The New York herald., 1874-07-20
The Coming Campaign for Vacant
Seats in Congress-.
CANDIDATES AND THEIR CHANCES.
General Butler and the
GOvernOrShip.
BOSTON APPR EHENSI

tiOn that Massachusetts after all, is not TO be so
areary in the line OF politics as was threatened a
few months ago. on the contrary the campaign
OF 1874 promises to be the most lively and center
tainIngn one that there has been here Tor many
years, and the preliminary ''skirmishing along the
lnes' viii begin Just soon as the season OF sum-
mer recreation IL over. Unnke the former exciting
political canvasses in Massachusetts, the coming
one il not to be wholly monopolized by General
Butler. or course, II he enters the field FOR the
rubernatorlal chair ne VIII not fail to render him.
sell the most conspicuous element; but aside from
the attractions and excitement which the Essex
statesman viii afford there will be numerous
ether "side eshow" features around which Will
cluster considerable more than local interest
In iact 1t may be fairly said that there Is TO ne
NEW ORDER OF THINGS,
and one OF the results will be a thorough change
In the complexion and make up OF the present
Congressional delegation. Mr.. Dawes, of the West
ern district; Mr.. Hooper, Of one OF the Boston dis
trcts Judge Hoar OF the Middesex district, and his
brother George F. Hoar, OF the Worcester dis
trict, have all announced their declinations Of a
denomination and probably all OF them VIII
Ae ..in the hands of their frends' when the matter
Of new Governor or a new United States Senator
n talked Of Besides the absolutely certain
changes in these quarters it is also probable that
Goocn Of the Charestown Navy Yard district, Will
be displaced, and the renomination or reelection
OF Mr. CrocSer OF the Fitchburg district is among
the probable improbaeiiities. Now add TO this the
possibility Of General Butler being the next Gov
ern0r, and there will be no less than seven new
congressman among the eleven who now repre-
sent the State. In view Of these circumstances
It is reasonable to anticipate that there win be
few states that viii be more fruitful OF pOhtical
excitement this fail than Massachusetts. The can
aidates who are willing to serve their country by
assuming Congressional hOnors will probably be
rs numerous as grasshOppers in the far West. In
the Boston Western and Essex dis trcts there will
probably be the most lively and entertaining can
vases ana tar barrels, torches night parades,
and pomp and splepdor generally will be 10 order
as early as October. 1t Is among the "probaoil
ties' that
YOUNG BILL SIMMONS
OF custom house fame, will be a candidate for Mr..
Hooper's place. The intervening circumstances
Of increased popularity or the skilfui manipulation
Cfthe preliminary caucuses VIII be among the con-
ditons OF his success. Hooper's district embraces
Beacon Hill and other sections OF territory famous
1or blue blood and the ''soiio men
OF Boston," and affection for simmons is not pre-
dominating quality Of their composition. And
then they hate Butler in most cordial manner,
and Butler is the friend and counsellor OF sim
mons. II the election was to be held to-day the
success Of Simmons would be an impossibllity, but
Is IL hard telling what changes may be wrought
IN the public feeling between now and November
Another gentleman who is willing to receive the
Congressional mantle Of Mr.. Hooper is RUFUS S.
Frost, OF Chelsea He has been once or twice
Mayor OF his city is an old Boston merchant and
has q spotiess and envlable local reputation.
A DEMOCRATIC SUCCESSOR OF DAWES.
Up in Western Massachusetts, which embraces
sucn cities and towns as Springfield, North Adams,
I ID VuSIl
. spirited canvass. Mr.. Dawes retires after twenty
years. continuous service, and OF course, there is
universal sorrow In his party. The republican poll
ncians and republican journals have been pro-
Juse In their eulogies OF his public services,
charitabiy forgetting Tor the moment such little
incidents as his suspected alliance with General
Butler and his connection with Credit Mobllier
scandal. The story Is that he Is poor, and that
At the trade Of politics he has anaIly discovered
himself poor, and come to the CONCLUSION that his
profession as awye, WIN ee more congenial and
everything now seems to point to the election OF
democrat In the person OF Mr. George M. Stearns
Oi Chicopee. He Is lawyer Of rare a nd unusual
ability, and until WITHIN few weeks has been
District Attorney in the Hampden and Berkshire
districts. Personally, he is exceedingly popular
and inasmuch his democracy is not OF the violent
Kind he would probably be hohored with o
great many republican votes, fact which prom
inent men in the party reely admit. He viii GER
talnly be nominated by the democrats and, while
the Republicans viii also make a nOminatlop many
OF them will nevertheless vote for Mr.. Stearns.
The trouble with the republicans Is that they have
not single man In the district who is sufficiently
popular 10 defeat Mr.. Sfearns and who will sacri-
nee private business for Congressional honors.
Mr.. Alexander, President OF the Springfield Bank;
Bowles, the accomplished journalist, are among
chose who could be readily elected but none OF
"ns ss doscsor Tinker
North Adams. and Charles o. Chaplin, OF Spnng-
neld.are not the equals o. the coming DEMOCRATIC
either one is nominated the election Of Mr..
6teaIns is assured.
THE NAVY YARD DISTRICT.
In the Filth district, the one comprising the
Charestown Navy Yard, there seems TO be some
M oocS the Il Is
Mexceedlngy mud to say that he Is unpopular,
and n,s sa chances for rsnominaton Or reescton
ming In the middle OF January. General Banks.
Who 80 long and ably represented the district, was
dropped on account OF Greeleyism, but that little
matter 10 forgotten now as was SHOWN BY his TIT
umphant election to the state senate year ago.
with his fellows than now, and his early reappear-
ance in the national Honse OF Represent tstiyes is
among the events confidently predicted by polltl-
cal prognosucators. For the Vacancy In
Ex-JUDGE HOAR's DISTRICT
tioned Is Lieutenant Governor now actinr Gov; Gov
erDoD Talbot, OF BillerIca, but 1t Is likely that
some one more formidable and more popular viii
come TO the surface when the campaign Is fairly
tnaugurated.
THE WORCESTER DISTRICT,
now represented by George r. Hoar, will be con-
testen on the republican side by william W. Rice,
q prominent anti-Butler warrior, and the demo
cratic competitor TO be vanqulshed will probably
be George +. Very, who represented Worcester In
the state senate tnis year. La the other Worces-
ter county, or
FfTCHBURG DISTRICT,
Mr.. Crocker, the present incumbent, will be can
didate for reelection; but he will find many OBJ
stacles In his way and his defeat Is more than
likely. He Is a wealthy paper manufacturer, and a
man OF no small popularity among ms peiehbors (;
but many OF them singutary think that he IS more
useiul at home than in the halls OF Congress.
DESTINY OF THE RETIRED CoNGRBssMEG
AZ Dundreary would remark, sThapR something
no Icnan can 1nd ouLn Those who have yolun-
tafhy withorawn with perhaps the exception OF
MI. hooper VIII propabiy be heard ffom before
the canvassls over. The Governors chair and a
eeat IN the United states Senate are prizes that
shoulo not De i9pored and shall be very much
surprised u MI Dawes and both OF the Hoars are
not candidates IN turn both for Governor and
senator. Mr.. Dawes would probably prefer the
Senatorship. and there was sort OF an ind err
etandnR last spring that he should have 1t when
hts fr1e nds went over to the support OF Governor