Rogers, has no DEM
ocratic opposition. The Democrats
just gave up and did not nominate
any candidate against her.
In the 7th district, Thomas ].
Lane, a Democrat, has both the
Democratic and Republican nomi-
nation. Representative Mccormack,
Democratic leader of the House,
will romp home . winner in the
18th district, and the Republican
House leader. Joe" Martin, Is q
sure winner In the 18th district.