The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-09-24
TIE BTTT IN
How the Wires Are Pulled i'm
Massachusetts.
The History Of the Struggle-Butler's Defiance
and It's Results-The Present
State Of the Canvass

The Butler men are becoming more jubilant since
the reception OF the returns from the city and town
elections OF yesterday. At present they figure up
large majority OF delegates who VIII support theiI
fayorte candidate, but declare their intention to
relax nothing in their efforts until success is made
| certainty or task which 1t will be hopeless
to strive to achieve. Stngularly enough, their oppo
nents are equally sangune Of victory. warrington, "
whom the General called "a corlition scold iii poll
tics" opines that the republican party Is against
! him four to one. Whoever Is nominated at WOr-
cester, Butler certainly won't be. He will return to
| the national capital with his photographed MOTEL
! registers hts afidavits his scrapbOOks and all the
other machinery Of his spy system; fying from the
contempt and hatred OF Massachusetts, to the deri-
sion OF Washington" The Boston Journal, Mr..
JEWELS organ cherishes similar views, although
its expression OF them Is not quite 80 fierce IN its
| nature. The ADVERTISER another leading republi-
can journal, which occupies itself IN patting DR..
Lorng on the back, says, editorialy, that "over
700 OF the 100 delegates. more or less,
who will constitute the Convention have been
elected. and Of these nearly twothrds have
been chosen to oppose the nomination OF Butler.
It is such an expression of the popular sentiment
as would cause any less shameless freebooter on the
sea OF politics to scuJtle his lll-omened ship and
retire from the public sight" And again, In the
i course OF the same article, 1t significantly con-
Ntnues-' Not for ten years have the democracy had
% strong an expectation Of capturing the State
90 yernent as c-day, and all their hopes are based
on he revolt OF General Butler. he must be not
only d. heated, but overShelmed .-:vs-.
throughout the State All urging concentration OF
the anti Butter influence upon ohe man IN order to
! avoid the dreaded contingency OF an etection or
either Adams or the General OF NeE Orleans Va
rlous statements are given Of we prGe s re,
total or Butler $780,. aRtttSutler $50; WASH
burn AS; an others 8. and cain m,,a an
| the majority at 176 votes-thirteen less T,an she
number claimed by the friends OF Mr.. Rice At
General Buffers headquarters a table has been
sition, 326; unknown, rs. This would seem to
make The Generals majority LAG votes, or, those
delegates whose opinions are chrOncled as
known, should go solldly against him he would still
have a working majority OF II votes. with many
towns 10 hear FROM Such is the presentation OF
the situation as viewed from all sides this morning.
THE CANVASS
In the meanwhile Is being conducted with unusual
perseverance,. The Republican State Committee at
the outset underestimate the strength or the Gene
govern the politics OF the State. Conhdent Of an
overwhelming majority Ia their favor, when OPP
Of the devastation which might be caused by who
had broken loose from their own ranks. AT the
inception or the canvass, therefore. there was
. big scramble among republicans for the spoils.
Eastern MASSACHUSETTS, presented Dr.: George B.
Lorng aud Harvey Jewell, and the Western dis.
tricts offered Messrs. Washburn and Dawes. These
gentlemen, it was thought wonld be the only can
aidates worthy Of mention at the state Convention
aspirations to the. winds. But the Gen.
sral was not to be be- put of IN II tnls way
out on his own hook aud threw himself upon the
SURFACES Of the people. He found that he had been
given the cold shoulder by his oldtime associates,
and 80 lie took the stump. For days and nights
General Butler worked increasingly, backed up by
the federal administration and the government
great deal of money and the quasi endorsement OF
the labor reformers, Wendell Phillips and the pro-
body that his influence had been much
1epregiated, apd that the struggle was becoming
S s 70 s Rssy es
said, "and overwhelm this rebel against the cut
people, And this is what they have tried to d do
Against the implied endorsements OF President
slan wy and a0 oR pSs sn S
to de lecture naoo IN contrayen tom to the
na%eed pn Withdraw the
and it was deemed best to present but two cand
dates to the Conventon When too Was
strictly and alike against all Offenders and to
adopt General Buffers platform Tor an ellectual
questions ''The elevation OF me iaborng man
must be made party measure" said Congressman
leave 1t to the demagOguc and the charatan-to the
audacous and inpudent prctender." Just here,
however,
for the executive chair sprang into existence In the
shape OF AleXander II. hce man VINO nn naa l ,e
approbation of his constituents, and who, 1t was
thought! would take many votes i away from his
AN ALMOST INExTRICABLE COMPLICATION
OF AFFAIRS If the republican strength was to he
General Butler would achieve majority OF votes;
and, II, supposing such to be the case, the dis
nate an independent candidate, there would
be good reason for expecting the election OF
Governor OF the commonwealth. Mr.. Rices' great
strength lay In this city, and among the soldiers
Quoted Their warfare In secret. Hence he was
thought to be great stumbllng-block III the way.
Mr. Rice was therefore asked to , withdraw y,
the invitation. ''Can we induce Dr. lorng
to withdraw, was asked; but It,, the ns,,d Doctor
maintained dgnfed silence, and has to this day.
The contest mas thus become triangular on Inc one
side, between Messrs. Rice, washburn and Lorlng
against Butler and mis- pluck on the other Should
General Butler succeed in defeating his opponents
Worcester there Is strong reason for the presump
ton mentioned above that there Will be bolt and
that the friends OF the opposition will unite upon
some one man whom they Will place In the field
as the regular republican candidate, ignoring Gene
raj Butler entirely This Will make one Of the
prettest political nights that was ever witnessed IN
New England, and Will be marked by many little
episodes Speculations are rife as to the course
winch General Butler will pursue case he iails TO
secure the nomination az Worcester. The most pro-
babe rumor Is that 10 the effect that lie Will adhere
to Lawrence declaration and run either as an In
dependent candidate the representative OF the
labor reform party The friends OF woman suffrage
have as yet expressed no pubic preference for either
the OPPOSITION or SUMNER AND WILSON TO BUTLER.
The Boston TdUeier Lorln0 journal II 1t can se-
the district nomination, and when goes III Tor
Butler as its second choice publishes Inc following
editorial upon the subject OF the Opposition 10 Gen
eral Butler the part OF Messrs sumner and VIII
SON.
rhe people the wealth have seen with some sur
prise the reported Iosion taken BY Messrs. sumner
ana Wilson opposition TO the nom nation OF Gen
Butler, although their friends apologeticay state
that they reluctantly authorized the statement to
escape, nguring proposed anti Butler public
meeting IN tanue Hall AS appears that the
opinon was given together when they
were presence each other and ms well known
speaks the presence Of the
senior the latter Dictates the alleged ut
taken amply tina, OF Mr. sumner, espe
ciay ma Senator Wilson has stated within days to
many gentlemen entirely different opinion. But
Nisons political uncertainties we propose
not follow further at present We say that the
this because they do not
dictated ~ but those behind the scenes
know OF his apparently hostile attitude 10 his
friend General But between whom there has existed
stIong peaona friendship sncc he General being at that
chairman OF the Cincinnati delegation, rendered his
sympathes the Of the brutal assault that was
made upon him by Congressman BROOKS OF soath carolina
The explanation Of their present apparent difference sim
ply this, that Senator sumner has declared him