New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-09-30
HOW THEY TALKED AND ACTED.


HOW THEY TALKED AND ACTED.
CHEAP PARADE OF POWER By THE LORlNG MEN
TIE APPLAUSE BESTOWED On MR.. wIlSoN-ioW
Mr.. HoAR EVOKED THE OPPOSITION OF THE
DFMAGOGUES-A SINGULAR HABANGVE By GEN.
POSTER. :
in, TELEGRAPH FROM 4 STAFF CORRESPONDENT or TIE
TRIBUNE.l
WORCESTER Mass, Sept. 29.-Tbe popular move
ment to make Charles Francis Adams the Rcpubli-
can nominee for Governor of Massachusetts, has
failed but the abe aud Independent delegates who
endeayored 10 carry out the wishes of the people lii
ills respect, have the satisfaction of knowing that
they have made gallant fight. II was a fight so
gallant and so formidable, indeed, that 10 one
doubts with a single week more for the canvass OF
ali the claims of their candidate before The meeting
of the Convention. they would have had wonder
fully easy victory in spite OF the politicians The
name of Mr.. Adams was brought before the Con-
vention without his consent, and, as many sus-
poet. against his will. Some of the best men
and some of the ahlest journals i'll the party
recognizing tie necessity of an extra
ordinary effort TO bring out the strength
Of the party in this State if the Democrats are not
70 succeed again saw that Charles Francis Adams is
the only man Who combines all the desired elements
81 an able and respected candidate, worthy TO Ill the
Office of Governor, fully in sympathy with the spirit
of reconciliation pervadng the country ana
withal a thorough Republican. Had all the lnfiuel-
tal men, who admit this in private. said so III public
MIR. Adams would now he at the head of the Repub-
lean ticket. Vice-Presdent Wilson, for instance,
and Mr.. Dawes, and Mr.. Geo. +. Hoar all of whom
are credited with cautiously expressed hopes of Mr.
Adams's nomination, could, either of them, have
secured that nomination by few words spoken
in the right place. AS it was Mr.. Adams
was championed by 10 men OF great
name or influence in tie Convention, and the heavy
vote he received came without anybody's seeking.
Loud-mouthed demagogues praed about honorng
renegade with the nomination, and urged with all
their might the powerful argument that the nomina-
ton Of Mr.. Adams would be an admission that the
other Liberal Republicans had been in the right,
and regular Republicans as they call themselves, in
the wrong all this time. There were few to answer
such arguments. Many, therefore, who denied their
force but did not feel strong enough to combat
them either voted for Mr.. Adams quietly posi-
bile OF pacicd their consciences with the plea that
MI Rice was a regular Republican, and good man,
and voted with the crowd for him. SO Alexander ii.
Rice of Boston is the nominee.
SURPRISE TO THE POLITICIANS.
When the Convention came together this morning
there was as much uncertainty as 10 ITS action as
there was the night before. Professional poll
ticans. who saw that they were TO a great degree
kllOfn OF tnc11 oCN'Noioh az ''"S
eared that they never anything like 1t. After
all the loud talking, the caucusing. and the count
ing of noses over and over again with boastiul pre-
dctions of the result, when the Convention met
nobody had any idea who would be the successful
candidate for nomination. They managed these
things better when Butler was i'll the ring TO quote
an Essex delegates elegant expression, Tor the
General always knew exactly how many men
he could count on, SO that ne couid
back out or fight it out just as he pleased" The
Loring party essaycd imitation OF the Butler tao
tics but il was sort of dollar store imitation OF
very bad article and did not deceive any one with
his wits about him. There was buster and brag at
their headquarters all night long, and throughout
the morning great show of enrolling delegates was
made The leaders took prominent positions, and
smiled and winkcd knowingly at each other, while
men paradcd the hotels and hung about the doors OF
the meeting hail. with pacards announcing Lorng
ahead and gaining by every fresh ARRIVAL
But the fraud fully exposed when,
on the informal ballot, it was found that
the politicians own candidate had even fewer
votes than his opponents allowed, while klce
reached the most favorable estimate of his friends,
and Charles Francis Adams had Poi whlch waSa
surprise TO everybody.
A GLIMPSE OF TIE CONVENTION MACHINERY.
The earlier proceedings of the Convention were
cut and dried last night, transacted like clock
work Motions were made for the appointment OF
Committees on Organization, Credentials, &c, In
rapid succession, and the committees were as
promptly appointed but not without an air of seri-
Gus consideration, which gave no recognition TO the
fact that every item of she business OF the first hour
had already been published in the morning papers
all over the country The vail was thus lifted for
moment much to everybody's amusement, by an IN
genuous delegate, who, on the presentation OF a
resolution said that it had been before the Commit
tee Oh Platform this morning, whereas the Commit
tee was appointed only few minutes before.
The IMPRESSION MADE By MR.. WILSON.
When Vice President Wilson came forward under
the escort Of committee, there was the heartiest
kind of applause. Every word of his remarks was
beard with interest and the idea having got abroad
that he was going TO take the opportunity to give
his fellow Republicans serious lecture, 1t was ap-
parent that not few breathed freer when he took
his seat. The general reception of the speech was
warm but of course the eulOgy Of the party Tor Its
glorious record was more welcome than the practical
references to the duties Of the present The DECLARE
ton in fsyor of hard money wac heartily applauded