The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-10-06
Simmons on Butler.
TIE BROTHER OF THE COLLECTOR OF THE PORT
on ,o,r,S M p,-r1 Ed AND mrs TACTICS

rur BROTHER OF THE COLLECTOR OF THE PORT
OF BOSTON ON BUTLER AND HIS TACTICS.
Bosros. October 2.--The Herald will
print tomorrow an interview with Samue
J. Simmons, brother of the collector, detail
| ing General Buffers tactics. He says:
ITO achieve political success by the But
lcriau method c,ucGses must be controlled Al
all hsz ,rds. The preli minary feature in the
movement in Boston was to obtain control o.
the ward and city committees. by which cal
cuses are called. In the Butler campaign in
the fall Of last year the first great object
aimed at was to have caucuseS called at q
period when the least resistance could be
expected. This was when the families OF
the better classes were out Of town. After
| the call is issued the Butler meu use every
influence known in politics TO fill the
caucuses, bringing mea from every quarter,
inside the ward and outside. They rely
| much upon the United States officials in this.
| They cou!rol matters just as much as the
| PIa.orian guards controlled the Roman Sen.
ate. The ward and city committees arc
+! lsrgely recruited from the lower wards.
; The power OF the officials of the Internal
Revenue Department is immense, aud eX-
| tends to every hamlet in the State. Its power
| Is far greater than the power Of the CUSTOM
house Il is this department with which
have been connected. | have used my irtlu-
ence as an officer and As q man 10 rally an
immense crowd ia the ciucuses. Mr.. Sin.
nous describes the usual plan of operating
the caucus and manipulating its votes, and
adds: The power of the Internal Revenue De-
parment iSespeciaiy useful in election time.
This is the way in which it is operated in
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saloon and asks TO see the dealers liccuse.
Generally everything is correct. The ques-
ton comes, How ahout your cigar-boXes !:
The law requires the erasure Of stamps.
Frequently dealers ia cities have on land
nearly five bundled boxes that are empty.
Then hint is given that they had better
look out for them carefully. All this is done
pleasantly, especially if parties are anti-But-
Ter. Before leaving, the officer manages 10
drop the Suggestion that possibly another
call will be made in = day or two. Remark
is also made Incidentally that cIucus is
coming off soon, AID an invitation is given
to them 10 come down and bring their
FRIENDS. Dealers particularly country deal
ers-harc Il glcat dread of law and Govern
ment officers. che hint is usually suf-
| ticient, and the expected force is on
hand. Butler does not care for the col
lect0r other than he can serve Buffers
interest. lie saw rising politician
| IN him, made his bid, and got him. At the
time was engaged il travelling through the
State in Buffers interest | was in coDsulta-
ton with all the leading Butler men, and il
is not to be assumed that did this work
without Instructions. | never was called
llpun TO Use much money. Government Of
flee was potent enough. The mau expenses
are for carriage hire. II the crushing pro-
cess is to be continued, facts of darker
character than have revealed are to come TO
lirht. shan't even hesitate to touch on the
coIlectorshp fight, the Sanborn contracts,
NJ. s. Z. Pollard, and the Government team
ing
1t is said here that the Collector has no
sympathy for his brother crusade.