New-York tribune., 1872-08-13

ance people who refer to the fact that there ia now no
pretense Of enforcing the Liquor law, for political
reasons And there moro than one grain OF truth IN
this view OF the case Those OF Buffers friends VINO
took so prominent part In the Worcester Convention
last Fall are still anxious that he should mako another
effort to gain price, and the coast Is clear enough
II he will only himself as candidate Dr.
Loring IA out OF the way.
THE CONTEST IN BAsKss AND BUrLERs DISTRICTS
In regard to Gen. Banks it is highly probable that he
will be the Liberal Republican candidate TOT congress-
as he has no notion Of abseDting himself from Congress
for several years TO come, at least Ihero S no
candidate to run against him in his district the Vtn
The towns and cities which compose this new district
arc strong for Greeley Of them, and Banks wouid
have no difficulty in being returned. The towns COM
posine the district follows: Arlington Belmont,
Burlington Charlestown tcity), Everett bA'nS-
ton. Lynn Maiden, Medford, Melrose, Nahant'
saugus, someryille tcity) stOneham, swamp
scott, Wakefield, watbam Winchester, ana
Woburn Gem Banks Is very popular In
all these nIoces and Charestown, Lynn, and waltham
would give him particularly handsome majorities the
Sentinel at waltham, has flung out the Greeley ana
Brown flag and supports Banks earnestly. Inc SHY
story started by Grant paper that the Liberals tk Oh
nominating him for Governor Is hardly worth noticing.
It would be impotc for them to do such thing III
Wow OF the fact that the party must send as many LID
eral Republicans to Congress as possible The LDerai
party in the State proud Of him. The abusive manner
I'm which he has been treaedby The Boston Irdreer ana
papers Of that sort shows that the managers OF thoe
sheets are conscious OF Bankss influence These vena
newspapers doing the dirty work Of their great political
MASTER have heaped upon Gen. Banks abuse which ne
has already ouillved.
This ia Gen. Buffers District and 1t has strong Gree
lev element OF course Butler does not think OF aDan
donng his intention OF running for Congress again. but
no Will find it uphill work The time has gone by wnen
he could carry the district in his pocket Many OF the
towns here are against Grant, especially the shoe towns
Under the new appOronment the VIth District Is com
posed OF the following cities and towns Amesbury BeV
crly Boxford Bradford Danyers, Essex, Georgeto"h
Gloucester Groveland. Hamilton, Haverhill tcity lps
wch Lynnfeld Manchester, Marbohead, Middletoh'
Newbury NewburypOrt (ctyl North Andoyer, fea
body, Rockport, Rowey Salem City, Salisbury Tops
field, wenham, West Newbury. Butler has not MS
thumb on quite number OF these places and III ne taxes
the Republican nomination he will be compelled to WORK
a good deal harder than he did year ago. They nave
got enough OF Butler In the north corner OF Mas
sachusetts The iberal Republican candidate Tor Con
gress in this district whoever he may be- VIII give the
General a hard fight. The Democrats VIII transfer theI
stren gth to the Greeley candidate Buffers amOon
eems to be of threefod characterize go to the House
of Representatives again. to be Governor and TO enter
the United states Senate.