The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-09-19
BAY STATE REPUBLICANS.
4 HUNDRUM CONTENTION IND TICKET,
AND 4 HAYES TLITIORM
Thomn. Talbot aud John ID. Long-A smooth
Working Machine - Brother kcndig's
Prayer-A Mtld AMI. Rum HcsoIution.


State Convention to-day nominated Thomas
Talbot Of Billerica for Governor. and gave the
second place on the ticket to- tho Hon. John ID.
Long Of bingham who had hoped for the first
place Under other circumstances 1t is not
probable that Mr. Longs friends would have
consented to accept the second place for their
candidate. Speaker Long is young. popular
and ambitious and the Lieutcnant- Governor
ship Of MassaD husotts is II shelf on which the
n pirations OF many young, popular and am
hiuous politician have been laid away 10y the
elders. He came 10 Worcester with 80 numcr-
Gus a backing that in any other than Butler
year he would have been justified in declining
the inferior position on the ticket Tho com
bnaiion Of his name with Talhot's is plain
Acknowledgement on tho par, Of the Republican
managers TINT they need every ounce Of weight
that can be- raked or scrapcd w for their side
Of the scales. Talbot and Long is n ticket that
will call out more Republican votes than any
other that could have been devised.
Tho Hon. Thomas Talbot il cautious self
considcrate politician. whose convictions have
experienced many Vicissitulcs II" first came
into prominence as an out-and-out Prohibition
i-t and was put on the state ticket with William
b. WGshuurn seven years age for thc avowed
purpose of drawing into the regular R"pullica
ranks the whole strength II the Irohibi,i0nist
vote. The election OF Washburn to serve out
summers uncXprcd term in the Senate made
Talbot Governor. very unexpectedly to himself
and not at all TO tho satisfaction Of the party
which had taken him up in compliment to the
temperance element As Governor, Talbot built
upa political following. used his opportunities
70 the best advantage 10 himself and strength
encd his hold on the temperance wing 10y Veto
ing two or three license laws which thu
Legislature passed in succession. This
made him unpopular with the majority
II the party. but in 1874. the year Of
the tidal wave. the peculiar situation.
and the absolute necessity Of commanding the
entire temperance vote. enabled his friends to
force him upon the Convention. "A II was. he
WIS beaten by CASTOR. and of course incurred
the odium which attaches. however unIustly, TO
an unlur Ky and unsuccessful candidate. Two
years later, he lost the confidence Of his Prohi-
bitionist admirers 10y supporting Rice AMI Gu
dorsing a platform that contained n license
plank His present campaign Is in many re-
spects quite as phenomenal as Buffers. AMI in
some respects still more surprising. for Talbot
has neither the ability that commands ndmira-
ton nor the personal qualities that win support.
After tho cnlivenine spe 'tacle Of YESTERDAY
the proceedings u to-day's Convention seemed
dull. The delegates who swarm into Worcester
on the dav NJ Republican state Convention arc
an emncnt!y rcspecuhls set in outward np-
aud not in kind. between the Impressive ton, OF
the Boston men ~ the Richard Henry Dana. Jr.
stnmp, and the dignity @; the rural kepuolrans
| who discourse at dinner " the : 'houl system
| and the Vatican. and eat with their knives. The
| 200 members of to-day = convection lild every
| thing dccurously and respectfully. In yestcr-
| day Convention there were differences Of opin-
| ion expressed in hnsiy anu genuine Language {.
undecided what 10 do; and first and la-t.a good
| many honest manifestations OF human nature
| Tic kcpublcans. on the contrary worked lk"
| a machine Every motion was mad" IN proper
| language. NJ the proper time. by tho proptry
| instructed person. Every committee knew be;
| forchand Just what 1t was expected To- do. and
| every impromptn speech bore the marks Of
| careful preparation. The whole assembling
was wrapped IA an atmosphere oi s,il -eoh-
| miration OF It's own intelligence and culture
| had not n holy horror OF Butler operated a. u
| In tho Democratic conventions the delegates
smoke II they want 70. In the Republican con;
Veniions the use ot tobacco Is not permitted
while in session. Tho Democratic conventions
| are not opened with prayer The Republi'an
was offered 10y Inc Rev A. h. Kcndie "a Meth
! Ollst clergyman OF this city. Accurately speak
| INK. II was delivered rather than offered The
| ridi'ulously impudcnt political harangues that
| n was ever my lot % hear outside OF X" senate
! Chamber nj Washington IN Pason Newman :
| days. This clergyman 10 q small thin faced
man. neat In his attire. He came forward and
he attention Of heaven and the Reruhliran
IHrty "a tho fact that he WAS about u speak. and
| Proceeded exactly ~ follows:
Aaw 70 lay asnn. Lori We. the people. look 20 Thee
To- save us nom ourselves. 60 ave %. rom lohuc' lem
.',.o' a., ~, i.rint,,f ~ ',r o,,r' ,r,y,ei,h w
49, ms sIeat l9rty I. sa..,r'e Thy lg9s,' "a, We BE-,
snun aua N ae lc.'nns @ It, infancy 1na
1h' t''ssins u.n We continuance Of uls party MAJ u
may ,cmhn hi.h IN ~ nIl9giys- le ~ ~ -, ~ 'l..'
%. Lord Jc.u. we impiore Thee to save the Common
.,t,e. % G thc FOLLY 4 Name ne,ns percua'd In thi;
.nrenc " pnfe n,srain,' i9re mGT@' an mn nm nna
=, XII s,eif XIII tht r,.r,t,.,tle po sition A. m
stru,ior the masses wide breadth o. eomlrehen
o"rncf Of ti, comnonwcalth shall b, without all posi-
i"nai, on tne rd'ic 'i,4'' VOW D'is W, l,
hamlet ai every school hi.trct gnu he pcoi ,an be
ilelhsenee amt pu,pose Of nsht hey may when NC
icar a ,,od and - inciisent, lint ne great Conon
wcHi,h stall remain true To- risnt pnncilts, and mat
a. tie land there l. to he NO reputation on the part
NJ the naii0nal Government that caIal AMI persona
inieres;s must and viii be respected
Senator Dawes and Representatives Bank;
aud Rice addressed the Convention later IN uh'
day. but nothing that they said was received
with more evident satisfaction than Parsof
kindly prayer, when appeared 10 be- an eXa"
expression OF the opinion already held by tn
delegates MS To the divinity OF the Republican
Iariy's mission.
The actual business done by the Convention
occupied little time. The 2-i delegates IN at
Tendance were raped 10 order lust before moor
By Adm ThAyer 81 this city On motion Of Con
gresham Banks. Congressman Rice was choscI
temporary Chairman. All the Republican Con
grcssmcn Of Massachusetts were Delegates Hn'
all OF them WHO are candidates Tor reelection
were kindly allowed by the managers q appea
in some way before the Convention. Tho per
mancnt Chairman. the Hon. William Clailin O
Newton read aspcorh viii IN would I'LL column
Of THE SUN and during tho delivery Of which
many delegates escaped 10 dinner.
ON an informal ballot for Governor. ont q
l22i votes cast Talbot had SOL Long, 2G6
Brnlamin f. Butler. 2; Fraudulent Attorney
General Dcycns. 2; MAYOR Pierce OF Boston. 2
AMI Frank Bird, /. The ballot WAS then &c
CcL John il. washhurn Of Worcester move
10 nominate the Hon. John u. Long for Lieu
tenant-Goycrnor 10y acclamaton. Objection
being made by Nelorous Tait Of Upton. bai.u
was taken with the following result; Long, 500
George Whitney Of RoyHlston. l2l; Milo Til
dreth Of Marlborough. - John H. Baker 0
Dennis, a; and scattering. 20.
The present State officers were renominatc
by reclamation, with tho exception oi'Attorney
| General Train, tho author OF GOV. Rice
opinion In the KimptOn case. Train is So
aside after struggle on his part for renomina
! ton. The new candidate for Attorney Genera
is George Mnrston Of New bedford, who ha'
$50 votes to 1863 for Train.
| fTno plntforn ndoltol hv tho Convention Wu