New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-04-29
Nlassachusetts Politics.

Tribune, in anticipation of the meeting OF
the Republican State Convention:
Whatever may be the result of the com.
ing State convention, nothing can be pre-
dicted concerning it with greater certainty
than that Richard 81. Dana, Jr., will lead
the State delegation to Cincinnati. When
this suggestion was first made it received
favor at the hands Of the working Rspub-
licans, and it is easy to see that if say al
tempt is made to defeat his election there
will be sharp resistance. His own ward
put him forward by placing him at the
head Of it's delegation, supported BY the
best list of names ever sent to any State
convention. It comprises ex-MsyOr Otis
NOrcross one of the ablest and most up-
right men who ever filled the mayors
chair; Charles Allen, ex-Attorney General,
and leader in both tho anti Butler cam
paigns; George c. Richardson, commission
merchant doing . large business, and an ex-
Senator; George P. Denny, another promi.
government; Edward o. Shepard, for two
years president of the common council, and
leader of the bolt from the Republican
ward and city committee, which secured
such signal Triumph in the reelection of
Mayor Cobb last year; George s. Hale, an
able lawyer and ex-senator, q brother of
the Rev. Edward Everett Hale and Charles
Hale, and ex-Alderman Charles j. Pres
colt. This is certainly good delegation
for work. Three wards in the city also in-
ssructed their delegates to vote for Mr..
Dana.
The list Of delegates chosen in Boston is
an unusually good one. 1t comprises
such men as William Endicott, Jr. Ezra
Farnsworth, Alpheus Handy, Martin Brim-
mer, and William G. Russell, who went on
to Washington to advocate Mr.. 0Anna's
confirmation. There are fully score who
are or have been in the Legislature, and a
dozen who have been in'the city council.
The president of the common council is
delegate; also the three gentlemen who i'm
mediately proceeded him in office. j. E.
Paul, an ex alderman, and a Liberal Re-
publican, goes from his ward, and the Rev.
James Freeman Clarke will also go. He is
by two ex-Senators-R. NJ
Morse, Jr., and William Raymond Lee-and
George William Bond. Mr.. s. N. Stockwell,
the editor VI the Boston Journal, is also
delegate.
In Cambridge, Professor James Lowell
and Ex-Governor Washburn both made
speeches in behalf of Bristow at the meet
Lowell was for Charles Francis Adams and
Mr.. Bristow next. The other delegates 1
from Cambridge are Estes Howe, General
Charles F. Walcott and ex-MayOr Merrill.
The entire delegation is for Bristow. Som
erviile sends Q delegation for Blaine, and
20 does Lynn. In the latter city, the Hon.
John B. Alley and United States Marshal
Roland G. Usher were among the delegates
,hosen. Chelsea sends delegation, most
Of whose members are for Blaine. The
Hon. Edward L. Pierce comes from Milton,
and favors sending Mr.. Dana to Cincinnati.
Lowell and Newburyport made no choice,
Rvscfnxry soA uovouhSl1 Tho
John F. Moons is Nnt from Greenfield.
Professor Levi Stockbridge, who comes
rom Amherst, will vote for Blaine dele
CATION. The Worcester delegation stands
twenty-one to nine in favor of Bristow, and
;he Springfield fourteen to six in favor of
Blaine. Fall River sends fair delegation,
Ill Of them Blaine men. Newton elected q
Bristo delegation tonight. Dedham and
Natick instructed their delegates for Mr..
Dana as delegate at large. Amesbury sends
John G. Whittier.
The choice of SO many good men has
changed the character of the
convention. 1t has shown that no candi-
late but Blaine or Bristow stands any
chance, in getting vote from this State,
md that there is a strong probability that
BristOw will receive the majority of the
iwenty- six from Massachusetts. Before the J
Boston caucnses it was understood that the
State delegation would be headed by ex-
Governor Talbot, ex-senator Edward
Learned, of Pittsdeld; General William
Cogswell, of Salem, and mSn not named.
The man not named would have been ex-
Governor Bullock but for his signing last
week the call for conference Of Indepen-
lents at New York. Now these names seem
o have been dropped; it Is announced that
Mr. Talbot ia going to Europe, and the Bos
'on Journal says the ticket will be headed
BY Richard H. Dana, Jr., John NJ. Forbes,
John e. Sanford and Paul A. Chadbourne.