The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-08-08
BUTLER WILL RUN.
He Writes a Letter and Answers
Numerous Querists.
His Eoiiotsels Jubilant-Dana's Eu
Iogy Of the Massaehusetts HAN
Anti.monopoIlsts to Conn
piete the Ticket.

New York, Aug. Sat midnight the
news was lruited round the streets that the
STANDARD bearer OF the labor party and the
Anti Monopolists, Gen Benjamin f. Butler
had announced his determination TO stand as
candidate for the presidency The rumor
was no sooner started than it spread like
wildtire and was carried uptown by
those in the secret and who had an inkline
that during the night Gen. Buffers letter an
nouncing the position he would take in the
campaign might be expected. When the
news at last was given out at a late hour ii
was greeted with enthusiasm by those who
heard it, and various were the comments
made on the effect it would have in the
canvass.
The letter is as follows:
Boston, Aug ITO Hon CHARLES A.
DANA, EDITOR New York Sun, New YORK:
DEAR SIR-As means of reaching moro
queriSts than | can do in any other way,
write you this note for such use as you choose
to make OF it.
Al,sweT.-l do intend to stand by the nom
nations Of the Greenback and laboring men
and the Anti -Monepolists, and hope every
body viii vote for me who thinks that is the
best thing 10 do.
l will give the reasons for my action which
are controlling, to the public as soon as |
can have the benefit Of Mr.. Cleveland's let
ter of acceptance so that wherein disagree
with him l may do him no injustice
Very truly your friend and servant,
BENJAMIN F. BUTLER
An old wleal-horse of Tammany hall,
when told of the matter and informed that
Buffers letter was at hand, saying that he
proposed to be the candidate of the working
men for the presidency, appeared to accept
the generals action as foregone conclusion.
ave have been looking for something of the
kind for some time" said he; "and the only
mistake Butler made is in not having come
out boldly before now. He has the masses OF
the working people, of whom Tammany is
representative, with him, and if be don't
carry Massachusetts by $4,000 majority, then
miss my guess.
At the Republican headquarters much sat
isfaction was expressed that Butler had de
terInined to run
The Sun publishes the following editorial
referring to Gen Butler: He is a man OF
many Sides and OF most extended and vari
egated cultivation He is not only soldier
a statesman, jurist, a political reformer
the great bugbear of Boston respectability
| the idol of our fellow-citizens OF
Irish descent as well as of the
black voters for whom in the civil war
he struck blow whose echo yet resounds
but he Is patron of art, and especially OF
poetry, lover of nature, a friend of manly
sports, AMI a mighty lively old politician to
| boot"
| Gen. Butler has been guest at the Glen
| Cove summer home of Editor Dana for sew
| eral days past, and it is generally understood
| that these two gentlemen have been definitely
| settling the course of the third party for the
coming campaign.
! A member of the county Democracy com
mittee said to a reporter: 1--WE have ceased
! to look upon The Sun as Democratic paper,
| and now reckon our count with Dana as with
an enemy. If you know the d is in town
and receive certified copy of his programme
in advance, it is not so bad thing as if You
| didn't knew of his presence. Dana in
| variably wants to rule or ruin He has
| picked up Butler as a means of accomplishing
the retirement of the Democratic party, but he
is undertaking job he cannot finish, The man
must be fool indeed who cannot see that
Dana is now and for five years has been
| anxious for the election of Blaine. Occa-
| ElODAllY he mas Tor a snort tlIfle DaniDOeZled
| us INTO believing he loved the Democratic
party, and that he wanted the Republican
rascals to go, but we regained our senses in
time to catch on Dana wants all the Re
| publican rascals to go-except james G.
| Blaine
| CHICAGO, Aug. THE following circular
| has been sent to each member of the national
| Amt Monopoly committee:
| HEADQUARTERS OF NATIONAL ANTI-Mo-
| NOPoLY ORGANIZATION, CHICAGO, Aug Z
DEAR SIR: Under instructions from the con
vention of May IA it becomes the duty of the
| national committee to select candidate for
| vice-president of the United States. For this
| purpose aud for the transaction of other i'm
| portant business the members OF said com
mittee are hereby notified to meet at the
headquarters in the Briggs House, Chicago
at II a. m, Saturday, Aug. IL, You are
earnestly urged to be present.
JOHN F. HENRY Chairman
B. F. SHIvELY, Secretary.
The choice of the Anti Monopolists will, il
Mr.. Shively's judgment, fall upon Gen
West, of Mississippi This gentleman, who
was a brave confederate general, has beer
nominated for vice president by
the Greenbackers, ana in accepting
their choice the -Monopolists acI
with visw to a Greenback cooperation
They have purpossly selected a southern mar
in order to capture southern votes. Mr.
Shively admits this, and says that it is &
wise thing the south having been thus recog