Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-07-15
RARE, RACY BEN BUTLER.
What He Says When He Say. Nothins

| fEs-No" TO EVERYTHING, AND A BIG D. ExPLE.
TIVE FOR THE REPoRTERs-HE HAS ACCEPTED THE
| ANTI-MoNoPoLY NOMINATION. AND EAs NEvEs
| SAID OTHERWISE.
"Tell him to come in, was the order Gen. B. F.
Butter gave this morning within several hours
aIter MS arrival In Washington to the messenger
VINO bore STAR reporters card The General W IS
seated In an easy chair within his law Office
Caplol Hill In response to the reporters salut a.
ton, he uttered blunt 'good morning." and threw
himself back in the chair If TO await results.
The reporter produced brief press dispatch, dated
New York. which among other utterances attrib-
uted to Gen. Butler just before leaving that city
Tor Washington, said "He denied empnatically,
however, that he had yet accepted either" the
greenDack or anti-monopOly nomination. He
read the Dispatch and said: "Now that S les: an
HeS. A reporter came TO me and asked: Are you
going to support Cleveland? l said 'Yes-No' Are
you going to run on the ant-monopoly ticket?' he
ington?' 'Yes-No.' That's what / said to him.
why have accepted the anti-monopoly nominal
uon long ago. and it's absurd to represent Inc as
SAYING otherwise. I've tried to say nothing, but
these ID internal reporters-news must De very
scarce y he added, breaking OF and looking up to
"There's great deal Of interest manifested to
learn learn your position. General" suggested the re
II want to say" he answered with deliberation
or that Is don't want to say thing except that
nave said nOthfhg"-wtth emphasis upon the Ia ST
Woru-'l have said nothing, and when want any,
thng said I'll put it over my own signature: and
anything else that is said will be Simply the lies OF
Kaoolng reporters" Following the last clause the
General hesitated an instant and added: ssIS not
authorized ia any shape or form.n
The reporter, thinking he meant upon reconsid-
GRAFTON, to substitute that for the lies OF Cabling
reporters, read the notes TO the General with the
substitution snow, that is norsthe way Said it, -
he remarked with show OF impatience 81 never
can get reporter to write just what saw said
anything else will be the lies or gabbling repor-
ters."
The reporter apoiogized. saying he had thought
the General intended TO amend that
mo, sir; no, sir, don't That's too good to be
amended"
The reporter next exhibited to Gen. Butler the
interview purporting TO have been had with him
ana published In the New York Times of Yesterday
II was dated at Detroit, and assumed to contain
expressions and comments OF the General while en-
route IRON Chicago east. He glanced 1t over In a
manner that indicated he had seen IL before and
SAID: what's like the Other-manufactured did
say that might be a ny on wheel or a bull In
CHINA shop, but the rest is not true. When desire
an organ to express my thought 1t won't be the
New York Times, probably"
The General positively refused to discuss his attf-
tude or intimate his future course. He said the
latter Is subject for consideration and that when
ne gives 1t the careful consideration merits he
Will declare himself over his own signature in no
unmlStakable terms Meantime he pronounces In
ratlons purporting to come from him as false-'re-
pOrterS' lies"
The reporter thanked the General and rose to
leave, WHEN he said, "And am obliged to The
STAR FOR giving me an opportunity TO say that
have said nothing"