New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-09-16
MASSACHUSETTS, q OLIT1Cs.
THE GUBERNATORIAL t,ANyAss

THE GUBERNAToRIAL CANVASS
ASTI-BUTLER DELEGATES ELECTED AT woR-
CESTER.
WORCESTER, Mass, Sept. 15-The election
Of delegates from this city TO the Republican Convention
resulted In the choice Of delegates who extremely
hostile to Butler and in preference divided between
Jewell and Washburn One was taken possession OF
by men who are not Republicans and Butler delegates
chosen whose election will be contested. Among
the delegates chosen the Hon. Geo. T. Hoar, the
Hon John u. Baldwin, the Hon. w. w. Rice, the Hon.
Adm Thayer. Col. +. b. stoddard the Hon. P. l.. Moen.
]. II. Walker. Col J. W. WethereI, George Crompton
and other prominent Republicans. The Third Ward
unanimously elected Mr. Bemis Of thd Lunatc Hospital
expression OF their opinion In regard to Buffers
attack ON that institution.
TIE WAR OF THE FACTIONs-fA TRIANGULAR
FIGHT-EuTLER'S PROsPECTI-HE Is COMP.
DENT or VICIORY-IIIS REASONS FOR HIS
CANDIDACY.
Boston, Sept. 12.-The CONTEXT for the Mas
sachusetts GOyernorship has settled blown into a TRAN
gular fight. There still five cant dates IN the field
with possibility Of sixth, but they adherents tnay
DO classcd in three factions. There are first the
Butterflies who for Butler first and last and whose
hands, like Ishmaels are raised against oil other
mon; second, the Loring men, who for the Doctor
and nobody ese and, third, the anti Butler faction
composed OF tho supporters OF Rice, Jewell. and
Washburne, who have decided preferences each
for his own candidate. but who will go for
any man who can beat Butler. They regard Butler
their common adversary, and will be ready In convcn-
ton to make any coalitions with each other drop
their own favorites and set up candidate II such
course Ia necessary defeat the General But while
this latter faction thus united IN their aversion 10
Butler this fact does not hinder them from keeping up
lively skrmsh among Themselves Tbey expect to unta
their fire in convention upon the plratica craft from
IN shoul1 In with chow Os but
mean while they blazing away brsky at each other
1t is not possible at this time to make any Trustworthy
predictions to tie strength which each candidate wiz
be likely to have in the Worcester Convention on the
27th. a few primary meetings have been held and per
haps 90 delegates chosen, Of whom Butler claims more
than two-thirds, but as the Convention Will have 0
members these few cannot be relied upon az
showing the drift OF opinion through the State Buorf
success In them has, however alarmed his 0pponcnts,
and stirred them up active exertOns They dis
cover that no Is not depending for success
upon tho effect Of slashing speeches made to en-
thusiastic crowds Of wOrkingmen In the n nu-
featuring towns, but that while condemning In these
speeches the old practices OF the politicians for control
ling caucuses he quietly making uso everywhere OF
these Same methods and is schemng wire pulling ana
log rolling after the usual fashion Of candidates They
might have expected this In advance for whatever may
be thought OF Buffers gcneralshp In the HELD eVery
body who knows him knows he Is not sucn rooi 40
fight battle In politics and abandon to his adversaeA
the exclusive Of any Of the means OF winning vo
tory from scruples on bis own part against employing
them.
The Idr,riis,r and most OF the other leading news
napers say there is no possibility Of Buffers nomination
They are too confident and rest their faith IN Ms deea'
too much their dislike Of him and their cohVictios
that he ought defeated, and that his success woua
be an outrage upon Massachusetts, respectabiity Bm
the Generals adherents don't care fig for Massachu
nv nd delighted
slap In the face They don't wear broadcoth coats and
are not afraid Of dirtthrOwng. They have nothing u
lose BY the row their champion Is kicking up II amusei
them immensely, and II he smashes the Rrpublica
party 1t is nothing to them They are numerous In all
the manufacturing towns and are intensely In earnest
in their determination to make Butler Governor. bcev
ing 1t to be first step toward getting more wages fol
less labor-a long stride toward that Utopia OF tts
work and much pay OF which the Massachusetts, op
orators always dreaming The seeds Of discomfort
which Wendell Phillips sOwed last year have produced
plentiful crop all through the State and the men II
whose minds they took root are sufficiently numerous and
In earnest to make possible that they VIII succeed u
sending from the towns so large force TO the Con-
vention, that many tmid delegates who are opposed
Butler will conclude that his nomination. Is necessary
evil to prevent greater One-the disruption and defeaa
OF the Republican party. The GenertPs nomination
ought not therefore, to be regarded as Impossible Or
the contrary unless there should be mor unity and more
hard work the part Of those whoPppose him, tbs
event they would deplOre great poll Zeal calamity
not unlikely to occur.
Gen. Butler himself is confident Of jiccess and he
lieves the issue Of the contest will be he same as -
his Congress District In lS6S-that hl will astonlsh
and discomf his enemies by an overwhelming victory.
He has his headquarters in Pemberto square In TIM
city, and usually In every day from his speech
making raids into the neighboring towns and spends
few in the digent work Of correspondence con
situations with friends and directions TO supporters wis
from all parts OF the State for orders ana dVos
relative to the business Of organizing and drilling III.
and fighting the battles at the primary meetings
In reply to questions TO his object IN maalng ms
bold strike for gubcrnatoria honors, he says thai
the Republican party IN the state Is fast gong 70
Is the only who reunte the pieces Aud BIND W
and sodify the crumbling concern A. a lover OF hn
party, therefore, he Is candidate. Furthermore, ne
does conceal the fact that he Is very DESTROYS az
politician to have the Endorsement OF MASSACHUSETTS,.
His future In politics depends upon this ne
must be known to have Ills state at his back there
further career open TO him IN national politics Tor ~
every step with the charge that he Representa-
party at home, and this crippes his influence AM
IN the way OF ms ambition 10 l
sctts-he knows can never be done without hshti
canvass that he would have a. much leisure to make
fight this Summer aud Fdl and as good chance i%
ths ny as of a s ns who ask why ne wants
give up his seat In Congress. where he has just COM
Of natural politics into the quiet eddy OF Office in the
hetts state House. and he says besides thatt
present Congress will do nothing that ne cares 70 nave
hand In. The members will be occupied next wint@
with Presidential wire-pung, and will 90 into no ~
portant new legislation and in the short session as tns
presidential election there will be time only for oce
getting schemes and tho passage OF tho ApproprSuos
bills. =. 49,. Al.
The General Is not much disturbed by the blows thc
newspapers are giving him. Where he can make poins
BY answering their attacks he does 3d. and wneiu no ,.
not he pays attention ~ them, or dferts ho 1s
specific points made against him by rafting ..sn
upon the Press in general or sharp prTsoln Uni w en-
the editor OF some particular journal lie see,ns ,n
low all the unpleasant things that are saa apou'
His theory is that abuse is like shower OF ran III. n;
xrin pnt "A
I'm that case IL may kill him. but II be Keeps silns
about and don't mind H. he may feel little uncomor'
| able, but will suffer no danase ,, chair IN.
| forests and each Is hopeful Of success. MI lace