New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-09-24
A CAREFUL REVIEW OF THE FIELD.

NO BUTLER FOLLOWING AMONG THE REPUBLICANS
WHAT STRENGTH HE HAS ELsEwHERE-THE
STATE NOMINEES.
iron A STAFF CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRIBUNE.
Boston, Sept. 23-With the adjournment of the
Democratic Convention which meets in this city
on Wednesday, the political campaign OF 1873 will
be fairly opened in Massachusetts. Already
the political elements which have been IN
state of constant agitation for a month past, are
beginning to crystalline and the politicaImanagers
are arranging their plans 1t will still be a week or
two before it will be possible to find ont much about
the drift of the contest, but IN the meantime, 1t is
interesting to know how the party leaders feel and
talk The gentleman, the substance Of whose con-
vcrsatiOn with the correspondent of The TRIBUNE
is given below, is too modest to allow his name
to be disclosed, but he Is man OF more than
local reputation and influence, and he is a dIspas-
Siouatc observer of current political events. He Is
a Republican of rather liberal tendencies inclined
TO feel kindly toward the Administration, an un-
compromising hard-money man and earnestly in
tcrc,tcd in the success of his party in this state
this year asked him to give me an outline Of the
political situation in Massachusetts, from his point
Of view
Well, in the first place." he said, " there is, as
You know, an unknown quantity IN the political
problem of Massachusetts, this year, which we are
utterly unable TO Ircfcr Of course, to the
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ana ''I'a oil INC H'''r ""I'ns the spring an" sum
mer ana that some h"PuOH'ah7 nave joined tAeh'
but "o don't kn"" no" many Inc "Icenback
people III inns state nave ma" no Su'h leader
as Nolon Chase OF Name ana nave been
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question IKE '"a' 'i I"' uI''"'S' il the Hn'a"''
OF sound instruction aces no, accompany th' ia''e
teaching. don ih'hh we nave hu'h 70 l'ar from
the labor organi@a''o"S' Inc memoei' oI 'hem are
mostly Democrats, anyway.
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lcrs Democratic following. what proportion OF the
Democratic votes do you estimate that he will get ~
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he has among the rank aud file of the Democracy.
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ture OF the convention ne hau' III almost every case
10 overcome tho influence OF the old, experienced