New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-10-07
MASSACHUSETTS, POLITICS.
WORK LAID our by SIX CONVENTIONS.


GROwiNG WARN.
rpov AZ OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT OF THE rRTBUsEl
BnsTnv. Oct 4.-When n State of such size ~
Massichnsc.t has SIX conventions preliminary to
one election, yol may truthfnlly say 1t has good
deal of politics to the We have already had
five of our conventions, aud the regular Democrats
have called the sixth. VIII this he the last : The
woRan-sufirgsts not usually backward about
assembling IN convention, but hear that some OF
them think il wise 10 refrain from further special
agitation until the experiment of allowing women
to vote in school matters has been tired, while
Others are willing to forego a convention on the
ground that Wendell Phillips tells the truth when
he says that General Butter Is Enthusiastically at the
head OF the woman's rights movement. The liquor
dealers and extreme Anti-ProhibItionists have
sometimes thought it needful to emphasize their
| position by holding "A convention. but this year
most of them appear ready to accept General But
Ter their candidate without the formality Of a
special nomination. Hence indulge the hope
that convention ends the business for
1879
The finger of Fate does not yet indicate with GER
tainty who is TO receive the nomination at Faneuil
Hall on the 9TH instant. Some of the faithful III the
part of the state think it would be wise 10
put the standard into the bands Of the Hon. Reuben
noble tins time He is chairman of the State Central
Committee, lives at Westfied, has considerable
service in the Legislature. is popular in a certain
sturdy way. is genuine Yankee in every respect,
and citizen of most excellent quality Down at
this end OF the State the Hon. Charles =. Thompson
OF Gloucester Is generally spoken of the best
10 lead the fororn hope. His late term in the lower
branch Of Congress gave him a National reputation
and doubt if the regular Democrats have any more
popular man in the State. Here in Boston there is
a little talk of again presenting Ex-Governor Gas
ton, but he is much more devoted to law than to
politics at present, and know no reason for sup
posing he would take the nomination. The names
of two or three other gentlemen have been men,
toned in this connection, but no one of them has
anything than a merely local following or
strength.
There can be little question that the stron gest
possible nomination for the Republicans woud be
that of Mr. Thompson. That Is, he would hold more
Of the Democrats from going to Butler than any
lse can. Bat am told BY one Of the delegates to
the coming convention, gentleman who believes
in Thompson and would like to see him nominated.
that he SAYS he will not take the nomination. and
that he VIII declare in a letter to be made public
az the convention, should the movement in his be-
half become strong as to render It's success proha
Bile. When asked the Why and wherefore of this
reluctance on Ihompsons part | was answered that
very likely he had notion OF running for Congress
again next year. In which case | can see that he
might not to antagonze any part of the Demo- |
cratic vote Of his district by taking a prominent
part in the fight of this year.
The nominee of last year is the unknown quantity
of to-day OF course Judge Abbott is against Gem
eral Butler as decidedly now rs he was then. He !
says quite openly shat he does not wish to be put
forward again the candidate of the party. But |
there Democrats, men who voted for HIM year |
who assert that this declaration Is AT variance
with his action. and especially at variance with |
both the words and actions of a considerable num- !
Der Of his friends men of mature years who have |
heretofore been accustomed to rule in the party |
councils. The gentlemen who question the sincerity
of the Judges decnaton, say that he is IN train
ing for the New-Engand position in the Cabinet of |
the Democratic President % be chosen at the next |
National election, and that he and his confidants
of the opinion that the exigencies of the siua-
tion renders it advisable for him to undergo the |
martyrdom of another defeat. How much there is |
in all this will probably be revealed next week.
The talk OF the street and the clubs is that the |
Butler party would prefer the denomination of
Judge Abbott. Md ready TO further his chances
by all the means in their power, not because they
have any iiel of helping him to n com nandin q |
position in 1851. but because they regard him A.
the weakest of those who prominently mer-
toned rs possible candidates. With all his acknowl
edged abilities Judge Abbott is cold politician. |
rally" on him to advantage; dignity clothes him |
as with a garment he and joke are not on speak |
ing terms Reub " Noble and Charley" Thomp- |
son-merely to mention the names by which they !
are commonly callcd-shOws the availability of |
either gentleman a. a candidate for "A year when |
every vote is needed.
General Butler will yet get the better of his adj |
vsers that is prediction. Almost to "A man. they
are said to favor still-lunt this year. and mp To
t..x. ln1a .f 81.
justified their opinion. But the logic of the Sua-
lion from this time forward Is against them. There
are no more conventions Ia be held no more dis
iingushed converts to be paraded. Simmons and
Tarbux aud Palmer have had their say, and being
men without humOr who count for very little in
themselves eau do nothing more than harp on the |
strings already touched What Ex-Governor Bul
lock called 1.-THE cohesive power of personal ex-
pectsncv" il. of course, good deal of bond, but
ii will not hold the Butler party together unless
cakes and ale occasionally passed ont. And t Is
the solemn and sober truth that General Butler is
abou he only man in the Butler party in tins end Of
about whom there any juicness whatever.
Speakers enough here are among his followers
heads of one sort OF another, quite ready To
run hlther and yon and recitc their prosy
essays abont the necessity of reform; but
not Il mothers of them seems To have
the lcas, idea that he Is CHASTITY argument against
the reform he breaches. Now the General himself |
has some VARIETY aud hlunor; he is the ackaowI-
edged master of sass y: il is cakes and ale hear
HIM speak when on the stump. My word for it,
he feels that the lleutenants and captains aud
can and that If this battle is to be the cid man
must take the field in person. Otherwise hc
might well shut up shop and Withdraw rom his
candidacy ut once. OF course be will buudcr BE-
fore the campaign ends. but he better afford To
do that than keep silent.
The notion that appears tn prevail i'm some out
side quarters hat Sir. Long Is not generally accel-
table 10 the great body of the Republicans oi III.
Siafc Is one thai should speedily he abandoned Ly
all WHO VISA 10 get true seusc OF the situation
here. MT. Long is thoroughly hkabic man i'm |
every respect Most ot those who favored another
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