Evening star., 1946-10-29
Lincoln
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been great vote-getter in the past
He won reelection in 1910 with q
lead of 250,716 over his Republican
opponent, Henry Parkman, jr. He
has had the support of Republicans
Democrats and a large share of the
so-called independent vote-of Prot
estants as well as Catholics. While
the religious issue is not raised In
Massachusetts,, it is worthy of note
that a majority of the voters-per-
haps SIS per cent-are said to be
Catholics. Senator Walsh is a Cath
olic, and so are Gov. Tobin, who is
running for reelection, and many
of the Democratic candidates on the
State ticket. This is something that
Mr. Lodge and the Republican
nominee for governor, the present
Lieutenant Governor Robert F
Bradford, have to buck. Senator
Walsh himself is confident of re-
election.
According to political leaders here
both Republican. and Democratic
Gov. Tobin stands better chance
of beating Mr.. Bradford than Sen
ator Walsh does of defeating Mr..
Lodge. The Republicans hope to
win the governorship. They say
they will if there is strong Re
publican trend similar to that in
some of the other states, and they
are confident of a Lodge victory.
SpIit Ticket State,
Massachusetts, is a banner State
when it comes to splitting party
tickets. Two years ago, for example,
Senator Saltonstall, Republican,
then Governor, was elected to the
upper house of Congress with the
largest plurality ever given any
candidate-561 ,668. At the same
time, President Roosevelt carried
the State. and Gov. Tobin was
elected with a lead of 100000. In
that election, Sen. Saltonstall actu-
ally carried Boston, traditional
Democratic stronghold, with 200,-
800 to 121 500 for the late John H
Corcoran, his Democratic opponent
In that same election, Mr.. Bradford
Republican, was elected Lieutenant
Governor. 1t is entirely possible
therefore, that in the coming elec-
ton, Mr.. Lodge might be elected
Senator and Gov. Tobin reelected
Governor. That is what some
of the political wiseacres are
predicting.
The Walsh seat is one the Repub-
licans must have if they are to
reach the goal which their national
leaders have set-control of the
Senate in the next Congress.
Friendly Opponents.
In his present campaign, Mr.
Lodge has made no attack on Sen
ator Walsh. He and Senator Walsh
have been friendly in the past, and
when Mr.. Lodge decided to enter
the senatorial race, he went to Sen
ator Walsh and told him his plans
frankly. He has confined his cam
paign, therefore, to a discussion of
national issues, particularly as they
affect Massachusetts,.
In the congressional races, the
Democrats and the CIO-PAC have
sought particularly the political
scalp of Representative Martin. His
opponent is attractive Martha Sharp
of Wellesley, suspected of being q
bit on the pink side. Mr.. Martin
however, is expected to weather the
storm. Mrs. Edith Nourse Rogers
Republican, in the Lowell district.
is certain of reelection.
Notwithstanding talk of lack OF
interest in the campaign, the Mas
sachusetts registration is large
$4,000 greater than it was in 1914
the last presidential year. All parties
have been active in obtaining new
registrants. The Catholic Church
has played its part in this, with
recommendations from the pulpit
that citizens register Usually. a
large vote has been helpful to the
Democrats, but this year it may be
q protest vote against the "ins."