The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-08-30

Bold Bens Fr ends Standing Firm-sixty-Eight
Soldier delegates Elected to the Conven-
t.cn-Encouraging Signs for.the
New Orleans Ruler.

n BOSTON, August 20, 1878
The tidal wave of Butlerism has swept over Bos-
ton and the friends OF the energetic and persever
Ing candidate are highly elated. They look upon IL
as an omen of political revolution In Massachu-
setts Fifteen out OF the sixteen wards OF the CITY
held their primary meetings this evening TO
select delegates to the coming State Convention,
and at all Of the gatherings the attendance
OF voters was larger than at any Of the ward
caucuses which have been held for years. The
proceedings we're generally harmonious, but were
nevertheless, characterized by an interest and
feeling winch it was quite impossible to suppress
The meetings were held week earlier than the
Washburn party desired, and there was q
little hard feeling engendered in some
quarters on this account, and probably the
anti-Buterites will attribute their defeat to the
possible absence of many Washburnites at the
various Summer resorts. Notwithstanding the
probability that an equal number of Butler ad-
mirers are "summerIng' in the country, there has
been very little said about it by those who hap
pened TO be at home to look out for the interest Of
their champion.
ALL OF THE BOSTON WARDS
selected Butler delegates, except the Fourth Ninth
Eleventh and Tenth wards and the Sixth ward
caucus is yet to be held. The delegates elected
number sixty for the Indomitable Ben Butler,
against ulbceu iOY GOVcIuOF WdbuDurU. Inc SlAIu
ward will probably follow In the Butler
wake, and thus swell the delegation
for the Essex statesman to sixty-eight.
The loss OF ward Four, including the territory In
the neighbOrhOod OF Court square, Is surprise to
the friends Of Butler in other sections Of the city,
and the ay Of the IN %
Ninth ward embracing the Providence depot and
Pleasant street section, might have been saved the
ward, the south end or Chester Park district, was
conceded to Washburn by larger majority than
he really had; There Is rumor that ward SIX
official. 1t was understood that he would not be
active either side, and his active efforts at the
caucus in behalf OF Washburn was q surprise to
everyone.
THE butterflies
had their headquarters IN one OF the large parlOrS
at Young's and the Washburn party were assem-.
bled at the Parker House. As soon as the early
for Butler the Parker House rooms were
deserted, and by haltpast nine the usual
guests of the house were the only
at the Butler quarters was very different. The
parlors, the office, the barroom and the corridors
were crowded with enthusiastic Butterflies The
sat at table and read the returns as
Colonel Usher, the United States Marshal,
was also on hand, together with multitude Of
e1 wo aod era e as We as 0
tive positions under either the general or state
government. The accounts were, OF course, re-
ceived with enthusiasm, which can be better i'm
agined than described. During the evening tee-
grams were received announcing that
LYNN AND LOWELL
had elected solid Butler delegations, and that In
NewburypOrt nine of the twelve chosen were
pledged for the Essex candidate. Ali of these en-.
couraging statements were telegraphed to the
General himself who at the time was addressing
an audience Of 1000 or 5000 up In Clinton. 1t ia
probable that he will be inspired with fresh courage
and renewed confidence, and he will probably
have something to say about 1t before his audience
in Greenfield and North Adams tomorrow