New-York tribune., 1896-01-31
DOWN ON SENATOR BUTLER.
TOO OyERBEARING TO SUIT NORTH CARO-
LIMA POPULISTS.
or THE QUARREL ON THE POLITICAL
SITUATION IN THAT sTATE-MORtlsoN AS
pOSSTRITJTY
my TELEGRAPH TO THE TRiBuNE.l


fny TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE1
Washington Jan 3o-Tbe overbearing course or
Ar putler the Popust Senator from North Caro-
llna has at last produced the fruits wnich miSh'
have been expected. Between the Senator ana some
other Popust leaders here and In the state "hich
ne represents in the Senate there are at present
ANYTHING but agreeable relations 1t all gre" Out
of his efforts 10 supersedc conference by autocracy
The first the public knew of the matter was the
publication I'm the North Carolina papers DAY OF
,vo AGO OF a private CORE cspondence OF the oena'o'
vl,h Mr. Wood. dn intelligent. and, IL wouin
,,oar independent minded Popullst OF Beriie
county Mr. Butler wrote confidential letter 70
h,s fr,.nd Mr. Wood. in which he stated the proper
ropramrne TO be the concession OF the state nomi-
nation in exchange for the entire eiectoiA 'che''
that no man except free-sverite shouid pe piaccu
on the electoral ticket Mr.. Wood did not SO We"
the matter and with caustic pen he proceeded 10
rcnudiate emphaticay singular a proposal
when the Populist leaders here and in North caro-
,,r, had had a few hours to deliberate and some
NJ them had conferred with Republicans from tha'
state IT was seen that the scheme presenter oy
Rniler would not do at all, even from the fopu''S'
r.o,nt OF view. A meeting was held IN this Guy
uordav night and as A result It Is known that
Representative Harry Skinner and some others
prominent in third party leadership have hotiy re-
undated Senator Buffers plan, and propose 10
mako another arrangement TO secure dVis'o"
roro sensible in its provisions and more likely 10 De
acceptable to both s!des
rhs friends OF Mr.. Mckinley say that majority OF
tho Republlcans ard Populists favor DIVISION on
thoa, terms: Six Republicans and five Populsts on
-, o,cc,or,i ticket with equal division OF State
officers and the Legislature The frienns OF MI
Reed favor a straight Republican electoral ueAe'
asserting that the state Is Republican on Na'ioha
ssues hv ra,s,n OF the freesver tendencies OF the
I,,,ncrscv and the protection tendencies OF those
oppos@l TO free coinage among tn, tne ,r,li no
~ aMa
electoral fusion or cooperation Wiz De drclaleI %
~ ths nenuh,lcans and Popuis,s the state and
legislative tickets but they seem 10 "a'ch INC H'S
Sd So, hora /, may lie well to consider the fortunes
81 democracy in the South, as affected oy g aisnrS
Th sa' r.c"nt silver conference straw OF small
slgndcance The meeting. however represri'~a, -
fhos" IN the conference say that they VII! support
any man who IS nominated on Al, a. 'prasl6en,
form II Il Is understood mat ne WI, sira ns - be-
II elected. permit fre-eo'nas' ,r1N1n Ir9sGe whosc
enacted THIS points to Co.;n1, sIoo.e the Veto
r,yyer ry'.s m such case He IS the fayorit" OIL OF all
he moro moderate silver men, ne ecogrr.snonlent:
inent extrinsts said 70 lribuh' .,tlc.,,u,i II,
You may say that the men wn9 pnruc,i',-- Mr. W
niiAes entirely by MS par'ys for'naal u'''''' W
isn9I~s Mi er eH,-nrls,s mad similar statements
1.se Morrison boom IL not fully .auacacd yer v nI,
ci,y Dnmocra,. sad to Tribune corresponGehn.
.VG, only ls Senator HW cor..aly N ''voI 'y o 49,
rcl
'' ~ a. mas. with the exception OF the cuckoo
are ukowisr anxious 20 SEQ rri@on nhin'l a, -,
re oryuei that free silver was I. 't B.I'rd;S
nm ie-sioot there and hat II IT were paceI u. ~
ri,,f,ru you'll net weaken. but rather strehS,hen
- p.mo-rttir chances after mo subject hhl ut'h
exclaimed "a tho stump and otherwise. lie Iuruhe,
oIscrveI mat n the Vest and South hs s'einel
,.oh,be s,oo! no f0r Morrison. he woull sur,.y
l.. nominated Ana he implied that senator fl
,bongh, that course the wlssst one 10 be pusu'l
,,reerr, s1uthcrncrs generally advocate Morrison 5
Nomination and say that II beaten as they sr'i ~
.xtcc, II would he better 20 70 down WIN nm
H.. T. p cor
,irinu, here regard Morrison as the strongest man
~ ne rae. on tho score OF popularity. as Vel as
rsf.,encv They think ne would run better in the
E,s, than any other person who could be hoih'-
mated. .,.. .oo
d, "A democratic Convention 70 be contro.lei m
directly directly by MI Cleveland Most oi me-"
Who t,lk say that no a'raidle Ia possible when
could reconcile the wings OF the party In Norih
carolina and offer the slightest chance Tor success