The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-09-07
BosToN, August =, 1917.

BOSTON, august -, ie9|
The Politics in Massaehusshs.
In addition to making nominations for State officers.
wing and democratic conventions to choose two
delegates arge' each to their respective national
conventions This fact ought to give than ordi
nary degree Of interest to the business Of making
the State conventions but far at least
the democracy, there is quite as much apathy the
presidential election there is respecting nero local
affairs No man appears to a straw about the
ter.
This is the more remarkable, when we take into
account the important point that Mr. Polk has frankly
avowed that he shall not be candidate for reelection
thus leaving the party at liberty to select
didate without reference to himself and sill,
markabe is It, when call to mind how great the
excitement on this very subject four years ago Them
men were ready to fight to members of the
tionsl convention of their peculiar faith. Mr. Van
Burens friends denouncing all who ventured to so much
an hint hat 1t might be found advisable to nominate
some ono ciss than the man who was so scientifically
noored in 1910 Now, any who may be DESTROYS Of
going the convention ON the same terms that Captain
Dalaetty would not go to war, namely, on his
charges is likely to be welcome to the honor or those
among leading democrats who are likely to be brought
before the national convention candidates for the
Presidential nomination has quite friends
as another all others Does this Indifference spring
from the anxiousness that whoever the nomination may
fall upon it can avail him nothing, the democracy
must be beaten next year in the national contest
think for whatever reasons there may be for not
looking for In this State the part Of the de-
mocras their interest In national matters cannot there
by be affected Their vote in national convention
could not he greater they In the ascendant here
than II will be with their existing beggary minority.
Their indirect influence would BIO greater but not to
any marvellous extent they successful and not
thoroughly ronted party ut home Their interest In The
choice Of President ought to be great, lin fact
greater that they hopeessy struck down here
would be they possessed OF power for In the
ascendapcy of the party must they look for that
compensation demanded by their want Of local power
You will see in the .9tios Of this morning, call for
whg State Convention to be held at Springfield on the
29h of september next, precisely one week after the
meeting Of the democratic convention. learn, from
may be the feeling Of the wings towards Governor
Briggs that gentleman is resolved to be candidate for
the before the convention He will not give
way Of his accord before the assaults and ntrgues
abolition section Of his party The chances OF bis
being nominated have greatly increased In
cess TO possessor and Governor Briggs should act
with detern nation he may compel his foes to another
diagraceful retreat 1t will be amusing to the
red-hot abolitionists once more voting for
whom they have again and again denounced as being
either miserable imbecile or paltry knave. Should
he be nominated they will hardly dare to desert their
party they wsud thereby forfeit all chance Of taking
In the great work OF nominating whig candidate
for the presidency; and that chance they particularly
anxious not TO forfeit they extremely DESTROYS Of
convention IL 10 true Of the hot heoded boys OF
the partychldren lost In the OF mutual ADM.
rationdeclare that thoy resolved not to support
the Governor again In event. but like other naughty
little pickles. those turbulent boys after being sound
whipped very uppoecs pert Of their precious ovr
pusses will be cent supperesN bed Perhaps, however
the abohtionsts may be strong enough 10 prsvssn. @
nomination for n fifth time and thus save their more
ardent brethren from the pangs Of the birch ana Oh nun
ger