Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-08-07
Gen. Butler has, at last, set at ret speculation


corning MS attitude La the presidential canvass He
f. neither for Blaine. Cleveland, Pomeroy, nor St.
john but maintains his consistency by being for But
Ter first, last ami all the time. He very mOdeStiy
preSse. the hope that everybody will vote foa him
"who thinks that Il is the best thing " DO" Gen.
Butler declares his intention TO stand by the green
back and labor nominations In a letter to Editor
Dana, OF the New YORK S1tn moved thereto, per-
haps, by the MANY kindly expressions towards him
OF late ia the columns Of that journal In his letter
the General indicates that h. means 20 direct his
canvass mainly against Cleveland as he Is waiting
for the latters letter OF acceptance, that where
b. diSagrees with the democratic candidate he may
"dO him no injustice
Cen Buffers candidacy Will introduce another
Confusing element into the canvass. such posi-
bility his election Is not even contemplated No
Practical man believes that lie carry single
state, ana tne only question OF any Importance con-
nected with his race is ~ HIGH party will he hurt
nIOSt?" In New York the chances are that he Will
draw most or his votes from Cleveland but In
Pennsylvania ana Massachusetts he VIII probably
Invade the Blaine ranks The followers OF John
Kelly and other democrats OF New YORK, TO whom
the nomination OF Cleveland was so distasteIu,
Will, very likely, avail themselves OF the oDportu-
nifty TO waste their votes upon Butler. This viii
Indirectly aid Blaine But among the miners OF
Pennsylvania, class that has hitherto voted
pretty so.idly with the republican party, there Is
auctions OF wages they have been forced TO stand.
This discomfort, according to accounts from that
section, affects the party allegiance or the miners.
They are inclined TO hola the ruling party reSpon-
sibie for the losses they have suffered and But
let appear. as the great champion OF labor, he may
Set the miners votes
But another consideration presents Itself in re-
gard TO Buffers candidacy His appearance and
participation In the national democratic conven-
hat in taEi
feld, have materially weakened HIM with the very
political elements which put him In nomination
originally. The opposition which manifested itself
70 Butler ia the greenback convention has spread
considerably, and some Of the most prominent
green6acx organs now advocate the nomination OF
another candidate In fact, such political 0rgan-
hation as there was backing Butler has about gone
10 pieces, while he has been playing fast and loose
with the democracy His state committee In Mas
slchusettS Is disrupted, and democratic organiza-
ton, bitterly hostile TO Butler has taken its place.
and his chief organ in past conflicts is out for
Cleveland
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Inc American Political Alliance PROPOSES to
take hand II the presidential election and to bat
Tie ror the principle Of americans to rule Amer
lca' AT secret meeting OF the National Execu-
tive Committee, held in Boston yesterday an order
directing all the councils in the United States TO
make nominations for President and Vice President
oAld IOl tLtul 10 national ne lQ OF the
gankation was adopted. IL IS announced that the
selections made by the respective councils will be
audited" and on september 5th the National
Council Will hold an open session and announce the
PRESIDENTIAL ticket This order has beer rr0nul-
gated IN loud call upon The organization 10 sound
the alarm ana put down the attempt TO elect q
President by aid of a concentrated foreign or nat
uraIlzeo vote. While no candidate Is named IL is
apparent that the manifesto is directed against
Blaine and the effort 10 attract the Irish vote to
hm- Since the days Of know-nothlnsiSm the cry
OF "Amer1cans to rule America" has not innuencen
any votes worth speaking OF in presidential cleo
uon, though In each canvass, since the war there
nave been some 10 raise II. Whether this attemDt
al organization OF the native American element as
against naturalZed votes will amount to anything
or not remains to be seen, but any rate 1t throws
another issue into a canvass already very much
mixed up III the old know-nothing principle is re-
Sved and employed against Blaine IL Will probably
nave the effect OF commencing him even more
strongly TO naturalized citizens and OF driving them
70 stick the closer TO him.