The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1895-09-11
BUTLER WILL ATTEND
HE WILL BE PRESENT AT THE
SILVER CONVENTION ON
SEPTEMBER %.
NOT ASKED TO SIGN THE CALL

Fusion Between DeHoCEuts dnu k-op~
uIists. and Says He Would Not Let
His Party Name Stand in the Way of
silver success-Bet He Says ''I Know
No Such Movement Editor
Aver and Treasurer Worth will be
There, bu: Secretary BaruPs's Hay
Fever May Prevent Him from At
tending.
did you sign the call for the silve
convention TO be held here the 25th2'
asked Senator Marion Butler last night.
Mr.. Butler was in his room at the
Marlborough. State Treasurer Worth, Sec
rotary Barnes, of the State Farmers AL
lance, and Mr.. Hal Aver, editor of the
Caucasian, were there.
~ do not know what | would have
done if I had been asked to sign the
call"
But, Senator, there is a report COR
ing from very good source, that you
were asked to sign the call, or that a
copy of the call was sent you to sign"
II was not invited to sign the call. /
L.
a nOn-partizan silver convention ought
TO have asked silver men of all par
ties to join him in making the call.
There are silver men in all parties. In
fact, all the Populists are for silver; and
there are silver Republicans and silver
Democrats. Some of each of the three
parties should have signed the call if he
meant to have non -partiZan conyen-
ton. That would have insured better
attendance, for it would then look like
it was not in the interest of any party
or faction, but really in the interest of
silver
well, Senator" asked the reporter,
considering the call as it is, will silver
men of all parties attend ~
Il don't see any reason why silver
men OF every party cannot attend under
the call ,"
do you expect to attend 2"
"a true friend of silyer-the issue is
so important to the American people
will go anywhere he thinks the cause of
silver will be advanced. I believe that
the silver men should be brought to
gether; that's the only way to
whip the gold bugs. | have
understood that there was an effort on
the part of some Democrats to influence
Mr.. Smith to confne his convention sim
ply to Democrats. Ii this is so, he de-
serves great credit for making it a non
pariizan affair. IL it had been a partizan
affair it would hardly have advanced the
cause Of silver and would have worked
in the interest Of the g0ld-bugs
'And am | to understand, then, that
you will be present n
II think / will attend. | am invited,
and will come and see if | can be Of any
service to the cause of silver"
Mr.. Butler was quoted in the Char
lotte Observer as writing in private
letter to Populist:
''Haye our friends rest easy with ref
erence to any rumored cooperation with
any party. Nothing viii be done in any
direction without full consultation
with our friends All things being equal,
/ believe that we should stand by those
who stood by us in the last campaign, in
preference to those who fought US. am
surprised to see our friends get so easily
excited over rumors published in Demo
cratic papers. If our people had to cor
rect all such rumors by publishing cards
they would rot have time to do anything
else y
SIS there a probability of fusion be
tween the Democrats and Populists, as
some newspape s have printed r. / asked
this gentleman, who is supposed to know
more about affairs political than anybody
else in his party.
81 know Of no su b movement now.
It is purely matter for the parties
IN Their organized capacity 10 deter
mine," he answered cautiously. Neither
myself nor any other man can speak
with authority for the Populists. The
Populists as whole seem to be very
anx GUS to get all the silver men to-
gether. That is the chief object of every
Popllist now That's the reason that
regret this call was not signed by silver
men Of all parties"
DO you favor a union of all silver,
men on a on-partizan basis2' | asked
such a thing has been more than once
suggested, and it has even been rumored,
that such a movement is on foot
1t Is herd TO tell how such move
uEub NJulu GDllE. DnO tue dAFDGfsLC5
of silver must get together. The fight
in this campaign is to be squarely on
the money question. All the opponents Of
asingle gold standard must be in favor of
getting together all the free silver men.
The proper place for them, think, is in
the Populist party. But |, for one, would
not allow the name of my party to 5 and
in the way of silver, and let the gold
bugs VIM
! Treasurer Worth has stated that he
will attend the convention and sit in the
same synagogue with the other advocates
of silver.
Mr.. Worth said last night Eyes, |
will attend the meeting, even though 1t
is called by Democrats. When there is
no Quaker meeting in Raleigh, go to
the Baptist or Presbyterian or some
other church. don't think much of a
man who regards his label more than
| he does his religion"
All of which the Populist official means
| to apply to the convention.
Editor Aver said he intended to at
tend the convention in the combination
capacity of silver man, reporter and