The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-09-25
BUTLER INTERVIEW WE'D.

He Thinks He Will be Successful
He Anticipates a Uaion Between the
Straight Democrats and Repubiic ans-
His Opinion of Kesrney.
NEW YORK, Sept. A.-Iu an interview with
newspaper man last night, Ben. Butler said
chusetts. He said:
L am aware of course that have much to
contend with, and if only had yself to de-
pend Cd, l could not be SO certain, but TIE
people want a change, and they believe that I
will give 1t to them it l have the power. This
is their fight in which 1 am engaged, not my
own. s1G
Reporter-On the support of what class Of
people do you rest your hopes of success?
Butler-On all thinking and rejecting peo-
pie. On all who study the public interest:irre-
spectve of party or social position. 1 feel
that reliance can be placed on the men who
feel that they are overburdensd, overtaxed
and oppressed by administrative extravaganza.
Reporter-Where do you look for the strong
est opposition?
Butler-In the classes who have capital in
vested In debts and mortgages and the like,
the people who have hard money principles
and refuse to countenance any others. This
does not comprise all the wealthy, for men of
enterprise no matter what may be their means
feel the burdens we are suffering from, and are
DESTROYS of change.
He did not know whether he would draw
the most votes from the Democratic or kepubli-
can parties, but supposed 1t would be the latter,
as that was the largest party.
Reporter--I suppose you are satisfied with
the result of the Worcester convention?
Butler-I certainly should be- l had nearly
three-fourths of the delegates with me-973 cut
Of 1850, which is doing pretty we'll
Were you concerned in the capture of the
hall at Worcester?
1 bad nothing whatever to do with it. 1
communicated with nobody in Worcester dur
Jog or before the convention. was not a
Democrat l was no delegate, SO bad no
right to interfere in the proceedings of the
convention. was engaged in court at TIE
time.
The General then entered into long expla-
nation of the Worcester affair, saying that his
opponents had got up &C contesting delega-
tions, and that they had intended opening the
convention at o'clock, with police to keen
out all his friends. and that such proceedings
had excited Indignation, and his friends did
the work of the convention in an orderly man
ner. He said the rump would undoubtedly
nominate a ticket at Faneuil hall which they
Will desert and vote with the Republicans if
they see there is prospect of his election.
Judge Abbott. their leader, said that he would
do SO in case of Buffers nomination rather than
vote for him.
The chances of fusion are then very proba-
There will certainly be fusion There
may not be one In name but there will be in
fact.
How will delegates to the FAneuil hall con-
vention be supplied?
Oh they can manage that. have heard
that Judge Abbott and Mr.. Morse have prom.
lsed to pay the expenses of any one who will
come to the convention as delegate. There
will not be any trouble in getting men enough
there. but they will not be dele gates of the
Democratic party.
What do you believe will be the result of
your success so far as other states are con-
cerned?
The success of the Greenback party 10 Mas
sachusetts will show that the people of the
country have determined on q change, and /
think that the vote in New York, PENNSYLVANIA
and other states will show tie Same thing as Il
has already done in Maine.
In what portion of the country will the
Greenbackers most prevail?
In the agricultural districts of the Eastern,
Western and Middle states.
Do you believe the Greenback party is strong
in this state?
thihk they will cast in the neighborhood of
one-third OF the entire vote, perhaps more.
The General will proceed at once to Massa-
chusetts to enter actively upon the campaign
In another H. terview Gen. Butler likened
Kearney to Moody, the evangelist, saying that
the latter wonld be ae much out of place in
the pulpit of Trinity church as Kearney would
be before an Emersonian audience. But as
they understand, they both have crowds who
become interested in what they say: Butler
says that Kearney Is working on bis own re-
spOr sibility.