The sun., 1885-08-16
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BosTov, Aug 15.-For an on year In Mas
snchuse;ts politics. tho pending Gubcrnaioriai
campaign presents some unusually interesting
features. Democratic attention. rs was re-
Gently Described BY TEE Sun. h chiefly do
voted to national affairs. though with rather
waning interest as the IMPRESSION gains ground
that the change OF Administration means very
little to tho oil war horses OF the party.
Among the Republican leaders. however. there
has hben great deal Of anxious manHuver,ng
during the last few weeks. 1t will be news to
the rank and Ale Of the party. but the fact is
the Republican camp has barely escaped an
internal dtssension that would probably hnve
resulted in itilo less than tenn mporary overthrow
of State control. Oliver Ames Ia the enJant te1'-
riba in TIE sill unhappy iamily whose
nhdiscip!'nca aspirations threatened to pre-
cipnte tho livslicst kind Of n domestic row.
Mon,hs nEo Gov Robinson made no secret OF
tbs fact tina. he could not longer AFFORD TO board
at the fremont House. Boston. upon the Gutter
Material salary ol $1,000. His seat In Congress.
which he sa to beat Butler. was worth more
than that. and ho wanted an opportunity to
practise law for willis before thu people got q
chance to retire Mr.. Dawes or Mr. Honr when
Gov. Robinson expects to receive his reward
for having relino II ishcd q SIS 900 job to ACCEPT
one mt $4,000. Neither has Oliver Anes served
ns Lieutenant Governor all this time for fun.
nor borne big share OF tho financial burdens
Of several extensive campaigns with no ob!art
In Iinw. He believed his npprenti ticsship would
end with the current year. and many weeks
ago he began to perfect plans for securing tho
succession uron the retirement OF the Chicopee
With this situation, tho dilemma in which
the party leairrs found themselves VIVA ss-
N It'd
mas been the strongest financial pillar uron
which they have ltnnsd III ths torrib.e em"r-
gences which Gen. Butler has forced upon
them. Tney have drawn upon hun for the
sinews Of war almost without stint. and 1t has
passed by Mr. Am.s's ambition. alihoush no
binding pledges have been given. But shrewi
r.nza Ii ae ry s any hs
to iorcs Mr. Aness name to tho hsnd
of the tcke. would provoke the most w,lr-
pain Mr., Ames's unropular,ty with the
misses He Is an eTceiient follow. and people
who know him liko him. Il may, be true that
the popular suspicion still awakened nv the
name Oukss Ames Is reflected ulon him be.
cause cause M Of his possession ~ m OF many millions: and
erty suggests to Averages minds ideas of mo-
nopoly and great schemes with roltlcal lea.
OF his party i nominated. His I friends m % took a
argument Of little avnil they declared pIumniy
that u Mr. Ames's services to the party did not
OF na s"y DO
This was the situation when Gov. Robinson
WAS ut last appealed to- He was tod that the
he was sumlnone,! from Washington t. cross
swords with doughty Ben Butter. The Gov
,L"1rh VT has s BEEN j" ta9 hs
cans will In the next legislature raiso ths
iat T" T
is not known that any pledges were made re-
gar'iing the Senatorshir; but every possible in
HItun t.rN h...r H..
The result WAS u double loaded announce ment
BY th. journal not long ngo ihnt Gov. Robinson
for the time being; but politicians are asking
themselves n 1t does more than postpone the
one time so thoroughly alarming that the
lon2-headrd leaders are de- atng meats for
permanently avoiding the difficulty. To do
this it would ba necessary 10 name a new man
for the second pincs on the ticket this fall.
The selection Of Springfield az the place for the
cauce in this regard. But it would b. rather
dangerous to imrrri party harmony by fight
only rlan thnt is gwen much consideration il
one which pronn'es To put Henry Cabot lods"
giving him the second place next year. Mr..
fHi il his ambition could be ivrrtei in % a new
direction. The chances are. MI things consii-
cred. that the Republican State ticket will bs
tho same as last year with the exception Of tho
Tr"nsurer-hir. and rx-Coll+ctor Beard is bid
ding for that so vigorously TINT he may get ii.
Aside from personal politics. the topic re-
c"iving the most attention II the relntiva a'ti-
tmdes of the Staiwnris and the MuTwumrs.
The call for the Republican Convention. to be
held Sent 30. thre" weeks later than usual, is
addressed 70 'nll Republicans and NIL others,
voters OF Mastarhusstts who intend to sun.
fact is the anti Blaine detection Of last y.ar is
to he absolutely ignored. There will ha no
an9lngies demanded. and there vii i'e NO filings
or inurnioes thrown Mt Cleveland R"ruhi,cnns
who appear to pnrticirnts in Republican
caucases or conventions. This is vastly differ.
ent from the attitude Of the Blain. reopl" n
few months ago. 1t IL safe to say that tho
Mugwumps will not make themselves promi-
nent IN Repuhlicnn gatherings this wear. and
1t Ia also trn" Tint none of them In nny hAyres
r-nant heir action in the national campaign.
The Democrats expect n quiet campaign.
They ara cnnlidnnt That they Will reclaim all
who voted tho Peoples party ticket last fall.
tn" D%mocratic Convention has not yet been
called. hut it will probably he held during the
first week in October This will; reduce the
length Of the campnrn to one month. an in
noNn'ion that will probably bN popular. The
Indications now are that Col. Jonas Fl. French
OF Gloucester will head the Democratic ticket