The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-10-31
THE OLD BAY STATE.
ITS PRESENT POLITICAL CONDITION.
A Republican VIetorI CsrtaIu TAIs Tear, aad Bat.
lSrI PIAa for Next Tear, Whsu GSJ, Long, Is
Dat Of the Way-TAs HsAL Campaign
the Gr'sAbAsksn Are NlklAs.

BOsToS, October SO.-It goes without
saying that this is an off year in politics, as
owing to the apathy of the parties there is
scarcely sign that on November sth, an
entire State ticket, Legislature, and court
and county officials are to be chosen. The
various conventions OF both parties are
slimly attended, even by the regularly
elected delegates, and not a single stump
speech has, so fur US is known, even been
arranged for by either the Republican or
the Democratic State Committees. The
GreenbackeB and Prohibitonists are
campaigning little in their weak manner.
The reason for this apathy Is two-iold,
In the first place, the assassination had a
benumbing effect on everybody and b. th
sides tacitly agreed to postpone until next
year the settlement OF their inter.neCine
quarrels, In the second place It was fated
that Governor Long should have third
nomination, and General Butler wisely de-
cided 10 spend the year in ambush instead
Of in the field. Governor Longs reelection
could not be prevented, so clean and pro-
gressive has his administration been, He
has won larger place even in the Irish
heart, though not by means Of Land
League speeches, and larger proportion
Of his vote than ever before will this year be
Democratic. Next year, however. the
young Governor will be candidate for
Senator Hoar's seat, and the Republicans
are sure to be divided over the succession,
Then 1t is that Butler hopes tolead united
Democracy to victory. His wires are laid.
The idea Is to get as many OF the cities as
possible into Democratic custody, 50 as 10
supervise the registration business, and to
thus make gains to offset the anti. Butler
vote Of the country towns. Boston Is to be
the chief point OF attack this year. Not
that the city Is Is not naturally Democratic,
but great amount Of power Is annually
lost through Citizen" nominations gotten
up by coteries OF sharp Republicans.
The, Democracy may be said 10 be
thoroughly Butlerized for the first
time. The General has, OF course, pos.
session Of the entire machi merry OF the party,
but, more than that, he has now got the
swallOw.tails into such position that
they cannot escape voting and speaking
for him without being called traitors. The
issue has been sQuarely made on the noun.
ination for Clerk oil the Superior Civil
Court Of this county. The Republicans re-
nominated the present incumbents OF the
three clerkships, two of whom are Demo-
Crats, but the unterritied insisted on dir
Cariing the long service and experience OF
the one Republican clerk, and put up a
young ward politician, an unsuCcessiul an
pliCant for admission 10 the bar, whose
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Democracy. OF course he will be defeated,
and his defeat will be used rs lash to
whisk around the heads Of the five or
six thousand Democrats who will not
swallow the dose prepared for them. Hon.
Albert Palmer, q once prominent Republi-
can, whose head was hurt three years ago
because Of failure to receive an honorary
position, and who forthwith lutlerized, Is,
II Is understood, TO be Buffers candidate
for Mayor of Boston in the municipal elec.
ton in December. With nominal Dem
OCrntic majority two years ago OF 5000, he
ought 10 be elected, but the chances are
that his tergiversatiOn has made him 30
OdiOus to that large class who always vote
in city affairs independent OF politics that
he will be Observation-Disclosures excepting the
possibility that the Republicans will not
select or be able to get a man who will at
tract this independent strength.
The outlook, in short, is for the triumpl-
ant reelection Of the Republican ticket
this year, and for hot campaign and a
close election in 1882. The pfohibitory
element Of the Republican party, united
With faction which shouts aself.made
men" as its shibboleth, is planning the
nomination next year Of a gubernatotial
candidate who will be so obviously weak
that Buffers defeat will not be assured un-
til the entire vote Of the commonwealth Is
in, and may turn out to be an election af-
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