Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1895-01-10

Washington. 1t is Big and Ann
bilious Met was ever so with
| Butler: He fears an anti-combina-
ton and takes occasion to threat
en- What he will do two Years
Hence if They do him in the COM
! ing Legislature. He Predicts a
Change of Goldsboro's Municipal
Government, but has to Admit
that the city is Solidly Democratic
in Spite of the Worst that may be
| Done.
Marion Butler says: Il came
here TO consult with the execd-
tive committee of the National
Alliance, this being the most cen
trail point. We are making ar
rangements for the meeting of
the National Alliance the first
Tuesday of February in Raleigh
and also for the dedication on
Thursday of that week of the
Polk monument at Raleigh. It
being the first time the Alliance
has met east of the Mississippi,
it is expected there will be d large
attendance. Having made the
arrangements, [ return home this
afternoon.
Mr.. Butler was asked a mum
Der of questions respecting poll
tics in North Carolina. His re-
plies were deliberate and we'll
considered. He appears not to
seek or shun publicity of his views
on the senatorship. He had to be
drawn out Slowly and carefully,
but his answers were apparently
as frank as they were full. On
the county government question
he was much less-in fact not
ery-communicative. City gov
ernment he discussed with re.
serve, but with sufficient posi-
tiveness. The following is the
substance of what he told me.
presented connectedly by omit
ting my questions:
The earliest, or at any rate
one of the earliest, matters to be
decided in caucus by the majority
of the Legislature will be the
election of Senators. While
it is not settled whether there
will be joint caucus of both
parties or separate caucus fo1
each party, composing the fusion
movement, | think there will be
only one caucus. AS to my cleo
ton to the long term, elections
can't always be predicted.o
Here he smiled a shrewd smile
and proceeded, after further ques-
tioning The Republican leaders
are honorable and have the in
terest of their party at heart.
They are men Of strong sense as
well as principle and the report
that they would make overtures
to or receive overtureS from the
Democrats to elect two Republi-
cans is foolish on it's face. It
would be singular weakness on
the part Of both parties. The
Democratic leaders are the very
ablest men [ have ever fought.
They could not afford for tenn
porary r-venge, supposing it
possible for the Republicans to
consent, to enter into any such
arrangement. It would destroy
their future and that of their
party. [ would want nothing
better than for them to carry out
such a programme. Two years
from now it would give me an ir-
resistibie advantage.
But the Republicans are not
going to accept. nor are the Dem
ocrats going to proffer, such a
coalition. I can't say between
Pritchard, Mott, Holton, Russell
and Dockery who will be chosen
for the other senatorship. No
two men centre the control be-
tween themselves.
Mr.. Butler was proof against
sallies, of information as to what
others had said, ventured by the
interviewer for the purpose of
eliciting further information as
to the respective strength of each
of these five candidates. 1t was
clear that he considered himself
safe for the long term and the
fusion was not at all imperilled
on the senatorship.
LAS to the county governments
nothing is decided as yet. There
will be full conference, however.
There is very strong feeling in
the west, embracing most of the
Democrats, perhaps, in favor of
popular elections. The Action of
the county commissioners in the
matter of bonds has strengthened
the desire for magistrates elect
ed by the people.
Rocky Mount Neacs: If all who
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