Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1883-12-13

| CosV HEOosVouSos "vusa
nation.
| A special dispatch from Boston
Mass, to the New York Herald says
Governor Butler does not deny, to his
political friends at lsast, that the sole
ambition which inspires him at the
present time is to be the next President
OF the United States. Every one knows
OF course, that Butler il of q sanguine
Temperament, but there were few
who supposed, just after the result OF
the recent State election became known,
that his Presidential aspirations had
surviye ed the shock. The remark Bnt-
erism Is dead was heard Oh every side.
Bat when the cause of his defeat was
analyzed his Excellency managed to
convince himself that the defeat, al
though hard blow, was not death
blow by any means. He Immediately y
began mapping ont his changes in
plans necessitated by his defeat in the
lGubernatorial contest. He saw at once
that the strong fortress that must first
be taken is the Democratic party
machine. The machine doesn't like,
but does fear, Butle-, and he knows 1t.
"Of course Massachusetts will send
solid Butler delegation to the Demo-
cratic Convention, and The Governor ex-
poets large part of New York's rep
resentation. These, with the stragglers
from other States, will make, it is his
idea, quite a respectable showing on the
first ballot, and If there are fifty ballots
these men will stick to Butler as the
immortal 3O6 stuck to Grant. But these
will not secure him the nomination, and
whatever they may do or say will not
turn over the majority.
Butler appreciates this clearly, and
has o very clever scheme, by means of
which, if it works, the majority Of the
delegates, as he hopes, may be scored
over to his side. In the early part of
the year, some weeks before the Demo
cratic National Convention will . held,
the National Labor party will hold its
Convention, and General Butler will be |
its nominee for President. Of this But |
Ter Is sure he can have the nomination |
for the asking, and it is very necessary |
to the Governors plans that he should
have 1t. The vote of this party under
ordinary circumstances, with sone
cranky labor or current refOrmer at its
head, would, of course, not be worth
but with man like Butler
as the leader, who would, besides So
curing thousands Of labor votes, un-
doubtedly have the warm support of
John Kelly and Malone, the result of
three or tour States would be changed
from Democratic to Republican. This,
at least, is the Butler theory.
"Then he will be In q condition to
say, Take your choice, gentlemen, be-
tween me and Republican. II you do
not nominate me you cannot win with
ne you may. an good to my friends.
He firmly believes that this will secure
1im the Democratic nomination, and
10 believes just az firmly that with this
hs can be elected.
" 1t Is for the reason, doubtless, that
40 fttrs any expression of his on the
,ariL might complicate his chances
with the labor people on the one hand
md with the Western sentiment In
avor of revenue reform on the other,
hat the Governor is as mum as door.
,ost on all topics touching the tariff.
Asked by Herald correspondent what
10 thought of the tendency Of Carlisle's
'lection in forcing the issue of tariff re-
orm aud reduction of taxation as the ,
main question in the coming Presiden.
ial campaign, he refused, with much
Emphasis, to say anything on the sub
ect." Is