New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-09-09
GEN. BIyTrER.s CANVASS.

LARGE ACQUAINTANCE WITH THE DISTRICT PoLiri-
CiAYs-wEAKNEss OF OPPOSING CANDIDATES.
SUPPORT OF POPULAR CRIEs-MR. TARBox's LOSS
or STRENGTH.
FRoM AN OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT OF THE rRIBUNEA
BOsToN, Sept 4.-The success of Gen, Bue-
Ter in the Republican OF the With Congressional
District is the most remarkable feature OF the pOtcal
campaign far In this State He bids fair TO have
hrceourths Of the delegates TO the nominating CONVEX
ton, and to he made without difficulty the nominee Of
his party. He was scarcely feared at the beginning.
The lack OF caution In selecting 6trong candidate
against linn in degree from ovcrconhdenca
1t conceded that he had in Lowell the city o
his residence and could carry delegates from few other
large manufacturing places: but the City Of Lawrence
was the homo OF his opponent, manufacturer worth
81 COO ard this ana the country relied
npon to roll up maJorit- easily against him. The two
thousand more who signed the paper asking him
to be a candidate did not troutle his opponents The
names OF these men were published only In ilm'ei
degree, and were intended by Butler to be published
at ALL Nineteen out of twenty of them belonged to peo
pie that had never been heard Of and in small portion OF
the list that accidentally got into print there were found
be several Democrats The eyes Of the antBncr men
began TO be opened when the Lawrence caucuses
held Butler had his omssaries in every ward OF
that city aud no carried half the wards and majority
OF the delegates the face OF the personal presence aud
best efforts Of his opponent This defeat Of Mr. Russell
among his own neghbOrs convinced everybody that a
mistake had been made IN pittng him against Bnter IL
was the beginning series OF riunphs for But
ler The election OF delegates for days unintcr-
rp.ed series successes his part and 1t was made
apparent that he sure Of the patty nomination
Tho With District has always been the 0ns in which
Butler has really lived His residence In the With was
fraud He never was altogether at home with its poli
tcars During the last canvass that he made there,
nearly all except the ocohodng element snd the more
interruptions OF the partislns had leit him. When
in VEN Held 10 with mO' which he was Thoroughly
acquainted. He had seen more than thirty
be Esd 81 ssTs s him & they knew
Objectionable points of CHARACTER but they knew also or
felt elsewhere. Gen. Butler hid his light under
bushel. lived in during an hour Of his career
favor n large class IN nnd about that city, aud he had
enough Of boaty and generosity in hls own nature to
acter and aDiabe and charitable disposition, who de-
lighted In doing good deeds aud from Buffers large Tor
true to his friends always also, and many had been
placed under obligation 20 him IN TINS way Tbs mas
count for his carrying the smaller towns but he knows
the workerstn all these ana has u1 no s s
and The drsrtscT had also nnwittngy adea hlln mere
Roth had praised the bloody shirt policy, ana
tho average farmer reasoned that II the issues
~ the war to be fought over again, ana
ts North and The South on the floor Of Congress, there
Is nobody better htted 10 engage In this Work tnan II
that II would be well To send him to the House of Repre-
seniatlycs TO make Mr. BaIne's place good there THIS
accounts for much OF Buffers Republican support lie
also has Democratic aid ~ y reckon III who leave out
this element For go years efOre the war Cen Butler
was the most unscrapuluus Democratic denlgogue ia
Massac husctts the leader OF the iscOntened
aud class in the manufacturing city OF his resi-
dence His favorC theme la those days was tho oppres-
sion Of the corporations. Every operative WHO had
grievance against OF them impaired IL TO his ear
He found ready sympathy whether his complaint was
reasonable otherwise Butler argued oil their law
easo. IA nlamInaOry style hc worked ON their behalf
for the secret ballot c untirng In his efforts To- get
tcn-hour law enacted He catered to All me piendees
Os race OF the Irish voters also and doubtless Ia their
minds an admirer OF yeryihDg abOu their cornry ana
FeniIn Oi the Fcnlans. There IA no doubt Whatever
that the Democrats largely aiding him IN tue
Republican cauCuscs Tbcfe Is more doubt mat many
will vote Tor him the polls IN November Judgc Hoar
aud those act with HIM VIII very largely refuse 10
Eutler Their number VIII not bc as great ~
was which left the support ei Dr. Aver and elected
Mr. TarbOx 1874. partly because there are nIny poll
ticians who, knowing Butler 10 have long memory and
TO be a good haer, dread MS possible influence upon
their prospects they offend lin, aud parity OFT
OF dislike Of Mr. Tarbox twho Is again to be the Demo
cratic canddaic that did not exist two years ago There
would bc enough OF theu however Ia defeat Buter II
lo had no Democratic aid offset their deieciinn III
The Democrats would agree 10 keep their party vote at
home or n they would give the ReuDcans candidate
that Fey could support against Butler VITA no more
difculty they supported Mr. TarbOx az tue last
at.IaA Is4l