New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-09-26
4 MUGWUMP SUCCESS.

A very remarkable campaign is just ora"ns
b. o,oso IN Massachusetts,. The people OF thaV
&C., orts;do Of the cnyrons of Springfield arc
,,.ohoh,, not aware that there has been any
s.ro;or All thc same there has been, as INC
c;,izcns Of Springfield lcastwisc those VIM
road The Republican, can abundanuy Ws",S'
If has been directed against the nolhi',a"on "
the Republicans of Mr.. Olivcr Aii'cs ioi ~
crnor. It opened three months ago. anu mas
been most of the time extremely nov. Nv '
carly stages The Republican received 'ne knuS
aid of The Beecher Family organ, OIL u','s Guy ,
Int only for a single boost. That aole ant.
influential journal, stepping into the arena y,
discussion in its usual lofty and distinguished
manner. remarked impressivcy that MI A'iics
was ga man of amiable disposition, cS'een'cu
nv his neighbors and respected by the com
mun;tv in which he lives,' and that the tslK
Of Nominating him for Governor was "a sign
Of decentralization which might well engage the
attention of the country" ms was n'''0
mixed but full of seed thoughts.
Having directed the attention OF the country
to the impending calamity, 1he organ re.icu
from the arena, leaving its Mugwump coh'eii-
porary at Springfield to fight 1t out alo'ic'
Tho latter has been at it all summer. Whllc
tho rcst Of the world has been going on queuy'
to,,;ro y rest from the excitement OF pohVcS'
tb;S Nucwump hierophant has been pounding
away at poor Mr. Ames as though It's whole CIR
| o,lnt;or doncnded ON his being headed OIL from
40 nom;nat;on for Governor. 1t began in the
most approved Mugwump style by saying owe,
and over again that the best RepuOlicahs u'u
NOT want him; in fact that no hepuoiic"n
wanted him. but that there was great dalscl
of his nomination notwithstanding. Inc iolS
of nominating such a man under such clicui,',
stances was imprcSSivcly set form IL "ouu
Inc ga repetition of the mistake on inc Natioiid
| scala when James g. Blaine was nominated
and vet "cvcrything seemed drifting and inc
rortv did not realize what dreadful late was
in STORE for it. Affairs being in this dlscourag
inc condition. The Republican set about saw
inc tbe marty from disaster and the State iron
disgrace.
Tbo FIRST thing of course was to find can
didate. Mr.. Crapo who had ucch Nr'ucn''
attacked by the same paper few years pcioi'
when running for Congress, was hlauc .h'
victim That gentleman stands very hiSi
in the estimation of Massachusetts, Republicans
and not improbably might have been nomna'e'
had he not been handicapped by such support
He quickly saw the plight III which IL put NH
and began to lose his interest IN the canvass
This continued until, strangely enough, III
Nuovump organ which heretofore has countc
unwillingness to serve as candidate hiShes
qualification, actually upbraidcd him for hi
apathy and Indifference. 1t kept up ra''llh
camnaign against Ames, however, nearly cN
!, hausling its resources in that direction.
And now the campaign is drawing to a cloS'
The convention meets on the 29th. When tn
attack on Mr.. Ames opened, the chances SCENE
about even between him and Grape. 80 lar
:, we can Judge from the Massachusetts pres
Mr. Ames's friends have not made an asSre
!, sive campaign, but have seemed content
u let things drift so far as he was concefne
Il depending largely upon the advantage derive
. from the Mugwump opposition. Inc resu
9 is what might be expected. There Is now
y doubt about his nomination the only quesilC
being whether it should he done by acclama''o
or after the formality of a ballot. This seen
D. to be first-class Mugwump success.