New-York tribune., 1874-05-30
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MASSACHUSETTS, POLITICS.
CLAIMANTS AND EXPECTANTs.

| CLAIMANTS AND EXPECTANTS.
| CANDIDATES FOR GovERSoR-Gov. TALBOTs PROS
| PEcrs BETTER THAN THOSE OF MEssRs SANFORD.
RICE, LoRING, OR HoAR-CoMPARATIvE CHANCES
| OF MEssRs. wAsHBURN AND ADAMS AS SENATOR
FOR THE LONG TERM-MAYoR GAsPoN AND GEN.
| BANKS AS CANDIDATES FOR TIE HoUsE-PRos-
| PECTs OF BUFFERS DEFEAT
| rRox AN OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRIBUNAL
| BOSTON, May 2S.-Since the days of Gov. Andrew
| the Republican preponderance in Massachusetts has
been great that the contests for the higher Offices
have been almost confined to efforts within the party
to obtain nominations. 1t has been less question
as to how competent a man is for positions, or how
popular he is likely to prove with the people, than
to his capacity to carry the delegate caacuses.
This has naturally brought claimants" into the
field Gov. Bullock, who Immediately succeeded
Gov. Andrew, was nominated by general consent as
the result of the popularity he during three or
four terms of service Speaker of the State House
of Representatives. After him competition began
in earnest.
HOW DR. LORING WAS DEFEATED.
DR.. Geo. B. Lorng was early believed to have de-
signs upon the Governors position. DR.. Loring bad
been very much such q Democrat in avOwals Of
sentiment as regards the war; in this State, as MIR.
VIM. w. Eaton was in Connecticut. Suddenly, In
the middle Of the Presidential campaign OF 1864 he
changed front and came squsrey over to the Repub-
lcan party. This action was said to be taken under
the advice Of that astute politician, Caleb Cushing.
and its objective reputed to be office. The first
defensive league made in the walks of the Republic
can politicians was formed against DR.. Lorings
aspirations to be Governor. 1t had much the sama
elements that have since existed in the anti-Butler
alliance, which it antedated three years. Gov.
Clanin owes his success to this. He was agreed
upon as the best man to offset Dr. LOrings efforts.
The combination in his favor was well directed, and
was so successful to unite the opposition TO Dr.
LOrng in the State Convention and secure his easy
defeat.
| Gov. ClaHn served three terms in the Guberna-
torIal office. DIR. Lorng waited meekly Tor his
term to be over. The Doctors ambition was not
at all quenched; but in the meantime Gen. Butler
had developed into the image Of terror with
which we have all since been made so familiar.
DIR. Loring saw his second opportunity arrive only
| to find himself overshadowed by the new political
planet. lie made feeble effort to rally his forces;
| they only numbered q score or two OF delegates
| when the State Convention of 1871 came together.
There were not enough of them to give the Doctor
| ghost of chance Butler said they could give him
| the victory. and made o demand that they ba
brought over to his standard. This was oppressive
and unreasonable, and there was no possibility Ok ITS
being complied with, for the delegates were not
enough under the control of their leader to admit OF
the transfer. Butler failed himself in that CAM
paiQn 1t is not so generally remembered outside
the State that in so doing he extnguished another
claimant in the person Of DR.. Loring.
| EFFECT OF BUTLER's ENDEAyoRs-Gov. TALBOT.
The opposition to Butler of 1871 was not able 70
unite until it entered the State Convention Beside
the candidate above named, there were IN the
| 1lar III RnaAn md
Harvey Jewell Gov. Washburns friends were SO
largely preponderating in the Convention that 1t
was necessity for the friends of the Others to 60 TO
him. All of the unsuccessful candidates did not ac-
cent the defeat as final In the case of DR.. LOring
and of Mr. Rice there girding of loins for an
other contest. The expectation that this would
be made last year. Butler loomed up again on the
threshold of that contest. and in the terror that
prevailed there was prudent putting forward OF
Gov. Washburn again as his antagonist. IL was
felt. however, that it would be safe to meet him
with new candidate this year aud even If Gov.
Washburn had not been chosen to the United States
Senate the next Goyernorshlp would have been
open to aspirants.
OF the five men freely spoken OF as possible cam
didaes the impression at present prevails that the
prospects of the gentleman who succeeded Gov.
Washburn as acting Governor are the best. Up to
Mr.. Summers vacancy nobody had thoughtof Lieut.
Gov. Talbot as o possible candidate. He had not
been an aspirant for such high hOnOrs, and nobody
felt when he was made Lieutenant-Governor that
he was in the line of promotion. Since he has
assumed the Governors chair, men have rejected
that he is sensible. sagaciOus. and libera-mnded
business man, well informed as regards the interests
of the State and probably. aside from that culture
that comes from earlier advantages Of education,
not inferior to either of the two Governors who
preceded him Ii he has not the accomplishments IN
rhetoric and in oraory that used to be thought sndis
pensable in our Governors he is in all other respects
unexceptionable. The State attaches less Importance
to ornamental requirements with each year, OF late.
There is no doubt that Gov Talbot Will have hand
some support in the next State Convention. Gen.
Butler it is said, how the tide is setting, and
appearances indicate that he will advise his follow
ers TO uphold the present Governor in case he does
not take the field as candidate himself. There is
no faint of Butlerism in Gov. Talbot. however. and
Butler can hardly harm him much by his support.
The strength Of the acting Governor comes from tho
fact that he is regarded safe man Tor the states
interest who is not identified with clques and has
made no enemies. This makes him an available
candidate TO agree upon amid a multitude of COM
petitors.
MpssRs SANFORD AND RICE AS CANDIDATES.
The Hon. John T.. Sanford of Taunton, the present
Speaker of the House of Representatives is another
candidate who will have many friends in the Repub-
lcan Convention. He is able, upright, and univer-
sally respected. Without being unpleasantly ag-
gressive in disposition, he has marked firmness OF
character. Among the younger men of the State,
| there is no man with such good prospects for tho
future. He ia decided opponent OF ButlerisIn, and
may be relied upon to take right views upon any
measure of State policy that may arise. The State
| could hardly have safer Governor than he would