New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-06-15
BUTLER HAS A BIG SCHEME
TO SMASH BOTH THE OLD PARTIES IN
NORTH CAROLINA.
1T INCLUDES SUPPORT OF THE PoPCLlsr ELS9
ToRAL TICKET BY THE REPUBLICANS AND
LOOKS TO THE NOMINATION OF
THE SENATOR FOR PREsI-


Try TELEGRAPH TO THE rR!BuNEl
vv.sb,ry,on June Ex-senator Butler. OF NortA
Carolina acting in concert with certain Repuoilcanss
has fixed up a programme. the principal purpose Oh
which seems to be TO aggrandlze h'mseh anu t'o
populist party. The plan includes susse"..o
which has been made in the Democratic party oue
which so far has not been widely approved-the
o,not,or of Senator Teller by all the silver ele-
ren,s Pit I, goes beyond that. II looks 70 tas
d,erun,ion OF the Republican and Democratic par
ties for young statesmen In first ventures are ,a
~ modest IN their calculations 1t taxes eNpei'enoe
and a great deal Of 1t TO teach them the i'"ii'a
lions OF their potentially. Mr.. Butler Is very
Young statesman Therefore. his horizon is larger
than his potantiallty. So far as North Carohns
10 concerned his scheme is to pulverze the s'rash'
Repuhlica1 of the Dockery-Settie schooi a"u '
Regular" Democrats. as he would say Al'e' "'a
he thinks he would have smooth sailing TOT ne"
kind of Popul.em an indefinite extension OF MS SEN
atorial term and the possible nomination OF hiseA
for the Presidency in 1900. II Is seen that ne IN
dulges himself In lofty dreams.
Tho action OF the Populist caucus requesting MT
Teller 10 propose address and submit IL 10 'he'.
for approval "a in perfect keeping with the COURSE Vi
Butler in State and National politics In North caro-
Ina For a time they were extremely coy to"sio
ponuhcans when they were not insolent on tho
contrary UP to last week. for two or three mohti~
tbov were sweet upon the silver Democrats Ere
ouent conferences held with a few OF them VINO
are called by their party associa'es |'N
tu,ed leaders" for the purpose Of making an ar
rapgaren, by which the Popuists and Democrats
should cooperate in both National and state aHairs
Rut the decision OF the Democrats-a naJorhy VI
whom never desired any cooperation o'her '"an
Popul,st Individual support for the Dernocrauc
tickets at the pollsnot to take the PopuNs's INTO
their couns-s at all In other words, their determs
-, % nominate n straight State and electoral
ticket angcred Butler and his friends. ana tney
made oyertures 10 Senator Pritchard ana eS-1uuse
Russell the latter the Republican nominee Tor uos
ernor to form an alliance on the noh-a"'.'A"o
principle II these overtures had been on TERM.
heretofore approved by the old recognized leaders Oh
,ha penuhlIcan party-AIessrs Dockery, Settle and
tIo,ton-there would have been no tenable objection
"a them As shown in The Tribune's lntervle" Win
Mr. Settle published In this correspondence ias'
summer such terms OF agreement wouid nave 'eeA'
adjusted In such a manner as would nave pe" WI
sisent with the sef-respect OF both parties to the
ooreemen for they would have left each party free
~ support It's principles and included only the pres
ervaton of the legislation accomplished by the iass
Legislature and the securing or further results
fined egitimately and strictly to North CsroN""
But Buffers new plan is more comprehensive. ana
If II Is as o sassd 70 Is GnnseroGs and in
slant exposure and condemnation by lntese,rt ~,
cipies The proposition as it Is understood to De ar
ranged between Butler and some 81 'ne for
is this Russell to be Withdrawn as h pon M
the oiovernorshp. and Guthrie or some ot.e, D.
hay .
publican ticket to be flied by the Popu.ists: PernaP,
other adjustments made; last and 10 ths hspID
ticket 10 be run in North Carolina, ana me Repuo-
leans 10 support the POpust electoral ticnt,.. .,
,bs Strte lille could be said IL the REPUBLICANS OF
North Carolina were willing to asree 10 IL o tS
o. the state. Il might be important to make INC
most effective ARRANGEMENT 70 deLeat e n the
IL no. cep mat the mass Of the thoughtful Re
fav
RI"r's rejection OF the proposition offered at me
Renmb,ican safe convention there symptoms OF
oreanized opposition to Judge Russell and while
these may signify much they must De inter
preted unfavoraby to tho substitution OK fopunss
For Republican at the head Of the ticket, espe,
cay when that singular proposition Is hKea ar
the substitution Of Popust nominee for the SieS-
lency for Republican nominee " to be v man
who was only recently distinguished Rspuo'DeS,, .,
It is learned that this scheme Is adep'eo o9 Sy
the Republicans observation-disclosures Russell ana
6 state oi Unless the Silver forces thus
vlfed These fears must be groundIess mere y y
ente ep BY Mr Settle although he has dsS;nsd
% ANYTHING TO say at present on fo -
capible Of forming idea OF the requlrements OF
the situation as the men named above Sevsrai
RapubNcans OF local prominence VINO We're requestssA
TO give their views have told Tribune CORE spond.
that re plan ought not to ps asDpteo sn1 e
party has no; been In better shape for years IN tne
STATE wer. not for r sems of ha the
No surrender 70 P0puiists this year could ever pc
recovere! from entirely. The marks o. II ~oud ~
left on the party forever 49, b. A,.
Senator Iritcharl has left Washington tor ms
home In North Carolina. Il Is only Just 10 say tnat
several days ago. when the report was published In
a North carolina paper that Russell would WIN
draw coupled with statement thai ne had 80 say
Oh I'm letter 10 the Senator. Senator Pricnard de-
MED 10 Tribune correspondent that any letter o,
this character anything remotely resenolihg II haa
been received by him from Judge Russell since that
time the Populist caucus has been held ana Juage
Russell made hurried business visit TO TINS ely
In the absence of the senator. sentative In
ney requested 70 make brlet stateneni ~, 10.
notification He said to Tribune correspondent;
'-Tae Republicans of North Carolina VII no; take s.
down their banner They might possibly concsle
something more than heretofore offered. but ms
concession could not possibly extend to tne wi,n,
drawal of their electoral ticket The most tnat could
POSSIBLY be conceded In order 20 hold wnat mas oee
ach eyed In North Carolina by fusion would De
part OF the electoral ticket
,.V,J 1915 I-SC az n PDtDREDS