New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-09-15
POLITICAL INTELLIGENCE.
MASSACHUSETTS POLITICS.
from our Own Correspondent.

the B 'eckiBridge men at Boston, and very appro-
prstely, the GO-Betweens, or Beu and Everett
men, a. an Intermediate pOnt-Worce5ter a
fusion of the Douglas and Bell parties was ex-
pected, but it did rot take place. | ara informed
that the managers on The BelleyeIett side demanded
thirteen Electors, the Governor, Lieut. Governor,
Secretary, Treasurer, Auditor, and AttOrneyGen-
eral and were willing to cOncede to the DOugasltes
the rest-tbat is, the privilege OF voting Tor the
ticket. Another account represents that they were
willing TO concede some Of the minor officers, but
insisted on the Governor and the Electors at any
rate. The Douglasites, knowing themselves to be
superior in numbers to the Bell men, respectfully
declined these offers. You will hardly believe me
when | say that one cause Of the failure OF the
fusion was the belief Of some ct the Belleyeretts
that they could carry the State alone have met
one or two unatics of this sort within week.
Before the Maine election they were quite com
mon; that event has diminished their num-
Der somewhat. Mr.. George I. Curtis,
in reply TO a letter Of cOngratulatiOn and
inquiry from one Watkins of Tennessee, expressed
the opinion that if The Douglasites would support
the Bell candidate for Governor, he would be
chosen Mr. Curtis believes what it Is pleasant for
bin TO believe. If The National In6ltigGncer tells
him that he is the greatest constitutional lawyer,
aud the yeliest writer of the English language now
existing: that his refusal to take fee OF $40 Tor
sending TOm Sims into Slavery is equaled 10 mag
namnity by nothing in Putarch's pages, and that
the legal profession throughout the country
are indignant because Governor Banks did
not appoint bin Chief Justice, in place of Lemuel
Shaw, he believes it all-it is pleasant to him. But
he knows no more about the opinions and purposes
of the people of Massachusetts than Digger In
dian. We have any quantity of such intense ego
fists; some of them are wore than Curtis / am
told that an old Wing ex-OfficehOder, getting snort
of pocket money went to the State House the other
day to draw his salary, which he said had been
running for nearly six years. He thought he
" might as well take it up" And when the Treas
uTer told him he had nothing for him, and reminded
him that he had been turned out by Gardner IN
1855 he expressed the greatest surprise He recOl-
i cted seeing some such rumOr IN the newspapers
at tie time but did not credit it" didn't think it
could be possible" Mr.. George LuDt, it is said,
could not he convinced that he was beaten for the
Legislature until nearly six weeks after the Legls-
ature met, and even now he is occasionally seen
fumbling for his certificate. 1t s no wonder that
men of this stamp tank their ticket has a chance.
But let me tell you of the nominations. The
Douglas men came near nominating, for Governor,
the Hon. Plny MeTick, of the Supreme Court,
whO has always had an itching for political life, but
who was supposed to be laid on the tOpmOst shelf
of retirement when Gov. Clifford appointed him
Judge He received 3}5 votes out of S63, on the
first ballot. Erastus b. Bigeow, the rich carpet
and inventor had 1885, Isaac Davis Of
Worcester 15j, Charles Thompson 70, and so on,
down to +. ID. Beach and Whiting GriswOld, who
had 10 each, and L. C.. Bailey, who had two. 1t
was seen that something must be done, instantly,
OF Merrick would be nominated. So it was moved
that Mr.. Beach, who had ten votes, be nom
mated by acclamatiOn; and he was. funny way
for a Democratic party to nominate q Governor,
WIS it not Charles Thompson has his old place
as Lieutenant Governor, and viii probably never
rise any higher. Samuel o. Lamb of Greenfield, a
turned out Custom House officer, is the candidate
for Attorney General; Isaac Adams OF Boston for
Treasurer; S. w. BOwerman of Adams for Secre-
tary, and J. +. EasterbrOok of Worcester for Au
ditOr. Isaac Davis of Worcester and Charles
Heebner Of Lee were nominated for Electors at
Large. Nothing else Of interest occurred at this
Convention.
The Beleyerctts got Mr.. Osmyn Baker, of
formerly NJ. c., to preside, aud their
list of Vice-Presidents and Committees presents an
array Of old Wing names quite refreshing to see.
Here and there a KnOw-NOthiDg was allowed to
obtrude his head among the responsibilities, but
good care was taken to surround him with the
- WCludging" classes, as THE Courier calls
them. The Convention proceeded to refresh
itself with a speech from Mr.. j. Thomas
Stevenson. did not hear this speech
but have read il, and ! am familiar with Mr.
Stevenson's style, so do not regret that was not
present. The speech, as printed, resembles page
Of Walt Wbitmans poetry being split up into para
graphs of three or four lines each. Mr.. Stevensons
alocutiOn is a combination of the style of Demos
themes aud of th, pedestrian who does the thousand
miles in thousand hours; | forget his name. He
PAGES yehemently back and forth, on the PLATFORM
and swings his arms wildly. For all that, he is an
effective speaker and ifhe had sense enough to
think and act for himself and not as Mr.. Webster
told him, would have become q successful politician.
His speech compares very tavoraby, for strength
and compactnesS, with any which have been made
in behalf of the stool pigeon ticket. After it was
over, the Convention baloted for candidate for
Governor. The managers had showed Mr.. Mar
shall L. Wilder aside because, first he had
no money (Or wouldn't come down with |
it,; and second no sense. They meant to
nominate Mr.. Clifford, but he took himself |
out of the way at a late hour. Mr. Wilder had 3}5 |
votes, Mr.. Amos A. Lawrence 226 Mr.. Leyerett |
the Little, lSi; Mr. Winthrop, 20; Oils |
7. Lord, 60; Clifford, "A; Lcmue Shaw, Gate c. |
j., and RepubIican) 81; Levi Lincoln, 10, and |
several other Octegenarans half COzen to a dozen
each. George Y. Briggs the candidate of the |
party last year had one vote. On the next ballot |
Mr.. Lawrence had J23, Mr.. Wilder 33S, Mr.. Lord |
IA, Mr.. Winthrop 100, and SO on, and |
Mr.. Lawrence was nominated. Edward Dick |
uN'h vi AHHi'int was HViih'idt'" iuI iA'ul'udlll-
Governor; Thomas Parsons OF BrOokne, a nephew |
IF the oil Chef-Justice, for Secretary; Samuel A. |
Eliot for Treasurer, J. Henry Hill of Worcester |
Tor Auditor and Henry Morris, cx.Judge of the g. |
c. Pleas for Attorney General. Mr. Dickinson was, |
like Mr.. Goodrich, the Republican candidate for |
Lieutenant. Governor, Wing Member of Congress |
when the Nebraska hill was passed They were |
both wrongfuly thrown out by the Know Nothings. |
fhe ticket is an inOiensiye one but, il it remains
in the field will not come within $4,000 votes of an
lection. Nh Lawrence will probably be persuaded