, 1875-10-02
" Bay State PoIliics,

y Boston correspondent of the New
York H0rl9 reviews the political sity-
alton, in Massachusetts, and states
that since the withdrawal of Cover.
nor Talbot from the gubernatoriaI
contest, the field is left clear to two
men, DR.. George B. Loring and ex-
Mayor Alexander II Rice. The
struggle between their partisans has
thus become intensified, and it cannot
falI to have An injurious effect upon
the party whoever is triumphant at
W orcesteT. The effect of the Talbot
retirement Is differently interpreted by
the local press. The Globe, Ne,cS
and Herald believe that IL will great.
ly help Loriug. The -Adrcrtiscr and
Transcript declare that Riee's chances
have been improved thereby. The
fact is that the element IN Massachu.
setts radicalism, called " Butlerism,"
IS backing Loring, while Beacon street
respectabllity prefers Rice. Hitherto
the latter has been able 10 control the
party, but IN the present contest Lor.
ing has much the better organization,
and his friends are working for him
with confidence which, it is evident,
the other side lacks.
The correspondent continues as fol-
lows If DR. Loring receives the
republican nomination for governor It
Is certain that Beacon street respecta.
bility will be profoundly diSgusted and
give but lukewarm support to the
ticket Indeed, the 1dce2f&Ser does
as much as threaten To bolt. 1t Will OPP
posethe Doctor mp TO the meeting Ofthe
convention byeZr0sing bis unhandsome
political record and if he Is nominat-
ed, of coarse IL cannot, for consiStency's
sake, ask people To vote for him against
such n man as William Castor. When
Governor Talbot's letter was published
a number of his friends held an iufor-
NAL meeting At room in School
street and discussed the situation, and
it is understood that the feeling was
pretty unanimous to give help neither
te the aspiring Doctor ROT the eX-
Mayor There were some who openly
avowed their determination to vote
for CASTOR.
The administration of Governor Gas
ton has been nearly faulllesS. The
republican politicians can pick no flaw
in il. They know that the Governor
is the strongest man before the people
to day, and that he can only be beateu
by the strongest man in the republi,
can ranks on a general rally of tho
party. But the rivalry between the
Rice and Loring factions makes the
chances nearly hopeless. II a COM
promise could be effected on a first
class man there would be better pros
poets 1t has been suggested TO trot
out Charles Francis Adams as the only
man who can beat Gaston,' but how
ever much such nomination would
please the rank and file of the PARTY,
the politicians who run the machine
will have none Of it. The Boston
Globe declares editorially that the
nomination of Mr.. G, f. Adams at
Worcester by the republican couven-
ton would re-elect Mr.. CASTOR by
20,00G to 50,000 majority
The democratic state convention
will undoubtedly re-rominate the
ticket Of last year with Gov. CASTOR
at It's head. II will have, at the worst,
an even chance with that Of the re-
publicans for success. If the demo
crats carry Massachusetts a second
time, their foot-hold in the State
House will be materially strengthened,
and it would not be beyond the
bounds of probability that with such
q candidate for President as Mr. Til
cen, Of New York, on reform and
hard money national platform, the
democracy would obtain the electoral
vote next year of the State which
gave birth to tie republican party.