National Republican., 1883-01-25


have been thrown soldly for the candidate
remaining in the field. and his election would
have been certain. But the opposition to Mr.
Hoar was not only divided, it was dsoraan-
lied, and this was one of its principal cle-
mcnts Of weakness. The Long men were ably
led and so were the Grape men, the latter
perhapsa little too ably. They were certainly
led into the Hoar camp by the ex-attorney
general. While the interests of the oppo-
sition candidates were we'll looked after, there
was no leadership for the movement in which
the people were most intercsted--i. c., the de-
feat of Mr.. Hoar. The half-hearted manner
in which Mossrs Long and Crapo entered the
canvass was another element of weakness,
and injured their chances from the start for
the timid legislators who had gone back on
their pledges did not
DARE TO DEFY THE PARTY WHIP.
In order to vote for men who were them
selves in favor of the reelection of Mr.. Hoar
and were liable to pull out at any time Hav-
ing made one mistake they could not well
afford TO make another and so they stuck TO
the Hoar column to the end. In behalf of
Mr.. Long IL might be said that the position he
took was that the office should seek the man,
and not the man the office. His name was
brought forward by his friends and he had the
pluck to allow it to remain there. Whatever
else may be said, John ID. Loig didn't go back
on his friends. His canvass was not carried
on in New Bedford. Again, the opposition
was weak because of treachery on the part of
members who solemnly pledged their sup
port to the opposition candidates and then
failed to show up on that side when the
time came to vote. Some of these men
were thus doubly pledged, but pledges
seemed to be of very little account
when the crack of the whip was heard. The
democrats did not make tho most of an ex-
ceedingly unfavorable situation. The final
vote was taken Thursday noon. Had they
thrown their strength for Crapo on Wednes-
day they might have secured enough of the
Long vote to have elected Crapo that day, and
they certainly would have prevented the
combinations that were made that night, and
resulted in the reelection of Mr.. Hoar ON the
following day. The Long men would have
been quite as likely to go to Crapo rs to Hoar,
and Crapo, re-enforced by Bowerman, would
have had strength enough to attract most of
them. This would have stampcded the Hoar
men, and the result would have been much
different from what it was. But what is the
use of specializing? If the Grape men had
secured the whole, or q portion of the Long
vote, George Marston would probably have
turned that over to Hoar also-that is, if he
could have done so. This brings me to the
final and the real cause of Mr.. Hoars re-clec-
tion, and that was
THE WEAKNESS OF MR.. cRAPo HIMSELF.
He went into the field with every chance
that could be expected in three-cornered
fight. On Wednesday night he held the key
TO the position, and had he remained firm and
stood by his friends, he would have been the
next United States senator from this state.
You don't have to go to New Bedford for that
information. You can see that at tho state
house. But about that time the HOar mana
gers, who had paid but little attention to the
Crapo movement, began to appreciate its im-
portance, and kilograms were sent here and
there, and the Boston merchants had a meet
ing and resolved that the best interests of the
state demanded the return of Senator Hoar.
Then the screws were put on to Mr.. Crapo and
he weakened, and telegraphed to ex-Collcctor
Gr,nnell of New Bedford, to telegraph to
State Senator Randall to go over to Hoar and
to tell the Crapo men to do so. 1t matters
little whether the dispatch that was received
by Senator Randall came directly. from Mr..
Grape, the fact remains and it is not denied
that u dispatch of this tenor was sent, and
that is was this dispatch that caused the
Grape men to go over TO Mr.. lIoar is UNI
deniable The action of Mr. Crapo is
sharply criticised here, and that those
men who supported him in good faith
are bitterly disappointed is plainly evident by
their remarks, to the effect that when they
take up another man they will find out what
stuff he is made out of and what sort of friends
he has before thoy stand him up before George
+. Hoar. In the meantime, il is said that the
consideration offered to Mr.. Grape for his
Withdrawal was the support of the Hoar men
in the gubernatCrial contest next fall. 1t re-
mains to be seen whether
THE HoAR MEN CAN DELIVER THEIR GOODS
under these circumstances. They cannot
elect Mr.. Crapo without spirited contest for
thcmen who have been deserted by Mr.. Crapo
are fighters, and they will not willingly allow
him to be elected governor by the Hoar
leaders. The fact that Gen. Butler is now in
the gubernatOrial chair may have some in
huence upon the decision in this case, and it
will be apt to have an influence upon the
result be it what It may.
Now, one word in regard to the outlook for
the future. TO those men who have always
desired to see Massachusetts at the right of
the republican column and have been largely
guided by the sentiments expressed by the
republicans in convention assembled, but who
have seen the party dwindlc from majority
of many thousands to nothing under the
leadership of Mr.. Hoar the prospect is not
particularly encouraging. Gen. Butler is
now in the gubernatorial chair, and more
over, has an ambition for the presidency. He
has large personal following in the republ
can party already, and by every legitimate
means he will very naturally seek to increase
it, 1t will not be his fault if he does not
succeed in holding all the strength he already
has, and if he goes before the people next fall
IL will be found that he has received large
accessions from the republican ranks, and he
will be reelected by n larger majority than
he has just received. The democrats will
naturally support him, and there will be
still more detections from the republican
party where the breach has been widcned by
the reelection of Mr.. Hoar. In addition TO
this he will receive largo float
ing vote, which is always ready to so
over to the side that has the best chance,
for in politics, as in everything elsc there is
nothing SO successful as success. | see that
some Of the papers are disposed so laugh Mt
Gen. Buffers aspirations for the presidency.
This is all very well, and the general himself
would not Interfere with their fun if he could
but they laugh best who laugh last, and he
has his little joke now ON the gubernatoral
seat, His effort TO secure the seat he now holds
has been II stock joke in the newspaper offices
all over the country for the last quarter of
century but tho effort was successful never
thclcss, and the men who were disposed TO
laugh at the pertinaceOus general then arc
disposed TO let his presidential aspirations
alone, Gen. Butler has what we Yankees call
sticktOittivenCss, quality that was never
better eXempited than in his continuous can
yass for the gubematOral seat. JASPER.
The Marquis OF LOrne.
The Marquis of Lorne, accompanied by Col. |