The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-08-22

just two hours and BALI A day later,
perhaps, Gen. Butler returned to Boston
and Mr. Chandler steamed out of the har>
Dor and went to sea. His destination was
not known, but he eventually turned up.
as the boys would put it, at Bar Harbor
where Mr.. James G. Blaine was then
sojourning with his family Mr. Chandler
called. There he met Eugene Hale,
senator from Maine; some congressman,
also from the Pine Tree state; some visit
ing statesmen and local politicians. A
conference was held with closed doors at
the cottage occupied by the republican
candidate for the presidency. A close
and confidential friend of Mr.. Steve e.
kins and Mr.. George E. Robson of New
Jersey was present. A day later, per
haps, the secretary Of the navy left Bar
Harbor and sailed directly for Kittery navy
yard, where he was expected to take part
in the great Greedy demonstration.
SEA VOYAGE AND CARRIAGE RIDES.
1t happened that about the time of his
return Gen. Butler remembered an en-
gagement at Portsmouth; and thither he
hied him with all possible dispatch And
We find him on Aug. 4, visitor once more
to that quiet little New Hampshire port
On the evening of that day carriage
containing the doughty general is said to
have turned into a street leading to the
Rockingham house and stopped. Three
minutes later another wheeled in the same
street at nearly the same spot, and it con
tanned Secretary Chandler. Both these
vehicles narrowly escaped collision with
a third, which carried George NJ Robson
of New Jersey and Senator Hale of Maine.
These four worthless then proceeded to
a private house, where long conference
was held, lasting some hours. Next day
the TaIlapoosa sailed with Chandler and
Butler on board, landed at Gloucester,
where they made speeches at Col.
French's residence, and on the following
day, August 6, Gen. Butler wrote his let
ter to Charles 4. Dana OF the Sun an
nOuncing his determination to run as d
candidate of the Green back antimonopo
lyslaborreform combination.
EFFECTS OF BUFFERS CANDIDACY.
The readers of the Herald can draw
their own conclusions. 1t is question
which party will be most hurt and which
most helped by the grotesque candidacy
of Butler. Some say the republican
some say the democratic and democratic
It is, as appearances now go. The APP
piicatiOn of Ciceros famous motto in {
cause the decision of witch rested OF
circumstantial evidence--cni b0RO?-may
help the reader to solve the problem
Who will be most benefited? Tht
Maine republicans The managers Of
Blaine's compaign here rub their hand,
with delight, and the faithful organs
have ceased to call him names Has tn
word gone OUT 1t certainly looks tina
that way. A combination between But
Ter, Robson. Chambers, Steve Elkin
and Eugene Hale means mischief; but i
means more. Ii means the continuance o
rings, jobs plundering and spoils. Ar
the American people content to 1e rule
by such an alliance? And to help carry
out the purposes of the savOry qninte
just mention, every dynamite shricker
ever socialist, every communist in The
: land, with a few honest but misguided
men Of brains, are asked to join the But
Ter caravan and swell the ranks of Blaine
motley army 1t will be interesting t,
watch the Butler boom as it develops
keeping in mind the POrtmouth confer
: ences.