The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1955-11-05

JuStifies keeping him in City
Hall for third term.
That decision will be made
next Tuesday, November 81
ITS an extremely important
decision. 1t means choice
between keeping the city po-
litically and economically pro-
greSSive, or dumping it back
on the municipal Stag heap
from which Hynes rescued it.
Hynes has shown himself
to be a leader of imagination
and integrity. Upon watching
his methods and results, bus
mess representatives have
dropped the cynicism with
which they used to regard
City Hall. Today they're con-
WINGED that dealing with the
mayors office means dealing
in an atmosphere of frank
and honest agreements.
Double talk and demagog-
uery have been wiped out.
Surely Boston would not
want a return to CurleyiSm.
Surely Boston would not want
to turn aside from the Hynes
program of progress - from
municipal Improvements, the
bright industrial changes, and
the new respect with which
Boston is regarded abroad.
The only way to make GER
tain that the city continues to
push forward is to reflect the
man who has led it to its
new high position.
The closing days of this
campaign was rough. Inevit-
ably because he's been sue
cesSful. HyneS was attacked.
lathered, barraged and smear
ed. The smart voter, though,
will Shrug at the theatricals
and the name-calling. He'll
remind himself that the con-
Structive deeds on the Hynes
record mean g lot more to
Boston than the Street-cor
ner vitriol of an anti-Hynes
tomato toSSer.
When the prediction shouts
are finally stilled, Hynes still
stands. Boston should con-
slider that record and make
make certain to continue it."
TREMENDOUS VOTECAST
POWERS DOWNFALL
The political precipice of an
eye-laSh prediction is present.
ed on a premise the number
OF Boston voters who will east
ballots, especially to elect eth
er Mayor John B. Hynes or
State Senator John E. Pow
erS to be the next mayor of
Boston. HyneS' leading ace
ln-the-hole to win reelection
will be a tremendous outpoup
OF voters of deep indemend.
ent thought, who never dis
close politicacl beliefs before
casting their ballots.
This is a. diSconcertinp trend
which in the past has baffled
political experts on the final
outcome of elections. The
eagerneSs of Senator Powers
TO diSplace Mayor Hynes at
BoSton'S City Hall viii never
be achieved if a substantial
registered Boston voting
strength is tabulated as a
manifestation that Good Gov
eminent on the John B. Hynes
level must continue without
any political flattery glorified
by Senator Powers during the
mayoralty campaign. A slim
vote-caSt of 100000 Boston vo.
tiers or less would either re.
veal a desperate close election
or Senator Powers winning by
a wide margin.
Wards 4, 9 and IL where a
large Colored vote will be cast
should be considered political
hot-bedS, yet indoctrinated
with a strong James M. Curley
allegiance. The question ar
iseS have the new registered
Colored voters of the above
three wards either wholly abb
sorbed or disentangled them
selves from the former Curley
political Establishments? If
the racial voters Of those re-
I spective wards cast their ball
lots in large numbers, Powers
will have a lingering memory
of being once a candidate for
mayor of Boston with keen
regrets being defeated by
Mayor John B. HyneS.
The above prediction is pro-
blematical. yet not conclusive
that long standing political
sentiments, which in many
instances cannot be accurate
ly evaluated, because an upset
can be transmitted into a re-
atty. Thus, the audacious
political dilemma contrived by
State Senator John E. Powers
can keep present Mayor Hynes
on a political anxious seat
until long after midnight
Tuesday into the wee-wee
hours of Wednesday morn
with either candidate a win
ner by close margin. A
tremendous vote-cast will de-
finitely flash the true story
before midnight that Hynes
overwhelmed Powers by an
amazing plurality of over
$4,000 and to be conservative
not less than $4,000!