New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-03-24

didate as it certainly s The Hoar men as earnestly
deny the charge az the others vehemently make 1t.
An intelligent. and perhaps the most asslduous
worker for Judge Hoar said yesterday that this was
the most formidable obstacle he met If could get
it out of the heads of the people," was his language
that Hoar is Grants candidate, should De sure Oh
his election" Still, the confidence in tn character
Of Judge Hoar will do much to diminish this dread.
He is the best man, by the almost universai
acknowledgment of the moreintelligent people upon
political affairs, that the straighter sect OF RepuD-
icans have presented can present. There IS some
doubt however, as to his adaptabihty to shine in
legislative as he has shone in judicial career lie
has cast one or two Objectionable votes in Congress
on important matters during his brief term OF ser
vice there and has not taken, as yet that command
ing position, either in influence or IN independence
that was expected of HIM.
PROSPECTS OF CHARLES FRANCIS ADAMS.
Charles Francis Adams, though he has the open
support of many OF the more distin guished men IN
the Republican party, and is very generally adVo-
Gated by those who are not bound by party ties has
not as yet developed strength in the Legislature
that gives promise Of large vote for him at the be-
ginning. Personally, he has been respected, but he
has been unpopular in Massachusetts, during most
of his time. There is ample recognition Of his
eminent abilities, but there is also on the part OF
both parties lack of approval Of his more recent
political action, which, joined to his uDsympathetic
manner, and general withdrawal from par
ticipation in the politics of the State, or
association with those in public life, compels
him to rely upon pure intellect and character for
any support no is likely to receive. The
Republicans remember his admiration or
Mr.. Seward his :. depreciation of Mr.
Lincoln, and his want of personal sympathy in
- A. ". Apon fho narnncrata
the Irish do not like him. and others complain that
his manners are naughty and repellant That he
would win new honor for the State in the public
councils. however, and moro worthily supplement
the ilustrous roll of Massachusetts, in the highest
deiberative body of the nation than any other man,
is generally conceded This TACT will give him some
votes at the outset. and in not improbable combina-
tions he may receive many more; but the obstacles
to be overcome in the way OF both personal and
political prejudices in bringing men to his support
are very great If the intellect and tho culture OF
the State to decide the question, he would be
the man of all Others it is not sure, indeed, that the
popular voice is not in his favor, but it is unfortu
nate for him that the popular voice has to find express
sion through politicians with whom he is least of all
in sympathy.
OBJECTS ATTAINED BY cURrIs's NOMINATION..
The course of the Democrats in nominating Judge
B. X. Curtis was a surprise to almost everybody. IL
is perhaps as judcious an action as they could have
taken. Their position was peculiarly difficult one,
and the greatest difficulty Of all met them at the
threshold in the effort to hold the party together at
all. The Democracy has been almost utterly with
out cohesion for considerable time. Butler has
been especially active in its Generalization. The
movement was to keep him from gobbling
up half or two-thirds the Democratic members OF
the Legislature for his purposes. The most lnteui-
gent leaders would have liked to nominate Mr. Adams
but it was found that this would be playing right
into Buffers hands Mr.. Adams, not being Demo-
crat, would have had no absolute hold that would
have warranted the nsistance upon party fealty in
his favor This would have left just the open place
for raid into the Democratic ranks that Butler .
desired The next best thing has, perhaps, been
done in selecting Judge Curtis, who is more like MIR.
Adams than any man in the Democratic party. Qt
is singular fact, by the way, that Judge Curtis,
who came to the Democracy as one of the assets OF
the defunct Wing party, was member of the Legis-
latu-e that first elected Charles Sumner and was so
at the course Of the coalition of Demo-
Gratis and Free Sellers by which this was effected
that he declared it as his legal opinion that IT was
indictable as a conspiracy, under tho common lawn
Judge Curtis will unite the most of the Democratic
vote about 7O) in the first balloting. He will not
be elected, of course, nor will he probably long
be adhered to.
POSSIBILITIES OF GEN. BANKS.
II the baloting be protracted, the most OF the
Democrats will be likely to go over cordially to the
support Of another candidate not yet named, who is
likely to develop considerable latent strength. That
candidate is Gen. Banks. No result of this contest
at all within probability would 80 well please the
Democratic party as the election of this gentleman
Not that its members believe him to be with them,
for he has never taken the first step toward joining
their organization; but because he is personally
popular among most Of their leading men and q
great fayorte with tho of the people in the
State. Gen. Banks's popularity is one Of the
most remarkable phenomena connected with
politics here. He is lmpervlous 10 the
effects of i'll luck, and rallies and re-
cuperates after every stroke of adverse fortune.
Many thought he was ruined as regards any hope
of Republican preferment in the last Presidential
campaign but lie is almost as strong again with his
old party friends as he ever was. II he would go
back to them, they would nominate him again for
his former seat in the House Of Representatives.
He has shown no disposition to return to the Repub-
hcan party, however, aud his chances are fully as
good as an independent candidate in the district.
He will have votes for the Senatorship. There are
many Republicans who would like to see him in the
position, and there is whom 1t will be so easy
for the Democrats to vote for He may loom up very
formidably before the contest is over. Quiet work
has been done for him already.
The Liberal Republicans are generally in favor of
Gen. Banks, though portion Of them favor Mr.
Adams. Gen. Banks is presented as best Of ala
purely anti Grant candidate. Judge Hoar is known
to be averse present to making an issue with the
President indeed of the objects of his friends is
to get Grant away from Butler through Judge Hears
influence. Mr. Dawes. though protesting antago-
nism TO Grant, is felt to be too much partisan and
too little man of pluck to be trusted. Even Mr..
Adams il is said has accepted office under Grant,