Evening star., 1948-10-26
Rhode Island Appears
As!0n|y New England
State for Truman
BY Gould Lincoln
Stor SscH Correspondent


warren ticket Is out In front In
nve OF the six New England
states. The only State in which
President Truman has the lead
Is little Rhode Island.
Two Of these States, Maine anc
Vermont, have been faithful to the
republican Party throughout the
roosevelt New Deal elections. Two
of them, Connecticut and New
Hampshire, stuck to the Republican
ticket in 1882, but fell into line fol
President Roosevelt in 1886 and fol
the two succeeding presidential
elections Massachusetts, and Rhode
Island slipped away from the Re-
publican fold in 1923 and stayed
away.
The expected Republican victories
In the Northeastern section Of the
Atlantic Coast States-Vermont is
tucked In with them. although II
does not actually touch the coast
are in line with the trend toward
The Republicans which has devel-
oued in other parts of the country
These victories. if they materialize
VII mean So more votes in the Elec-
toral College for Gov. Dewey and
CIV. Warren.
: Three Senate Races.
At stake in the coming elections
In New England are also three Sen
ate seats, Is House seats and five
Governors. Maine, with her Sep
tember elections, already has gone
completely Republican, electing
three Republican members Of the
House, q Republican Senator, Mrs
Margaret Chase Smith, and q Re-
publican Governor.
As things look today, the Repuh-
leans will take two Of the three
Senate seats-in New Hampshire
and Massachusetts,, where the in
oumbent Senators Bridges and Sal
tonstall are seeking re-election-and
the Democras will take one, In
Rhode Island, where Senator Green
ID running again.
The Republicans are expected to
hold their own in the House con-
tests, taking a total Of IS, and the
Democrats should win seven. Only
one or two upsets in these House
races apparently are Cat all prob
able. One district in Connecticut,
held by q Republican, seems to be
Q real contest. Two districts in
Massachusetts - the I'd, repre-
sented by Representative Classon,
Republican, and the 4th, held
now by Representative Donohue,
Oemocrat-are close. A Dewey
sweep in the State probably would
insure Mr.. Classon's reelection and
defeat Mr.. Donohue.
Classon's Opponent Active.
Mr.. Classon, who won in 1916 with
q lead of 1926, is opposed by young
war. veteran and lawyer. Foster
Furcolo. Mr.. Fureele Is putting on
an active campaign. The odds,
however. appear to favor Mr.. Clas-
son. Two years ago Representative
Donohue carried the 4th district by
IN scant i,l84~ votes. This is ordi-
narily Republican district and II
may switch over again next Tuesday
The Republican candidate there IL
John ]. Maginnis, successful
Businessman and sTeteran OF three
vars. ss i-Fs.7s ;
The other Massachusetts congress
sional districts are pretty well set
TO sre-elect sitting members. For
example, Representative McCor-
mack, Democrat, whip of the House,
and Representative Kennedy, Dem.
ocrat, son of a former Ambassador,
are without opposition. Represent.
ative Wigglesworth, Republican, is
unopposed, and Mrs. Edith Nourse
Rogers will go back to the House
with a big vote.
. OF the five contests for Governor,
the Republicans are expected to win
easily those in New Hampshire and
Vermont, and the Democrats are
expected to win in Rhode Island.
Both Connecticut and Massachu-
sets have real contests.
/ Bradford Has Edge.
? In Massachusetts, Gov. Robert
Bradford, Republican, Is seeking re-
election. Running against him Is
Paul A. Dever, former attorney gen.
eral Gov. Bradford seemingly has
the edge, but Democrats say their
candidate Is rapidly overhauling
him and will win with o margin of
$4,000 to $4,000. The outcome Of
the Dewey Truman race may have
. good deal to do with the victory
or defeat Of Gov. Bradford. How
ever, Massachusetts, frequently has
elected q Governor from the party
opposite to the one which took its
presidential vote.
Mr.. Dever has attacked Gov.
Bradford vigorously. He has been
aided by a recent report showing
that the Boston transportation sys-
TEN has a $1,000, 900 deficit. Mr..
Dever insists that Gov. Bradford Is
ready to support a raise in fare from
10 to Is cents-although the Cover
nor has made no such commitment.
The Democrats are hopeful that q
birth control referendum proposal
will bring out large vote, and that
most Of 1t will be Democratic. The
Catholic Church, strongly opposed
to birth control In any form, Is op-
posing the proposal. 1t is estimated
that IS per cent Of the population
Of the State Is Catholic.
The birth control proposal Is in
reality . mild proposition. 1t would
make 1t lawful for physicians to ad-
wise married women, whose lives
might be in danger through child
birth. Massachusetts, and Connecti-
cut now have laws prohibiting such
advice by physicians. Gov. Brad
ford has made no commitment on
this referendum, and MIR. Dever has
gone to town against 1t. Senator