The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-01-06
GEN. BUTLER IN TIE FIELD.
SHADOWS or COMING Events IN
M.fSSACH UsE1Ts POITTICs.


The succession 10 senator BoutweII-Aetuni
ana Hypothetical Candidatcs-Hutier's OBJ
jecttve Point and Plan Of Campaign.
BosroN, Jan. 3-The contest which il TO
decide whether Senator Boutwell, shall or shall
not he his own successor has already opened
and II promises to he remark ably fertile In in
terestinr political manGuvres and combinations
me Legislature assemblies tomorrow, and in
Just two weeks from yesterday Will begin ballot
ing for United States senator.
The great interest OF the contest centres I'm
the fact that Gem Butler the bette nor of our
kid-gloved Republicans, mas made II a personal
issue. The doughty old General, flushed with
his triumph over both Judge IToar and Mr. Tar
box In the seventh District fight. l. on the scene
aud Will engineer and contest in person. aided
by Collector Simmons, the young Warwick Of
Massachusetts, politics, and far the abest politi-
cal manager in the Commonwealth. Buffers
ie-lorg ambition has been TO he Governor Of
Nh--achi sct =. lie believes that lie l. destined
e. sit In the chair of Andrew. and inaugurats a
4, irrn era ~ tue niminstr, ton of state affairs.
Like Napol on. Butler has fatalls,ir belief in
his star lie isconndeut that 1t viii soon rest
Just al owe tho rildcd and radiant dome OF the
state House on Beacon Iiill.
rus Il why the weather beaten old warrior ~
so interested in the Senatorial contest Ue
aims TO become the uolitI al diet ,tor Of tho ad
iaN 81 ate. the Boss Of Massachusetts,. hut II IN
to be said To his crcdt that he h honorable in
tentions in his seeking OF the Govefnotship. He
mas pronounced AMI avDwed policy, which no
hope to ncorporte permanently In the con
Irresponsible commissions which dtvsst the
chief m gistrate Of all hut clerical duties and
responsibilities. and makci impossible furanv
,ndtil' nor ips-essed OF sreat and Acknowledged
political power. to he felt as the head of the
make great name as evil administrator.
Now Tor his candidate. Hi. favorite l. Bout
well. For weeks before the state election the
agents Of Butter and his ally Collector sim
mons. canvassed the entire State. securing the
nomlnltion OF Butler men TO the Legislature
tate br in Of simmons mapped out the cam
paign, and directed every move. The result WIS
the election of over ~ llutler men and Ierhaps
81 were favorable to boutwell, but not SO de-.
voted 70 bItlers fortunes IA to be clessed
ahnmR nus anherents' his gives total force
house VINO can be relied on to vote for Bout
Wen reelection. The two Houses in Joint con.
Ventlon VIII cast 30 votes. making laN votes
Necessary To elect. IL Butler can hold his team
together Tor four or iiye ballots, Boutwell, will
cessor.
But the Butler.simmons allies have provided
Tor III possible contingencies. They have two
suInR. 10 ther DOW. besides boutwell,. They
are determined to m Ike Geo. +. Hoar's election
inpossinle. So they have agreed t. bring out
Gov. hce as contingency candidate, hoping
TO draw enough votes from the opposition to
elect him. The Governors cleo ion will nut
Lieut.. GOV Knight in the Executive Chair. and
this move would greatly please the Pruhihit-
ionlsts who are very powerful IN the new Legs
lature. No doubt the Pfohibitionists would
swallow their dislike to Gov. Rice and vote for
MN u 10y 50 doing they could ge knight. who
Moulu NOT veto tneir cpnten plated bill for max
Ing Boston metropolitan police district under
the control OF the Governor.
- Inc other string 10 the bow Is none other than
Gen. butler himself. Already he u endpayoriug
% convince the ID mocrlts, some ~ strong in
The Legislature. that bv lining their forces . the
~ BGtier men they can elect Butler senator and
spit The Republican party of Mass chusetts into
perhaps itrecoDcilable factions. 10 the Demo-
cratic leaders Butler holds out the temptiug
iufu Oh cuinnletr control OF the state Tor sew
eral years. H. points them to Boston, where a
Democfatic Mayor been indicted into ofics
as the result Of an alliance win the BismaTck Of
tue Custom House. The election q MAYOR
Prince was the result OF Collector Simmons
~ inagement, and was designed tn teach the
kepunlican swallow tails 81 Beacon street aud
tue BicA Bay tha;, unless they yield to Butter
departed. butler cares nothing Tor the senator
sup Except that he may use II to make Smoo,h
hi- tn 10 the Governors chair. He would re-
seat.
The willy General also hold. out another arcu.
IN effect: "You don't want me 1rhtine YOUR
= rtv IN the National House. so send me into
The senate-not that I c re Tor the senate. ex-
cept as means to my end. the Goyefnorship."
The other Republican candidates named in
know nothing Of Buffers efforts for n coalition
with the pemocrats-are Judge Devens Of the
(.iso GsneraD Devens Is an independent voter,
and favorite with the soldiers. while Seelyei u
the Idol OF the Bristow hepu licans. II Butler
cannot eject Boutwell,. Rich, or himself, ne viii
favor se-lye ~ against Hoar, whom he hates in
NtttfaleS. 'OlrrtOr summons ~ friend OF
Seelve. who, ny the oy. is great admirer Of the
Collector, whose splendid administrative sue
cess ht the custom House has called forth Mr..
steiYe's unqualified praise.
As tor hodr his IN nager. W. w. Rice Of wor-
cester. { lngre~smln elect. is not sHncuine Of
his success. ana II begins to be WHISPERED that
ne VIII IL the fates look very uuprOpitious,
withdraw Mr. no rs name.
one word more about summons. His cam
paign for the election Of senator ID yves was a
III asterpiece Of strategy. Not Yet forty years Of
age, he posses es an iron constitution. wonder
fu vitality, and indomitahle Iluck. lie Is the
Youngest Hector the port of Boston ever had.
lie won tue Collectors iip In the teeth Of the
interest opposition Of The "respectables" Of his
party. lie Is a tireless student. a graceful orr
tor. and l. always at his desk at the Custom
House at A. NJ. tie dominates the conven-
u Us Of hi party, and compels Butler to ADOPT
NJ plans. lie is to-day the most feared politi-
clan In the safe. He supports Boutwell, ~ an
availa lie man and a sound Republican. out his
syinp lthies are with seeIye. aud tins may Yet
turn the tide for the scholar In politics.
lhe Democrats. for forms sake, will make a
nomination, possibly dye ABBOTT. they are
waiting for The leaders to give the word.