New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-08-26
RITTER and ANTLBUTLER.

The organized and organizing opposition 10
Butler, known as "the Hamilton Hall Com
"mittee" has issued an address to the Repub-
licans of Massachusetts upon the engrosslne
topic of the GubernatOrial nomination. Inc
address is devoted chiefly to recital OF the
merits of Governor Washburn's administration
! and the Governors claims to a denomination,
with occasional touches upon the vaultmg am :
hilton and the total unftness of :" another
person. who openly claims the succession.
The manner in which Judge Hoar-for we
| presume the address to be hs-sets OIL the
| present Governor against the would-be Cover
nor. without being entirely original or exhibiting
| great ingenuity, is yet spicy and entertaining.
| When Judge Hoar says Gov. Washburn is not
CAPABLE of using influence or power to crafty
his hatred or revenge; that he does not expect
to find among his supporters those who are
capable of being bribed or frightened; that
he will not plot for his own advancement, or
travel ND and down the State setting forth
his own pretensions, and so forth, and so forth,
he does not by any means say that Mr.. Butler
IS doing any such disreputable things, but
he suggests Mr.. Butler SO clearly to the re-
Elective mind that it will doubtless be under
stood to refer to that gentleman, and to mean
business
Just as when another person in a recent
communication to the press which he despises
and which he thanks God did not make him,
alluded to a "pal maker" who had been
Chairman of the Committee on Claims and had
made money out of it, he did not mention
Gov. Washburn by name, but some people
thought he referred to him. The controversy
is spicy and amusing and the beauty of 1t is
that it is not at all personal. No cards. No
names called Judge Hoar only tells what
Gov. Washburn is not, and so defines Butler
Butler describes "pail. maker" and INDUCES
in insnuatiOns which are not personal but
which do not need key to indicate the
present Governor as the object of attack.
Judge Hoar's address is vigorous in style and
as forcible as a document that treats a subject
at arms length could be expected to be.
Meantime the great consprator perfects bis
plan of campaign, and will shortly open, in
public addresses at various points, upon Judge
Hoar, Gov. Washburn, and all who have pub
licly pronounced against him. This evening
he begins at Worcester rafting engagement
of ten nights in the cities and large towns
Doubtless he will try to make it lively for
Judge Hoar tonight, and take the rest of his
opponents Seriatm. His prospects are what
might be called fair to middling." His OPP
ponents, upon what they consider reason
able calculation, give him 45O votes in the
Convention to $50 against him. His friends
are somewhat doubtful about the policy
of his taking the stump, but he has
made up his mind to do it, and whether
he wins or loses by it will have the satlsfac-
ton of freeing his mind about number OF
conspicuous persons One of his tricks y
and they are continually discovering new
ones-is to have about fifty towns that
are favorable to him hold their caucuses the
same night, so as TO astOnish the State by the
unanimity with which the people come to his
support The Convention is to be hell the
10th of September, and tue fortnight that in
teryenes will be lively one. There is not
ordinarily much excitement in Massachusetts
politics. The Butler campaign two years ago
was an exception, and the present one is an
other