The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-09-09
The Fight in lfassac achusetls. Z
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| The contest over the matter, whether
Gen. Butler shallsor shall not be the Re.
publican candidate for Governor In Mas
sachusetts Is developing some bad blood
The circumspectt Ole, Boston Ad1prtisr
designated by Prescott, the historian, as
1.-THE respectable daily feels called upor
In Its repugnance, TO Butler, to denounce
in very heated terms, the federal office
holders who, II charges, are manipulating
the machinery 10 elect Butler delegates 10
the State convention That paper also
charges, that President Grant Is not guilt.
lessinnthc matter.p Now, IL tiisverY pos
sible that Gen. Butler, ,,whotis. somewhat
famous lor his coups ,of, political as well
as military strategy, has enlisted more or
less Of the State n;Federal { officers,
but It is altogether unlikely that any
interference on their In his behalf has
been dictated from Washington -'-
Gen. Butler has yet somewhat tho lead
in delegates for the convention, and as
the Washburn party threaten TO bolt in
case Butler Is nominated 1t becomes q
question of some interest what the result
will be in case two Republican candi-
dates and a Democratic candidate ale In
the field. The standard Republican ma
jority over the Democracy os osMassachu.
sets has been in round numbers from TO-.
900 to $4,000, and there has been but little
variation from these figures. In1s64 the
Republican majority on Governor was
over 10 1000. : In 1868 William Claflin's
majority over John Quincy Adams was
6s 900. In 1869 there were three candi!,
dates Tor Governor, Clstlin, Adams and
Chamberlain, bolting Republican, when
Claflin had O., 600 minority over Adams,
and 6, 900 over ALL In 1870 there were
also three candidates, Claflin, Adams and
Phillips, boiling Republican, Clailin lead.
ing Adams byi;}l, 900 votes, and the field
by 5000. Inj1s7li four candidates ap.
peared in the canvass, Washburn, Adams,
Chamberlain, in the interest Of labor re-.
form, and Pitnam, the champion Of prohi'
bition. Here Washburn! was victorious,
receiving 81, 900 votes more than Adams,
and leading alltby.15,0 600 i,IIasti year In
q square canvass between Washburn and
Bird, democrat, the majority Of the former
rolled up againlto "a 900. Thus taking
the republican candidates vote in the
contestfior governor In 1864, 1868 and
1877, IT has been steadily about ,l80, 900;
10000 in1s64y1S9, 900 int1S6S, and 1885,
900 in 1872. In the "olf,tyears, when
there has been no Presidential contest,
the republican governors. vote has been
in 1869, "a 900; ID 1870, 10000, and in
1871, 5000. In 1850 and IN $40 the bolt.
ing republican candidates drew respect
lively $4,000 aud 81 900 votes, and in IS II
| the two outside candidates drew between
them $4,000 votes. The democratic gov.
ernor's votein The Presidential years was,
in 1868, G3, 900; and in 1872, %, 900; :. In
1869 the democratic candidatcpolled so! !!
900 votes IN 1870, $4,000, and III 1871,
47,000. 10, sei ,. ~. - ~ !" .., a; ~. -, J,
From all this it viii be seen that the;
republican party in Massachusetts must
be nearly equally divided to give the dem.
ocracy chance TO win by tho detection
Of the Washburn men, As Mr. Dawes
and, other prominent opponents Of Gen,
Butler announce their purpose to support
the regular nomination, 1t Is pretty certain
that If nominated he will be elected. a