New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-09-25
OTHER POLITICAL GATHERINGS.
THE FANEUIL HALL DEMOCRACY.

THE FANEUIL HALL DEMOCRACY.
THE CONVENTION TO-DAY TO BE A RATHER SMALL
ONE FOR MASSACHUSETTS, BUT REMARKABLY
RESPECTABLE FOR THE DKMoCRACY-RUssELL
PROBABLY FOR GOVERNOR
iBY TELEGRAPH TRrBUNHl
BosToN Mass, Sept. 24.-The Democratic Con-
vention to be held in Faneul Hall tomorrow prom
Uses to be too intensely respectable to be interesting
The State Committee are not. however. SO abso-
lutely confident about it hnt that they are taking
unusual steps to secure the convention against %
raid of the emissaries of the bold bad, Butler who
a week ago seized upon the regular convention at
Worcester. convention of any sort is more easily
swallowed up and assimilated i'll Boston than in the
smaller town of Worcester.
Boston now feels the influx of delegates to this
gathering. At the Parker House there is unusual
crowd, and the casual guest is informed that the
house is full while at other prominent hotels there
is positive tendency toward two in bed and the
incivility on the part of hotel clerks which regu-
larly accompanies rush of business. The State
Conventions in Massachusetts call together,
when they are full, about 1900 delegates
TO say nothing of lobby and outsiders; and
the town that enjoys one usually overfows
There will be, according to the calculations
of competent judges, some 400 or 500 delegates i'll
the convention tomorrow. They will be the most
respectable part of the Democracy-the aristocracy
so to speak, of that organization, as Mr. George NJ
Stearns. of the State Committee, expresses it. 1t
will fairly lay over any convention of party
that has been held in Massachusetts for years. In
deed, the managers of the procession are al
ready coDgratulating themselves upon this novel
feature of Democratic Convention-that although
small it will be uncOmmonly respectable. The I'M
washed and unterrifed call it the "Sllk Stocking
Convention" They have no hope Of doing anything
except to nominate straig ht ticket and come in
fair third in the race but they take great comfort
in the thought that the convention though rump,
will be composed of reputable persons and the vote.
though small, will be intensely respectable.
The State Committee have had a meeting this
evening to complete the preliminary arrangements,
and have taken special care to provide in the
issuing of tickets against any repetition of the
Worcester catastrophe. IL is said that there are
several delegates who will go into the convention
and vote for Butler because they want Butler
nominated regularly, and do not think the Worces-
ter Convention regular in all things. But
there will not be enough of them to make a ripple
on the surface and IL is possible that of the
Butler men will appear. The present programme
appears to be to nominate Russell for Governor
with the remainder of the ticket the same as last
year.
The Butler men are not making much demonstra-
ton tonight, though many of the young Irishmon
who are Buffers chief supporters, are seen about
the hotels evidently seeking Information as to the
plans of the managers. The old fogies. who were
80 frightened last week at Worcester have regained
their composure and are beginning to act natural
as though they had fairly shaken off the Butler
nightmare. There has been some talk tonight
about nominating Judge Abbott for Governor upon
the ground that he being lifelong Democrat, n
Bourbon of the Bourbons, can bold the old
than Russell. who Is comparatively young in this
party But this will hardly amount 10 anything
practically, as il is not expected that there will be
any competition for the empty honor of the nOmina-
in Faneui Hall to proclaim their independence Of
Butler and their determination TO be az respectable
as possible They feel much encouraged tonight by
the fact that the meeting of the state Committee
the old committee. not the new onel was about
full as the average meetings of late years
The feeling among Republicans Is very much bet
ter than fortnight ago There is no doubt now of
a very large Republican plurality, and there are
some hopes Of a majority. Buffers friends have
ton of Mechanics Hall at Worcester; aud the with
drawa of the candidates for the subordinate posi-
tons is believed to have given the whole business
deathblow. But all Massachusetts IL good deal
eaed the fact that the canvass is! exciting so
usually rather moDotoDous and 1t Is great com
fort to Massachusetts people to be looked at by the
country at large, If they have t0take the chances OF
having Butler for Governor. The bad man Butler
il really Godsend to them, he gives them such an
opportunity to occupy the public, eye. As for the
show tomorrow it will be only the flag end Of q
demoralized circus,
THE CONNECTICUT REPUBLICANS.
THEIR STATE CONVENTION AT HARTFoRD-sTATE