New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-09-17
point of view regarded. it cannot be pleasant to
thinking Democrats.
BAY STATE REPUBLICANS.
PREPARATIONS FOR THE FALL CAMPAIGN

DIDATEs-PIERCE AND BUTLER LkELf ~ DE
RIVAL LEADERS.
PROM AN OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRIBUNE.
BOsIoN Mass, Sept. 16.-Two years could not
well be more widely apart in Republican political
method than last year and this year in this state
Then the contest was before the convention De-
tween the friends of Grape and Bishop to secure a
majority of delegates Now there is no contest, no
Headquarters of rival candidates. no bureau, no
"boom." and, so far as reported, no Dledgng' 90
much were the Republicans tired then by the strug-
ole before the convention, that they lost all snap
and grip for the real OF strength with the
Democracy This year ever since the late ADJOURN
ment of the Legislature and the beginning OF prep
arations for November, the course of the political
managers and tho advice of the party newspapers
have bean to attempt no oTganlzed
movement fcs any mans taNoriVe
but TO leave the choice of the candidates for Gov
ernor to the unpledged action OF the de'eeates
assembled in convention. Such course would
never be popular or successful in any other year
than this because just now is the extreme OF inc
reaction from the policy which resulted IN SO decl
sivo Republican defeat last year.
This nominal abstentiOn from " working up
booms~ is undoubtedly genuine. Some have said
that under cover of this quiet the old line pollti
clans are at their games again and are " fixing
things, for the convention. But better informed
men deny it, and careful inquiry does not hnd sui-
Gent evidence of any such movements. This year
the desire is evidently sincere to unite on the man
who can poll the largest vote to beat Butler, and
last wears record shows that manipulation for
nomination does not, If successful, bring votes
with it. Elect good delegates and let them nomi-
nate the nan to beat Butler" is clearly the current
sentiment
MEN WHO WILL NOT BE CANDIDATES.
In the list of candidates stand now only two
prominent men, and there seems to be no dark horse
Judge Devens will not accept the nomination
Charles Francis Adams jr.. who has been favored
by somo independents and those who breathe 10y
atty to the traditional political worth OF the Adams
family, positively announces that he is not to be
regarded as candidate.
Just as it has been In other years. so 1t has been
during the past few weeks in regard to the evident
popular choice. While the legislature was in SEES
uon and his Excellency B. F. Butler was writing his
insulting and abusive letters to the State Board of
Health, Lunacv and Charity of which Ex-Governor
Talbot is chairman. a strong opinion was current
at the State-House and outside that Mr.. Talbot
was the one representative man with whom
TO oppose Butler. He ran against Butler and beat
him by a large majority in 1878. lie was Governor
IN the famous retrenchment year OF 1879. he is
a man who has made AIS way from poverty to the
proprietorship of large cotton mill. He is OF
Irish origin He is popular all over the State. But
this tide has obbed. Many Republicans whose Of
fce-holding friends sufl red curtament of salary
in 1879 hate and denounce Talbot and his re-
trenchment Legislature, though there was never
more honest, conscieDt ous aud minutely laborious
piece of legislation than this very reduction and
general REIMBURSEMENT of salaries Others say he
was cowardy, because the Board of Health, Lunacy
"
ing ousted as assistant superintendent at the
Tevksbury Almshouse The action of the Board
was necessary under the legal pications of the
case Sand the Board was iwell disposed toward
the Junior Marsh, bnt the explanation is not ac-
cepted Mr. Talbot has finally defined his position
by stating that he positively declines to allow the
use of his name in connection with the Governor
ship. -
There remain George ID. Robinson, member
of Congress from Western Massachusetts, and
Henry L. Pierce, of Boston, ex-nember of Congress.
One of these two will probably be the Republican
nominee.
Congressman Robinson has had no end of good
words said Of him. and few weeks ago 1t seemed as
if the eastern part of the State would insist upon
his acceptance OF the nomination, Notwithstanding
his friends of the XIth District protested that some
other man could beat Butler, bat that no other man
could take Robinson's place in Congress. The
western part of the State has continued TO hold
| this position aud there also fears that IN a
| special election Democrat would be elected in
RObinsons place. Our western man has a record
Of excellent service IN the Legislature and III Con-
! Gress. His Is fresh name for the place. People
| have not wearied OF hearing it, He has the repu-
tation OF a clean But the people of the XlIth
! District seem TO DO making an eiiectual protest.
| Meanwhile the name OF Henry l.. Pierce is dis
cussed with much favor. aud a spontaneous tide
| seems turning toward him. Pierce is IA
mIliar figure in Boston and Massachusetts
politics. He has repeatedly proved his popularity
1 IN Boston by getting more than the party vote
| when he has been elected Slavor and to Congress
| In Washington he was cOnspicuOusly the chef OBJ
! stacle to the schemes OF Benjamin +. Butler, and
not even Mr.. Talbot is so pre-emlnent an embod-
| lnent of antl-Butlerlsm.
| Bat MIR Pierce has decided enemies. He is a IL
censc man on the liquor question, and some OF the
| temperance men will try on that account. TO de-
| feat him, should he be nominated But this year
| the temperance vote will probably be even lighter
than usual The large majority OF temperance men
| vote the Republican ticket For once there seems
| TO be a realizing that there is more pressing
| duty than 10 vote for prohibition. and thai
| is to nd the State o. Ben Butler Inquiry
| among temperance men gives reason to think
| that many of them would foTego their pro-
hibtion vote this year and do their best TO redeem
the reputation of the State in the only way possible
| and that IS 10y reversing by great majority, the
verdict of the last election. Another objection TO
Mr. Pierce is that he voted with President Seeiye
| of Amherst Coege-the only Republicans who did
not vote with their party-tO count the electoral
| vote OF Louisiana for Mr.. Illden. Among a few
this will PROBABLY be fatal objection TO his Repub
| canisni. but Mr.. Pierce Is too much of man and
his course then was too marked with personal Dig
| nifty and independence to make 1t cost him many
votes Just now the tide turns toward him aud his
name seems to awaken more numerous favorable
| esponsos than RObinSon's.
BUTLER AND THE DEMOCRACY.
As TO Governor Buffers course the talk Of his
not running again was all along believed to be
attempt to mislead. lie will doubtless be a candi
date for the Governors chair again. The last SEN
tence in his inaugural address, which has been
quoted as an assertion that he would not run
again ngeniously leaves the door open so that he