The New York herald., 1877-09-13
MASSACHUSETTS POLITICS.

LARGE INCREASE OF PARTIES IN THE OLD BAY
sTATE-FAvoRABLE OUTLOOK FOR THE DEMO
CRATs-THE TICKET AND PLATFORM OF THE
pRoHIBIrIoNITs
BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERA.D1
WORCESTER, Sept IL, 1877.
Tho political campaign in Massachusetts this year
promises to be as entertaining as Il will be mis-
ceIaneous in character. Indeed, history does
not furnish precedent for so many par
ties and candidates will take part
in the coming election, and all Of them should decide
upon canvass of tho pomp and splcndor aud bril-
liant rhetoric order, the old Bay State will be abun-
dainty illuminated with political py rotecnnics during
the interval between new and next November
THE riELD.
The greenbackers nominated Wendell Philips Tor
Governor the other day and this afternoon the pro-
hbitionsts declared tor Judge Ptman Of New Bedford.
and the work ipemen, at convection IN Boston, de-
cidcd to nominate q ticket two weeks hcnca Besides
these there will be the regular republican and
democratic tickets In tho ned, the latter TO DO noi-
mated in this city tomorrow and tho former on
Wednesday Of next week. Ii win be seen, therefore,
that the campaign for OF year bo ono OF con.
siderable significance TO tho republicans who arc now
in the ascendancy here.
THE GENERAL OUTLOOK.
hbitonists workingmen and greenbacksrs will be at
the expense Of the republicans, and they will be
further weakened account Of existing Jealoasies
In the party to who shall receive the
gubernatoriai nomination week. The democrats,
OF course, very much encouraged and The several
hundred OF them who arc assembled here for to.mor
rows Convention are justified In thor confidence of
clear democratic victory IN November. II this anici-
patton should realized as it Is not i'm obabe II
may be, the triumph will not he strictly party one
tor there arc other issues involved in tho
shown by the plurality OF candidates.
DEMOCRACY
The democrats, judging from the sentiments Of
such delegates as are assembled tonight, will render
t0mOrrOw's Convention more notable than any the
party has ever held In Massachu usetts There seems
TO DO disposition to get out ot the old bourbon rut
and discuss and act upon the live issues OF the day.
Mr.. Charles Theodore RUSSELL of Cambridge, will pre-
side, and understand that in his opening speech he
Hayes policy and recommend its hearty Endorsement
by the Convention. or course he will insist that Tden
ought to have been the Chief Executive. but it
Is understood that when he comes to speak OF Mr.
Hayes no will allude 10 him 'the President - and
warmly commend his the very ono which
Mr. Tdon would have followed il the commissl on had
elevated him TO ''that highest Office the gift OF q
free people," Such frank Endorsement this from
tho President of the Convention will have much
weight with the delegates anu l should not be sur
prised at the adoption OF an out and out adminstta
THE GuBERxAroRrAL NOMINATIONS
The gubcrnatoral nominee Will of course he OK
Governor CASTOR. There may, however, be feeble
Charles ?. Thompson OF Salem, the men who boat
Ben Butler for Congress some years ago There had
beensone talk OF taking up Judge Abbot, OF Boston,
or the inevitable Charles Francis Adams of Quincy
This threatened action, however, has been thwarted
by the gentlemen themselves Withdrawing
THE PROHiBlrIoNISTs.
The following is the ticket nominated and platform
adopted by Inc prohbitonists to-day
GOrernor-l,. Z. Pitman, OF Nowtcn
Lieutenant GOoernor-George Z. Euring, Of Holyokc.
Secretary ot StdfeD. B. Gurney, of South Abingdon
Tycasurer--D. n. Skilling OF Winchester.
attorney GenerdL-Orln I. Gray, Of Hyde Park.
-4uditor-Jonathan II. Orne, OF Marbiehead.
TiIR RESOLUTIONS.
The resolutions declare that party can settle the
policy Of tho State toward tho liquor question without
open av0wcd party issue and n distinct unqucs-
toned decision at the polls and that such issue can
be by party divided between license and pro-
hibiion. party with such issue IS an ind,spcn.
sable necessity and the prohibition party is tho only
which presents State issue 10 the people of this
Common wealth.
They also declare that the real remedy Tor the pres
ent distress among the laborins mon here aud else
where is 10 save by legal prohibition tho annual waste
OF The 500, 900 O0O now spent for liquor.
Resolved That the Rice has
all that said by the outset aud thut
renomination should be regarded alenx TO
still remaining In the party
and should be responded to ~ such with alacrity
The resolutions bid GOdspeed 10 the reform clubs of
tho State reafrm tho determin alton OF that
to give the ballot TO women.