New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-11-15
MASSACHUSETTS, POLITICS.

pppupIICAN PARTY DIsGUSrED WITH The All
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. PARTIES DEPLETED bi
porryG-MR SUMNER TO BE RETURNED TO THE
spyATE-GEN. BANKs's CHANCES GOOD FOR THE
pprsIpENCY or THE STATE SENATE.
,vpox AN OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT on THE TRIBUNE
Rosroy Nov. lin the State election In
,..sbpsetts last week the Republicans had the mar
escape defeat they have experienced since
hsv were party here, and the Democrats OF course
,ost tber best opportunity for victory Gov. WASH
,,rr,a majority has gone down from nearly 1oVU ns'
war 10 not quite 5000 the present His wholo 'o'' "
lass now than his majority was then, the RepuDhcan'
casting over T20oO votes now against not quito i4C"
Gear apo THIS result Is little stronger against then
,h the most sangune Of their opponents propnesied'
T, IA now quite apparent that their Stsee
,,ctet might with proper management, have been de-
,..,sd II would have been but for the narrow policy
q, those who directed the Democratic policy. rev
men took possession OF the party machinery py DEFAULT
n, interest on the part OF the other leaders Ihey "
.oa and perhaps with tho verwhelming Republican
,umnb OF last year 1t Is not surprising that they dia so
that It was impossible Seriously to shake Republican az
oendepcy They bent ali their aims 10 rehabitate tue
Demooratio organization strict party basis They
were wrong In their assumption In the hrst instance;
,hav met notifying defeat In their effort 10 the sec
ord Democrats, so far from nllying with Gu
,h,s,.sm To the old standard. never showed 80
ttle interest In II ut any period In many places they
w,rld not even attend conventions 70 nominate cand
daes in others they openly transferred themselves W
the interests Of the Republican nominees Tho machin
erv was worse than rickety and ineicent 1t was az
the meroy OF the opposition In many cases. The
tom of this In the case OF the convention W
alac, candidate for Congress TO ill the vacany In the
IIIa District Mr. Pierce, the Republican nominee
carried a third Of the Democratic Delegates anu
IL vas made 30 plain that the party could not De
united against him that no Democrat could Dc
induced TO accept the partys nomination Tor congress-
II was the with many other cases thereafter
mart OF the system Of certain Republican candidates was
70 debauch Democratic delegates One OF the Republi-
can nominees for the Senate from Boston In two hours
ne after be had received his own party indorsement
went into the Democratic Convention and carried that
too thus receiving the nomination OF both parties
| though the people afterwsrd de'eated Nun pS
| a vote OF two ~ one. Another, little shrewder,
| prevailed upon tho Democrats to make no
| nomination against him. On the repreSeh'a'iso
ticket there we're haldozen wards bought up TO make
only mammal Opposition, none at all, In TINS way
po.top eives the Democratic candidate for Governor
about 800 majority; yet nearly twothrds Oh the mem
beers OF the Legislature IN one House. and quite twotnus
i'm the Other are Republicans In additioh to the power
OF money to this end there Is also 20 DO considered the
fact that the roat preponderance OF smart politicians
| Is on the Republican side
TIE DEMoCRArIC REVIVAL A FAILURE.
|
1t exposed the weakness of the party organization as
hal peyer been exhibited before. The attempt TO pro-
6pce H. there Is very little doubt saved the Republican
State ticket from defeat This election has developed
an amount Of dissatisfaction In tho State such as almost
| nobody had supposed 10 exist. 1t mas driven oil
| least 10000 !, Republicans 10 vote the Dem
| oSrotio ticket for OF the 10000 votes cast fol
| Mr. CASTOR, q full third were outside his owl
party 1t has induced than double this number to
refrain from voting altogether Had II not been foi
men who came out TO vote for boiling Republican can
didates Gov. Washburns minority would have been re
ducet 5000 or 1000 With everything thai couid
possibly favor him In the tactics OF the opposition m
majority as sbrnks to about what Is was IN single
Conversational district last year. Had there been
union OF the opposition upon Reform basis, combining
all the Directing elements, and binding none OF them
IN restoration OF the Democratic party, 1t would have
vanished out altogether. La one year from tht
stupendous victory for President Grant IN Massachu
setts at his second election, you would have seen his
candidates repudiatcd and his Administration point
edly rebuked Tue most amazing political revolution
possible would really have wrought An the cradle
OF Republican principles II not of the Republican party
Democratic folly which has done more for Republican
| ism than has its own shrewdness has thus added
another to Its magnificent mistakes.
BoLrIsG AND DISSATISFACTION EVERYWHERE.
The people fairly reveled In revolt in all portions o.
che State TheY brought out boilers aud elected then
upon the slightest proyocat!on. In the Senatorial dis
trct OF which have spoken above. both pares boeC
their ular nominee. and gave the opposing candidate
majority of two The caucus system received
blow Whenever there was leader to direct 1t. This
not SO much an opposition 10 the system such
As was an exhibition OF that dissatisfaction with the
party which the OF the Democratic policy hat
denied an opportunity to act in any other way Gen
Banks was borne tho State House by 1t. His election
IA one OF the most remarkable popular uprisings eve
seen here. Beside carrying all the Democrats he tool
tne votes of than half tho Republican patty Itself
The result IN the City Of Worcester is another instance
Worcester has been the strongest Republican citadel II
| the State. IL was IS years since the Democrat
had even seriously contested IT, They carried 1t b!
| LOCO majority. though NOS with one OF thei
| own men, but with Of the Greeley Republicans o
| last year. The Springfield Greenfield, New-Bedford
Lowell, lawrence and Cambridge Senatorial Districts
also all elected either Democrats boilers II the Re
pubcsns did better with their local candidates In Bos
ton it was they saved themselves by spending
their money and other wise tampernR with the Demo
| cratic Organization here. Hundreds OF Republican
boled I'm the various districts whose detection mad
| up in this way.
| REPUBLICANS INDIGNANT WITH THE PRESIDENT.
| Discrimination as regards both National and Stat
affairs Is the Of this revolt The people feel mucl
moro keepy the OF the Credit Mobilier reyea
tiops than the OF leading newspapers would
seem 10 indicate Indignation against tho back saar
grab is % strong here In any State In the Union
has ceased to be Grant State also. sh
believes no longer In the Presidents wisdom
| or I'm tho good results Of his administration. Hi
| professed policy OF reform In the Civi
Service OF the country she regards sham and fraud
/ The activity OF his ofice-ho,ders here In IN,
interest Of obnoxious ends aud Objectionable candi
dates bns created intense disgust and she holds him
responsible for ths state Of Affairs. The puere policy
adopted by himself and those he has made his mouth
pieces on the subject of finance has universally
the belief In his upHtness for Office The
| ex-secrctsry Boutwell, fairly secuted at al
| hands Il Is surprise that 80 shrewd politician
| as Mr. Boutwell, has spoken ut all, after b,
had separated himself from responsibilities tina
esnaoiax annrnnriAtA that he ahnnd aneak 9TH.