Year: 1875

PROBABLE ELECTION OF MIR. RICE AND THE


ENTIRE REPUBLICAN TICKET.


BOSTON, Nov. l, 1875


The election in Massachusetts, this time is about in
different and unintercsting affair well be ag-
ined It generally admitted that the contest as
tween the democrats and republicans will be an unu-
suay close one and yet this circumstance scarcely
cites a ripple Of thought except among the
politicians. During the last month there have been
Industrious efforts stir up something like popular
enthusiasm, but all exertions in that direc-
ton have been lamentabe failures Rallying meetings
of all sides have been held all the way from Cape
Cod to Bcrkshire the aspirans for Office local political
and dispensers OF political eloquence from
abroad have talked themselves hoarse SICK and yet
the community at large seem to be almost oblivous
OF the fact that there important election demand
ing their careful attention Such state of affairs has
been unknown in Massachusetts, politics for many
years. and that II should exist at this particular and
critical period in the history Of both the leading parties
is indeed nexpcable II would seem that national az
well as state ISSUES would demand, on the of a
such State Massachusetts,


THE SITUATION PROSPECTS,


Those OF the republicans and democrats who happen
to be vitality interested will await with alarm and Gu
riosty the counting of the returns morrow night
The labor reormers and poiticians-the former with
Wendell Philips for their standard bearer and the lat





rial canddateare 70 be recognized in the only
so far they draw IRON the strength OF
the two leading parties and II Is not rash
10 anticipate that ninety nine out of every
hundred votes which these candidates re-
ceivo will be thrown by republicans Then there are
. few moro republicans, and democrats we'll who
will bolt the regular party tickets and exercise their
right Of suffrage in favor OF Charles Francis Adams and
General Bartlett This movement, however, Lilipu
tan In dimensions, and Ia confined to Mr.. Samuel
Bowles and few of his Western Massachusetts friends
Excepting the discontcnted republicans lust described
Mr. Rice viii get tho bulk of tho republican vote which
Is thrown, and If there was to be anything like full
vote his election might be reckoned a certainty


GOVERNOR GAsToN


II IL idle TO deny that Governor Gaston as a demo-
crat would not have been elected a wear apo excent
with the aid of republicans Their own candidate was
a stern prohibtonist as well as otherwise unpopular
and hence 1t that Massachusetts became guddenv
dYtinguishcd for eectng democratic Governor M
Rice, like Gaston Is liberal the hquor question and
IT IS reasonable TO suppose therefore, that the dis
affected republicans OF year ago will now return 10 the
party fold But this y not all thai will operate against
Governor CASTOR. Last St. Patrck,s TIay when the
Irish procession halted at the State House he refused
10 review them, the ground that the law
did not allow the parading Of armed body Of men
IN the public streets He did not attempt TO enforce
the law forbidding such a parade but he refused 10
witness the violation OF tho law Republican Governors
for years had viewed these Irish PROFESSIONS but IL
was reserved Tor Governor whom Irshmen had heDed
10 elect TO make the rst refusal 1t s scarcely neces
sary 70 ask how these rishmen will vote to morrow
His sending OF the military down to Fall River at tho
request Of the manufacturers was another act which
VIII cost him many votes which we're thrown for him
year ago. IL Is also charged and pretty well proved,
that the Hoosac tunnel expenditures which he author
lied were extrayagant and unnecessary TheD again,
his singular conduct IN refusing 10 carry out the law
by the execution of Pomeroy, the child butcher, has
rendered him immensely unpopular throughout the
state and country. All these circnmatanceal simply