New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-10-03
POLITICAL.
EFFECTS OF BUTLER's DEFEAT.

prominent Republican, yesterday. The force OF tne
remark is appreciated everywhere Matters ofton look
squs,ly In Massachusetts, before the political oonvcn-
tions but tho good sense and oalm judgment OF tho
people as represented In the Worcester Conventions,
generally produces result satisfactory to the people,
and this year proved exception to the rule Gen.
Buffers candidacy the preliminary canvass an un
usual interest but the result has shown that while no
mako strong shew no cannot be Governor OF Mas
achusets, at lOast the nominee Of the Republican
party so long as the members thereof maintain their
present vews-and they not likely to change them.
Buffers action sudden or unprcme iitated move
ment his part for fow OF his closest friend announcer
nearly year that he would be the next GOVERNOR
and the arrangements had evidently been carefully
made for the recent canvass. But while the extraord
nary character OF that seemed to "ut to dclc
gates who appeared I'm his interest at Worcester, his
bearing In the Convention worry dstastofu to many
Of Them He assumed mt all times the rght 70 nc'a'o
how his AGA followers should what they would ana
would not accept and when he said "We accept tha''
or, THAT'S all right" when motion was offered or
a movement was made on the part or MI WiShbnrhs
friends not of the AGA popped, bat quietly "cqn
csccd lie stepped very carly on tho PLATFORM ana used
1t oftener than the floor once asserting that ne "ouu
assume that position whenever he deemed 1t necessary
His personal movements gained him no friends ana
his cueuants had done his engineering it would have
been far more satisfactory to most Of the gentlemen
present
or the "reform," which he has advocated, decrease
expenditures and shortening Of the sessions OF the
Legislature worthy of consideration though lie has
made no discovery III regard Them Tic Legislature Is
composed OF representatives OF the people. and what
ever charges he has mado in effect directed against
the General Court, and honco upon the people them
selves Every year the Legislative committees endcavOr
TO decrease the expense of all the departments
and they, OF course, appropriate every dollar which
Is expended by commissions or for any other
purpose. The Democrats examine the accounts
most infinitely every year In the hope OF finding
flaws and as tho Finance Committee arc always
economical In their work, they prevent eAtray agance
and useless expense The best Of both parties have
been endeavOring to shorten the sessions for unc
they able to mako the last session fun month
shorter than the sessons Of 1869 and 1870 Ths they
hope better next year. and each succeeding year. and
they will 10 doubt be successful Everybody,
from the Governor who last Winter urged publicly
and privately the evils attendant upon long sessions and
even proposed biennial sessions relnedy-dOwn to
the State House wachpen earnestly fav0rs short Ses
sions as indeed do the members individually and all the
people The difficulty is in getting large body OF men
to effect a reform of this kind, aud II Gen. Butler any
other man helps create a public sentiment which viii
tend to shorten the sessions he does good thing winch
everybody will appreciate and no good Republican or
even Democrat will fail 10 thank him for hi, effort II
is reported Butler will not let the matter drop
that orders have been sent out to 4 friends TO hnd
ont how many Rcpuhcans will support him III tTyInA to
carry out the reforms he has advocated by making de-
mOnstrAtlOn in the legislative districts lis lhtlhht"
in his last speech that teSe reforms W0nd SIM be III Sc
within the Republican party gives olor to the run"
very few days will show whether the deinoistrdo IS "
The State ticket meets with general favor, and
was said carly in the canvass that MIR. Wash
burn was not known III this section hut tao man
who defeated Butlcr inquired after and thor
oughly known and understood "A hours aier the nom
inaton lie vas already it,oIal3 hHomh as a H ill.,, I
Commonwealth who has not some knowledge OF MI.
Hashourn II Is keirI m,t the re,tstinn wh,cn Mas
y mas LINZ Ion ~ Icmts which are
te ne n~ e maj I,sni
was sonnung If surprise to the ad-
vrais If IA dIsrjbur,d ticket as both be ana Mr.. wash
49, "a a. fhn WcItern nrt Of the STAT" bnt II j.
trihute I" worthy public otfcer a irave soldier and
hsii.toned gentleman which is veil deserved. lie hs
yery popular with the people OF all parlc. That eDtu
sa5tic and energetic Rice man, Nj. j. ". kinsry Of
that he knew nothing Of sections, that both 9n were
GOOD Rrpnbcans and that 50 hong he lived lie would
do his part toward giving the second place on tue ticket
to the soldiers, who perfectly cOnicu to De repre-
Inc Hon. Charles k Train Of Boston, who was Monica,
ted for the office vi AolnC o. neral, 10 pi"nincn!
H H"S,op and has Of late yeis, been fore
most nan in the Legislature. He is II good
addition TO the ticket and will undoubtedly make lta
strong one ia this section The other three gentlemen
are renominated oliver Warner, Secretary of State.
full indnstrous painstakng man and excellent lawyer,
who is euinenty fitted for Auditor and Charles Adams
tr who is now ~ Europe has nlne yeas ser
Vice as Treasurer that he Is able aud guardian
the Massachusetts, has had. With
fhe STAT in The hands of these gentlemen GEN Butlur
nJ oil tha rest Of fine citizen, cnu sleep TRANQUILITY. and
G a,hnnt faar nj cxtrnnI1,nnry cAlcudurcs on any
it III, ~ 49,. sat- which n is nnssI lille ~ fOrpsec
,rna a,sId Judgement dspaved at Worcester, and the
n,icate resn there reached cannot be fully appr,-
intod nbcn Cen Buer and Mr. Adams are aoi taken
go Io,,1 rntInn There we're more than two birds
d vi ono stone for tho sult ha> greatly democrat
I'D the Labor Reform and PrubitGry parties. Mem
IT,. NJ Moth who wrre sure Butler would Uc Nominated,
nI,od RAD a., caIlcnsps 10 secure that re-
WV, d now the ARE IN afioat They talked Butler Re-
SUI, " enG nnTnee DELAYED Their conventions
puomCanIsu o onn In Op The bjb tide and snIy 20
.AP,Vtint tU,n ~ noiinatjuU MIN ana adding cctat
tnLOuBn vO III Un,Ion1 II Va "a trrrjhIr dnruftll
10 us ienu nnent ehor man tbs nnrnnr We