The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1880-05-27

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In yesterdays LKADER the announce
ment vas made that Gen B. T. Butler
and party were on their way 10 Cali
fornia for q pleasure excursion Our
hired man was consequently on hand
when the west bound train on the
Union Pacific road came in, knowing
that the party were aboard They oc-
eupied the directors al Of the Central
Pacific road. and were dining a. the
train drew up to the depot The party
consisted Of the following named per-
sons: Gen. b. +. Butler, Benjamin and
Paul, his sons, Gen. A. Ames, his son
in-law, Miss Heard. the generals neiee,
Mrs. Hildreth, Mrs Pennington and
Mrs. Webster, all Of Lowell, Mass o.
ID. Barrett, esq.,. OF Washington. and
N. Chadwick, Of Boston.
The LEADER representative called on
Gen. Butler and was cordially received.
A friend was In the act Of ~buttoning
the generals CATERS when we entered,
and otherwise assisted him to prepare
for . short walk on the depot platform.
The general Is ageing very fast and TO
quires much assistance. He IL sixty
two years old. though he looks TO lie
much older. He Is very portly. and the
extra weight troubles him somewhat 10
carry. Anybody could recognize him
ut sight from seeing the cartoons Of him
In the illustrated papers, only he Is older
looking than he Is generally represented
He dresses excessively plain, and wore
an old SLOUGH hat and \ brown flannel
shirt without a tie.
The general invited us to take n walk
with him, and we went.
"Do you know" said Gen. Butler, rs
he began stretching himself on the
platform, ''that we passed through n
snow storm this morning? Remark
able; most remarkable, In May"
We told him II was one Of the Gus
toms Of the country, and was not very
strange here, a we were used TO 1t.
But we wanted to talk Of politics. not
Of the weather, SO we opened with
by the way, general, m eastern
paper has stated that you took up quar-
ters in Chicago and started a bureau In
the interest OF Gen. Grant, and that
you would support Grant in cas- Of his
nomination. Have you seen the ar
ticlep"
At this Gen. Butler laughed heartily
and remarked, sarcastically:
"If people believe everything the
papers say Of me they will have n good
time sitting the truth"
"Then you do not contemplate sup
porting Grant, ut all, general"
"why certainly not, my dear sir.
The idea is most preposterous."
st looks now, general, q II the ma
tional greenback convention will nomi-
nate you for the presidency"
"well. II they only give US n good
PLATFORM" said the general. Thought
fully. 'the honor would be most
worthy"
"You would of course accept the
nomination.
81 never decline anything In ad-
vance" quickly replied the prospective
greenback candidate for president"
"what do you think Of the action Of
the republican and democratic conven-
tions?"
swell, / think that Gen. Grant and
Mr.. Tilden will be nominated, and
Grant will prove to be the stronger
man before the people. But II the
greenbackers act wisely they are likely
to obtain the balance Of power. Do
you know that both Of the old parties
persist in making common cause against
usp They hate US worse than they
hate each other. and they have no use
for our style Of money now"
Aftera moment Of silence, the gen.
eral resumed
sour position reminds me much Of
the play OF seesaw," balancing his
cane on the left f~oreinger). when
you and / were boys we played the
game, and you remember that n boy
stood in the center, over the fulcrum,
whe was termed the candle Now, 1
am somewhat afraid that with Grant
and Tilden on either end Of the politi-
cal seesaw and myself rs the candle
that Grants end will 60 down SO far rs
TO displace the candle Do you seep"
We did.
''Still," said the general, "there Is a
likelihood Of our obtaining such a foot
hold as will throw the election for pres
ident into the house Of representatives,
In which case, you know, the states
will be tied without Indiana, and Della
Martyrs vote will give us that state"
The conductor here gave the signal
for starting, and Gen. Butler was as
sisted on his car, when he babe us q
cordial adieu.
Gen. Ames and Paul Butler took the
d. p. train for Denver, and win go to
Silverton and perhaps TO Alamosa on
mining business. When finished they
will rejoin Gen. Butler In California.
Enjoy Life.
What a truly beautiful world we live
in! Nature gives US grandeur OF