New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-10-23
MASSACHUSETTS.

zHE POLITICAL CANVASS MOSOPOLIzED BY THE
wORKINGMEN-A GLANCE OVER THE FIELD
THE PROBABLE STRENGTH OF THE PAR
TIES.
BosToN, Oct. 20.-The political canvass of
1852 in Massachusetts, monopozed by the workingnen
whose chances Of success are exceedingly problematcal
Neither the Republican the Democratic parties are
holding public meetings TO set forth the merits OF their
respective state tickets as IL Is universally conceded
that the former will be victorious by good majority.
Tie unanimous of the Republican State Convention
nat into the field the ticket which headed by the Hon.
VIM Caain There surface Indications Of split on
the Temperance question, but only two or three men
voted on a proposition which was made by a
leader among the license law candidates which meager
vote sllenced that element Of the Convention most
s1ectnaly The Convention left the Temperance ques-
-tjon for legislative fight the only proper method OF
dealing with IT, That is where 1t should be settled aud
there vigorous contest for majority OF Representa-
ves ard the part OF the Temperance people
and their opponents In come cases men have been
Nominated on the rum side whose cole qualifications are
love az the uid and an ardent opposition to the pro
hilltorv law But the license-law men VIII not sweep
the State as they did in 1867. Then the issue, as
a large-slzed bone Of contention, was COMPARE
lively new thing with the men VINO leu tne
parties in those days, and by virtue OF 'ne
secret organization known the p. L. L. the Incense
~ MOI, huri.d the nrohIbtionists thoroughly that
they were as pint Of water in quart OF brandy Ihat
success cannot be repeated. They nave now inc Ohion
league aud the g. o. L. and the latter organization h"S
put forth a spit ticket with John Quincy Adams lDeino
srau for Governor, the Hon Joseph tucker
tu Lieutenant Governor, and the Hon. CharleS AIeh
sRen,blieap for Attorney General. This Is probably
trick 70 secure more votes for Adams, but MI tucker
who Is the present LentenantGovernor' ana mr. AIei
the pesent Attorney General both OK whom are Oh inc
Republican ticket for reelection, will not allow the use OF
~ names in any such connection, as hey arc IN eAcel
l.,t eonnany where they are. and are true RepDhca
Sile their chances Of election are as pronSnS d" '"0
The workingmen as have said, are monopolizing the
snyass and their gubenatOral candidate ana ieSus
teiS for them they carry their coffin with them 20
s, meeting IN the shape Yervth1g il ought not TO
an oits nearly every effective point when snouI1
.,t,Sce Their Convention not model aialr' ana
i'rte had TO be given, IN response 70 ,ns Mr. Ed
t, we're not known in their own Towns, MI. 80
Nj NJ Cbanberlain their candidate for Governor spent
good portion OF his life ~ hotel waiter ST. 5d nf a
Irsr hotel by his father he employs hotei %a i
- work at least fourteen hours gay i t he leader
al WOrkngmans party As private gehIieinaim 40 ~. 10
n. . dismal fsilnre A reporter who interviewed INN
ssa after his nomination aycrred that be was IiKnu
go ran Know ana 1--we ia this nineteenth century.
Re aid that he had not Thought OF thst mattel and
cd that be had thought Of Just nothing Hs letter
- eptanee wss graphic Ss5e him and Contained
1iy one new idea viz he accepted The noi1lGat9h ne
- addressing the voters Of the state Dut ine patd
% hsngs Ike grim specter over his speeehes, ana "a
ts his homeopathic Ideas Win hboa w.. hi, =,
.ent speak Of these things anu u ne a ane idc5s
T. because majority Of them advance ne sane ,usa5
ttcty day aud denOunce the platiO.n ~ "a ~ ,r,a
TINA iad the sDOrlng men adopsI Ter nrone.
fef he finances those who if and nrae
asgement and asserted and claimed Juss od have
recognition OF the nights OF labor lhey "oui, 80 bs
h uni ed themselves, which was me DIst pm, IN
I'd "a past experience has fuy ueinonstsit show
fstB Asifis they are divided, as the VoVes WI" '"O
ash lie "a VI November. ,,-.-.... a.. ~ sa a
Siow large will the vote q the w0fhngioen of al
question which asked every day by leading r see M
peffes. aud few answer the fuehtlon ino 10, ivt
thr S0fd few IL clip Of tine pen, as no man 49,
dtanits answer 10 the query. Some Of the
ts9lefs Of the convention Of the workngne ~ on ey
siu 900 from which they should discount ~ VI Roi
att. The prevailing impression 10 THAI lbeJ ~, W. "a,
tl0a Ok 1900 else something quite respeetaDyo p;
K.sss 5000 their vote Viii not have any
Hect upon the grand resu and their men VIII ~ ne
t<ia the Deuogrs1lc party ~ the class 0l i"oV'~ Wv