New-York tribune., 1876-08-05
MASSACHUSETTS, POLITICS.
CANDIDATES FOR GOvERNoR.


CHARLES FRlNCIS ADAMS ADVOCATED - TIE DEMO
pay-Gov. RICE's EESo3uSAuoN-RrPvBuc
UNiIEp.
frgnu A., occ, ,sfoxu CONFECTIONERY or rIIR rrrRrSEl
BosIoS, Jnly 31.-MassIchusetts is not this
year - De fought over aerculy % Tie two political
par:i-.. Republican nations might have been mado
ahca would have placed Acr IN the lst o. doubtful
S.9ics. That oi Hayes aud "hreer - not dsple"sms
r. u4it,s thc Republicans here, at the beginning OF the
campaign aud unless I1rtl.ng Unforeseen occurs.
thsr IL NO reason 10 expect any secession iiom their
rama ig OF the opposition. ihpsr Who ltit u"
pa:, in Is-4 to support Mr Greeley divided m tneir
pr, 'trcIgcs. The conspicuous leaders, iiAr tue
Ho. L. v. Bra, fhc Hon CIIrc, g. DAVIS. and The Hon
Geo g. Very. age acting with the Democratic party.
There nre Others ho No have more or 'c-- quietly
c,, back 10 the Republicans One q; these elected
Republican District Attorney last year; another wI-
G g,te 10 she Cincinnati Convention; othc.s s haN"
b...n chosen the LEGISLATURE 10 Republican,. There
was larger Of the Liberals than has been sn
eIaliy supposed and the Republican vote VIII b. per
ccpuIly strengthened by the support II receives from
tl.ni Nr Haye. II nearly satisfactory "a this class
a- Mr.. Brirtow would have been II fart II II
generally conceded by the Republicans them
selves that Nr. Haycss letter places him on
the Liberal platform. Tnc Liberals who are r"pp1rine
Mr. Tid-n would have been ready 10 take this step
had SIR Brso,y been nominated Mr. Bird defines thcir
ro,t,op IN his letters ami speeches. II to n" eject
tha, nothing lcs- thin sending the Eapubcans mo a
minority Will reform the party nnd That however
exec lent may Mr. Itaye~'s intentions, II VIII not
be- pos hic him rrss, The d1uenccs that have cor"
trocd the Repubican policy durng thc last eight years
and from witch n Il Idle expect anything III" re
fto while admitting the force u what be says there
are many Liberals however, who have much less
confidence than he has Democrats reforming
element
TIN, two parties have each hld an enthusiastic nnd
highly sausacory ratification mcctns In Boston which
VIII end the active campaign work for the GUNNER We
caanot expect In the AHtamn 81 lIyoly campaign a.
would come the result doubtful. There ~ii prob
ably be fG VOTE however either side. In 1865 and
I'm l.72 the Republican mJJorty In the stale was about
the same IN count namely, 10000 votes. " VII hardy
reach those rgurcs now, because the Democrats nr"
likely to make "a determined rails than In previous
years; bui l. far 10 expect to reach 10000 The
Democrats do admit ti', but when IL y remembered
that there Was over 10000 majority againsi them last
year IN a small vote, the abose-namci figures 90 not
unreasonable.
ON the ticket for state officers the Republican ma
Iorty IL likely to DC much lcs- Gov bice has made
good Cei Magistrate, and there are no grounds or cS
ccpiou to aIly acts OF his administration Bat he had
last year i'm acile opposition Of that considerable
section or the Republican party which makes support oi
the ProhJitory Liquor law prominent iratnrc III ia
action and there IL evidence that Is Ia be continued ~
long ~ he "a candidate for bis present ohce Alio
bbiiiOuiSt r.. publican is already noniihh'd against h
ard Il Is claimed that he will draw away 10000 Repuo
licau votes This mis!it DC conceded and snn there
wouId h. votes enough 10 elect Gov Rice by very
handsome majority. The Pgohibonists themselves DO
no; zpeci defeat Gov. Riee this Thor aim s 10
keep faction together IA is habit OF voting against
rho REGULAR Republican candidate aud next year they
threaten 10 20 TO the Republican Convention, demand
toat GOV Rice be thrown over and q ProhibOnist Re
publican be taken II this be denied thsm they say they
will vote for Democrat outright rather than aow ihe
Republicans to elect another Governor VIII, h not oi
their way of thinking on the liquor question.
The Democrats plan, up TO "A recent day, has hr'h
TO BUnin. Coz. CASTOR again. not wIth tue rSpGriaou
OF occtuu tIs year. bat WIN view 10 Hhat i 'bo'c
described ds hhsly Ia happen III the year toDo"'hS;
Gov CASTOR ~ ennaeHty popular man lie has proven
himself be = safe GOV of Massachusetts. u was
edsy the Republican opponents m Gov. Talbot To Nu'e
for him 1874. aud has been ar@uci that II VIII ne
hardly more difficult for the Republican opponents OF
Gov Rice i0r him In ls71. IL appeared 10 bc
nearly settled month ago ihercOrc that Gov. Castor
was bc pat ihe course til!s year. new poney.
however nas been ddVoedi.di no less ;hin the ndiln
ton 81 the Hon Charics trictS Adins Tor GON'ih1'
Mr. AdBhs position "a more decidedly VIII. tile D"mo-
cratic uiriy year than % Ias been other time
since his Europe He has been iuiepcbdent
VIII l,au - ia on. or La other side, IN prcvinls Prch
dental cauvasscs Sow hc Is Tor Mr. 1iIjcn. without
resryatnn HIS four SOns, some of whom have never
voted Democratic ticket ali with him IN this action
There II appearing ~ Ge Dcmnctatc parry sentiment
In favor OI Mr. Adamss nomination for Governor, .trS
much as "a similar sentiment Wis developed among uc
RelnbraH- last 10 Is ssid u b." gtining I"rc'
sIuoug The headers Nobody Knows whether Nj Adaus
would accept UoinuatiOu. Iet3aps the question may
np be asked lin b.forhand There "a doubt thai
te .,lr,t . icing saroiIsIy euusi,red, aud IL ~ posi-
bic that II may change the programme of Tie party MY
Adams we'll In seventies in point of but ho
nominated win the undcSt snfns iist nr war To be al
hered TO candidate ii he sas eA"sen there Is .t!c
donbt that before many years nc Noud MI Tue J'cI-
nor's chair In this state