New-York tribune., 1876-09-05
GOV R1cE TO BE RENoMINATED.


AssURED-souRcEs OF OPPOSITION TO GOV
RlcE-"PRoHIBITIoN, MILITIA, AND PoMEhof'
rBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE.
ropcpsrFp Mass Sept. 4,-The Republican
s,ate Convention to be held here tomorrow prom
ises 70 be entirely harmonious but excessively dull.
The denomination of Gov. Rice and the entire ticket
Generally is conceded. The selection of electors at
barge NAV stimulate some rivalry, but otherwise the
bpsiness of the session will be very quietly dis
ratcbed. Occasionally a croaker is found who pre-
diets that Gov. Rice will run 10000 votes behind
his ticket but the grounds for his faith seem to be
utterly untenabe. Much is said about the dis
banded military companies. Gov. Rice has carried
ont the poliey which several Governors have urged
before him. He became convinced that the state
was wasting on its military establishment money
that might Just as we'll be saved. TIe suggested as
mnch to the Legislature, and bill was passed by
which the cost of the militia was reduced $175,000
a wear Twenty seven companies were disbanded,
ard the towns where they were mustered out natu-
rally felt some annoyance, but it is preposterous to
uree that he will forfeit votes through local resent
ment.
The Democrats predict that Gov. Rice will also
lose votes because he vetoed bill that was in
tended to bring to the ground the license system,
which had been in operation for year, and to pro
mote free rum. They assume that he offended the
Radicals of each wing. The PrOhibitionists cast
only 1000 votes last year. but is urged that they
are fully organized this and will poll at least
10000 votes. Inasmuch as the Prohibihonlsts have
put ticket in the field they ere out OF the conven-
tion and cannot breed dlscord there as III past
years the proceedings viii be all the moro harno-
NOUS On this account the strength OF the boilers,
the Republicans affirm, has been greatly exag-
eerated. The solution of the Pomeroy question is
Ia. and fiofa
opposition to Gov. Rice are summed up in the words
militia. Prohibition, and Pomeroy." The grounds
of hostility are so ridicuously trivial that the re-
nomination of the whole ticket follows as matter
of course
Gov. Rice has made an excellent chief magistrate,
and he will be undoubtedly reelected by much
larger majority than he received last year.
Early in the evening there was torchlight pro-
eesson. Several thousand men were in line and the
display was Unexpectedly brilliant. At O'Clock an
immense audience was called TO order in Mechanics
Hail. The speakers of the afternoon reinforced by
squad Of recruits were heartily chcered as they
took their places the platform. Tie Hon. W. W.
Rice of Worcester made the opening speech rs char
man of the meeting, and was followed by Senator
Boutwell, Marshall Jewell, MartinL Townsend, and
others. The only noticeable feature of Mr. Rice's
address was reference to the "Conqueror of New
Orleansn which was taken up by the audience and
heartily cheered. The magic OF Gen. Bullers
name has not been lost in Massachusetts.
Senator Boutwell, after a complimentary reference
IN Worcester and its growth as a manufacturing
center plunged into pig iron. He argued that pro-
lection had developed manufactures, had cheapehed
the prices of products to tho consumer and had pro-
yided the Government at q critical juncture with
extraordinary revenues. He argued that the Gov
ernment ought to encourage home commerce as weii
as home manufactures, and denounced MI Morri-
tou's Tariff bill and the Democratic policy as Un-
patriotic and unwise His second topic was the folly
of intrustng the Democrats with the problem OF re
sumption The success of the four and half per cent
bonds was an assurance that specie payments could
be safely resumed. His final topic was the Missis-
sipp outrages and he illustrated it by reeiing an
effective passage from the testimony taken by tho
Senate committee of which no was chairman.