New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-03-31
SUMMERS SUCCESSOR.
THE ATTITUDE OF THE ASPIRANTs.

DAWES IN TIE CHARACTER OF THE CLAIMANT
HoAR DIGNIFIED AND FIRM-THE DEMOCRATS
WAITING TO COMPROMISE ON NEW CANDIDATE
PROSPECT or BREAK IN THE RANKS
(PRoM Az OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT or TUE TRtBUNEl
BosroN March 3O.-The first week of the Senatorial
contest in this State scompleted with the voting TO-
day The aspect of affairs is almost rs indecslye rs 1t
was at the day of opening 1t satisfactorily demon-
strated flat neither OF the loading candidates can
be chosen but that plain TO most people before
hand. Everything beyond is still IN doubt Satur-
day and to-day have by general consent been
counted az of-days IN the strife. Many members
wished to be absent or tho other occasion,
and the serious struggling therefore suspended
II will begin again tomorrow. though there may
not be any important features attending 1t till
day later.
DAWES Will FIGHT TILL CARRIED OFF THE FIELD.
The only real claimant for Mr.. Summers seat IL
Mr. Dawes. While the other candidates have never
sought 80 far as 10 apparent the party support or
stimulated their friends to make any effort IN their
favor Mr.. Dawes appears at the first moment con-
s5tcni with propriety after the vacancy has been
created, with lobby from his section of the State,
which was soon joined by a second lobby under the
direction of Gen. Butler and the national Office
holders. aad together they have assduously cleo
toneered in his favor. That Nr. Dawes himself
WIS actively directing these forces, tho dovel)p
ments OF the week have made apparent. Two letters
have been published from him. in which be assumes
this position and in one of which he declares that
he will contend TO the last and be slain upon the
field if 1t must be That this is not at all the tone
which the great man who had vacated the Senator
ship assumed before he first chosen. or held
during hi, subsequent period of election. need not
be SAID; indeed it is doubtful if any SenatOrship
from this State was ever conteniel for in similar
spirit It was not what the people Of Massachusetts,
expected from those who were candidates for the
succession to Mr. sumner. IL - impossible to mag
inc Judge HOar or Charles Francis Adams using
such language. No man from the West or the East
was expected to occupy the attitude of 3" claim
ant" Such is Mr. Dawes attitude, however. His
friends were not. III the beginning, even willing TO
submit his claims to caucus The active cOmbina7
ton of lobbyist. in his interest up his standard.
and insisted that Republicans should rally about it.
JUDGE HOAR STANDS ON his MERITS.
Judge Hoars friends have been almost AZ dignited
as himself IN their attitude as regards the election
They have made no personal claim in his favor
They have stouty resisted the claims of Mr. Dawes,
and have opposed him, both on the ground OF his
own recent course at Washington and because Of the
men who appear aS his sponsors at the State-h0use
As CARDS Judge Hoar they say their desire is only
for the most eminent pure and respected Republican
They believe Judge HOar to be that but If any
other man can be shown who is his superior in these
qualities they will freely yield to him. They do not
recognize the Senator9hip as at all prize to DC
gra5ped after in the interests of personal ambition.
No has. therefore they say the right to appear
in the attitude of claimant and demand that
the party shall come to him. They stand very firm
upon this ground, and will not BIO moved from 1t.
The largeness of their vote in the beginning, and
-. - hash .fatn a1 ~
an encouraging symptom of the tone Of tho Legisla
ture 1t is not probable that they will elect Judge
Hoar; but Mr. Dawes will be able to take very few
indeed from their phalanx While they hold the
balance of power, his case is altogether hopeless.
CURTIS NOT TO BE TRADED OFF FOR DAWES.
The Democrats have kept their ranks compact
Great effort is being made to keep them in column
There was probably need of it. The hand of Butler
had been very busy among them, and there are
several who are virtually pledged to aid him when
they can do it without openly betraying their party
II they are as well managed as they have been thus
tar however Mr. Dawes will receive little aid from
them Judge Curtis will be adhered to as a candi-
date until 1t Is certain that enough Republicans
are ready to unite with the Democrats on
somebody else to insure his election, II
the counsel of the more sagacious leaders
is followed. The present effort of Mr.. Dawess sup
porters is to coax bargain for enough Republican
recruits to his support to give him majority of the
Republican vote and then insist that he is the regular
Republican candidate his majority being equivalent
to a caucus nomination. Only seven or eight votes
are needed to this end 1t is not probable that they
will be gained but even if they are borrowed"
for the purpose it will hardly commend Mr.. Dawes
to the Democrats that he is tho regular Republican
nominee.
PROSPECTS OF A NEW CANDIDATE IMPROVING.
1t is quite sure that there must be new cand-
date, upon whom the friends Of two of the three
leading candidates now voted for must unite. if any
choice is to be made. Whether he is to be Republi-
can in good, regular standing, or an outsider like
Charles Francis Adams Gen. Banks. is the
doubtful question at this time. Nearly all the Hoar
men will agree upon unobjectIonable Republican.
and good portion of the Dawes people are willing
to do the same, though the latter are held more
strictly by the power of discipline to their candi
date. Perhaps the easiest man to unite upon and
elect in this way would be Speaker Sanford Of the
House of Representatives if he had not made mis-
take by vacillating in his own vote Still the
Speaker of the House is almost always popular in
Massachusetts, and the present Speaker especially
So and Mr. Sanford may yet be the nominee. Gov.
Washburn has also been talked of for a day or two.
1t is not easy what his strength is. but
politicians believe in it,
CHANCES OF GEN. BANKS
The natural tendency of affairs, if new Re-
publican candidate is not agreed upon, is either to
continuance of the present deadlock in the event
of the withdrawal of Mr.. Dawes, to redistribution
of the different elements in the Legislature about
Charles Francis Adams and Gen. Banks In such an
event, the majority both of the Democrats and
Dawes men would go for Banks. and the majority of
IL. hn IaLl IaI
to support Mr.. adams. The chances would, there
fore be yery much in Gen, Bankss f.vor Zen