The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-08-15
BUT BUTLER BOSSES
In Spite Of the Hot Fight Against Him
by Congressman Harry Skinner.
He FOUGHT HIM HARD AND DIED GAME

Exciting Episodes as tho Ono Pre-
ceding- Stnte Ticket Completed by
Nomination OF Associate Justice.
Raleigh, N. c., Aug. 1i-(SpeciaD-
When the Populist State convention took
a recess at 2:l0 this morning II had NOM
mated the following: For Governor, w.
a. Guthrie; Lieutenant Governor. Oliver
II. Dockery: Secretary of State. Cyrus
Thompson: Auditor. Hal w. Aver; Treas
urer w. H. Worth: Superintendent OF
Public Instruction, c. II. Mebane Then
there was hitch and 4 great row re-
Earding the nomination OF candidate
for Attorney General. Senator Butler
having put up Zeb Vance Watson, the
Republican nominee. But at the time
Butler had q letter from Watson saying
the latter did not expect TO 80 into fus-
ion save on the basis of 1894; that is. 10
vote for whom he pleased on the national
ticket
a recess was taken until 4? o'clock this
morning. and then there was another
dramatic scene another feature of Con-
Igressman Harry SINNERS futile revolt
against the domination of Senator But
Ter.
j. w. Brown told the convention that
II It nominated Watson 1t would be as n
Republican. Then Ii was decided to go
no further with the matter. but to refer
it to the Executive Committee. with
power to act
Zach Garrett was nominated for one
OF the electors-at-larg The selection
OF the latter was left 10 the Executive
Committee. Walter ~ Montgomery was
nominated for Associate Justice. and the
nomination OF the other lef; to the COM
mittee.
l. c. Caldwell offered the names of
a. S. Pence. w. X. Pigford. John Ora
ham. Otto Wilson, j. Il. Floyd and Ma
ion Butler as the Central Committee.
Then an exciting scene began. Harry
Skinner made his last attack on Butler.
II failed. like the others he made yes
terday. but he died game. Skinner said:
Where ire We at?' In other words, why
has this slate for the committee such a
compleXion? on II are three men who
simply mean one man-Butlcr. Why is
cyrus Thompson omitted, why w. a
Gutherie why myself? Because l had
the boldness To come and face Butler and
correct him when he was wrong. ca
voice. skinner. you are hard TO hill.'o
If YOU want to follow him blindly on all
ocCa Sions. follow the ticket put up by
Caldwell. You are going 10 do It Cheers
and iecrs) because 1t is Buffers wish
and because Butler wishes to retire every
man who has Influence In the Populist
Dartv. We must not be absolutely DOM
mated by one man"
There were cries Of Butler! Butler"
and the dictator came to the front. First
he demanded that his nomination as
committeeman be Withdrawn otherwise
he would not speak. II was done. But
Ter then said:
Direct and indrec. inslnuations have
been made upon my integrity and inten-
tons. which ! will not suffer from any
man. l feel Ike saying l am ready TO
compare characters and ep!ths IS with
any man in the convention. / made up
nv mind when | took up the Populist
banner in 1892. single-handed and alone,
that no amount OF insnuation, abuse
siurs. charges and rotten eggs should
make me lose my head. But when these
charges come from men in our own or
Canization they hurt ten thousand times
worse. The matter is over, so far as
am concerned. If not l am ready to see
that 1t is over. | have done my duty.
(Cries OF Eyes" You have.D When
! anvCue reads the list of names and says
three of them are simply the puppets of
one man he states what is not true. /
hate 10 say Il. l say this not in bad
blood. but Will not see gentlemen and
Popul!sts slandered as hit At me. I do
! not believe there are any PoDul!sts un-
der the control of myself or Skinner or
anyone Else. l 80 row 10 conduct the
! National campaign. This hour closes
my work here. | am willing to abide by
| the action OF the convention as TO the
committee" Great cheers).
skinner rose 10 question of personal
privilege saying: II want TO analyze
the situation. If Butler meant to say
or would dare to say that / had told an
untruth abou, anything. we will have a
quick day of meeting. ] meant 10 say
that by The selection of this committee
to do lust wha; Butler wants TO do. The
time has come 20 inquire whether Butler
is safe leader | tell you he IS a party
wrecker lie made our party a harlo:
at St. Louis. and here In North Carolina
we are made hlrlot between two par
tiles Hal Aver is editor OF Buffers pa
per and will vote as Butler wishes. Lloyd
| is Senate clerk under Buffers appoint
ment. and Will so vote. Pigford will do
what Butler wants done.
Then in q sudden burs: Skinner said:
but ] nr q that this committee BE-
nominated ~ reclamation" There was
an outburs, of cries.
One man shouted: Does this mean
that Butler VIII carly us into the Demo
cratic party?" Caldwell moved the
committee be nominated by acclarna-
white with anger When some one NOV
ed that Cy Thompson be added To the
committee he said, II rule /; out of or
der" &. c. Downing, of Cumberland.
offered resolution declaring that Popu-
lists will not fuse with Democrats on
electors. Skinner ruled this out of or
der II was then stated that for peculiar
reasons Cy. Thompson must be put on
the committee; that Thompson knew
what tEsse reasons Were. John Graham
withdrew and Thompson was put on ;he
committee.
Butler said that as retiring State