New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-09-16
POLITICAL.
MASSACHUSETTS


ouFsTION-PRoBABLE REPUBLICAN noni va
TIOSs-A NATIVE AMERICAN PAkri HE
SEVENTH CONGRESSIONAL DlSIhICl'
BosTON Sept. S.-Political affairs IN TINS state
have that mixed appearance which was 60 P'onou
few weeks ago. and all the EFFORTS OF the De."o0a
papers have failed revive the priet Spasn Oh
-, hcb tho, IN conjunction with ultra license
occas,oped by sensational editorials All tne
canal possble 20 be made out OF the prohiDtOry Ia"
now I'm the stock companies known as the Deinooi"
marty and the ultra license law RepuDhcans' Inc Deio
80 hava sbovn their hand they very fOoishly-ior
tbemseves but fortunately for the Republican PalV
nd ,ir STATE Convention nearly month earlier thah
che time cot for the Republican Convention The Deho
cratic Convention was q queer anar III ooN'o Va ~
sspects Some Of the delegates smet horrloy e'ok Va
louor and frequently adjourned somewhere lor uiihS'
ana vet the prohibtory law was denounced as ueS
notIc and was seriously Alluded to by one OF the
snaakers "a tho demon prohibition" Yet IL
appears that by little effort the DOld anu
valiant Democracy could groan with anguish over Ia"
which assumed dictate what they should drink and at
the same time get whisky straight OF gin sling
AZ often as appetite craved. The best holt OF the
Convention aud the party appeared TO be an affecting
manner OF displaying sympathy for the workngmehLte
poor downrodden laDOrers" IL was affecting 10 pea
the sympathy expressed for the knights Of 81 CTlspI
who refused charter for Grand Lodge oS .is
Legislature when we knew That 6Oth Democrauc sem
tors of the Democratic Representatives votu
against granting Charter; ImoatSx boWeVer and
leading member OF the order (both OF tne le
are good Repubicans) has these facts before las
brethren and they are likely to give many votes %
power, with thought for their welfare.
The real fact is Crspin matter, as developed in
publican or Democratic principles were not in any way
Involved 1t was rather question between capa a. ana
pcaton II the action was meant to injure and weaken
the st. Cripn anybody could naye fSress e 1ns Sat
has. The organization is becoming very Powsri h
= and the aggregate membership is estimated all the
from M 70
II 10 perform what Wendell Phillips long ago advised
uce who Would favor their interests The work
responded by giving their Sa Cr b sy Se
Knights appear TO be better tnan were inc Dos
alluded TO- MOS S nspv bey pS that
they deadly opposed TO their personal interests
which s not likely TO Dc inc case oro,be- nont in
openly inviting disa1eeted Republicans TO JOIN ther
on the temperance question. Everybody knew where
they stood. Their action reminded one OF the New,
prepared his congregation for some terrible de-
claraton and SAID, II had tnousana =, HV9s, ana
say i'll beeveevery Is bern sinner" Liberal
eSsation" s the heightened way progressing free
cry OF Adams and Liberty that is what they mean
They must free for they had license Law in
1865 ct which all OF the liquor dealers growed They
pitched into that law right and lett ana now Ihey ue
nounce one other neutrality-suspicious.. Hence IL
may safely be argued that free rum is the pinnacle OF
their hopes
The Republicans who favor liberal legislation" are
not mixing with the Democrats as they did in 1867 and
this is one reason why Mr. j. q Adams ana ms ancestry
pect. Then the p. l. L., with Democratic ana kepHD.
hcan membership almost Unfortunately mixed, swept
like wldre through the State, and found its adherents
nearly every city, town, and village That has not
T. from which Democrats are excluded The organiza-
tOn however, is not so powerful as the Union kePnDh'
can League Inc latter organization i'''i IL
The Union Republican League Of Massachusetts organization
but who have always been true to h beat interests th me
party adoption Prohibition its platform meets with
.s pnrty vote IL the last Legislature gives claim that this
Of the Republican pocy and we otTe upon essf
dogma Of Prohibition IePadet by the nsI
held fremont Temple Bo1 have g5sl Their intention o. coz
to CARR DOT their plan Republicans
10 u. rally Al The sAaeasss am see a s 5
probOu delegates TOSns which are not already
To Offset the above the radical prohbitlOnists have
The UuOn Republican Of Massachusetts, having published
cor announcing t.sI InS " 10 " 90 aes u po
subject Ofths sale Of nOneng hquors entirely at variance
the RspoScan party bot which entire unison yin
;s u: snsp oS duty 's S the ket,S fraud
s.v, .ass 1I p,ySent Of money for license. may
move has .1ys been Pc, measure Wy. h g paI. con-
uua growing srng until 10 their platform u me PIs..n. year
Sd ~ aUy such statements as are contained circular
but 70 se al s RRe eSasn. IRE a a .
hs non. sSt s ST nay S Of RpS
s.s S'S, S . asEst move 'of the Democrat, party
It apparent from these circulars that either
side the other is determined to ram its peculiar ideas
down throats Of the Conventions but there TO
be swe founded belief through the state that nethe
faction will succeed Steadfast Republicans say ina
the body of the Convention will have Republican Con
yenton and not temperance or free rum gathering
The Convention take issue as Methodism and Uni
yersaisn. as mans probable hereafter Is Of INFINITELY
conversations with representative Republicans rom al
parts Of the State have convinced me that majority
tbA holding
that solely and have useless discussion on "a tne sa;
Several statements have been made concerning the
tepts of the Republican advocates Of liberal legislation
to secure a candidate. anu tine Hon Harvey Jewell, the
Hon. A. H. Rice, and exChiefJustee Bigelow have beer
aamed in that connection But local paper has called
account the persons who started the nanes stating
that their not authorized by the owners. AL
the signs Of the times now indicate that the Hon
William Clahin will be renomlnated. and ms re-
GOV. Tucker. who lost IN the Union army, and who
more popular the more widely he is known, vii
rotary OF State the lion Oliver Warner. Gen. Briggs
present efficient Auditor win not be candidate to
Hon Charles Endcott Of Canton, member Of the Gov
srnOrs Council by far the ablest aud he or the
Hon Charles Adams Of North Brookdeld, also membe
Of the Council, would I'LL tue once in most credtSO
and satisfactory manner. The Hon. Charles Allen
Attorney General viii be the ticket again this year
as will also the present Treasurer, the Hon Jacob
Lond of Plymouth.
The Native American party is being revived in thi
State or at least AN organization 70 which only Amer
Boston society lodge. whatever il called has al
ready several hundred members and branches are ben
formed all the State. Many prominent men who's
names members cannot disclose, have Joined. and tn
movement is fast becoming very popular, None bu
citizens this country received above stated
and the only duty imposed IS that members snail vOt
for but gentlemen who first saw the light Of day
America. r..
There are so many candidates named for secretar!
BOutwes vacant the With District, that the
may be obliged 10 put all the names IN hat. an
select for candidate, as did recent Democrau
Convention out West. Among the gentlemen put forwar
by their friends the Hon Thomas Rice, r "a brothe
OF the Hon A. H. Riee OF the Executive Council 81
Mayor Richardson OF Lowell "a brother OF the Hon WE
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