The sun., 1873-09-09
Hnilcr prnhnhIy Rcntcn.

Euticr Probably Beaten.
The conflict in the Republican party of
Massachusetts, over the nomination for
Governor has reached II white heat, with
the chances pretty decidedly against Brr-
LER. whom lIoNRuul the rest on That side,
with the TtcuBoRNE ease in their eye, call
thc Claimant.
Not for many year have politicians
outside Of the particular State where the
controversy was going On taken so much
interest in II local contest rs everybody
seems to take in this struggle between
BUTLrH and WAsuuURN. Tins is due to the
peculiar character Of BUTLER, TO The saw
age manner in which the canvass has been
conducted on both sides, and especially to
the pregnant fact that the national Adj
mni.ttatiou has done its utmost to give
BUTLER the victory.
Though the Administration has openly
entered the lists for Butler, his success in
the election of delegates to the convention
thus far is not owing solely To- that cause.
BUTLER has all along appealed to the pie
bpian clements of the party as against the
aristocracy. lie has struck for the cord
wainer,, the fishermen. the mill operatives,
he has got them.
But after all, Us the contest grew sharp
and doubtful his drrncr reliance has been
upon the Federal oiiiccholdcrs. Never
since the days when FRANK PIERCE was a
candidate for a rpuominLtion to the Presl-
dcucy have this class rallied 50 unanimous
~, 50 vigorously, - shamclessly n now in
the support of Butler. On their tour to
Maine Gen. GRANT and senator CAMERON
gave the unic,huiders in Massachusetts, to
understand that no effort must be spared
to carry the Claimant through, and since
that hour the Collector and Postmaster Of
Boston. the United states Marshal and
District Attorney, and all the other benei-
ciaros of the Administration from Cape
Cod to Berkshire, have been at work 10
elect as many BUTLER delegates 10
Worcester as possible.
Against this Interference Of the Admins
traton in their local affairs large body
Of Republicans nj length rose in arms.
The Boston Idrcrti>cr. Il week ago, after
about one-third Of the delegates were
chosen, sounded the alarm, and called
upon the anti-BUrLER men to rally to
their caucuscs. 1t denounced III the Bit
terest terms the Boston Collector and
Postmaster, and the other GRANT office
holders, and demanded that the President
and his Cabinet should instantly call of
their dogs, telling Gen. GRANT that the
State of Massachusetts was not accustomed
10 have its local affairs iuterferod with in
that -oit Of way. and, in one word, would
not stand it.
The loud tone of the IdrCTi>6r aud the
notorious fact that il was the mouthpiecc
OF a large body of the most distinguished
Republicans in th, state, operated to bring
other journals OF like opinion. boldly Ia
the front, and the result was that IN the
caucu'cs Of the following three or lour
....;av- ni;cIIIu stock rapidly declined.
Tho defeat of BUTLER under the circum
stances j. the defeat Of the national IA.
mlni-tratiou IN a matter upon which it hao
set it, heart. 1t j. a call to Federal office
holders to attend to their appropriat,
business and leave the management o
caucu,cs and state conventions to the les
of the party. Aud this is a lesson from
which this class of iut,rmeddlers outsid
of Massachusetts, ought to profit. Perhap
IT Will produce it, proper effect even il
New York.
The friends of Gov. WAsuBURN groy
bold with success. Their organ, the Boz
ton Idr,riscr. demands that the Worcc.
ter Convention dcnounce the back-pn
swindlc iu terms clear and uuhcsitatiu-.
Il insists that it "mu~t repudiatc the thn
md me man trbo dIo rCIousible for n wat
asnccrty Of Indignation that will MAX
excuses absurd II asserts "that the iutc