New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-07-25
BAY STATE POLITICS.

uoAR AND SANFORD AS POSSIBLE CANDIDATES
THE sENATORsHIP-PRosPECTs IN PHE CONGRESS
SIGNAL DISTRICTS.
IFRom AN OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRIBUNE
BosroN. July 2l.-Politics in Massachusetts,
Though they are not Just actively agltating the
general mind are the occasion Of small concern
in The minds of those who bear the responsibility of
directing the coming campaign. 1t has seldom been
more difficult TO agree upon programme of opera
tions. As a rule. nobody this year is seeking Re-
publican nominations for State or national offices.
except that class whose claims the people are either
Indifferent to averse TO favOring. There is per-
plexity, therefore. as TO future action which time
and effort have not yet been adequate TO dispel
The latest movement has been in the direction of
combining the eligible candidates for the higher
Offices and thus making up slate that shall unite
the party. Some smart" managers thought they
had fixed things in this way a week or two AGO, by
arranging that Nh Dawes should 90 to the Senate,
Mr. A. H. Rice should be Governor, and Gov. Talbot
should be elected 10 Congress from Judge Hoars
district. The plan did MT wOrk-Gov. Talbot OBJ
jected and there were obstacles from the West as
regards Mr.. Rice and from the East as regards Mr..
Dawes. The scheme came TO naught before
IT got beyond the councils of the politicians,
which precluded the possibility of telling
what the people thought about it. The i'm
preston prevails that the people are to think
ever. this year. The moderate par tisans have
reached realization Of this fact. The Boston Adre
tiser, which represents them, had the candOr so to
declare. the other day. The Boston Journal, which
in devoted loyalty is only second to the
Washington press, suitably rebuked The AdrertisT
but its reproOf too late to do more than make
The Advertiser cautious in the future. 1t doesn't
take back what it had written, and its suggestions
as regards independent voting have found a cordial
response in many quarters.
BUTLER FOR ONCE UNDEMOYsTRATIvE.
The fear of Cen Butler is much less apparent than
it was year and three years ago but 1t still exists
Butler himself was never so undemOnstrative. This
is a new role for him to appear in, and he
assumes il from indecision rather than from policy
but he probably has sly satisfaction withal in
pulling those who always watch his movements
with nervous apprehension. Ii is suspected that be
NAV take a hand actively in opposition, if Geo. f.
Hoar for instance should he nominated for Cover
nor. and the fear induced by this may not i'm
probably turn the result against Mr.. HOar, if his
claims are pressed. But Butler is less likely than
ever 70 yield to the control of his personal animos
ties this wear He cannot possibly get the Republi-
can nomination for Governor and he knows it. The
next best thing for him 10 do according to his own
programme, Is to get the party into position as
the result of the triumph of his opponents, where
he run an llNtl tQNtul cdlluludtt VIII uopts
of success. This too is almost impossible the pres
ent year. The Democrats, who would have been
quite ready 70 aid him to a large extent in
his earlier campaigns, have now determined to
rrv their strength with a straight party
ticket. This throws Butler back upon another alter
native which is nothing less than the defeat Of the
Republicans of the STATE altogether. 1t is not diff
cult to imagine the readiness of his consent to this
after the party has rejected him, and gone in under
other leaders who are his worst foes. This is the
course he is most likely to adopt. Butler viii proba
bly, be found soon declining for himself and giving
in his adhesion to the domination Of Gov. Talbot
GOV. TALBOT THE WEAKEST OF THE REPUBLICAN
CANDIDATES.
Gov. Talbot is conceded to be by much the weakest
of the Republican candidates. His vetOes of the
liquor legislation of this year have made MIN SUCH
The Republican party cannot run him Tor Office
again without making prohibition of the sale OF
hanor direct issue in the platform. They have not
ventured to take such step before. except in the
resolutions Of the Convention of two years ago,
which il was well understood, meant nothing. Both
Gov Clahin and Gov. Washburn were Prohibition
ISIS but il was stipulated when they were accepted
that they should not interfere with the action OF the
Legislature on the liquor question. Gov. Talbot
has lnterfered with IL. and ms election would be an
approval Of his action. The difficulties connected
with making him a candidate are such that 1t has
been assumed that his nomination is an impossi-
bility The scheme Of sending him to Congress was
devised to get him easily out of the way, Within
week. however. il has begun to be apparent tnat
there is to be a movement in his favor. Gen. Butler
is expected to fall in with it, and he may have in
aueuce enOugh 10 nominate Gov. Talbot The Gov
ernor. indeed who is an excellent man. aside from
ms prohibition crOtchets. viii have considerable
support of his OWL, if he goes into the Convention
The heaviest possible blow to the Republican party
would be his nomination, and Buffers hand Is all
ready to use it's force for this purpose if ii shall De
found that his own claims are 70 be passed over.
POSSIBLE REPUBLICAN CANDIDATES FOR GOVERNOR.
The most formidable party nomination that the
R4pubicans could make woud be that of Mr..
Dawes. The Office has been open to him for several
wears. but has always been declined. He would
take IL only now as steppng-stOne to the Senate.
This eecting man office with view TO trans
ferring him Immediately 10 another, though com
mon al the West is an experiment here. the working
of which II IS perhaps not easy TO estimate In adj
vance. Mr. Dawes. whose prominent fault Is tlmid-
i+v and irresoution, is understood thus far 10
object TO such an arrangement, but II Is quite likely
IN be urged upon him yet further before the Con
vention meets. Mr.. Geo. f. HoaT, it is believed,
vould not object TO be candidate for Governor, II
there was general desire that he should accept the
nostiOn He objects TO being put into the attitude
NJ a contestant for IT, just ~ present. he is rather
disgusted with public life He left a very large and
lucrative practice of the law to enter Congress- and
is if Won leave Butler of the account the ablest
man that the State has in the last dozen years
N the lower House. His constituents have repeat
edlv reelected him. but personally their lack OF
5;ol;+,. IS ,o+ what lac expected. and has to his