The New York herald., 1875-09-17
MASSACHUSETTS, POLITICS.
An Interesting Fight Over the Re-
publican Nomination.
DIR. LORING TIE FAvORITE.
The Chances of the Oemocracy-Butler
in Private Life.
BosroS, Sept. Is, 1875.

The main fight in the politics Of Massachusetts,
is the republican nomination at Worcester There
no platform planks OF party issues prominent The
vital question of a third term has not been heard or
Civil reform and hard money not on the sur
face and the whole subject as debated in republican
and democratic circles is whether Dr. George Lorng
Of Salem, the Hon A H. Rice, Of Boston is to get
the nomination at Worcester. That is the one prom
nent question, the withdrawal Of Ex-Governor Talbot
has left the field to these two gentlemen. Both are
widely known throughout the country and numerous
gentlemen in other are doubtless watching their
progress with considerable interest Both
well known in Washington but does not appear that
the administration sides with either don't
think the question has been asked by single repub
lican az to where the administration stands in the
matter and it wouldn't make a difference of five dele
gates If it were to take sides. Collector Simmons, who
by the way is giving satisfaction to Boston
chants takes the very reasonable ground that ii is
unfair for candidate to the machinery Of the
Custom House against any other who is a member
OF the republican party in good standing; hence the
Custom House men have divided according TO their
personal preferences.
NrEMPERATE ALLIANCE.
The contest which is going in the republican party
is calculated to weaken rather than strengthen it, as
less bitterness coming TO the surface There
are various elements which conspring to produce
Alliance which is composed Of temperance men who
are usually republicans Their have more or less
influence on temperance throughout the State
The leaders in the alliance exceedingly contrary
set and nobody ever tell what attitude they
going to assume They doubtless intensely
sincere measuraby honest in their Intentions but
are wholly mpracticable when the rules Of common
sense or Of ordinary political sagacity applied
them. For instance to-day sixteen twenty of them
both denounced in unmeasured terms. The meeting
attracted much attention in the newspapers but their
direct personal influence could be measured with tape
line They temperate men, dram atcally speaking
but fearfuly incorporate in their language They will
abuse Mr.. Rice or DR.. Lorng to-day asn they were
pickpockets but tomorrow they would send an agent
TO either for 800 for 'the course" and
see inconsistency such proceeding They
are not likely however to have any great
weight attached To them In the repub
hcan or democratic party, general principles
few, if any Of them would be heard of men of
any influence II the theory that it is better to be
big toad a small puddle rather than small toad in
big puddle, then, presume they supremey happy
but they don't tighten the burden of any the
rest OF the sinners who ploddng along the highways
Of political life
DIR. LoRrNG AHEAD.
It seems to be conceded i'll all circles that Dr. Loring
is clearly ahead, far the nomination is concerned
Mr. Rice is expected TO carry the larger part of the
Boston delegates, who be chosen on Tuesday
evening this week. and some more in this vicinity
with here and there city town through the State
The Doctor, it is believed, will carry Essex county
largely, good share Of Middlesex and worces-
ter and the greater portion of Plymouth Bristol the
four counties, Barnstabie and Dukes Good
judges in both political parties think he will have
seven eight hundred Of the eleven hundred and
thirty delegates who be chosen and Mr. Rice the
remainder Mr.. Rice may get more than this but the
universal opinion that the Doctor will carry the
vention by good majority
STATE
Az is generally known, we have a democratic Gov
ernor and strong Elected by the Of his
opponents, as Harvard College speaker aptly said,
with republican Legislature and republican Council
he has behaved splendidly, and has made good rec
ord as an Executive. He will undoubtedly be renom
mated by his party next week. and he is a formidable
candidate. Should he be reelected Governor CASTOR
will certainly loom up as prominent candidate for the
Presidency, with his State his back Some re-
pubcans say he viii beat either Lorng or Rice; others
maintain that Loring beat him and Rice cannot;
while others claim that Rice can whip him and Loring
cannot In the midst Of these conflicting opinions the
actual vote is the only test Of course
The democrats anxious for DR.. Loring's nomna.
at reference to his record, although they
will be the rather equivocal position convcting
democrat for having been democrat for he one
during the war until the Lincoln Mcclellan campaign,
when he for Lincoln His friends say that he
answer any charge that can be brought against
him, and that after hls nomination ho will have to
stump the State from Cape Cod to Pittsled, and 90
over the State like roaring Ion as he is reused by
the attacks which being made upon him, be
has been before They think that he the
people that his record viii stand examination. He is
certainly Of the best orators America and first
class orator, mad, is draw a crowd make an
impression.
TIE orHEE cASDIDATEs
Governor Talbot Withdrew late that it has been
possible bring another candidate in between Rice
and Loring II may be stated, parentheticaly, that
Talbots placed HIN about the best position Of
any republican in the state 1t took the edge of of
last years defeat and with the exception the 'In-
temperate Alliance" " be has the strong regard Of the
entire republican party Vice President Wilson is spo-
ken OF as a compromise and been said that if he
were nominated and elected would help his chances
for the Presidency amazingly. He said last night in
conversation however that he positively would not be
considered acanddate, and thus placed OF the
question.
Charles Francis Adams has been suggested by
two papers, but his has thus far met with no
popular response although his ability is admitted No
other names have been proposed seriously, and the
fight appears 70 be clearly between Mr. Rice and DR..
Lorng. elsewhere indicated.
BUTLBRIsM "LosT ART"
II Is certain this Of the queerest political
tests that has been known in this state Politics
makes strange bcilelows oeuumes, but this year the
affiliations here arc exceedingly ncougruous Butler
fight has been one Of The uaqie features OF Massachu-
Of uts here has a.
ston IN the republican party TO ostracize everybody
who has favored Uncle Benjamin In tho past the pres
ent suppc-t of Mr Rice have been prominent in
squechin1 --ter republican ns, now fair section Of
the Custom House and many strong Butler favor
his nomination 10 lhe Republican Convention and they
are received prodgas for whom Psrker best at,ed
calves are good enough There is no more talk OF