New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-01-28
THE PRESIDENCY.
lie MASSACHUSETTS, DEMOCRATS.


| BosToN, Jan. 25.-The Democratic State Con-
vcnon OF Massachusetts at it's session last September
chose four Of the delegates Of this State to the coming
National Convention OF tie party. They are the Hon
Josiah q. Abbott, and the Hon. p A. Collins OF BOSTON,
the Hon. Edward Avery OF Braintree, and George W.
GIN OF Worcester This Is excellent representation OF
the Democracy here. They all thoroughly identified
with its hi tory OF late years. and willie they are repre-
sentative men Of its different elements, are none OF them
mperyious the lessons which recent experience has
taught 1t Is not probable that there Is an agreement
yet among them to what their action snail De III
aiding to select candidate for the Presidency; yeti
may be- safely prophesied that they will bear In mind
the maxim once laid down by Gen. Banks in arranging
for an election In this State, that Success Is duty
and IL il altogether likely that any course they may
ADOPT will be acquiesced in by those members OF the
National Convention that remain TO be elected In Nassa
chusetts.
The minds Of these gentlemen there good reasons
believe. lust resting upon two men, one or the
OF whom regard the probable nominee OF
the Democratic party These men are Samuel j. liieh
and Thomas A. Hendricks. Either would unquestlona-
bly, be regarded satisfactory nominee by the party
IN this ate. Which Is To recev tho vote OF Massachu
setts in the Convention will depend upon the develop
ments to be made hereafter As between Them II the
state has any natural preference, 1t would be for MI
Tldcu On the other hand, there has been more eHort
made to obtain her support the part OF those who are
laboring for Mr. Hendricks. 1den, II Is claimed mas
side the party; Hendricks, it Is urged, would better
unite and harmonic the party itself. Perhaps the
choice between them will depend In the end upon the
action OF the Republican Convention. IL that BODY
should make nomination that would point out the
necessity OF effort to the independent yot" the
country Tllden stock would be highly valued; II an old
fashioned party hight indicated as impending, then
Hendricks would have the advantage Massachusetts
may not improbahy have candidate from among her
citizens for the second place the ticket and in rms
event a combination with the Hendricks men may seem
more available But OF that further on.
Mr.. TIIDEN
Mr. Tdens ability Is recognized here on all hands IL
II felt that In addition 10 HIS strength as candidate ne
has qualities that 1T him to be admirable Presi-
dent and do much toward securing for the party
strength in the future by the wise policy he woud pur
His soundness the currency question partcu
larry gratifying to Massachusetts Democrats Ihefc Is
no diyision among them this subject Their leaders
are not altogether sangune to the practicabty OF an
early resumption Of specie payments but they are firm
IN the conviction that the face OF the nation should be
-e In that direction. The reform spirit shown by MT
ThIen Is refreshing TO them, though IT has been sng
ecstcd by OF the leaders here that he wac per
hsps inclined make corruption appear fully az ap
parent III the OF his party az the occasion
might warrant; in other words, That lie
WI. In danger OF riding the reform hobby little
hard sti this is felt to be good fault Their principal
doubt concerning hun Il In the difficulty OF procuring Ills
nomination They not sure that the South ana the
West can be carried FOR him In the convention especially
II the Wost appears with prominent candidate OF her
own His locality also L. thought not TO be In his favor
NewYork Is looked upon sure State for the Demo
Gratis with any not decidedly Objectionable candidate
Her own Democrats, they say, have had their share
Of such honors. with Seymour in ls6s, and Greeley IN
1872 ~ the Democratic nominees viii be hard Tor
them Ia the claim OF the great West IN 1876 Ihen
even on The reform issue the Republicans shall act mp
ha fDF In TAX n re-
form vote away from him. These considerations have
made Tlden's strength less than 1t six months
The most potent II them all IT, however the fear that the
West will not agree 10 his nomination
MIR. HENDRICKS
The friends OF Mr. Hendricks, II they have not been
generally active through the country for the past year.
have at least been pains to cultivate support
among their Massachusetts, brethren They have been
heard from here and have protested readiness 10 form
an alliance with Massachusetts, In the making up Of the
ticket They put the claims Of their candidate upon his
position IN the party his prominence and success AZ
Democratic leader; the Importance Of carrying his own
state which they say certainly be donc with him In
the field but il doubtful with any other; and the good
policy OF giving Western man the nomination Nobody
gansays any OF these positions. But one point Is very
much .pokcn Of IA against Nr. Hendricks his rather
eauivoca attitude the currency question This II not
found much anything he has said but when he went
into TO the Ohio last Autumn he hurt himself In
Massachusetts,. lie made only speech there: that
WAS one too many. Massachusetts, Democrats don't
want ans thing To do with who assisted the Ohio
portion OF the party To make fools OF themselves last
year They lay all the reverscs that were met In the
Autumn elections the insane antics Of the Democrats
OF that state Many OF them think they would have car
ried Massachusetts, ?caln had Ohio not weighted them
down They don't propose heed the voice OF Ohio in
any way in the National Convention unless II be to shun
following her advice Mr.. Thurman might have had
consera support here had not his State behaved so
badly Perhaps he couldn't have done otherwise than to
go his party; but II IL misfortune from the effects
Of which he suffer. The Ohio election hurt almost
everybody who medded with 1t. No man except MI
schurz made any reputation in IT, It's sore point IN
the with the Democratic party 10 refer 10 H. II
they support Mr. Hendricks II won't hr because OF his
speech IN ohio but in spite IT, and they may perhaps
find the fact that he held So long out OF the
canvass, and then made but one speech III H.
The vICE-PREsIDENCY
There many here who hold that Massachusetts
has the available candidate for the NcePresidency
that the Democrats present. Gov. CASTOR, by the
very moderate course he adopted while in ofcc last
wear incurred criticism several Of the leaders of his
own party but II II probable that all agree that he pos
scs.es remarkable capacity to take votes from the
other side Had he been elected to the GoverEorshp OF
this state again last Autumn, there Is no man In the
country whose prospects for the nomination TO the wee
Presidency would have been 50 good; yet IL Ii 10y no
means sure that he did not achieve greater triumph IN
the wear he was defeated than In that which SAW him
victor His fist success was an accident ana grew OUT
the folly Of the Republicans in forcing upon the people
an issue then 1t il doubtful II he would
have been chosen had 1t supposed by the Repnb-
cans that such n result possibility. Last Fan
they knew their danger They prepared Tor IL ny
abandoning the issue upon when they h'd Oe'h
wrecked, nominating a candidate TINT united them.
and putting more money anu eho. ins "h hare fpr 1n
years II Il long, steady severe pun upon Tue lti