St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1873-09-19
The Defeat of Gen. Butler.

The defeat of Butler at Worcester
was complete and overwhelming.
though it is said that nobody WAS
pleased with the manner in which Gen.
Butler abandoned the fight. His fol
lowers were disappointed 10y his want
of courage to die game. and there WAS
disposition amongst the Wa>hhuru men
To think tIvnrahlN of his bid for elem
cncy. Almost Immediately on the
opening of the evening session. Butler
obtained the floor and Withdrew his
name in the follow i'll" terms:
Mr. President: The test vote already
taken in the convention shows me that
there is in the hall Il majority of dele
gates in favor of the denomination of
Governor WaShhuru. Having verified
that To the satisfaction of myself and
friends. 81 far as know. | do not de
sire to prulong any contest upon that
question 10y parliamentary or other
tactics. Having announced my pur-
pose To bow Ia the will of the conVcn-
tiun. which | hold to II" the first doc
trinc of party tralty. having thoroughly
tested the " i'll of the convention in this
respect, 1t" not propose. and | desire
every friend of mine in the convention
/ Ia agree to it, to further oppo>otinn Ia
the nomination of Governor Wa~hhurn
by his friends in any manner they
please, by acclamation. 10y ballot or
otherwise. And | desire that no friend
of mine will vote for me. because | do
not want the Scmhlancr of Il contest
where | make no contest in fact. We
are i'll Il Republican Convention. and
although many bitterncsScS which |
hoped might have been avoided have
been evoked in the contest, Vet trust
| that there is no occasion. certainly
there Is not on my part amy occasion tn
endcavor To keep them up as between
Republicans and if others think differ
emily, on their heads he it and not on
mine if they bring trouble into the Re
publican party. And therefore desire
that the delegates may i'll a large de
gree return to their homes Tonight to
save all further votes upon the question
of Governor. His friends may nomi-
nate him in any way they please with
ont opposition from my friends. if they
choose to take my advice and listen to
my wish. For this reason do not
wish. and will not he the means of
Suborlinating the Republican party if |
know it, to myself. Another thing
having taken part i'll the proceedings
of the convention, am bound by its
action as every honest man ought to
he. And, hereafter, if in the course of
human events anybody choose to de
sire to vote for me for Governor of
Massachusetts. or any other office
propose to take one of two courses. and
here they are: To go into Il convention
l,.,p Ill al
that party, or any other party with
which | act, and submit my claims.
take the vote of the convention, or
stand out, if see cauSe, and to run in
dcpcndently of the action of any con-
vcntIon. From that am precluded 10y
| having come into this convention, and
| think every well-judging man will
agree with me that | ought to he pre-
cluded from the present nomination.
| trust our friends will remain to see to
it and not to take part in contest.
that Il proper organization of the party
Is fully completed.
The general was frequently applaud
ed i'll the course of his speech and at its
close, and Immediately after Gov.
NaShburn was renomihated by accla-
nation.
The resolutions adopted condemn in
an unequivOcal manner the salary grab,
dcnounce the interference of federal
Officers Ill primary meetings: favor a
tcn-hour law for women favor cheap
transportation advocate the impartial
enforcement of all laws, and mildly en-
dorse woman suffrage. We reproduce
entire the first and seventh resolutions {:
ReS0tred, That the Republicans of
Massachusetts cmphatically diSapprovc
and condemn the action of those mem
bcrs of the last Congress, Republicans
and Democrats, who awaited them
selves of the occasion of an increase of
the salary of the President and of the
Judges of the Supreme Court and of the
members of the Cabinet, supposed to
be just and necessary for the future, to
secure to themselves disproportionate
and eXtravagant compensation for past
as well as future services.
Resoired, That the Republican party
OF Massachusetts feel Il just pride in the
achievements of that national admins
tration which they so largely helped to
elect, and to which they have been so
faithful and true, that they renew their
expressions of gratitude to President
Grant, Tor his great service, civil and
military, and that they will stand by
him in all his efforts for the honest pay
ment Of the national debt in gold, to
which the faith of the nation is plight
ed, i'll his efforts to place the civil ser
vice of the country on IA purer and
higher level, so that federal offices NAV
hereafter be used to serve the people