New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-08-14
BAY STATE POLITICS.
THE REPUBLICAN CAMPAIGN BEGUN

| THE REPUBLICAN CAMPAIGN BEGUN.
SYSTEMATIC AND DETERMINED WORK TO GET
RID OF BUTLER-A REVIEW OF THE FIELD.
fPRoM AN OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRIBUNEI
| Boston. Aug 13.--The campaign against Bntler
has been fairly begun. In one sense 1t has been
going on since January. but the past week has
| started up the regular political machinery Con-
siderable quiet work has been going on for weeks
in the way of registering voters. and the newspa-
pers have been discussing candidates. but the real
business of the fight is just opened The TRIBUNE
correspondent has devoted considerable time to
hunting down the report that General Butler would
not be candidate for reelection. There Is nothing
In it. He had it started TO how 1t would be re-
ceived. As as the verdict was passed that his
withdrawal would be confession OF defeat, tho
General was obliged to run again. and he will. No
matter what may be said. unless hd
is willing to give up in advance. convention Will
nominate him and we shall have another BUSH
-acking fight, with Butler chief OF the guerii'
las. There will be number of conventions. includ'
ing an indeDendent Republican and a pure inde-
pendent. The former will nominate Butler. and
the latter will approve the Republican candidate.
But after the first preliminaries are over 1t will
settle down to nothing else than simple Republic
can Democratic contest. The old Butler Republi.
cans are all in the Democratic camp Palmer 10
Mayor of Boston by Buffers grace. Simmons Is
Water Commissioner by Pamsrs appointment.
Both are thoroughly and viciously anti-Republcsn.
And yet it is not three months ago since Butler had
the impudence to ask the President to appoins
Simmons Commissioner of Internal Revenue. The
Boston Custom House was last year luke-warm In
its support Of Mr.. Bishop. 1t had
those orders from Washington. But since
Mr. Hoar's reelection as Senator the Adminis~
tration has found out that "Stalwartism Is ims
potent in this State and ITS officers have been
directed to turn in and work for the Republican,
without regard to personal preference.
PARTY LINES MORE TIGHTLY DRAWN
So the lines are much closer drawn than last year.
Then Butler ran 26,OOO votes ahead of the rest OK
his ticket He cannot do 1t again. Even Lieutea'
ant-GovernOr Ames voted for Butler. and host OF
"Stalwartsn who had trained under his flag when he
was trying to capture the Republican organization
turned in and helped him. Tho majority OF thss
26 900 will vote the straight ticket in November
They have found that 1t will not pay to straddle tho
fence again. Mr. Ames proves what pressure 10
being brought to bear against tho Butler admirers ho
is worth So 900 O00 put his money literally into the
box and supposed that he was privileged All tne
year he has been led around in Buffers wake iew
weeks ago ne told that his chances Tor renomna
ton were decidedly poor He expressed surprise and
entertained at the Republican board again His
repentance was rapid, he came out against the Gov
erpor in the controversy with the Towksbury Com
mittee and since then has behaved in most ex'
| emplary way The Same process will be applied In
every case aud the Issue of Buersm will be sharp
| ly defined Ii is all tho Democrats have 70 ouer;
! and what the Republicans most hate. butter mas
shown how little of politician he Is An ordinar-
ly shrewd man in his place could easily have laid
| his plans to be reelected. He has made nothing
| but mistakes. Every movement has been menace
| to decency and bid TO the mob. lie has outraged
the common moraties of public LIE. aud sought 70
influence the passions of his followers by the same
ideas which support the Commune of Paris. IL 10
lard 70 describe the hatred which he has aroused
among the conservative classes. his only hope lies
| m mastering the rum-shops and the factories as
unit. .,..>, ,.>,n,n.rr
| Inst now the Republicans are in dilemma as to
a candidate. Every rule of fair PLAY would give
| Mr.. Bishop denomination. If he had the nIha "
| push for it he could make an ugly hight Inc man
is too Welding and his defeat last fall has crusheo
| ont his spirit 1t seems to be taken for granted
that he will not appear. The other Candidates are
ou,et. Last August both Crapo and Bishop had
their headquarters" in Boston, each with his corps
| Of clerks and workers. 1t must have cost them
GOOD MANY thousands of dollars each, and the result
was only ashes. This plan OF campaigning Is vlgor-
| ouslv discouraged at present The newspapers
| ara calling for an unpledged convention
and the choice Of the best man. The state
| Committee dscourages any 81 booms." ferhaps MI.
Lodge the chairman has not forgotten MS dinner ana
nunch attempt ON the Congressional nomination IN
| Mr. Bowman's old district in which he iaid OUT
good deal of money lost the nomination ana saw ihe
| district carried by Mr. Loverr one-iegged
| Greenbacker who got the Democratic support
after all their wheelhocses refused TO rum In spite
| of this pressure against any premature oooms'
il ia easy to see that something is working. In tho
ara, nIaca il looks as If all the old ticket except
Mr. Rishop. would be put in the field again the
CIV ,b;no tboucht of is the Goyernorship Lied
tauant-,;oyernor Ames, Attorney General Sherman
| opd Secretary of State Pierce are all from tns
| Eastern part of the State.
| MIR ROBINSON AND HIS "BooM"
| Western Massachusetts put in her claim and Con-
| ,r..sman Robinson was named Every one seeined
neased and lots of pleasant things were s'io aoou'
~ Cn;cones would be a good locality. and no
80 ,,o.t;oned that he would make good Cover
or He said that he did not want to run, but pre-
sorr.d 70 90 hack to Congress Still, 1t was justly
nferred that he would consent, No man III hiassas
| cbusstts has ever yet been found who would hos
rather be Governor than anything else except ooas
TOR Within few days the Robinson DOOM nas
met with nor wester First 1t was sugges'ea 'na'
bis nomination might lose his district u lne Deno.
ond next the objections to HIM were broughs
't Has FOO Young too poor, is not well enough
oor.nt,d has no particular strength in the Cities
.t wond not suit the ultra-particular indepen-
- who meet every Friday at Parkers
t,,k notifies over their champagne.
" ~ oplv nine years since he entered
no,;,ics and for some unexplained cause the inde-
pendents regard him as too strong party man TO
rsoe,ve their votes. 1t is not alleged that he lacks
in sympathy toward every healthful reform, oue
thew are looking after some one who Is httie