The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1871-09-26
BELLICOSE BEN.
The Circumstances Under Which But
Ter will Bolt the Massachusetts
Radical COnventiOn-Speec and
Curious Scenes At Fall River.

Curious scenes al Fail River.
General Butler spoke to large audi
ence at Fall River, on the 18th. He
made the following remarks on the sub
ject of boiling: -ss.7.
They tell you that | want TO bolt
from the Republican party if l am not
nominated. l want to boltl Let's see
what the Springfield Republican says.
They talk of my boiling, and this is
what they say:
at is idle to suppose that the men
of character, who make the bone and
sinew of the Republican party in this
State, will ever consent to the nomina-
ton of Butler for Governor. If it were
possible for him to receive the nomina.
ton at Worcester, he would undoubt,
eddy be opposed by the same men who
are now receiving his furious assaults,
and his defeat at the polls would be as
certain as the coming Of the election
day" .. ~
Now, said the General, there is dis.
tiuct threat in that to bolt in case Of
nv nomination. Well, down in Ply
mouth the only Jewell delegate that
was elected-and he had to vote for
himself-was Charles G.. Davis The
vote stood 40 to 40, and he gave it so,
and said in the meeting when he went
there and pledged the whole Of Ply
mouth to Jewell-like another individ-
ual who went up to the White, Noun
tains, and showed all the lands of the
earth, and pledged them, when he
didn't own a foot Of them-this man
said he would bolt and vote for "Jack
Adams" to use his own expression, in
case General Butler should be nomi-
mated Well, let him bolt; all can
say is, if he will bolt, will linda sledge
hammer to drive it, They threaten
and then they ask me whether | will
bolt; and to that | mean TO make an
swer once for all, in case the will Of
the people is fairly heard and fairly
expressed at Worcester, | shall bow to
the will of the people. Applause,
But if the will of the people is choked
off, preventing its expression by tricks,
chicanery, secret meetings or couspir-
acy, why then ] will take care to ilns-
trate the maxim Of the law, that fraud
binds nobody. Fair play, and | will be
bound. Tricks and cheats it is my
mission to expose and take care Of
They want to bolt, do they, in case the
people choose to nominate whom they
please? Let them bolt. is a part
OF my mission to purify the Republican
party, and the quicker they get out of
it the better. No, my friends, don't be
frightened out of this thing. They say
that am to bolt with the majority of
the Republican party. The majority
will really bolt from the minority.
Well, perhaps so, but that is an entirely
new definition OF boiling. No, my
friends, let us 60 and see exactly what
is needed and what these men mean.
The General concluded by putting IN
word in favor of the reelection Of
General Grant, repeating his former re-
marks with relation to strikes, telling
about prohibition, Bridget o Flaherty
and gilded saloons, where you and |
CO." and perorating on the subject OF
"cussed" caucuses. He was frequently
applauded and cheered, and when he
had finished the band played; the ladies
vacated the gallery, and the sturdy
veomanrv Of the city swarmed over the
platform to grasp the orator by the
hand. 1t was ludicrous scene, truly.
The General was completely overpow-
cred; he wanted to shake hands with
everybody, but his friends were so many
and SO vigorous that it was dlscour-
aging, quite. Several persons, indeed,
were knocked off the edge OF the plat
form, so great was the rush. Then the
General bol,ed for the door, and in a
corner of the hall at the bottom of the
steps leading to the speakers stand he
surrendered at discretion. The crowd,
which filled two-thirds Of the hall,
surced back and forth and rose and fell
like the waves OF the sea, closing IN on
the General, who was pulled hither
and thither, and on whose brow were
great beads Of perspiration as he valnly
attempted to close on each individual
hand. They were the most familiar
friends the General has encountered for
many year. They would slap him on
the shoulder, greet him every way, dig
their elbows into his ribs, and salute
him with, I'm glad 10 see you, Gen
eral, or How do you do. Benjamin."
or Good boy, Benny" until, although
through it all the General maintained a
pleasant smile and welcome cOunte-
nance, in ten or fifteen minutes he was
completely exhausted. 10 those on the
platform overlooking it all the scene
was most enlivening aud the best ap-
precia,ed. 1t was, an incident Of the
campaign, and striking manifestation
OF the estimation in which The General
is held. L.a...''A
SEVERAL European dignitaries and
men OF rank who do, not seem to have
i j r l,t IN