Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1880-06-01
A GUEST.

0 The arrival on the Pacific coast Of
General Benjamin F. Butler. OF Massa-
ohusstts, Ii announced. he made but .
brief stop in Chicago. although 1t was
said that he would establish head
quarters there and work for the nomi.
nation Of Grant. The autographed To-
port to that effect, however. proves to
have BEEN quite incorrect. Butler having
NO sueh intentions, and bsing nc such
friend to Grant. It does seem . little
strange that hs could thus ooolly pass
through Chicago and not wait there long
enough 10 sss the fun which commences
there tomorrow. At that convention hs
vonld have met more leading rsprsssn.
tative men Of the country than has been
gathered together for years. and see .
hvslisr nomination canvass than he
even saw In Boston. . at any Of the
times whom be has been holly contestins
for The nomination - Governor Of
Massachusetts,.
What u the nature Of the businsss
which brings him TO the Pacific Coast
has not altogether transpirsd. bot be
says Il u merely mining and other bust.
ness interests and matters concerning
himself, and has nothing to do with
Ksarasy. Kalloch or anything In that
line. He says he has never been applied
10 to defend Kssrnsy or Kalloch. and il
mot obliged 10 60 . far from homo to
and something to do. He will have moth
ing to do with their cases. In reply to
an interviewer on leaving Bostonhs said:
81 Am going simply a. Q matter OF re-
cooperation. after . hard winters work.
to . part Of the country where I have
never been. with . party OF friends. The
trip has this extsnt-no more, no less.
I answer your questions because II will
save my answering them q great many
times. and ought to prevent al other
motives for the excursion being urged.
I have worked very hard during the
winter In my profession. and feel
the need Of relaxation. The only
way I can get II il to tear myself
away from my business. A to politics
and political conventions I Am more
anxious just COW how to present . case
in which I am engaged in the best form
to reach the mind Of the Court than
about the politics OF the whole United
States"
In reply to a'politieal interviewer ct
Reno. the General said: "Grant 10 al
most certain to be nominated ct Chica-
60. II 10 probable that Tildsn will be
the Democratic nominee. in which event
Grant will have Q walk over. The Re.
publicans will not put mp . third man.
The National party will have . candidate.
No man could have . very intelligent
opinion q 10 the result In that case until
he knew who we're the nominees OF the
several conventions" Eight persons
compose the party accompanying the
General. all relatives except two, and
the intention on leaving Boston was to
b absent one and perhaps two months.
They made . short stay at Salt Lake
City. The editor Of the Tribune ct that
place thus appropriately speaks Of Gen.
Butler:
He has made his mark on this genera
ton, and will. for all time 10 come, Be
more Or less 'ths concern Of posterity."
He was formerly Q Democrat When the
var broke out be put all else aside 70 de-
fsad his country. OF late years he has
been . party BY himself with . leaning
toward the Democracy. II he did not
prove himself the greatest soldier Of
the var. be did establish the fact that
he possessed the beet administrative
abilities In the Union. and from
the irst comprehended with . clear
intuition tho full nature Of the rebellion
and the means necessary 70 crush IL. He
led the nrst soldiers 10 the front and re-
eeived the hrst baptism Of blood and Ore
Of the war. He taught the furious
men Of New Orleans respect for the old
f1ag-for which may he be ever panied
and d the same time adopted such sanitary
measures - kept the city free from cpl.
demic disease. He has held Q multitude
Of ofaces and has filed them all with
snlsndid ahilitv Ha In ona Of thu beat
the c~learest brains In tho world. He II
mentally . wonderful compound; he can
talk like An angel and hit like . prize
fghtsr. Such . nature should receive .
warm welcome among the generous hearts
Of the great West.