The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-11-28
BOLD, BAD BENJAMIN
TRAINING FOR THE CAMPAIGN OF 'ss
Ills Guhernatorlal Finger will be Inserted In the
Pie Of the lIostou CIty EiettIon-why he
Wants 10 netatn the Solid nemocratic
Majority Ia tho tity-liis Hotives.

BosroS, November 97.-The Governor.
elect Of Massachusetts Is already adjusting
the political strings which arc to be pulled
next year Mr.. Butler will hot be satisfied
with a single term in the executive chair,
anu will leave no stone unturned and no
lever unworked 10 succeed himself in 1888.
Having obtained second election as GOV.
ernor OF Massachusetts he will consider
himself entitled to recognition as staunch
and trusty Democrat in National affairs.
Boston is the great stronghold OF Butler
ism, aud If the Govcrnor-clect should lose
his grip here by reason Of any mistakes or
blunders OF his followers, the effect would
be disastrous next year. Consequently he
is taking more than m ordinary interest in
the municipal campaign which is now
pending. The contest is between the gen
tlemen who were nominees year ago.
Mayor Green will be voted for on the cit
liens 'uud Republican ticket. Hon. Albert
Palmer is the Democratic candidate.
Mayor Green says he does not caro- flc
for ono party more than the other. lie Is
an independent voter and means to remain
SO. Mr.. Palmer was formerly Republi.
can md has been elected 10 both bodies OF
the legislature by Republican votes. He
has truined with the Democrats about two
ycars, and in the late State campaign
stumped for Butler. Usually party lines
arc not drawn tightly in Boston's city cleo
tions, but this. year Butler is determined to
hold his forces rs solidly as possible for the
Democratic nominee. II interest in party
is lost and stragglers are allowed to 90 out
side the lines there is danger that the ci,y
will be lost and u black eve given the Gov.
ernor.elect's chances in 1883. Butler had
between $4,000 and l4,0OO ma jority in Bos
ton. which was just about the number of
votes lie had to spare in the entire State.
The actual majority for the Democratic
ticket i'll Boston was 6,000. The number
OF Independent voters who swallowed the
Democratic ticket entire because Butler
was the candidate OF the party for Cover
nor, was about 5000. The actual party
majority was about 5000, therefore, and
any majority for Palmershort Of that figure
will be displeasing to General Butler.
The Republicans and independents
"view with alarm" the horde Of politicians
already bounding the Democratic candidate
for Mayor, and are working diligently and
earnestly to defeat the raid on the city's
departments. Campaign funds are being
RAISED, and as there is Il rapidly growing
army OF purciasabIe voters here, even
among those whose tax bills we're paid
from the political charity fund, hopes arc
entertained Of swaying votes enough to
elect Mayor Green again. Butler, there.
fore, has passed tho word along the Dem.
ocratic line that the city Must DO carried ia
December, and that Palmer must have as
large IL majority as it is possible 10 give
him. The Democrats are badly mixed
about their affairs. They hnd hoped to
give the Irish and German elements better
representation than usual, but had no idea
that the Aldermanic wagon would be 60
heavily treighted as it threatens 10 be.
The nomination OF three or four men
who have private axes to grind, seems al.
most inevitable, and majority OF the
twelve nominees will be men who, having
tasted the sweets OF Aldermanic junketinr'
wAnt 10 renew the pleasures they once en-.
Joyed. The Democratic list is remarkable
Tor The absence OF the names Of business
men Of sound and respectable standing, II
the Republicans show tact and Judgment
in their selections they can give llr. Butler
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