New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-08-21
BAY STATE POLITICS.
BUTLER GROWING IN FAVOR WITH THE
DEMOCRATS.

as closely looked after as though the campaign was
we'll towards Its close. One significant feature is
the anxiety among the Republicans to deny any
taint of Butlerism. 1t Is said $4,000 of them threw
their ballots for him last year, but you cannot find
them to-day. The Butler issue is so we'll defined
that voting for him now wears altogether diff
ferent aspect from what 1t did year ago.
When the recent letter in The TRIBUNE regarding
Massachusetts, politics appeared. Collector Worth
ingtoD, in his newspaper The Trareer, FASTENED to
say that the Custom House was not "lukewarm
last year. and denounced the assertion as lie. Yet
every one knows that his paper advocated Mr..
Crapos nomination before the ctnyention, and its
influence was against Bishop all through the CAM
paign. II IS also notorious that the faction which
controls the Custom House made no secret of its
friendliness to Butler But there were a good many
backslders last year. and the' idea is now to over
look these things and 90 ahead as If all had been
haImo " and loyalty. This spirit does not make 1T
any the less certain where the treachery to Mr..
Bishop IN last year. 1t arose largely at the
Custom House, as every politician in the State
knows Butler has himself to thank that the inde-
cent conduct of his administration has made 1t
impossible for selfrespocting to be even tactly
favorable to him again.
THE GOVERNOR CRUISING IN HIS YACHT.
The Governor sailed yesterday in his yacht
America, to be gone about ten days. He had party
of kindred spirits with him. and the announcement
is that they will cruise to the eastward Despite
his unwiedy avordupos he IS enthusiastic sailor
and on pinch can navigate the schooner himself.
Judging from the generous larders and hampers
which were sent on board the present trip is to be
given up to festivity. The Governor always puts
on a suit of blue flannel soon as he strikes his
cabin. and on his own quarter deck with his little
cap on his head and his face agow with the sea air
and other causes. entertans his friends as hand
somely as any bold buccaneer ever
did. He will devote September to the
cattle shows the State and turn the opportunity
there offered to ad vocate his reelection No chances
are lost by him for displaying himself to the peo~
pie. For instance on his last yachting trip he hove
to IN Gloucester Harbor Sunday morning. An aide
was sent on shore in state to TO Dr. Quint
the New-Hampshire politican-divne. that the
Governor, would attend his mnstrations that
morning. for the Doctor supplies at
Gloucester and looks after the railroad
interests in the New-H ampshire Legislature during
the week. Promptly in time the cortege from the
yacht appeared. and after the service the Governor
took care to hold an impromptu reception in the
church. Among his inordinate passions is to get him
self INTO a uniform. When he used to be in the
wonderful As Governor he has the same vanity.
Friday he attended the Second Brigade muster at
Framin CHAM. Arrived at the station he exchanged
his ordinary suit for his Major uniform.
IL the story is true, it took the combined
efforts of several TO get him
into IT, bat IN the field he was as jaunty
as any young subaltern airing new rcgalia. After
ALL there is something wickedly fascinating about
him He is a man who has been denounced by
every party and organization with which he was
ever connected recreant to his promises, traitor to
his friends his record garnshed with ali that men
despise, q trckster and a clown. Yet there 10 a
piquancy about his wickedness. an assurance
in the way in which every obligation IS put aside
that by ITS very daring makes him the IDOL of the
unthinkng. His whole administration has been a
series OF gigantic blundcrs. His opponents trip him
AZ every STEP but be comes up blinking at every
round, and the more he is proved guilty OF. the
more cheerful be seems to be. Butler was designed
by nature for q harlequin.
SOME OF BUFFERS CHARACTERISTIC NOMINATIONS.
Before gong away he made some more OF his
characteristic nominations. though trihe better
than his previous ones. EI-Congressman Harris Is
given the Probate Judgeship of Plymouth County
after the Council had rejected Judge Davis an old
line Democrat. Mr. Harris, being a Republican,
to the stalwart Republicans to whom Butler
feels under obligations aud is IN the line OF taking
care of Mr.. Harris, who gave up nomination to
Congress last fall and this made way for Governor
Long The place is worth between 81 900 and So, 900
a wear Probate justiceshlps furnish pleasant
siuecure much sought by retired politicians
A man named Englehardt, who keeps q
saloon on Tremont-st., has been named
one of the trustees of the Asylum for the Blind an
ANNOYANCE to Mrs. Julia Ward Howe. whose hus-
band established the institution, and whose
son-in-lav was superintendent III IL was
not for the Council the State would have
a oueer set Of officers thrust upon 1t. municipal
iudee of Charlestown resigned, and the Governor
nomipated ward politician named Cotton Ii was
shown 80 plainly that he was altogether unf1 FOR
the place that the Council unanimously rejected
him. Now his Excellency's friends say that Cotton
had n claim on him for work done and he named
him as Judge knowing that he was unit, and wouid
be rejected SO that little debtwas paid Ayoung man
in his law office was to be recognized. Tho GOV
ernor gave hun his choice between belngthe head Oh
the State Detective Force and member Oh the
Board of Education. The former place needs man
of technical experience, and the young man had
tho good sense 10 take the other. The Governors
onoorauber il made Justice of the Peace, aed 90 the
" frisnd, and mournersD are provided for one after
the other more vicious application OF the spoiis
sv.tem was never witnessed Besides Cotton, tho
Governor showed his taste by appointing to an
otb.r nlace in the municipal court Major Mccall
fartv whose only claim to distinction was bis mid
night capture for Butler of the Democratic state
Conventiop In 1878, the year when the silver
gravs y ran a regular Democratic candidate.
GAINING THE GOOD WILL OF DEMOCRATS
Butler has never gained the good will OF the
old.line Democrats. They have submitted for the
time TO be ruled by the same mob which in PALMER
DAYS they controlled. This year 1t is evident
that he proposes to ring them In. Iney
are to have the ornamental places at the conven-
tIon "Charli." Thompson is to preside and
Charles Levi Woodbury. to present the resolutions
whicb will be drawn up at the Governors office.