New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-10-06

district The question Ia asked with some curiosity
not anxiety, Can he be defeated theret Undoubtedly
possible. indeed 1t easy to do this six weeks
ago. Whether 1t can be done mach more doubt
full matter There has been the usual bad management
hero also. To make the thing perfectly sure, the CO
operation Of the Democrats should have been first OBJ
tanned This not succeeding next necessary that
O representative man OF the Republican opposition
should have been selected Buffers antagonist.
Neither Of these things has been accomplished It was
quito possible to carry the Republican District Conven-
ton against Gen. Butler with man satisfactory to the
better class OF voters their candidate. willard r.
Phillips Of Salem, Eben +. Stone OF Newburyport,
would have been 1T for this purpose. There Is
feeling in the District and in the State that victory
Butler should mean something more than mere
political makeshift. IF be is to be defeated 1t ought 10
be by of dignity, OF convictions and OF charac-
ter. But while large portion OF the district ready
lie yearning indeed for such action be taken, there
is an intrusion into the which bids fair to
render this impossible. Gen. VIM. CoGswel. who has
pushed himself forward represents really nothing but
his personal ambition. He s not an able man. he
not popular man. and he has not the confidence OF
the antiButler element Of the district Much of this
will have nothing to DO with him. and large portion OF
the rest will not accept him otherwise than as an
alternative to Butler That you may know what kind
of he has been in the past 1t is only necessary
state that himself declared that Butler selected
him his and is only because Butler
wants the Office another term and has therefore post
poned cOnfermeu of the boon to which he considered
COgsweIs service emit led him. that the latter now de-
him. Cogswe belongs to the most nveerate class
OF that the State show those who base
their claims upon military service and use the Grand
Army of the Republic as the agency by which to
them out He has held Of the most lucrative posi-
lions in the gift Of the Governor for years, and. In
addition has sought almost every thing else In the GIFT or
the people. He has obtained elections as Mayor of
Salem and as representative to the General Court.
Further than that the people declined to honor him. and
to push his fortunes still further in the future he at
ached himself to the following Of Gen. Butler. BY in
sisting upon becoming candidate. and refusing to
retire from the field, Gen. Cogswen has succeeded IN
convincing portion Of the press that he Is the only
man who can defeat Gen. Butler. Their eyes likely
to be opened on this point before election.
MR. PHILLIPS THE FAvORITE OF THE OPPOSITION.
The other antButer candidate in the district and
the really desired by the great mass OF the oppos
ton is Willard P. Phillips Mr.. Phillips is the antipode
of Gen. Cogswe in almost every respect There is not
particle of the element OF the adventurer in his comp0
stion. been opposed Butler from the very be-
ginning He has personal ambition to attain Gen. But
ers place. but he is decided in the belief thathe
redemption of the With District should mean something
more than the circumvenng OF Butler by the arts of
another politician II Of the principles yet bred
in the same school Of tactics. Mr.. Phillips has repeat
eddy said to the solicitations the part Of Gen. Cogs
wells friends that he was entirely willing to withdraw
from the canvass provided be left open for the
peoples decision. All he asked was that the issue
should not shaped as to be between Cogswe aud
Butler Let the opposition to Butler be appealed to
without regard candidates and LETT to meet and select
the best representative man, and LIE was con-
tented. This lis what his letter means which an
endeayor has been made to torture into indorse-
ment OF Cogswe. Nothing could be more absurd than
the ,ea that Mr.. Phillips likely enter into cOllu-
sion with Butler He opposed to Butler In every fiber
OF his body, and Is OF stainless honor ana utterly
above the arts of smaller politicians There Is not
a more highminded, independent. upright and down.
right citizen in the State Of Massachusetts, He has
pointed out the course by which Butler may be defeated
and is willing TO sacrifice his CLAIMS and to follow
the lead of any representative man whom the people
may select for this purpose. But in Gen Cogsweu he
not only such representative man. but sees one
whose candidacy is to operate to the and OF Butler
NumerOusy signed papers have circulated throughout
the district asking Mr.. Phillips to be the Candidate.
Those who put their names to these are not only the
original antButler men, but the later converts as WELL
when send man to Congress again." said very IN
auenal representative of this last class whom Buffers
imitation vote had dis gusted, II want as unlike Butler
"A possble will vote for Phillips but neI er for Cogs
we'll" This Is a fair specimen OF the feeling there.
BUFFERS NOMINATION. PROBABLY SECURED.
The candidacy Of Cogsgel has materially helped
Butler already The statements OF the probable lack OF
strength of Butler In the Republican Convention are
absurly deusve. There is likely to be no efectual
rally ainst him while COgswe Is In the field and the
anti Butler papers present him the alternative so
far from ia king but third Of the delegates Butter IS
sure to-day a majority among them, unless there
IA some new development soon made. There is quite
likely 10 be bolt however from that body The chances
are still of the election OF Butler or the Democratic
candidate Cogswe has refused to be the candidate OF
the boilers till within day or two. Phillips bas been
ready for position in which ne couia oe aue use
mi II il said now that Cogswei ready to bolt Also
,pas Mr. Dana's, should he do 81. But with Cogswel
md Ruler i'm the field opposition, there are many
Panubca ms likely to for the Democratic candidate
aud bis ELECTION would he quite likely 10 be brought about
That candidate will be, IL is now said, Mr.. Charles r.
Thompson clever and witty young lawyer OF Marble
head Earlier there was talk or nominating Juuge
Oils Lord one OF the ablest men OF the State-a man
of acuteness Of intellect and aggressive power equa 10
RULERS own and OF the savagest thrusters IN
controversy that bar mas ever produced dc woud
have proved unique addition TO the washington de-
hates and would have come nearer nllng the pace OF
Ruler than any man that could have been found from
Maine TO Minnesota The Democrats fear mat he Is not
popnlar enough Justify the risk OF his nominaton
Boston, Oct. 3, 1874. r. "AhIN'
IMPORTANT DUTIES OF THE REPUBLICAN CON-
vENTION.
From TA< Boston Adrertiser (Repl.