The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-09-13

tho Committee ms the most high-hnnded and
ltiral hody attempting. II WAS entirely unrrc-
crdrntcd. and its only fleet would hc to insure
III" nomination uf Butler. He said thnt among
the many opinions he had heard expressed
during tho day 10y men Of all shades ~ Opin-
ions. not ON" was in favor ~ sustaining tho
Committee in tn" position which II had taken.
At the Convention the mnttrr will br taken up,
and the Commtr" either r"nsurcd or excluded
from the Convention. Twu.tnirds. and per
chosen are in favor OF Butler. and II hc fais To
get the nonlination. a." feeling VIII u, very
mnnipuations of II small minority. Another
way, " looking Mt u T. to- regard inc
nomination H. was inclined tu think this the
true view. " The matter. II rgwindcd him u =
men ARE like narrow n"ckcd bottles. The less
there is in them the more noise 1t makes in
Richard S. Spofrord Of Ncwhuryport WINS
shown the paragraph as be clmc from tho
Court Hous'. and snid: r'c'gnzr tho au-
manifesto. Who made the ENccutv" Commit
toe the dictator of Democratic policy ind action?
and does not descend from above. We the
people confer II. and II Is not conferred upon
us. ] scr III" Democracy rise in the majesty of
their might tn repcl the insulting dictation thus
The Hon. T. A. Collins, who stands nt the head
of the Irish Democracy here Thought tho docu.
nrnt was not OF much consequence. for II could
not bc regarded IA anything more thnn an OK
preston Of the opinion Of the Executive Com
mittec. which IN composed 81 only four menu
bcrs. and not OF the whole committee itself
which as fur as hr knew had held no meetings
since that ut which the date Of tho. Convention
no, only unwise. hut futile. Tor il must iail to
accomplish its object. the only puss lille way
in which II can AFFECT Buffers chances OF u
nomination consists possibly in the tact that
few country towns might not scnd Butcr dele
gates. which they would lo Il they IA not view
ht ttNtt flat.ff lltflD
he siid, have Just ns many rights MS
ant, B Srd n"n ,b nm m Hn,, Bnlcr
ward; hut u tis question comes up in the Con-
Vrntion. | shall deem II ms much my duty 10 de-
frnd the rights and present the credentials ~
the nine Butler men who go with me- ns those OF
n single anti Butler colleague. Butler Is not
shrcwd. There are more votes in the State
against him than for him. His true policy il to
induce the Democrats 10 nominate n straight
ticket and thus defeat tho opposition. He
would thus get plurality. II he Is not nomi-
mated. however. his friends will have no reason
for holting. Tor the present outlook ind catcs
that thrrc-ntths o. the Democrats are deter
mined 10 vote for Butler anyhow: The Rcpub-
Leans ARE too selfish to consent 70 any union
with the Democrats even 10 beat Butler. Tn,
papers which control the Republican party OF
Massachusetts think Il will stand any strain. 80
long and strong has been It's hold ON power
This over confidence will cause the destruction
Of the Republican party"
L. W. Dickermnn. Town Clerk Of wcstfleld. a
Butler Democrat. snys tho ruling Of the State
Committee will tend still further to al enate the
aud the Committee hasten their own dssolu.
ton and decay. because fossil dictation and
King rule are especially disagrecable in tn lis
campaign.
Lawyer II. W. Ely OF wcstfcld says small
minority cannot rule a large majority and the
attempt II u display oi egotism and tyranny
the legitimate products OF which are rdiculC
and ruin.
Representative F. $. Egglcston OF wcst1cld
asks Have not the Butler Democrats as good q
right in the Convention Us when they wer,
Adams Democrats. who was man who never
| made ur-tensionS 81 Democracy"
The Ftchbure Democrats II both wings re-.
| ceivrd the announcement with Indignation. the
| most outs pokcn complaints coming from the
| Butler mon. Ono Of the most influential Demo.
| crafts IN that city saws: The Central COMMITTEES
| are the creatures and tho servants OF the peo.
| pie. They were chosen n year ago since which
| tbs minds Of the people have changed and II
the Committee persist in throwing out the But.
Ter men nj the Convention. they Will completely
subvert tho Democratic ideas Of personal politi-
cal freedom. Such coursclwould only add to
the votes OF the man prosecuted. Nonn Of the
delegates from Fit'hhurg believed the Commit
tee will darr undertakn to carry ont such rule
BosToS. sept. l2.-The Republican caucusos
were held In this lily and the SURROUNDING
cities and towns last evening for the choice II
delegates I, tho state and other Conventions
| Tho state delegates generally favored the
| nomination Of Talbot for Governor