Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-08-29
Chairman Butler Says His People
Understand the Money Question.
THEY HAVE NO NEED OF LITERATURE
How the Outlook Appears at the
Various Headquarters.
MI S S o U RI CL A l NJ z d

Having observed that no heavy work is
being done at populist headquarters i'm the
way of sending out literature. a Star re-
porter asked Senator Butler about the mat
ter. He said:
'Our most important work in this cam
paign will not be in the distribution of lit
erature. The fact is that the voters in the
populist party are the best-posted men in
the country today on the financial question.
They don't need education, like the other
parties l do not say this extensively or
| boastingly, but the fact is that the popu-
list party has been educating its voters for
years. 1t has never tired of sending litera-
ture to those who wanted it, and the re-
suit is today that almost any populist at
crossroads can talk intelligently on this
question, and can knock out with good ar
gument men who have been in public life
for Years. We began sending literature
before any of the other parties thought of
1t, and the truth is that much of this great
wave for silver is due to the efforts of men
in our party. So you see that SO far as
educating our voters is concerned, We do
not have to be in hurry.
The most important work We have in
hand is the adjustment of the differences
that arise in the different states SO as to
solidify everything for the nominees. An
other important work is the assignment of
speakers"
Chairman Butler said that he is now in
| correspondence with numerous speakers of
the populist faith and will send them
where they will do the most good for the
nominees and for the party.
Nothing has yet been done about putting
popuiis' orators ON the stump. but ar
| rangements are being made. The most
in the field will be Gen. Weaver of Iowa.
Gen. Field of Virginia. Tom Watson, Sena-
tor Allen, 1gnatius Donnelly of Minnesota
and Cyclone Davis There are MANY
Others al ha
LakeIand's Bryan Club.
The Lakeland Democratic Club is work.
ing to obtain the name of the banner Bryan
club OF Maryland. and it is said to be in a
fair way to get the honor. 1t is said to
have GOO members. 1t has already held
several meetings. but is now branching out,
and has arranged ratification meetings at
a number of towns in the counties of Mont
g"mery and Prince Georges. meeting, as
aIinounced. Will be held under its auspices
at Burnt Mills tonight. On Wednesday a
n Getting is scheduled at Bowie and on SEN
tember there will be q meeting at Upper
Idarlboro Promtnent speakers will be
present at all these places, and the Mt.
P!easant Band will render music
Inc headquarters Of the Lakeland Club
at l4-'' PENNSYLVANIA avenue, this city are
popular. A big Bryan and Sewan banner
is now being made and painted and will be
swung across the avenue at that point next
week.
Hanna in the South.
1t is improbable that the democratic
managers give a serious thought to the pos
sibillty that any Of the southern states will
be lest to Brvan in November, but the re-
publican managers are hopeful and are do
ing some quiet work in several south
ern states. 1t is said that Mark Hanna
IS TOO Shrewd a man TO waste his efforts
IN barren soil, ard that the play he ia
making in the south is not without strong
hope of success.
AZ republican headquarters here 1t is
SAID that letters are received every day
IRON southern states reporting large acces-
sicns to the republican cause. These let
ters are unsolicited and are not from lead
ers or from men OF prominence A samnIa
oi one OF these was shown a Star reporter
this morning. 1t was from an old soldier
VINO is postmaster at a small Tennessee
Town. He said he had voted for Winfield
scott Tor president and had never voted
any other than the democratic ticket He
expected. however, TO break out of the
traces this time and knew many old timn
1emGc Gratis IN his vicinity who expected to
40 the same Similar letters are received
from southern states every day. ii is said
Word From Missouri.
One of the most prominent visitors TO
headquarters in some time was r. c. ker-
ems. :he well-known republican leader of
MISSOURI He spent several hours with
chairman Babcock last night and again
tcday. Mr. kerens has been doing some
hard work for the party in West Virginia.
ana reports that the republican Campaign
~ ~ tnat state is progressing finely Mr.
kerens also had something to say of the
campaign in Missouri. He regards it as a
certainty that Missouri will go republicao
he says that the republicans are arravad
IN solid phalanX, while the democrats are
uiVlded, with prospect of fusion with the
pcpulists as remote as ever He thinks
that the sound money democrats will put
OUT an electoral ticket and a state ticket
IN Missouri He is confident that this win
materially cripple the democrats