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Show LODGE SENTADR THIRTY YEARS Democrats Begin Terrific Struggle to Defeat Wilson's Wil-son's Foe Next Fall BY EDMUND HART. Srdal C.'onwpondrnt of The stand- nrd -Examiner. Copyright, 102:!. by Tin- Stnndnid-ExamJncr. Stnndnid-ExamJncr. BOSTON. March A. Today Henry Cabot I.odg rnt"rid upon his thirtieth thir-tieth year in the senate "f ho United Stnre. A year from today h will have completed hi fifth consecutive i term. This fall ho will have to run the gauntlet of the otern of the Bay Htat The Democratic lenders of tho ni-tlon. ni-tlon. as woll as th state, am going to center one of their two stronKo: at- ' tacltf of this year'rt campaign .ig.ilnfit Senator Lodge. Tho o'her great! drive will bo in President Hardlnc'j homo state in Ohio. The DemoeiMti" national committee Intends in the anli-Lodjre campaign and OPm President Wilson's friends for and wide havo sent word to Massaehusett.s j that thoy wish tn come Into the state to help boat Lodffi Six years ago Senator IxdRo wjs 1 oii-cted over ills Democratic opponent. John P Pitasrerald. by a plurality of 33,000 It was Mr I.odpe's first ' election by n direct vote of the eo-p)e eo-p)e His othoi four elections were B.1 the hands of the legislature. Mr. Lodge had boon one of the eonsistont opponents of tho oloetlon of United states senators by a direct vote WHIPPLE GROOMED His opponent of six year ao I wonts to run against him this :ir, 1 but it looks. :it tho prosent writing aa if Mr. Pltagerald would have diffi OUlty getting tho Democratic nomlna- 1 tion. His old political enemy and 1 brother in politics, Mayor Curley of j rtoston. whose two elections as chief executive of that city. Mr PitZger-aid PitZger-aid opponed. is grooming Sherman L.I Whipple, of Brookllne. for the nomination nomi-nation Mr Whipple n one of the loading lawyers of Boston, rich ind ambttloua to shine politically .nd . would like ro end his career .in .i I member of tho United Slates .son:it. There Is unusual interest In the outcome of tho Massachusetts so!i:i- torii'.l campaign thin year, becaUBe of ! Mr Lodge's prominence in the sen- 1 I ate and his leadership of his pnrt-:it pnrt-:it Washington. To Mr. LodgCj by reason of his position ;ls Chairman of the committee of foreign relatione rela-tione has been commuted the task of' putting tho now treaties through th( senate, Just as it was his 'Job to kill j tho lengup of nations fathered by ROLE OF I H I t DROPP1 R To Mr. Ixjdge also was assigned 1 1 1 - -I role of curtain dropper at the cloaing , scene of the historic tragedy of ih Wilson administration, when, as the 1 senate's representative It was his duty to notify Mr Wilson that tho ' senate had transacted all of its business busi-ness and was ready to adjourn to make way for the coming in of the Harding regime. Those who were privileged to witness wit-ness the meeting of these two opposing oppos-ing political leaders Wilson broken in health, and Lodge erect and militant, mili-tant, will not soon forget the memorable memo-rable scene, as Ixdge conveyed the senate's message and President Wilson's Wil-son's cutting reply, that he had no further communication to make to j that body. There was studied coolness cool-ness In Mr. Wilson's curt answer, us ho dismissed the Republican spokesman spokes-man on that Occasion. Wilson's friends have net forgotten Lodge's opposition to Wilson and his poll" j ies and they declare that they ln-I ln-I tend to do everything In their power , to prevent his election this fall They ) also state that they are not so par-i par-i tlcular who runs against Mr. Lodge. J aa they are in seeing the latter compelled com-pelled to drink the cup of bitter defeat. de-feat. LODGE OPENS CAMPAIGN. Senator Lodge has already open. .1 his campaign for rocloctlon The le-ul wan taken by Joseph Walker, ox-I ox-I speaker of the Massachusetts house of representatives, one time candidate for governor, whose father, I'ongres.s-i I'ongres.s-i man Joseph Walker, of Worcester. ; the gray-e.-vgle of the "Qulnsigamond " i hated Lodge with tho venom of an ln-dlan ln-dlan Mr Walker used to be a stund-I stund-I patter but of late years he Joined the Progressives of tho O. O. P. His I chief reason for opposing Mr. Lodge ; Is the latter'a stand on tho longuo of nations. Mr. Walker state that If nobody no-body else bars tho course to oppose Lodge In the primaries ho will run One by one prominent Republic ms suggested as desirable candidates to oppose Mr. Lodge in the primaries announced that thoy would not think of entering a contest against him. 1 The feeling 8 that Senator I-rOdge I will be reelected, but if he I he will I have to work harder for it than lie has been obliged to in former cam- i palgne. RAILS ;. O. P. BANQUET. The prohibitionists would like to see tho Republicans nominate i drj like ex-Oovernor John J. Bates who j is strong also with 'ho church ele-j ele-j i?ient. Many of the two elements i I blame Senator Lodge for the removal I of Prohibition Enforcement Officer Wilson, who had the audacity to i kid I a Republican banquet, given ot a j j Boston hotel. In honor of Governor i ! Cox, seize a quantity of whisky and summoned several leading Repuhii- : I ans Into court for a violation of the I dry laws. Wilson is now touring tie state making anti-Lodge speeches. Strange to relate, there has always ! been n largt number of 1 . n,o.- r.it.s l:i , Massachusetts, ready at all times to j rush to the rescue of Sen.Uoi Lodge when his seat has been in Jeopardy Many of the rish-American voters I admire him for his fight against the league of nations. Lodge's friends ! say that for every Republican he j loses on that Issue he will get two I Democratic votes |