Daily Kennebec journal., 1873-09-12
OFFICIAL RETURNS.


tions, which throw an aggregate vote of
77.O11. Dingley receives 1880, Titcomb
1882, and Williams 1919; Dingley's ma
iority over all 1860. The same towns
last year gave Perham 6S,932, and KIM
ball 81 1888. There are seventy-tour towns
and plantations that voted last year that
have not yet bceu heard from, which
threw 640l votes, and gave kimball ma
jority of 4S9. The returns show the cleo
ton of "a republicans to the House, 2s
democrats, and Independents; SO repre-
sentative districts have not yet sent in re-
turns enough to enable us to decide the
political complexion Of the members elect
ed. The Senate is nearly, if not quite,
unanimously republican.
THE WORCESTER CONVENTION.
The result of the Massachusetts, repub-
lican State convention is "a We anticipa-
ted. Washburn is renominai. Butler
defeated The latter finding that he was
in minority, concluded to yield without
IL ballot, leaving his competitor to be nom-
mated without opposition and by accla-
nation. Alter the assembling ofthe del
egates at Worcester the fate of Butler was
soon decided. Every man went there
with his opinion formed, and it was only
necessary to count noses upon their arri-
val TO know how the matter at issue stood
The course of Butler in Withdrawing pre-
vented wrangle, which would have been
disgraceful and protracted, adding to the
bitterness which had already been created
in the contest.
With the results of the convention we
feel well satisfied. General Butler thrust
himself into the field as candidate for
nomination against the usage of the repub-
lcans Of Massachusetts,. against all decen-
cy becoming candidate for such posi-
tion, and by the appeals of demagogue
to the lowest classes and the threats of a
bully to those whom he could intmidatc
strove to force his way to the nomination.
Had he succeeded the moral power of the
republican party of Massachusetts would
have been crushed, and republcanism
everywhere would have suffered in SYM
pathy. The nomination of Washburne is
We trust it will prove salutary lesson to
ambitious and unscrupulous republicans
everywhere who care nothing for decency
or justice in their efforts to obtain office,
and tend to make purer and better the
fountains of our politics.
The resolutions are sound, and squarely
up to the occasion, putting forth princi-
Piles and ideas that are worthy to be re-
membered and copied in every State.
They are in advance in some respects of
any platform hitherto promulgated, but
not in advance of public sentiment We
especially approve the resolve which con-
demns the interference of government
oficeholders through the official power
which they hold in the management of
our local elections. That the President
SO interfered in Massachusetts is not as we
have before stated correct, but that Butler
forced every officeholder TO support him
whom he could reach is unquestionably
true. Officeholders have the same righ
as other individuals to express their pref
erences, but they have no right to com
bine to control or thwart the free choice
Of the people in their local affairs. Re
publicans are particularly sensitive ON this
point, but no more than they should be
When the democrats held the administra-
ton the officeholders were the party, but
republican voters have never surrendered
their right to manage their local concerns
and we are pleased to see the fact put fortl
in the Massachusetts, platform.
The resolve also adopted in relation tc
the management of caucuses contains
good suggestions. All measures to pro
mote fair expression Of public opinion
are acceptable to fair-minded men, an(
should be adopted as far as practicable
When the result of "A caucus is entirel,
placed by its management beyond tn,
possibility OF reasonable charge that i
was unfairly obtained the pretext for bolt
ing is removed. In many cases the
charge is made without the least particle
of truth to support it, but the possibility
of fraud makes the lie serve the same pur
pose as the fact. The resolves adapted
are as follows:
Resolved, That the Republicans Of Massa-
chusetts emphatically disapprove of and con-
denim the action of those members of the last
Congress, Republicans and Democrats, who
sVaiied themselves of the occasion OF an in
crease OF the salary of the President and of
me Judges of the Supreme Court and of the
msa'oers OF the Cabinet, supposed to be just
.oo necessary for the future, to secure to
.nsmseives a disproportionate and extrava-
services. p"'' as wen as 'u'ure
of nssolvsd, aao That we recognize the full right
OF every citizen to express and Act mn unon sis bis
81, but no person holding nn,S;n =. psoie ln'ef-
right to seek to influence the action @s Of ,s nis
.es ,hsi, ny Exciting their fear of loss
from his own; and we call unon ,ha pa';.l uiue