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Henry Cabot Lodge Jr., generally known as Cabot, is Peter Pannish at 34. His father. Poet George Cabot Lodge, died when he was 7. His grandfather, at whose political knee he was reared, died while he was still a cub on the Transcript. His political experience was acquired as newshawk and editorial writer for the New York Herald Tribune where he thumped long and loud against Philippine Independence. His first political victory was won four years ago when he was elected to the Massachusetts legislature, his great name and pleasant boyish manner netting him a whacking big vote which was repeated two years later.
Nominee Curley has referred to Nominee Lodge as "a sweet boy with an illustrious name," intimated that he will be sorry to beat such a nice lad but "you can't send a boy on a man's errand. ' Boy or man, Cabot Lodge has run his political errands effectively in the past year. Driving about the State, sometimes traveling 1,000 miles a week, he showed the people of Massachusetts a friendly manner, a warm smile, proved himself a first rate speaker.
Last week at the polls Cabot Lodge's legislative record on economy and taxation, reinforced by his thorough campaign, carried him to an easy victory with more votes than were polled by his own three opponents and Governor Curley combined.
The Massachusetts State Federation of Labor has endorsed Curley for Senator, because Curley made an ex-president of the Federation Chairman of the State Board of Conciliation and Arbitration.
But Cabot Lodge is rated far from reactionary and his work as chairman of the House Committee on Labor & Industries has won him Labor's tacit approval. Unless the Democratic machine can keep the name of Senator Coolidge's son-in-law Robert Greenwood off the November ballot as an independent, the Governor will be at a distinct disadvantage. Many an observer of the Massachusetts contest thought that Nominee Curley was more likely to beat himself than Cabot Lodge.
Columnist Raymond Clapper said: "The best provincial political drama of the year ... a drama of flesh and blue blood."