The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1954-10-02
BLUE EAGLE NEWS
By BARBERsHoP CHORD


Master BARRIERS and Beauti-
clans Of America at the Brad
ford Hotel, Boston, Sept. 10.
The Watertown Belmont
and Newton units were the
host chapters. The Rainbow
Sourenir Program, with its
gold and blue union shield
was masterful piece of art.
The leading tonsorial toilet
professors of America insert
ed their ADS" in this nearly
100 page booklet. Owner Jack
sons BE emporium was
among them. Segregation
Of public schools will become
a very explosive issue in
southern and border states
during the next two years
With grateful permission of
Owner Jackson, your colum-
mist submits an amazing po-
litical future trend in a sec
ton of New England which
includes Boston. 1t probably
will astound COP leaders. 1t
is a complete summary from
the U. S. News & World Re-
port.
I'm Massachusetts,, Republic
cans are running more scared
than usual this year. They
are afraid tina what happened
in Maine may turn out to be
a national trend toward De-
Candid appraisals of
the Massachusetts, situation,
made by political experts of
both parties, paint this kind
of picture:
On balance, the State in
the last two decades has been
somewhat more Democratic
than Republican. Of the 2.3
million voters registered, al
most l million do not record
themselves as being either
Democratic or Republican.
These Independent voters
swing with the electoral tides,
and they carry Massachusetts
along with them.
In a situation like this. Re-
publicans say that, if the
voting in Maine really reflects
an electoral trend toward the
Democrats, it will take some
desperate doing to save Mas
sachusetts. Eloquent of the
seriousness of the problem,
President Eisenhower himself
is to pay a visit to the State
during the campaign.
On the Republican side, the
party has its No. l vote get
ter, Senator SaltonstalI, at the
top of the ticket. He is a DO
litical veteran with three cleo
tons to the GOvernOrship and
two to the Senate back of
him. Even Democrats speak
highly of his record. If he
should go down in the No
voting, Democrats say,
It will be wholly because of
fear and dislike of what the
Republicans are doing nation
ally.
But this does not mean that
Democrats are going to pull
my punches in the fight for
Nr. SaItOnstalls Senate seat. |
they are campaigning vigOr-
,usly with State Treasurer
Foster Furcolo, who rolled up
n the Democratic primary.
In the House race, a dis
fact for the Republi-
cans is the relatively high
unemployment in Massachu-
'etts, especially in textile
owns. Moreover, the Essen
lOwer Administration has
moved some federal regional
iffices out of the State and
mas closed down or trimmed
in important de-
tense agencies here.
There now are 8 Republican
and 6 Democratic representa-
lives from the State.
Of these, 2 Republican House
members are considered 80
be in the biggest danger. Re
preventative Angler L. Good
win, in the Shakiest position,
was elected by only l per-
centage point in 1852 when
MIR. Eisenhower was turning
out votes for Republicans. Re-
Laurence Curtis
also is in for a hard fight. He
won by a A per cent margin
in 1852. Both of their districts
are urban areas in the Boston
Massachusetts, apparently.
is not to be counted as safe
for the Republicans.
This publications. Executive
Editor, Maude TrOtter Ste
wards SOth birthday celebra-
ton committee, is arranging
an intensive program for a
fund raising and automobile
presentation. Oct. 3, is the
date. st. Cyprians Episcopal
Church, parish hall, is the
place. A dedication poem will
be contributed by your col
umnist to this grand erudite
woman WhOSe hrofhar tho