The New York herald., 1871-10-23

Laid Plot Against Butler
and President Gram.
BOSTON, Oct. Is 1871.
Tnerc are some features OF this local state contest
which give It national characteristics de serving
place In your columns The pronounced, deter
mined and unforxivng hostility or the senior Sena-
tor OF Massachusetts, against Pressnt Grant, and his
intentions Of carrying st. Domingo into Massacnu.
setts politics TO get the endorsement OF his own
State upon that question, were well known to those
taxing interest In political affairs at the adjourn
ment OF Congress. There Is q sort OF political
orpanzation IN Mnssach husetts known as the "Blrd
Cluo.n which has weekly meetings. wherein the
politics OF the State are SNAPPED which for mr.
teen years past has had controlling influence
In Massachusetts, affairs through its pre-
nding oGcer, IRON which It Is named,
Mr.. r. w. Bird who has been the friend,
henchman and political adviser OF Senator Sumner
for nearly quarter OF q century. When 1t became
necessary on the reorganization OF the committees
or the Senate to set aside Senator Sumner as CHAR
man OF the Committee on Foreign Relations, be-
cause OF his outspokcn denuncations OF the Sccre-
tarv OF State aud the President so that they could
have no social or even otficial relations with him.
Governor Canin wrote letter, rs did many others
OF the BIRD Cub.n TO Mr. Sumner, bitterly de-
UOuuClnX buc COuISc Vi hlC euullNusLAtOu duu
deeply rejecting upon the President and Secretary
OF State, assuring the Senator OF their warm SYM
pathy and cordial support II vas, therefore. de-
terminei by the "Bird Club,B ID the Interest Of
SUMNER that Governor Clanin should be again
elected and that ne SHOULD ee made the nucleus Of
The opposition 70 President Grant In Massachusetts
as candidate for the Vice Presidency IN
Opposition. But thers Fsre difficulties 10
The way. G5veTl5f ciaain mad been elected
three times. He was very obnoxious to the
labor relormers in Massachusetts. who commanded
very large vote, and had rendered himself still
more obnoxious to the temperance men, VINO. al
though pronounced repuDlicans represented very
large vote liable at any moment to leave the republ
con party. II also understood tnat he was unde
some obligations to withdraw from the candidacy
70 DR.. Loring In consideration OF having been nomi-
mated by that gentleman In the previous year In the
Convention by reclamation. Besides Cianin's un.
popularity had diminished the republican vote from
1885, 900 given for Grant 10 10000 in 1s70yettng but
Q small majority OF the votes over his Opp0nent-so
that 1t was planned tnat Claim should allow his
name apparently to be Withdrawn through tue COL
umns OF the Boston Journal so as to bring up several
asprants for has place into the eld and then at the
last moment, he should come forward at the Conven-
tion to harmonize all parties upon himself, which
Convention should thereupon omit to pass any rcsolu.
contrary, should pass q resolution denouncing the
proposed annexation OF ST. Domingo the removal
OF Senator sumner from the Senate Committee, and
placing the republicans Of Massachusetts squarcy
against the PRESIDENT
was put in process ofexecuti0n; the Boston Journal
contradicted the withdrawal, and The way was open
Tor Cianin 10 go either way. Immediately George
House; ar. Rice, late Member OF Congress and Mr.
Wash0urn, oi western Massachusetts. came publicly
into the field aud organized their fr'ends for the
nomination. This movement was mol unknown
to or unoOserved oy General Buter, who de-
.erm,ned 70 eheckmate ,,..y T. oy ,.ssn. counter .a
Tnereupon, In answer to some questions put to
nlm, he announced himself as candidate
o. enforcing the laws, especially thai pro
hib4t,ng tue sale OF liquors, OF giving the
necessary Legislation to the workingmcn Of Massa.
chuselts, and OF reforming the abuses winch had
crept into tue state government during an admins
ment upon the cabal that had governed Massachu-
sets 80 long ana who mad 80 nicely made up their slate
iSey % could % command ut once became loud Ia their
opposition to nim The slanders with which rebels
bad enveloped him. and these papers had heretofore
sronty denied were revived by ihein with renewed
UII ,erneSs- After q few weeks he proposed to al.
dress tne workngmen OF Sprl9gneid upon lhe rights
upon the Springfield Republican, Boston Journal
anu Advertiser, Hartford Coa,ant and other papers
In the interest VI Jewell through his brother the
Governor OF Connecticut, exhausted themselves IN
their contumeiious attacks. vnilying not only Gen.
Butter replied TO these newspapers by showing the
personal yries oi the editors against him. and tnat
had controlled the polllcs OF the State, and tnen
'carrIed the war INTO Afrlca' by showing the mis-
creased taxation aud lobby system OF legislation,
extending the SESSIONS oil the Legislature over hall
Ma,ssc nusetts, The contest weai on. General
Butler was gaining strength.
THE cABAL BECAME ALARMED.
They forced Charles sumner and Henry Wilson
INTO their support. who came out denouncaDg Gen.
erai Builder. and tue former went 10 his personal
trends ana desired their aid against him, among the
rest 10 hs Old antrslavery associate IN Buffers dis
trIct, the poet Whittier, who Mr.. Sumner visited
lew DAYS before the caucus Tor choosing delegates
from his town, aud who ior the first time IN fifteen
years was brought iaso caucus 70 oe delegate 70 .
political convention order TO beat Butler. Senator
Wilson, too. also offered him elf as candidate tor
uclegate to tue Convention irom mis- town OF Nack,
ANA went through his town buttonhong neigh
bors 10 elect inlself but was snomlniously beaten
by The Butter republicans.
The leading Boston press who were under the
lead OF the cabai became slll more frantic In theiI
aenunclations. called upoa all ,ne candidates to
uDte against gutier called upon ai republicans 70
y aside all pre- juices % une 10 elect de .eRates
who should be anti Butler so that in the last DAYS
Of the cony.ss nobouy was elected for anybody
except BaIier, but ali the opposition was put down
nnder the den0niualon OF antrButer. Efforts
MI BoutWesI into tnis opposliion; put ne Knew too
well the anlmus oi those opposing Butter TO take
any part against MIN. and too thoroughly his own
position They endeayorea 70 persuade the
Secretary 70 preside at the Convention, but
an this they ialed rhe Convention drew
the year before In the interest OF the
"Blrd Club had by usage the selection of the Pres.
dent OF the Convention, also the entire organization
Of The Convention, including tne committees on
credentials and resolutions. The State central
LoumIiee assembled at worcester the day before
the Conyenaon met; candidate against Butler. Dr.
LorlDg, was chairman The committee selected Mr..
uoar, member OF Congress from worGes .er, 10 pre-.
side, because OF the known hostility OF his brotner,
Judge iioar, 10 Butler, on account VI
BuJLERs ePPosITIoS To TIE TREATY OF WASH
INGTOS.
wbc-eln he agerred that hoar had sacrihced the
interests OF the fishermen oil Massachusetts Tor the
prvleae OF dming with an English lord. Judge
HOar, Tor the first lime In many years, appeared IS
member Of tie Convention, probably because lie
had been almost unanimously reJecleu by repaDli-
can Scrate. lie was seecIed TO lead the Committee
On CIcdentlas- Meantime Jewell, fearing
he woud be leaten In his own ward
hosMn-as he was when he offered