New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-07-21
BOSTON.
THE NOMINATIONs-THE CHASE MOVEMENT
MASSACHUSETTS POLITICS.

MASSACHUSETTS POLITICS.
From Our Special Correspondent ~ I'll. 90 ,o.a
great many Republicans here. and suppose
elsewhere, thought year ago that Gen. Grants
nomination for the Presidency chiefly to DO de
sired on grounds of availability" But good
while before the Chicago nomination was made, this
feeling gave way TO of entire satisfaction with
the General per So, representative of the Repub-
ican party and OF the policy of Congress and of the
loyal people. For some time | have heard
of no grumbers or doubters. When out OF
tho New-Y York swindling mill came IIoraio Seymour
and Frank Blair. every Republican in tho state
have no doubt felt satisfied that the very worst ticket
that could be nominated had been anticipated SIX
weeks before rs if by sort of inspiration, by the
spontaneous nomination Of the General of the Army
and the Speaker of the lOusc-the very best possible
ticket ON which to fight the old question again.
In 1864 we gave about 1900 majority, out Of vote
of about 10000. Our whole vote last year was
nearly as great rs this and owing To the
LiGuor question, we got only lODOO votes,
while the other side represented by j. g Adams, got
10000 We shall bring Mr., Adans's vote down TO
s. 900 or this year. and give Seymour about The
same number. Grant will receive abOut Mr.. LIN
coins vote of 1864 or about l2iOO Will only lndl-
cate tho proportions and the majoritc5 Ii there is
an exciting contest. shall go over l21OOG II not,
not have never known such a universal express
sion Of satisfaction that which greeted the nomi-
nations of Seymour and Blair. only the
few Democrats we're disguised Gen. Grants virtue Of
reticencc was more than ever their admiration. Not
a word could be got out OF them. L dare say wheh
they got together, with locked doors, 10 compare
notes they swore n good deal II by good luck you
caught one of them dodging into ms hotel by some
back alley 20 get his dinner you got only haf an
swcrs and if Won were a OF ordinary kindness of
heart Won acquiesced in turning the conversation
on the weather. or John ID. Howe's case IN the
Superior Court the latest bank theft Easy
PRESTON S1o was the first feeling Of every good
tempered person. Our delcgatlon-ycs, WELL II
rds our delegation after all. and We owe them
thanks for their services our delegation was fer
Chase The delegates ct lmgeIAbbott' bare
we'll GILL and llarvey-cast two of tho votes on that
last ballot. Mr. Swegtsor OF Lowell. who was the
Democratic candidate for Governor in 1880, was also
| a Chase man. Probably Mr.. j. q. Adams for
much. j know II IS charged upon the delegates
/ have named that they were IN the Seymour
plot, but when men allowed themselves TO DC over
reached and victimized by shaIpeB OF the genuine
bedrock temper they will DO apt To be called TO
account for treachery, when IN reality they are not
guilty of it. Nh BaTdwo, who IS one OF the mer-
chants of Boston, of the firm of Frank Skinner N
Co.. and may therefore be supposed TO be not very
wise politician and Mr. Peter Harvey, accused OF
keeping alOOf from the of tho party IN Their
pariors at the Fifth Avenue Hotel. 1t is easy to
Understand how such men as these became the
victims of McCook and Nalandingham OF
Ohio, or indeed, of any other men
of average political experience. IL Is not
at all hard to understand why Chase was the favor
ite of our Massachusetts, Democrats In old times
was not very uncommon for men styling themselves
Democrats to be chosen TO the Office OF Goyernor
here. We had Elbridge Gerry and James sullivan;
and again i'm 1913. Geo. s. Boutwell, by virtue OF n
coalition with the Froe-SOers, held the office two
years, hut his last year. even, IS now nearly forgot
ten. Some years ago there was Democrat IN Con,
greSs from Bristol Of the name OF Williams, ana
Mr.. Pamenter succeeded in holding the Mid
dlcseX District several years. Mr. Appleton
who beat Mr. BuTlngame on ono occasion, was
WhiV chosen by Democratic votes. Mr. Sleeper OF
Roxbury thought himself chosen over Mr. Rice in
1861 but the votes when properly counted showed
that Mr. Rice was still the favorite In spite OF oil
this i'll success. however, the Democrats cannot per
suade themselves that their principles and policy are
in fault but sure of notion that II they can get
halfway Republican, or somebody who has been
Republican, to help them, they shall DO able TO DO
something; They tried Gen. Deyens in in
1862 and hoped TO Oust Mr. Sumner by
pushing forward Leverett SatOnstal and Joel Park
or as leaders, but with worse luck than ever The
Chief Justice said they. Is not only Republican bat
a Radical. lie knows the ropes he has been inside
tho ring; he is discOnented; his old friends are
abusing him aud for our purposes he IS Just as good
/ as ANYBODY. UnquestOnably they would have been
disappointed in Mr.. Chase if they had nominated
and elected him. Some OF them wonld have got of
fec under hiu-prObably the scaliest OF the lot for
the Chief Justice is not specially noted iOr ms knOwl
edge OF men-aud then there would have been
a precious row over the cnstom-houses and
post-oices. and q four years administration which
would have been, TO the Democrats pretty much
what Andrew JOhnson's administration has been To
the party which elected him. On the whole, there
fore though Seymour is on the books 10 be guillO-
tined on election day in November 1t Is safe To say
that the party will be- the day after IN as good a
condition if his judicial rival had been nominated,
I ana even cltCItu
Since Seymours twice repeated dodge of declin-
ing" people turn mp their noses little when they
hear of a man who says your candidate l cannot
be- Mr.. Hooper, tho representative IN Congress
from the WITH District, positively declined reelcc-
ton by letter some weeks ago. but II Is now limited
that ne is willing 10 reconsider Meanwhile, Mr.. X.
III. Dana it, Mr. George Is. Upton, and Mr.. Alphens
Hardy had been mentioned by their friends as candi
dates for the succession. Mr. Upton seems, Just now,
to have the best chance in Mr. Hooper is ont of
the way He spoke at the Grant ratification meeting,
and would make a useful representative OF the eltys
interest in the House. So would Mr. Hardy Mr Dana
is an able lawyer as everybody knows, but as II
il was not enough 30 be suspected of desiring the fail
ure of the Impeachment trial. he felt obliged ON pre-
tense of vindicatng the impartiality OF judicial"
proceedings, 10 declare against lmpeachment IN the
Legislature and then TO sign the letter 10 ME- fes-
sender, in effect thanking him for defeating That
measure. do not mean to say that all the sixty or
seventy sgners to Fessenden were opposed
to the Presidents convictions some of them signed il
for want of reflection Mr. Dana, however, is not one
of these The district is toerably safe for the Re-
publicans but they must have popular candidate,
and one who, no matter how much he may be inn
pressed by the judicial aspects of the lmpeach-
ment trial has sense enough to refrain from giving
public expression TO his satisfaction over the defeat
of his party In the lid District, Mr.. iTwtchell is
talked of for u reelection. William CASTOR, ali able
lawyer of the Democratic persuasion formerly OF
the Wing paTtyl is most frequently spoken OF as MS
competitor. He would be dangerous opponent
but with the fatal facility for laundering which
chaIacterizes the managers OF the party, L
shall not DO surprised to sec them put w