New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-02-26

tactics had deprived of their fair representation III
the Republican State Convention of last year. Ills
| operations to that end had given him notoricV
held only second to that of the great captain "noso
service he had entered Boston was never nioro IL
! arms and indignant against any man thah eho wa"
against him for the trick he had played upon her'
She was fierce for his removal from the Office no ten
held at the hands of the President. The hepuDlcai
State Convention asked for this AZ explicitly " V"0
| timidity that controlled it had courage 10 iiamo
resolution. Simmons fell back upon the proteo'ion
| of Butler and treated with contempt such al i'n-
! portant demonstrations The Presidents re-
Spouse comes at last in direction to Summons 10 ~
nm higher But as has been said it required strategy
| 70 accomplish this. Butler knew it could not be
confirmed without sharp fight with the Massaclu
sets men who were his colleagues in Congress our
delegation il differently made up from what IL was
last year Mr. Hooper still represents one Boston 'n7
trct and must support Simmons because OF the great
personal service the latter had done him. But from
the other Boston district have III Henry H. lerce
another style of man than tho compliant "inoiy
| Twichell, who was lis predecessor Inc hoai
brothers. too could be counted on for deVerihiheu
opposition and everybody thought Mr.. Dawes wouid
be with them till he furnished us another diSap
pontment bv abandoning affairs to Buffers mercy
The nomination of Mr. Simmons could never nave
secured the Endorsement of the Massachusetts dele
cation. Gen. Batter well knew this. and hence ho
had il rnado without their knowledge. Such tactics
are Characteristic of Butler and they create no sur
prise among those who know him. but what shall
we say of the President who has become part OF
Them and willingly yields himself 20 this scheme OF
Injustice toward Massachusetts, representatives, and
this outrage upon the wishes of whole community
that has adhered to him so faithfully as has that of
BOstoni
INDICATIONS or PUBLIC FEELING.
| Very much is said here in private-much moro
than obtains expression in the public press of the
city. The Advertiser speaks in tones direct clear.
and unmistakable and deals out the blame for this
transaction impartialy to all the parties that
deserve it. That paper, indeed has for some months
really belonged to the independent portion OF the
press of tho country. But the other Republican
journals allow themselves to be more or less tied
down by their partisanshp, and, IN the language OF
The Springfield Republican. reach around the Presi-
dent TO strike Cen Butler though the operation
woefullv wrenches them. But wh0mever they may
profess TO hold responsible for the act there is no
doubt rs TO the position of the people on this point
There has not been 80 general an awakening of in
donation in Boston within the memory of this gen
Grafton The entire mercantile community may be
said TO share in it. gentleman who has the best
opportunities for knowing, and who ia not partisan
of either side. remarked this morning that he did
NOT believe there were twenty merchants of stand
in the city who were not earnestly aroused
on the subject little of that timdlty
which it would seem to be almost impossl-
bic for Boston Republicans to get rid of appeared AT
first We should have had ameetlng IN opposition that
would have crowded Faneuil Hall had 1T not been
| for this. The first petition sent to Washington
! which did not even mention SimmOnss name, but
f1,a ttftNnn nj
was another exhibition of that same kind of cow
ardice-a cowardice by the way, which is all that
holds our better RepublicansstO a nominal sup
port of the President. But men are recovering from
| such fears They protest openly now. and the most
timid are aroused to activity in the work. Ex-Gov.
Clifford next to Gen. Butler, it is believed tho most
| favored man in the State by the President, has
| agreed though in very feeble health, to go on TO
| Washington to head the remonstrants. With HIN
| will 90 the Hon. A. III. Rice, John NJ. Forbes, the
| Hon. Alpheus Hardy, ex-Chief-Justice Bgelow, H.
r. Nudge, and others, who are the elite OF our
! business men. To Offset these, not one prominent
business man has yet taken the field IN SimmonSs
favor. The kilograms sent to Washington in his be-
half are among the most amusing features OF the
affair when read here by those who know their an
thors and appreciate the motive that governs lii the
course they have taken. A large portion are from
Democrats liquor dealers whom Simmons has
shielded from the State constabes, or personally
sympathetic with Gen. Butler, as is considerable
section of the Democratic public men. The Repubh-
cans with one two exceptions. are either ONCE
holders who owe their places to Butler OF men OF
no sort of consequence beyond the capacity they
have shown to follow in Simmons's wake In the con-
trolling of caucuses Nothing could be more absurd
than to assume that they opponents of any opIn-
| ions that are worth hearing from.
! PROBABLE CONSEQUENCES.
| Congressman Dawes il greatly suffering in the
! opinion of our people from the stand OF neutrality
! he has taken. Men are saying that he always fails
at critical moments His position too, is attributed
TO resentment because of his defeat for the Senator
ship last Winter. Mr. Dawes never did relish fight
ing with Butler, and he is very glad to have the
Hoar brothers take the brunt of the battle in this
contest Our advices are that Congressman Pierce
is doing the most of anybody thus far. He is as en-
! ergetic and determined and as efficient, when
aroused as any man in the delegation. Ii is gen.
eralv realized however that all depends upon Sen
ator Boutwell,. Mr.. Dawes who thinks he ought to
have been elected to Mr.. BoutwelPs position, is
| probably able to contemplate with calmness the
| situation that Mr.. Boutwell, occupies and his leav-
| ing for home shows that he has made up his mind
not to help him out of it. 1t is not
| an agreeable situation by any means. Nearly every
! candid man whose opinion MI. bOut"eH "oulu
naturally consult is with the opposition to Simmons;
but on the other hand. Butler is in his favor The
point TO be decided is viii Buffers desires overba-
ance all the rest' The Issue out of IT is very doubt
full 1t is generally assumed that Butler will carry
| the day, but an by no means certain that such
will be the result. Every days loss Of time tells
against him. and will insure pressure the extent
of which no one who is not familiar with Massa-
chusetts politics can fully estimate Senator Bout
| well is cold and calcuatng-that his best friends
admit-but he is more susceptible to influence than