The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-04-02

Part Company?
Mr.. A. e. Holton, chairman OF the Ike
publican State Executive Committee,
was seen at the Park Hotel last night
inst before midnight, and was shown
Senator Buffers manifesto.
He was living in bed when a News
and Observer reporter handed him the
proof of the circular.
He read the first few lines casually,
but had hardly passed the second
paragraph before he began to straight
en- up. The farther he read, the
straighter he sat up, pausing here and
there to say, well, / declare.
Another paragraph and another
pause.
He seemed surprised at the blows
Butler struck straight from the should
er. -
When he finished the reading OF 1t,
he was sitting upright--on the side
of the bed. He wore on his face
sort of "I-told-you-so" look, as the re-
porter waited a moment for his COM
ment on the epistle.
sWell, am not surprised" he finally
said, ''Butler said practically the same
thing to me in December, 1894, but 1
discountenanced any such idea, and he
has had little use for me since"
ssWhat do you think Of the clrcu-
lar?''I asked.
..Well, it lays down the test oath
for the Republicans, but the Republi-
cans in North Carolina will never take
it under any consideration. 1t would
amount to absolute humiliation of the
Republican party in the State, There
are. no doubt, some Republicans who
will be in favor of accepting even these
terms
'sWill the fusion element Of the party
favor fusion on these terms 2"
.eThe extreme fusion element will If
they can't get any better terms and ii
they could control the convention
their plan would be to nominate an
electoral ticket, appoint their COM
mittee~ and then take down the cleo
toral ticket before the election and re-
eeive in return Populist support for
local offices. But they can't control
the convention.
rs this extreme fusion faction num-
GROUSE"
swell. it includes the offfce-seekers
generally. and there are a good many
friends and heelers who believe with
them. There has been for some time
an element in the party that favored
the abandonment Of the organization.
THE MOMENT a REPUBLICAN,
MAKES TIP HIS MIND TO ACCEPT
BTTI.ER'Ss TERMS AS LAID DOWN
HERE THAT MOMENT HE rs NO
LONGER A REPUBLICAN. But "A
POpULIST.
Buffers policy is to take the Gov
ernor. the Legislature and the United
States Senator. Oh. yes; Mott is with
him on this line, and is a candidate
for United States Senator. and If But
Ter succeeds, Mott viii be the Sena-
tor.
..No self-respeeting Republican can
think for a moment of treating with
Butler on any such terms"
II wrote TO him to-day" continued
Mr.. Holton, telling him that the COM
lnittee appointed BY our executive
committee was ready to consult with
him on cooperation. | suppose | may
as well take this for his answer.
sHow about the division OF spoils2"
II don't agree with Butler at all.
Indeed / consider that in the last deal
the populists got everything and we
contented ourselves with the election
law. They got the long-term sena-
torship, the Railroad Commissioners,
arranged to get the penitentiary, the
Board of Agriculture and every other
Office they had man to fill We got
the short-term Senatorship, with their
pledge to return our caucus nominee,
but that pledge don't seem to be worth
much.
IF Butler had been given the short
term Senatorship, we could now co
operate on our own terms, and he
would be following us about begging
for cooperation
.sWen, what does it all mean?'
asked.
'sWhy, il just means break; that's
all. if Butler insists on these terms.
"Can he control his convention
II think ne can control his conyen-
ton. but + doubt whether he can con-
troll the Populists in the different
counties"
Then, the chairman left me. and
went into another room where a knot
Of Republicans were gathered To hear
Abe news Of Rutler's uItinafun.