New-York tribune., 1874-10-24
BAY STATE POLITICS.
pIssENsIONs AND DIVISIONS IN THE RE-
PUBLICAN PARTY.

DIssEysIoNs AND DIVISIONS IN THE RE-
PUBLICAN PARTY.
APPARENT UNANIMIrY IN THE STATE CoN'ENiio'
ALL THE GREAT LEADERS DEAD OR VoicELkse-
GOV. TALBoT's RECONCILIATION AND IIs CAUSES
Mr. pAwEss PLANS FOR THE sENAIE-ihh
poTIyG FEVER EVERYWHERE LATENI-bANA'
AND BUTLER.
IRON AN OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT OF THE rhibuNIJ
BosroN, Oct. notwithstanding the APP
parent unanimity of sentiment at the late kepuoe"n
State Convention at time 10 ts history was 'h"'
Marty ever so seriously divided in ia policy and IN 'ne
spnpor. of ifs candidates IL is to-day. Inere u ho'
that utter and absolute hatred OF one portion Vi -"
brethren toward another in its ranks that pre'ae"
when the war ragged between the Butler and tue ah'
Butler factions but had as these divisions were 'ney
were settled in the State Conventions and the party
aftarwarda nresented a united front TO the opposi-
,on Noy dssensons continue long after and threaten
the oss of the election itself They pervade an parry
action also With common cause 0ther thah '"A' "
general party decsdence, they are everywh nca VI
Nomnaly closed in the case OF the canu'da'e i'
Governor they break out with increased violence a'
moro than half the Congressional conventions; ana
when the contests for minor offices reached theS
take on aspect of personal squa0Des LOT pace III "
most every section The natural preponderahce Vi nc
publicanism in Massachusetts Is so lnmchse 'h'' ~ "
possible IL NAV this strain for single year ou
with the examples OF incompetent direction that nave
the schemes OF small politicians, 1t plain that another
such campaign would overthrow the party even III tns
the fountain head OF its power
It's not at all impossible that such may be the result
even Of this years election The dissatisfaction Is 80 all
peryasive and finds much in the canvass at every
pont 10 enhance IT, onlv needs to be fary set III
motion by some strong. representative man to over
come the marty ike an avalanche There no estlha'-
ing for instance In what bolt in Que OF two Congres
sional districts might end.
PARTY WITHOUT LEADERS.
The difficulty is that there are very few piucKy ANU
independent leaders left IN the Republican ranks bere
John A. Andrew dead and the courage with winch Ne
inspired the Republican party Of this state seems 70
have died with him. Nobody doubts that he had iVeu
he would have led in a revolt against party policy and
IL voud have been a revolt that would have dethroned
the ipcompetency corruption that now prevail or
would have revolutionized the party out OF power
Charles is dead too, and receives homage io
an independence that not initiated that is one OF tue
proudest tributes ever paid to Frank Bird Is IN
opposition where he is consulted respected anu
admired by the better the Republican Lead
ers than is any man in orthodox party standing Wm
$ Robinson, has done more brain-work IN the cam
pagns the party than anybody else STANDS aool o
disgusted Nobody has come forward 70 NIL Adequately
anything like the places of these men. Vee-President
Wilson iuteigently cOmprehends the SITUATION out his
health is TOO feeble for active effort and his routine
nartisan instincts make him polite only in the narrower
sense-which means that he thinks the canker can Oc
cut out without swerving the party machinery Juue
Hoar is able upright, and courageous nut lie mas 10
taste for active political effort and shuns the position OF
a leader in any sphere OF politics. Senator BoutWen
sick in body and Ineffective for influence since MS
unfortunate action of Winter II the hole IN the
sky that he once pictured had really received him
There are left only Henry l. Dawes and Geo. r. hoar-
the one man who put hs hand to the piow WIN
view % any reformatory effort without stralght"ay
looking back the other, with much more aOili'y anu
resoution remaining in the political field only IN an
effort 10 demonstrate bY the result OF an appeal 10 lis
constituents that his is not a personal faction.
With such losses leadership on the one hand anu
such lud sposltion ncompetency on the other' IT,
perhaps not surprising that the Republican party mas
fallen into the control Of the who are running II into
the ruinous policy characterzes us course
In the present en- really IN the hands OF two
mon Of thts city They started out last Summer with
three pouts in view. The first and chiefest was the
election of Mr. Dawes the United states senate; the
next a. an aid TO this end the nomination OF Gov
Ia hot for the Chief Magistracy Of the state the hu
and party incidental effort, to he the defeat OF Cen
sn,ler for Congress in the With District. As regards
the nomination Of the Governor their success has Deen
COMPLETE; IN tine effort to defeat Butler tner dlscoh
Ature has been signal the result OF theF grand once
-ive movement The choice OF Nj Dawes TO the senate
remains TO be seem
WHY GOV. TALBOT WAS RENOilNATED'
The inference might De Drawn taIs tI"t - 10
easier 10 capture the party state Convention than TO
control the Essex Ds,rct-and to some extent ths Is
true. but 10 understand how the Republican leaders
who did not want Gov Talbot again as candidate
were compelled 70 take him. il Is necessary 10 explain
that both Of the gentlemen above referred TO had oeen
previously identified with the Anti-Prohibton Wing u
the Republican party. They Had the undue weight th4t
almost always belongs disasters when they went
over 10 the other faction. In addition 20 this one OF
them had the control OF the influential party organ
in the STATE lis surrender regarded confession
NJ weakness aud il fairly demOraZ1d all effort on the
mart of IT, former allies. There was mlch
complaint ani more rcllctancei but II was
felt that the final surrender was inevitable
This Is the secret OF the strength OF Gov
Talbots vote the State Convention A majority of
those participating it entered upon the act reue
tantv Il was an unnecessary had the opposition
not had ts interests sacrificed supposed nee ssty
toward Mr DAwes election the Senate. There were
several o-her candidates who might have been nom-
mated without giving Ofense 20 than handful OF
the ProhbitOusts, and with whom N the field there
would hardly have been more than nominal contest
on the part Of party either the State
ticket or IN the Congressional districts. NJ Dawes him
self is thought 20 have been doubtful OF plan the
beginnings but he is easily persuaded and early IL the
sam uer months, In Of his visits 10 Boston, the
arrangement settled.
MR. DAWES AND THE SENATE.
Nj Dawes made another OF hi- too frequent mistakes
in so doing The opposition 20 him had softened since
last Spring and the prospects OF his election 10 the SEN
ate with quiet canvass were excellent He probably
will not have much difficulty in getting nOm
nation as II it, from has party next Winter. But the
next Legislature VII. not be strongly Republican
as those Of previous years. Party discipline viii not be
20 easily enforced u either unless present iudca
tions are misleading. Besdes' the hundred or more
Democrats likely TO be elected there will be scores OF