New-York tribune., 1876-10-14
BUTLER'S CANVASS.
rrroRTs on THE OPPOsITION.

nay or HIS Observation-Disclosures AROUSED
IN An EXCELLENT CANDIDATE OBTAINED
Tbs DEMOCRATS
,vo,f Az CcAsiONAL CORRESPONDENT OF TIE TEIBJNLI
po.rox. Oct. Massachusetts is again in
,btd 10 Cen Batter for The chief excitement that at
1s be, politcal campaign He came into the canvass
- o,r,,,artye tamenoss, ana it appeared at first
a. he were 20 have easy victory that there would
roly be occasion for him to exhibit those peculiarly
,,rresoue points that distinguish him. Within week
~ or.1oarauce Of Judge H0ar his opponent has
hopged the aspect Of affairs and there Is prospect OF
| f excitement in tho state before the Gay Of elec-
tion IS reached NIL.
m one doubts that before Judge Hoars advent Butler
"a t district i'm his hands. The capture Of the Repub-
icp convention in the With District was the easiest
ctory he ever won. II was so complete as to bid ir
q, crrs ont opposition. II left the Republicans WIN no
i, caul date among Buter's rivals for the noniua-
t about whom they could rlly The prospect OF car
icing any considerable number oi them over 10 tie De-
rotie candidate was scarcely better Inc impression
rd been created when Mr. TarbOX was elected over Dr
ort,ro wears earlier, that me was Democrat OF n
ro5er,te stamp. This had bcn Udely removed by his
r I'm Congress aud had left ranking feeling OF re-
s,tfocrt lu the minds Of many Republicans. MI laf-
~ s really an upright gentleman, an honest POLITICIAN
1 GOOD citizen; but he is an intense partisan whose
convictions or prcigdccs are so strong ihat ne c'V'
cea or subordinate them for purposes Of eXpedency'
~ g DcllCE bulil4tidu NN''. i''''N'
dtcl himself n Congress that the Republicans c'nlu
-, ,re ov.r 10 him as against Batter as easily as
,I,. yrf ucrbars leave d.. Lorug fOr hr Charles i.
Thompson in the VIth District
coaselcss deuuucatOn Of Buacr by several OF inc
P,sfon newspapers at last lnspinttd the oploSu'"
tba existed the district TO gave u courage /" 'H'"
e., ot act Of lOlting that necessary TO preserve h'
,otio,, NJ the Republican party there. II was well
,drs,oo0 tj,9i Iadgc Hoor would accept nomination
t ~ s;tion with great reluctance, and only under an
,rovrine sense Of duty lie is the Inst man IN puo-
lie liro IN Massachusetts, who can be charged WIN SecL-
inc Office adituot been for his dissemination 10 con-
irci in C5p-rcss De would have been representing 'At
ylTb District now in Che House Of representatives. ana
~ ro audacilv OF Tntlcr wou'd have been unequal TO
,.o,,,.ir- 10 ,lppan. him. There was before Judge
o,r therefore no possible persona! ends to gan While
,erc ruch ofpersOna annoyance and inconvenience was
threatened
Ills acccptancc OF the nomination at once made the OPP
rosron formidable II has reused Butter TO an extent
of wrath that could have grown out OF nothing less than
fear He first met 10 with the imputaton OF mean mo-
lives 70 Judge Huar The attacks upon the stump with
which Butler las followed not likely to accomplish
eood for his cause. They create chucde among his
nersans but they inspire disgust in the minds OF the
intelligent thinking Republicans Of the With District
It's to them that the bolt against Butler appeals The
Iuder elements the party, and that which believes IN
the pecuar practices of politics Of which he is SO CON
"a
mauy men Of honest Tut narrow poriisaushp, who
think that an unscupulous fighter like Butler is needed
10 lead the attack upon rcbes the floor OF Congress
who win vote for him and feel agicved at the effort to
prevent his election Yet aside from these there are
enough Republicans Of more intelligent ana more mode
rate views who VIII leave hm to support Judge IIoar TO
prevent Buffers c cion, provided me Democratic party
presents q uni ell front in opposition 50 much is as
sured already and the support OF Butler among Rcpuh-
ucans as has been ntinaied is likely 20 be essened
rather than increased the progresses Butler
hmsefis is bitter he ever was. lie IS as nuscrect
also But there aIe many who think they detect IN him
failure in physical strength and IN acutcncss Of mel-
lect and it dounted, therefore II inc canvass IAJ nc
Las begun IS Co effect nyliuE iu his favor
He viii bc allowed all the time between now ana ctrc-
ton to devote 10 BIS district Nobody DID Masa hH,cls
wants aim out or u. lht ci"l lou 'no S 5f & 3I
such Aat the RCpIheans very mucA need Cls4uEuspet
- SS-os 49, t er.JIs No cit- or town asks 10
engage him The Republicans shuu him as much a. II ne
ga ga not De-'nS 20 ther @ plI5 p hin, i-y t 10 % rc1rc
man is everywhere felt az likely 20 hc injurious. lta
shuts lin into the with District He IS almost alone
can party IN or out Of the state, willing 10 enter ~,
and thus incur the imputitiOn Of the desire TO ad 4
trct two yeaTsag0 vixen Butler was candidate tAcrr
ana was brought 10 S o,,isS M y T. l'' s''tor
Boutwell, lives i'm tEc WIN District ana Huli-f Lts
lie must therefore, give his services. with the exception
Of Collector simmons, WHO IS DONG ms Det lJI Ll' pa
procured IN this uJrSCd and prescribed locality Lo"ci
and Lawrence both auguis for UratOry anG hnch-h i'm
vain. They are banned by their Identification WIN
Butler.
II may be yet too carly - say that Con Butter to De
defeated. THIS however may Dee relied upon tlat ls
will need Democratic votes 20 save him. Inc Eeputl
Can opposition to Au il D0w NOT only q nNed TACT ana
rallied about the most eminent representative uau I'D the
district but 81 is So increase IN strength with every
week that iueTy,u before election d1y. months
time amply ,uou- to achieve the overthrow Oh bute
against even an the Democratic aid be can bring To save
him. 81 there is au earnest and an aggressive campaign
made on the pant of Judge HOaTs supporters, Cen
Butler relies ia.ciy unOu his money Ot which It Is
boasted that hc bees unlimited supply for ts contest.
The report field for IFS Use is 10 be the Demo
cratic ranks large installmentof 1t has alrey
gone 10 the naturalization of Democratic voters VINO
are 10 support Bltlcr for Congress He cares uOth,h5
low much the rest u his party ticket suffers prOVOci
lis own election is secured. Indeed he is reported as
anticipating early breakup i'm the Republican oTgan-
Z3tiOn. But hJmHrrs are likely 10 waste much OF ms
money cheat him out OF any beneht from H. No dis
outside Of Boston has yet been bought up I'D
tins State. Tho with District viii not De II judge Ho,r
j. sustained he should be. The danger is much more
that Butler may be earned n on that RcpuDhc9n wave
VlJch bears rotten well as sound timber safely INTO
port in The Uuwontcd impulse that impcs II III years OI
election of Presidents.