The New York herald., 1878-09-25
MASSACHUSETTS DEMOCRATS.
THE CONVENTION TO MKEr IN FAEEUIL HALL
GROWING FEELING FOR CoNCILIATIoN-
STRAIGHT OUT TICKET TO DE NoMINArEn.

THE CONVENTION TO MKkT IN FAEEUIL HALL
A GROWING FEELING FOR CoNCILIATIoN-
STRAIGHT OUT TICKET TO DE NOMINATED.
Bosroy, Sept a. 1878.
Tomorrow tho second Democratic Convention Will
be held In Fancuil Hall. 1t viii be Important
gathering, as'ts tone and temper Will In a measure
decide the fate Of the party In this State for the
two years. Had II been held in Worcester tho day
the other one took place. In Boston the day attsr
there Is no doubt but that q livoiy would
have been inaugurated. which would
rend tho party asundor and make t impos-
siblo for the loaders to organ,zs for future
struggles. Inc Convention ich took ferciblo pos
s,on OF Mechanics Hall would havo bcen denounced
as q mob, pack Of Communists disordcrly, irregu-
lar body ei strikers, &c. But weeks reflection has
shown the State Central Comm tnat course
now would be undignincd. besides being unwiss ana
absolutely dangerous. 1t might please Frank Bird,
Reuben Noble, Nicholas Hathaway q few cthora
TO vent thor pcnt-up feelings on tho crowd which
outwtcd thom at Worcester BY questionable trick,
but II would not pay. ana so these irate gentlsmen
must nurse their wrath 70 keep It warm, OF breuk
loose and spoil all the plans now SO nicely arranged
CANCELLATION PAvoRED
There has grown up within Tho past fcw days q
strong sentiment ia favor, II not OF compromise at
lcast OF conciiiaton. Tho butier mon have the ball
ance OF power In nvo six Con ngressfonal districts
They have iniimated to tho democratic leader that
u Faneut Hall should dcnounce Mcchautcs' Hail. and
widen the breach already made tho party ranks,
they would naKe independents nominations, or az
date should have leave 70 stay at home
There only two districts which, on
chance These are The Third and Fourth, now repre-
sentcd In Congress by Messrs. benjamin Dean and
Leopold Morse respectively. This vote Is SO close In
each that about ono hundred would turn the scale
either eide. Tho Fif.h sixth. seventh and Eighth
were united and aided BY Buffers Influence This
they cannot have should tho leaders open a war TO-
the-knifc campaign tomorrow. In tho Fourth da-
n
Mr. Morse, both on account OF hts own unpopularlty
S ans ,ns nrc,.a as0r:Un s1Sv nave 0' % ms
Committee. The man they would like to
Nominated rs Michael >. Fiatiey, Boston hotel cooper
able members OF the upper branch oil the State Logs
lnture. He IS good democrat, with slight lennings
townrd grcenbaoks They will support Dean In the
Third and Nathan CLARK, an old line democrat and
lately convert 70 tho new doctrines OF nnance, in
Ihc FUN. lie will be opposed by John Cummings or
Nat Banks. Cummings Is u prominent banker, presi-
dent OF tho Shawmut Hationsi Bank and director
In several others. union Of both wings
on Clark would defeat Cummings or IN tact any other
republican candidate, tor tho green back movement
n scaping match to-morrow's Convention ButIer'sl
followers win let tho district 20 by default
ARRANGING THE PROGRAMME.
General James :. whitney will preside 10 morrow.
lie wrote a speech for tho Worcester Convcnton bus
another was told to-day by a leading domocraI
that tho leaders met n few nights ago and dccfdcds
Of the .stalwari" stripo. bitter eosmy OF Baslsr.
although both betrayed tho party In the Convention
excoriate the General and all his mcthods but the
more prudent arc afraid that no will 20 far. AT
the conference alluded TO agreed almost unani-
mously 10 hold thc Convention ms II mag
Worcester Convention ever happened; TO Ignore
that gathering totally and open The anpaign agansI
Butler as an enemy 10 tho democratic party. Tnis
course adopted az the igstisn OF the Boston
leaders, who navc city election coming a month af,cr
tho state election. They know that II tho Butter
arc driven into open hostility TO the heads OF tho
party II viii be abso0tciy impossible TO bring out tho
ful democratic strength In December. Unless. thces-
fore some oreseen clrcu arises morrow
the Convention will DO comparatively quiet
TuK TICKET.
Charles Theodore RusseI, Of Cambridge win prob.
ably got the nomination ior Governor There 10 talk
OF potng EDWARD Avery up for tho Office OF Attorney
General and John f. Fitzgerald for Auditor Tho other
positions not decided they nrc the decis
has not beon allowed To leak out. Mr. Avery wants
to run for Congress again In the second district; but
II Is generally admitted that his position chairman
OF the state Central Committee has mado him ob-
noxious tho Butterflies that his chances OF election
would DO decidedly slim.
coMrosfrioN CONVENTION.
The Convention will be composed OF tho regularly
elected delegates who refused to take part In tho
No ochanicS Hail Convention, and tho anttButler
contestants VINO would have bcen given seats there
the exclusion OF thor opponents. The Butler
will keep away as rulc. low Will DO present 10
make tttlo diversion, but no cnort will be made
obtain a voice In the councils OF tho gathering