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Show LODGE FEARS WOMErTS VOTE Otherwise Senator's Friends, Are Cheerful Over Massachusetts Mas-sachusetts Outlook By EDM I N D II RT special Correspondent of The Stand-ard-I'xiiml'U-r. (Copyright. 1922. by The Stnndard- Examiner BOSTON'. June 3. Samuel Walkerlj SfoOall, ex-governor of Massachusetts the man about whom the hopes of the( K nti-idge Republicans center, is pon-i dorlng a decision as to whether or not I ho will enter tho primaries against the senior senator from this state and the Republican leader In the upper branch of congress Henry Cabot Lodge. There has been a recent assumption that Senator Ixdge would have a walk-over in tho primaries and that Governor McCall might enter tho actual ac-tual senatorial contest In the fall aaU an Independent Republican candidate, thereby virtually assuring the election of a Democrat. Mr. McCall has laid that rumor to rest forever. He will cither fight Mr Iolge in the primary or stay out of the race. Talk of arranging ar-ranging a fusion opposition to Lodge has died out for the Democrats say j they want a straightforward chance to attack, and possibly to defeat, the man who so bitterly assailed President Wilson Wil-son during tho closing days of his administration ad-ministration MoCAIL BBSEESGED Since his arrival here Thursday evening ev-ening after an extended stay in Eur ope ami a nying iu noauiuiwui Mr. McCall has been besieged by supporters sup-porters and newspapermen in an effort ef-fort to smoke him out of the Massa-achusetts Massa-achusetts senatorial situation To most of his callers. Mr. McCall has said that before he states his position he want! a chance to survey the local political field, talk with his friends and supporters and ascertain Ju6t how-widespread how-widespread the opposition to Senator Dodge Is. By close political and social friends. Mr. McCal lis quoted as saying that he has no desire to make a personal fight agntnst Senator lodge and that before he consents to enter the race he must be satisfied that thore Is a real public demand for him. "The defeat of Senator Lodge and the election of a Democrat does not appeal to me as a Republican." he remarked re-marked to a close friend, "and I ha no idea of running as an independent to bring about Senator Lodge's defeat." de-feat." Mr McCall has said that the only way to tiring about the defeat of Iodgs would be for the Democrats to unite with the Independent Republicans and anti-Lodgo wing of that pnrty nt the polls. T'nder such conditions. It Is stated he might consent to run as Dodge's opponent. That however., does not row seem probable, since the Democrats have said they havo no intention in-tention of helping one Republican defeat de-feat another. Democratic party leaders lead-ers Insist on going It alone und going down to defoat. If necessary. rather than give their party endorsement to R Republican. There are thre Democratic candidates candi-dates for the United States senator-ship senator-ship Sherman L. Whipple, William A. Gaston, banker and John Jackson Walsh, lawyer. So Mr Lodge can rest assured that whatever happens In his own party the Democrats propose to go it alone with their own nominees. Naturally. Lodge and his friends are pleased at the Democrat intention of sticking to party lines and running on pure party men for senatorial honors. Nothing definite from Mr. MoCall on the senatorshlp is expected for a week or ten days. In tho meantime, all of the antl-Lodgo forces will bring BVerj pressure possible to bear upon him to Induce him to allow the use of his name In tho primaries for the nomination It is not at all improbable improb-able that they may bo able to convince con-vince him that i( is his duty to become a candidate in tho primaries. The league of nations sentiment is still strong among the Intellectuals of the party, such as educators, clergymen and peace-lovers. Among the women voters, the Idea Is pronounced that Ijodge should bo punished for his defoat de-foat of the Versailles treaty LODGE GETS Hi SV. Senator Lodge has opened Boston headquarters and his friends are very active. His nomination papers are In . irculatlon and it is expev-t'-d that they will bo signed by 100.000 Republican- According to the Lodge men. there Is a great rivalry among Republican Re-publican men and women to sign up for the chairman of the committee on foreign relatione. In tho circulation of tho Lodge nomination nom-ination papers, tho senator's friends expect to ascertain the weak spots in his candidacy. Canvassers getting slg- ... ... n m tKlst In crs.t n linn r, n lh rank and file of the party through individuals in-dividuals approached to sign the nomination nom-ination paper blanks. Lp to date very !fow refusals have been mot with by Ithe canvassers, so the Lodge men assert as-sert and this they take as a good sign that the senator Is satisfactory to the average Republican. "The frlunds of Irish freedom," the De Valera wing of the Irish voters, ar opposed to tho re-election of Senator 'Lodge, because of his support of the 1 four-power treaty and announce that they will not support any candidate for the senate w ho believes in or support -led tho document. Both the candidates Gaston and Whipple on tho Democrat I side are understood to favor it and Whipple was a league of nations man and an ardent supporter of President Wilson, if this threat should be car-'rieJ car-'rieJ out in the Democrat primaries it jmlght mean the nomination of John Jackson Walsh, Sinn Eelner. as the ! Irish element in the Democracy constitutes con-stitutes about 99 per ( ent of the vote, i Some time ago tho head of the '"Frlcnds.of rih freedom" called up-'on up-'on the members of the organization to change their enrollment from Demo-.o Demo-.o uepulnican, in order to hip defeat Lodge for the Republican nomination, nom-ination, but up to date. It Is stated. I not over one hundred In the w hole 'state have followed his Instructions, preferring to stick to the Democratic Ipartv. Many voters of Irish blood r -.-nt the attitude of the "Erlend of Irish Ere. dom" and say that they will vote on the senatorshlp regardless of what Is going on in Ireland or Washington Wash-ington over tho Irish question. The women's vote is what disturb the Lodgo men more than anything i.e. They fear that they may do as the Women of Indiana und Pennsylvania Pennsyl-vania did In the recent p.-imarlos ml smash the Lodge machine No effort has yet been made to organize the women for or against Lodge. .0 ' |