Democratic Sentinel, Volume 8, Number 29, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 August 1884 — B. F. BUTLER. [ARTICLE]

B. F. BUTLER.

; How His Determination to Enter the Presidential Race is Viewed. Its Probable Effect In the Doubtful States of the HortL [Special telegrams to the Chicago Times.] New York. NEW YORK CITY. The declared determination of Gen. Butler to put himself in the field for the Presidency is a topic about which politicians of all parties in this city have much to 6ay. Said a well-known ex-member of the Aldermanic chamber and Sachem of Tammany this afternoon: “Of conrse John Kelly will not siy so in so many words, but you can just make up your mind that he, as well as the majority of the Tammany voters, is extremely glad to know that they will be able to vote for Butler this autumn if they feel so inclined. There are several reasons why Butler is sure to catch a large portion of the Irish vote. He is bold, aggressive, and without an iota of sympathy with England. Clinton Furbish, a Brooklyn Greenbacker, said: “Gen. Butler is a candidate in earnest for the Presidency. He will without doubt poll a large vote in this State and the States of Massachusetts, New Jersey, Connecticut, and Michigan. Why, I believe that the General will poll more votes in Chicago than Cleveland.” Thomas Dennehy, a member of the Independent Labor party and an Irish Nationalist, said: “I think that his candidacy will result in throwing the election into the House of Representatives, in which event Cleveland would probably win.” ROCHESTER. The disaffection in the Republican ranks is quite pronounced in this section. The Independents have organized and will support Cleveland. There are, however, many Republicans so disgusted with Blaine that they will vote for Butler rather than support Cleveland. The indications are, therefore, that Butler will draw more Blaine than Cleveland votes. He will certainly poll quite a heavy vote in this city. BUFFALO. Opinions on the position of Butler in the campaign are as yet mainly expressions of what is hoped or feared. Republicans expect that his canvass, if made at all agressive, will draw largely from Cleveland. They are looking for his support by Tammany Hall, the New York Sun, and the bolting Irish laborers. It is expressed freely that he will draw two men from Cleveland to one from Blaine, yet it is observed that in this reckoning the Irish bolters, who are not scarce here, are reckoned as coming from Cleveland. Democrats retort by saying that these votes are already lost to Cleveland, and it is a gain to. throw them to Butler. They add that Blaine will lose to St. John all that he can gain in the Butler split. They say that they are letting the Republicans do their worst at present; that their campaign is not open, and will not be until Cleveland's letter is out, when they propose to become more aggressive at all points. Republicans are very active everywhere else. SYRACUSE. The effect of Butler’s acceptance in this Congressiohal district (the Twenty-fifth) will not be so marked as in other districts in the State. The workiDgmen here are largely Republicans, and, as a rule, stick to their party. There is some disaffection among the workingmen in both parties, and the votes of the disaffected will go to Butter. The cigar-makers, of whom there is a large number here, are strong for Cleveland because he signed the tenement house cigar bill for New York City, and are working hard to overcome vhe objections to him in his party. ELMIRA. Butler’s acceptance is received with satisfaction by many workingmen and Greenbackers in Elmira and vicinity. Chemung County has been quite a stronghold of Greenbackism in years past, and throughout the entire southern tier Butler has many friends. The party has taken it for granted that he would accept. A fair-sized public club has been organized and a fine banner suspended over one of the principal business streets of this city. Rev. Thomas K. Beecher is a prominent Greenba'cker and has been all along enthusiastic for Butler. He says he shall do all he can for him in the campaign. Ralph Beaumont, also prominent in politics, has already made several speeches for Butler. Butler will draw a good vote all through this section, and it is feared will cut into Cleveland’s vote seriously. The Democrats are organizing very thoroughly and will make a hot fight: The Blaine men declare their confidence in carrying Chemung County, but a strong effort will be made to keep it in the Democratic ranks. St. John will draw a good vote from Republicans and may offset Butler’s inroad on the Democracy. LOCKPORT. Ben Butler’s acceptance of the nomination of the National Greenback Labor party was received here with much enthusiasm by Greenbackers and workingmen. In the Second Ward there is a Butler club with 200 members. The total vote of the ward is 750. Butler clubs in other wards do not show so large a membership, but his vote will be heavy. In the Holly Water-Works, where about one-half of the employes are Democrats, only ten will vote for Cleveland. The re mainder will go to Butler. In Pendleton the vote of the town is 200. A Butler club of thirty members was organized at the first meeting. In Hartland the vote of the town is 375. There is a Butler club of seventy members in one polling district. Reports from other towns show an unexpected undercurrent for Butler. Lawrence J. McPartlin, State Committeeman of {he National Greenback party in this district in 1877, is much surprised at the sudden change of feeling, and from letters and reports received, claims that if the Butler boom continues he will poll fully one-third of the votes cast in Niagara County. TROY, Butler’s decision to run created quite an excitement here. The daily labor organ has come out squarely for Butler. There ire over 4,000 voters here out of a total poll of 11,000, who are enrolled among the several labor unions. Nearly all of those votes have gone for the Democratic candidates heretofore, but the feeling against Cleveand is so strong that fully 3,000 of them ire expected to be cast for the Labor candidate. Many of the Labor leaders have, unal to-day, said they would refrain from rating altogether. Most of them are now shouting themselves hoarse in the saloons ind on the street comers for Butler. ALBANY. Cleveland clubs, consisting largely of Members of trades unions, have already 3een formed in the city, but the unions lave taken no official action in regard to .he campaign. Some curiosity is expressed is to the effect Gen. Butler’s candidacy will lave upon them. Indiana. INDIANAPOLIS. The publication of the letter of Gen. Butler, announcing his intention of making t campaign as the candidate of the Green-lack-Labor and Anti-Monopoly parties,

caused no particular comment in this TiciHl ity. The Greenbackers had made up th®g minds that he would run. and expected HH vote for him or some other distinctive didate anyhow, so that the appearance ®| the letter had no effect upon the relati®£ vote of the two principal parties in NEW ALBANY. In relation to the candidacy of Butler *J®| its probable effect, Hon. John O. Green HR the Greenback nominee for Attorney Getflg eral, says: “Butler will draw votes frojflß both parties, but it is my judgment in diana he will draw three from the Lem®B crat6 to one from the Republicans, and candidacy will defeat Cleveland. It is ce®E tain to lose him Indiana, New York, New Jersey, and secure Connecticut, and California for Blaine beyond jenußß venture. The Democratic workingmen vote for Butler, and he will get the Greenback" and Anti-Monopoly vote. this part of Indiana Butler will draw from the Democrats, I acted with Democrats before uniting witn the Greerfll back party. ”

Massachusetts. H BOSTON. The Blaine opinion of Butler’s as voiced by the Journal, is that if T»mmfl ny and the New York Sun support him settles the Presidential question in “The Republicans expect that he will largely from Cleveland in New York, Jersey, and Connecticut, but admit that this State the effect of his candidacy will to reduce Blaine’s majority.” The Democrats are thoroughly mad, swear all manner of things at their late At a meeting which the State held to-day to talk over the situation it said that the Butler vote in this State be about 15,0(10. On the street, however, estimates differ widely from that, some ing as high as 50,000. It must be that the situation in Massachusetts is ly complicated, and, with four tickets i®| the field, the chances favor the field than the favorite. i® Washington. B DEMOCRATIC AND REPUBLICAN OPINION® Gen. ’ Butler’s declaration that he stand by the Greenback and nominations is looked upon by about town as having lost its from long delay, and neither party seems derive any particular satisfaction from prospect of his drawing off part of the and labor vote. The Republicans that he cm not poll a very large Irish and whatever support he ge’ts he must dravßf from the regular Democratic rank and The Democrats say, however, that he draw off the dynamite Irish, who would gone to Blaine had Butler not run, it is hinted that the whole thing it® planned with the hope of throwing election into the House. It is argued that® this can be done by keeping the Irish from Blaine, and, the House being Demo-® cratic, Cleveland’s election would thus be® assured. But it is generally admitted that® Butler’s plans are too deep for the under-® standing of ordinary mortals, and Secretary® Post about expresses the general feeling by® likening it to the Irishman who, being® asked by the Judge before whom he was® brought to answer to a criminal charge, if® he was guilty or not guilty, replied: “If® its all the same to yer Honor, I prefer to® hear the evidence before answering yer® question. ” I Secretard McPherson, of the Republican® Committee, when asked what he thought of® Butler’s letter, said: “He is doing with the® Democrats just what he did with us when® he was a Republican. He’s a regular bull® in a china shop. He has done as everybody® expected when he was so ignominously® snubbed at Chicago. He’ll ran now as a® Labor Democrat. They now have two can-® didates in the field. Butler will carry a® large Democratic vote. He will take some® Democratic votes which would have gone to® Blaine, but these are few, and we are very® willing to lose them, in view of the vast® number he will get that would not have voted® for Blaine. ” 1

Tammany. GETTING MORE AMIABLE. Every night’s sleep, 6ays a New York: special, renders the Tammany men more-' amiable toward the Democratic ticket. The» presence in the East of Gov. Hendricks,, who enjoys the warm admiration of Mr. Kelly and his following, has done much to*soften the asperities which were left by theChicago convention, and no candid politician of either party now pretends to doubt, that Tammany will be heartily for Cleveland and Hendricks, and that the substantial evidences of the union of the factions! will not he long delayed. '

John Kelly. VERY MUCK COMPLICATED. In an interview at Saratoga, the other day, John Kelly is reported to have said: “ Gen. Butler’s letter puts an entirely new face on the situation. With three candidates in the field the canvass will be verymuch complicated. ” “What will be the result?” “It is too early to make predictions.” “You know Butler well?” “Very well. He is very popular with tbeworking classes and will poll a large vote. ; Wait till his letter is published; by that time the mists will have cleared and it will be safer to make predictions. ” ;i