Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-04-03
PRETTY WARM TINE.
THE RESULT OF MARION BUTLERs
CIRCULAR LETTER.
Republicans Say There VIII he Fu-
sion Anyhow--CharIotte Cash Got
the New Female collese-rhe Tyre
bull n Mule.

RALEIGH, n. c.. April 2.-(Special)-
Senator Marion Buffers circular-letter
against fusion to the Populist county
chairman, which was given out here
late last night. caused cyclone to-day.
The Republicans were made fighting mad
by It. Their State chairman CHoltom
said: Butler in December, 1894. pro-
posed to me to make the fight on free
silver. That was the first l ever heard
OF the free-silyer business. / rejected
his proposition. ] haves no idea Of yield
ing TO any Of Buffers demands. But
Ter wants to run his whole campaign on
free-silyer lines. and draw from both
parties. thus building up a new organiza-
ton in North Carolina, and then
switch it on the main line into the Popu-
list party. His ultimate object is to run
for the Senate or be President.
think he will be satisfied to be returned
TO the Senate. He knows that If he
can get the balance of power and keep
his party separate and organized for
the next two elections, he can then, in
1890, fuse with either party which will
agree TO return him 10 the Senate. The
boys and field-hands' must stand for
principle until that time. This action.
which Butler has taken, will make the
Republicans put up a straight ticket. our
people will not stand this talk, and pur-
pose of breaking up their organization.
Ii is a shrewd game Butler Is playing.
AS to the number Of Republican voters
in the State, / have no change to make
in my estimate Of $4,000, save to increase
IL. Nearly half the Populists will vote
with US after We get through with local
fusion. This simply means a new deal
with Butler, and there will be deal.
He simply has no right to break up his
party organization, and then claim he
stands on IT. His Populist people will
not stand 1t. They will soon see his
whole game Is Butler and nothing else
This circular-letter OF his is nothing but
n thinly-veied proposition for office
trading Why should he suggest that,
by waiting, better terms could be had 4?
The whole letter is filed with advice to
Populists. to draw to them both Demo
Gratis and Republicans. He seems to
dread Republican Legislature worse
than a Democratic one"
WILL FUSE, ANYHOW.
a Republican cried out to another this
morning: Butler doesn't represent the
Popuist party. We intend to fuse, I'm
spite of him. We will make him eat
dirt" Now this is the real sentiment
OF the Republicans. Butler is showing
the ablest Of them that they cannot over
reach or browbeat him. Such Popullsts
as Ohio Wilson say that Butler fully
represents the Popullsts, and that they
are behind him. His denunciation Of the
Populist Observation-Disclosures, telling them
that they care for fusion only that they
may hold their places. has cut them Ike
a knife.
The most desperate political fight In
wears ia this State is now on. There
Is an Increase in the movement for a
coming together of silver Democrats and
Popullsts.
Buffers letter hits Daniel L. Russell
harder than any other Republican in the
state He has so earnestly prayed for
fusion. and yesterday was the first time
he has ever even suggested that II might
fail Of success. The exposure by Senator
Butler Of the Republican plan to capture
the LEGISLATURE hits the Republicans a
CASH WON IT.
The Presbyterians here are pleased that
Charlotte gets the new female college OF
that denomination Several towns made
propositions. but Charlotte's $1,000 In cash
won the day.
The penslon-lists were to-day sent out
from the Auditors office
IL is learned that application IS made
for the admission TO the Soldiers Home
here Of the venerable General Thomas L.
Tst.s Al. L.. IL.
firm.
The "New-Era Institute" or Joint SER
vices OF white and colOred Baptists, here
attracts large audiences. Among those
who spoke to-day were Rev. Drs. r. r..
Skinner and n. b. Cobb. Rev. John r.
White. Rev G. S. Brown. Rev. a. IL.
Vincent and Rev. F. r. Howell
Mr. George W. Thompson. one of the
oldest and most prominent citizens OF
Chatham county, Is dangerously sick.
The death OF Captain Jesse Kyle, OF
Fayetteville, removes another officer OF
the famous Bethel Regiment
It has been said that DR. Tyre Yonk,
of the Eighth District, proposed 10 ride
a bull I'm his canvass there. He says the
animal is a mule, and that II is General
Jackson" which he rode in the campaign
OF 1883.
There are many persons who think this
State could pro6tably adopt the new plan
OF Virginia Of sending a penitentiary Off
cial to a county after convicted prisoners,
instead OF having them brought to the
penitentiary by the Sheriff.
Persons from Cumberland county say
the trouble there which has resulted in
the burning OF public fences Is Of very
serious character. 1t is IN Flat-Hill town
ship that the burning has been done.