New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-05-23
possible that he could come near majority as last
year. giving him all possible chances in MS faVor'
OPPOSITION TO BUTLER ORGANIZING IN HIS OWN


OPPOSITION TO BUTLER ORGANIZING in HIS wv"
DISTRICT.
While therefore IL is not altogether safe W
prophesy on the subjeot the chances at present up
pear to be very strong that Butler VIII not MAKE
third ATTEMPT upon the Governorship. III ho "o'o
not sd 0eneyis there would seem TO DO certainty vi
this point If he retres 1t IS confession vi uo'oS
in advance for never the Office OF Governor oi
Massachusetts, more entirely open TO conpet''ioi
than il is this year. He will be compelled 10 accept
that humiliation TO accept worse one whioh inc
futnre will have in store for him. His hold IS entirely
on the Republican party this time In hiE two other
trials he might have run as an independent cahdi-
date with rs-rate prospects of success lie iost I'M
mensey in prestige with voters who have no especial
party attachments by falling to do so and the Dem
ocratic support that would then have been gwen
him IS likely to be withheld now except In a few Oh
the cities of the State. tho Democrats proposing 10
bring about a revival in their own ranks IN Massa-
chusetts this year, to which the recent results III
New Hampshire and Connecticut afford them much
encouragement.
There are those who believe that there is more
important and alarming danger to Buffers star IMAM
any that is implied in another loss OF the Governor
ship II begins to be said that this political planet
is waning IN the spot from which 1t first rose INTO
the National councils. Essex County. tits suggested
no question that it has fallen off in DEVOTION though
whether 1t las become entirely unworthy of conf
dence is perhaps more a matter of doubt. The
symptoms to which are pointed arc the presence
of majority of ant-Butler representatives from
that county in the present Legislature the fact that
the General has been beaten in different towns III
several of the local contests, and the increasing
confidence of the opposition to HIM in the Republl-
can party that has always existed. This opposition
was utterly disheartened and annihilated for all
purposes of active effort by the preposterously mis-
taken canvass of Mr.. Richard H. Dana, jr. in 1868.
Nothing has been heard of it since till now, when 1t
promises to enter the field once more.
POSSIBLE CANDIDATES FOR THE GENERALS SEAT.
1t will certainly contest the caucuses with Butler
if he offers himself as the Republican candidate
again. and it is quite likely to form the nucleus of
movement to combine all the opposition to him on
one candidate. The greatest trouble will be in
agreeing upon this candidate. lie must be man
identified with the district by long residence and
general acquaintance with the people. If such
man could be found who was Republican enough to
claim membership of the party, but not so much OF
partisan as to repel Democratic support, there
would be fair prospect of the defeat of Butler in
the Essex District There arc several mon who have
hopes of being Buffers successor. Dr. Lorng used
to look for the place at bis hands till he offended
the Essex autocTat three years ago by not attempt
ing the impossible task of transferring to him his
own supporters in the Gubernatorial Convention.
Since then it is said that Butler has promised the
place both to Ben. Perey Poore and Col. l.. f. Stone
Of Newburyport, and perhaps to two or three others
Gen. Cogswell of Salem was at one time one OF those
who thought he had his favor and perhaps he still
thinks so. DR.. Loring has never been able to get
into Buffers good graces again, and be has been too
TO With
position. Willard p Phillips of Salem, who led tho
Hoar faction in the recent Senatorial contest in the
Legislature, is the best man for the place among
the Republicans of the district; but he has
never taken any pains to stand well with the
Democrats. The Democrats ran against Butler, two
wears ago. Charles y. Thompson of Gloucester very
bright young lawyers but he, on the other hand.
could hardly hope for many Republican votes Judge
Lord of Salem, n Democrat with Wing antecedents,
and one of the ablest men in the State, would have
better chance were it not his infrm temper and
dogmatic manners, which have much injured his
popularity. The most promising man for the oppo
sition to unite upon would be Alfred A. Abbott Of
Danvers, Republican lawyer of conservative ten
dencies who has in times past successfully run
against the regularly nominated candidate of his
rarity for important Offices receiving the entire Dem
ocratlc vote. Mr.. Abbott can beat Butler, if any
body can. He has good position now, however.
which it is feared he will not desire to leave.
A RUMOR THAT BUTLER WILL TURN CARPET BAGGER.
Some of the Essex County Republicans who are
generally cautious in statement, insist that But
Ter cannot be reelected in any event. They declare
that he is coming to realize that such is the state OF
the case himself and they seriously prophesy that
he will leave the district and in another for the
next Congress. His residence in Gloucester has
never been anything but a form to keep within the
letter of the law which requires that the Represent
alive shall reside in the district he represents His
home his family. and nearly all his professional and
business interests are in Lowell. He has only to de-
clare that he has done with Gloucester to make him
a citizen of the With instead of the With District
This the statement is he will soon do. The With
District is now represented by Judge +. X. Hoar.
who il is reported, will decline reelection If he
does, it would leave an opening for candidate;
and if he does not, Gen. Butler cordially hates
Judge Hoar and would enjoy running him off the
track above almost anything of a combative
ture in which his congenal soul could engage If he
has lost ground as it sad in the Essex District,
it is probable that the chances would be better for
him in his old and earliest field The With District
contains the cities of Lowell and Lawrence and Ha-
verhill, and they cast more than half its vote.
They are all manufacturing places and therefore
tam large class with which Butler is popular. There
are men who doubt of his election from the With
District yet think il might be achieved III the With
Whether there be truth in the story of this arrange
ment not, it is freely talked about here, and re-
ceives credence in intelligent Of the fact
of large dissatisfaction with Butler in his party III
Essex County, and some anxiety on his part as to
the safety of his seat for the next Congress- there
hardly any question.
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