9 2 4 . ▁L odge ▁was ▁a ▁prominent ▁advoc ate ▁for ▁restrictions ▁on ▁imm igration ▁and ▁an ▁ant agon ist ▁of ▁Democratic ▁President ▁Wood row ▁Wilson ▁on ▁matters ▁of ▁foreign ▁policy . ▁When ▁Republic ans ▁won ▁control ▁of ▁the ▁Senate ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 8 , ▁L odge ▁was ▁named ▁Senate ▁Major ity ▁Le ader ▁and ▁Chair ▁of ▁the ▁Foreign ▁Rel ations ▁Committee ▁and ▁served ▁in ▁both ▁positions ▁until ▁his ▁death . ▁ ▁Following ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁President ▁Hard ing , ▁Vice - Pres ident ▁Cal vin ▁C ool idge ▁became ▁the ▁ 3 0 th ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁C ool idge ▁was ▁previously ▁the ▁Governor ▁and ▁Lieutenant ▁Governor ▁of ▁Massachusetts . ▁ ▁Dec line ▁( 1 9 2 8 – 1 9 5 2 ) ▁ ▁The ▁Republican ▁domin ance ▁of ▁Massachusetts ▁slowly ▁died ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 2 0 s ▁and ▁ 1 9 3 0 s ▁as ▁pre domin antly ▁Democratic ▁imm igr ant ▁groups ▁changed ▁the ▁tradition ally ▁Republican ▁White ▁Ang lo - S ax on ▁Protest ant ▁( W AS P ) ▁Massachusetts ▁into ▁the ▁Catholic ▁Democratic ▁majority ▁state ▁that ▁it ▁remains ▁today . ▁The ▁Democratic ▁take - over ▁of ▁Massachusetts ▁was ▁a ided ▁by ▁the ▁high ▁union ization ▁of ▁workers ▁in ▁the ▁state , ▁couple d ▁with ▁the ▁on set ▁of ▁the ▁Great ▁De pression ▁and ▁the ▁rise ▁of ▁the ▁New ▁De al ▁Democr ats . ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 8 , ▁Catholic ▁Al ▁Smith ▁became ▁the ▁first ▁Dem ocrat