Year: 1878




Political ants are sometimes of small
account, but General Buffers democratic
anti in Massachusetts proves to be formid-
able. In other words, the regular Demo-
cratic State Convention in Faneuil Hall
yesterday was a decided success. 1t
demolished all the hopes which Butler has
been cherishing of running as the regular
democratic candidate, and leaves him with
barely his original chances as the nominee
of the greenback party.


The regular State Convention in Faneuil
Hall was not rump. 1t did not con-
sist merely of the five hundred and
odd anti-Butler delegates who dissented
and bolted at Worcester, but Of be-
tween twelve hundred and thirteen hum
dred representatives OF the regular
democratic organization. The assembling
of so large a body within week
after the grotesquc Gasco ut Worcester is a
miracle Of energy which shows how thor
oughly the party has been aroused, and
attests the vigor, capacity and dill
gence of its accredited leaders. OF course
the Butler delegates who committed
the housebreaking manDuvre Mt Worcester
by a burglarious entrance into the hall at
break of day and held possession by threats
of violence were not present in the Boston
Convention. But their places were supplied
by new elections, and it must be regarded
as an amazing feat of political activity and
determination that so much was accom-
plished in one short week. Indignation IS
powerful incentive. The old line leaders
were so incensed and mortified by the auda-
cious and successful trick played upon them
at Worcester that they did their utmost to
bring together full Convention. Their
success proves that the party at large had
been as deeply stirred as its leaders. 1t is
safe to assume that the credentials of the
extemporized delegations were not very
strictly scrutinized. 1t suficed that they
were actual residents of the towns and cities
they professed to represent and that they
were hostile to Butler They served to fill
all the seats and to make the Faneuil Hall
Convention as imposing in numbers as it
was jealous for the honor and integ
rity of the old democratic party It's
nominations are the strongest that could
have been made. No democrat who
could add anything to the strength Of the
ticket felt at liberty to refuse the use of his
name in such crisis. Judge Abbott was
nominated by acclamation for Governor,
and the whole ticket is strong and respecta-
BILE. 1t is no longer doubtful that the regu-
lar democratic organization will make q
sincere and strenuous fight nor that it will
succeed in maintaining its'separate exist
ence. OF course Judge Abbott and his as
sociates on the ticket will not be elected,
but its purpose will be accomplished if it
defeats the election of Butler.


The intense anxiety Of General Butler to
get the regular democratic nomination
proves the importance which he has at
tached to it. The political burglary COM
mitted at Worcester will not pass for o reg
ular democratic nomination after what took
place yesterday in Faneuil Hail. Butler is
left with only the strength he would have
had if he had not attempted to capture the
Worcester Convention. Nay, he has weak
ened himself by that unscrupulous attempt,
which has kindled an indignant democratic
opposition which would not otherwise have
been famed into such fierce intensity. Ac-
cording to present appearances Butler will
be beaten and the republican ticket elected.