The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-08-26
In sBUTLER'S LAND. II J.
SITUATION N MASSACHUSETTS.
The Old hay State Sure to TO FOR tho 10.
publican Tickct-I'utier's strength
Anniyzei-The Power OF the hide.
pendcnts-GenernlP Political News.

pendonts-General Political News.
CLEVELAND, August 25.-A correspond
ent writes from Boston us follows: Th,
political situation In this State Is fur NOR,
favorable to the Republican ,party than /
was week ago. In previous dispatch
after looking carefully over the common
wealth, and interviewing the leaders or
both sides, said TINT Massachusetts wa,
sure 10 give her electoral votes for Blaine
md Logan. To-day 1t looks as though tho
Republican ticket will sweep the State BY
10000 plurality. The potential factor il,
THIS Sudden and surprising change Is Bcn
Butler. Colonel Plympton, who resigned
the chair,nanship OF the Democratic Stntc
Committee to manage Buffers canlpaign,
says the, General will poll 10000 VOTES, Of
Which 10000 will come from the l5O, ,OOO
he received, last year, and the remainder
from Republicans who supported Robin.
son, whose vote was lG0 900, but who re.
fuses to follow Blaine. Now il Colonel
Plympton is correct in his estimate Of
Buffers strength, and see no reason to
doubt his figuring, the vote for I'rcsi.
dent i'll this State, not taking into account
the strength OF the Independents or that
Of the prohibitonists, would be as fol-
lows: Blaine, 4OO0O; Cleveland, 100, 900:
Butler, 10000. Int the Republican lead.
cnrs say that II surprising change is taking
place in the ranks OF both parties that the
Independent Republicans will east about
l5,GW votes for Cleveland, and TIM, about
!,o0O former Democrats, almost all OF them
lrisl, Americans, will east their fortunes
this year with the Republican party. The
Independents admit that they will throw
III the neighborhood OF 900 ballots for
Cleveland, and astute Democrats are will.
Ing TO cohcetle 5000 OF their supporters to
Blaine. Making allowances, ! therefore, 'i6rr
these changes and'f6r the natural increase
,ofsthc Vote, oi.-wficll all the candidates
will get about their proportionate share,
the result wiflbc MS follows: Blaine, 14O,-
900, less. $4,000, plus 5000, total l30, 900;
Cleveland, 100000 plus 1900, less ), Co.,
total 10000; Eutler, 100000. S ~, 49,, y
DUrLER's STRENGTH. sisss 6 (,
The Democratic leaders, however, say
that they have no idea that Butler will
poll over 10000 votes, OF which not more
than $4,000 will come from the ranks Of
the lnterri0ed. The rcmainin.l5 :, 900 con.
stitutc Il body OF men known Us labor re-
formers, Greenbackcrs, dissatisfied work.
men and djsyrlntled Rcpublicans, who
always follow Buffers banner no matter
where he leads, and when his political
fortunes are not involved. 10000 OF them
vote the Republican ticket: These lead
crs also say that Cleveland has good
fighting chance, that the scandal circulated
nbont him has made him votes, that the
Democratic party is solid for the ticket,
that the only kickcrs are q number OF for
mer Republicans who follow EutIer's
banncr no matter where it Hoats, and that
the silent vote OF dis.ustcd Republicans
will more than offset this detection, thus
rendering the result very uncertain. Eut
they arc a sang,line .crowd these
Democratic leaders, and do more talk
than work. Until the Butler machine
took hold the rank and file had never been
thoroughly drilled and disciplined, had
known but once what 1t was to win Il CAIN
paign in thirty years, and that was almost
miracle, and even then were not afford
cd an opportunity to tastet the fruits OF
victory. General Collins, the chairman OF
the Democratic State Committee, is Il tall,
Well-aPpearing man, with a splendid head,
and has Il fine voice and good vocl-
bulary. He also has the ready wit and
keen sense OF liumor for which Irishmen
everywhere are noted. But that is all.
| He is not I'M organizer. and he never will
be. He hasn't the capacity for that kind
OF work. II 81 2
s.g3 THE INDEPENDENTS.
Colonel Goldman and the Independents
are outdoing their political opponents in
the circulation OF pamphlets, and have OBJ
taincd 4 months lead in personal work OF
II very effective character. But the Inde-
penden;s are worse of thm the Democrats
in the matter Of organization, though I am
free to admit that they arc. making con:
siderable headway in.many-towns. They
have thirty clubs with membership OF
5000, and have Just organized 4 Boston
young mems club patterned after the Ia
nous one; in. Brooklyn to;which Mayor
Low owes his political promotion. fco-
|ple may .eall them dudes and 1pharisees,
but they llayc plenty OF money in their
pockets and they carry considerable brains
under their hats The President oi the
Boston young mems club is Hon. John
t.F!Andrew, son oithe famous war Governor,
and the secretary is Roger Waleott, Il Bca-
co'i street society, and n lawyer OF mucl,
promise. N These names dre strength to
the new movement, and will be great mag
nets TO attract. young men. Identified
with, these lickcrs arc the three IIoars,
young men, Judge Ebcnezcr lockwood
Eloar and Senator George Ficlel Hoar,
their fathers remaining true to the Repub-
lean cause. The Qunccys, the Adamscs,
the Winthrops, the ,Evcretts, and It good
many OF the blue blootls are identified
with the independents i52>2
The Butler men are organizing through
ont the State and mean mischief to Clevc-
land. Every vote polled ior the sold
man, contributes to Bluine's victory. 4
do not kn6wlhow the Generals candidacy
is rcgaryledpin other States, but here in
Massachusetts, the Republican leaders
welcome it with JOY, and they say it will
make New York certain for Blaine.
Z The st. John men claim that their candi-
date will poll 5000 votes, which believe
to be IN exaggerated estimate. va
IN MICHIGAN. = ~
Fusion n Farce Thcre--Tl,e State Undoubt-
s55ts.s. ~ e.lly Republican.
I!5WAsnlSGroN, ID. G., August .25.-A gen
| tlrmnn WHO has studied thny noliticol c;t.