Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-08-20
The Populist Chairman Says the
Enemy" is Practically Whipped.
GIVES His REASONS FOR THIS BELIEF
How the Campaign viii Be Run
Without Much Money.
BOURKE COCKRAN'S SPEECH

its work last night, and this morning SEN
ator Butler was busy arranging the head
quarters Of the party in the Wormley build
ing and attending to the fixing up of his
house on street. His family will arrive
tonight. to stay with him in this city.
Secretary 1Idserton and Senator Butler
visited furniture stores and bought a num-
Der of desks, chairs, etc.
1t has been decided by the executive
committee that Messrs. Sovereign and Brie-
denthal will be placed at Chicago with Mr.
Washburn, and that they will assist him
IN the management of the headquarters to
be established there Mr.. Sovereign, it Is
understood. will make many speeches in the
middle west; in fact, he will devote most of
his time from now on to speechmaking
He will probably have charge of the ar
Iangement of speakers for the populist
campaign.
c. H. Pirtle of Nebraska has been ap-
pointed to take charge Of the distribution
of populist literature at the headquarters
here. Mr.. Pirtle is at present superinten-
dent of the folding room of the Senate.
having been appointed by Senator Allen two
or three years ago. He was the secretary
of the populist state committee Of Nebras
ka from the organization of the party IN
that state until he came here. He is said
TO be fully qualified for the work.
Butler on BOurkc Cochran.
Chairman Butler was asked by a Star
reporter this morning for his opinion Of
the speech of Bourke Cochran. He said:
I think it Is a good background for
Bryans speech. 1t sets off what was al
ready beautiful and strong picture. Of
course Bryan's speech was very different
from that at Chicago. The Chicago speech
was masterpiece of soul-stiIrirg ora. tory.
Thn Ia h... .1rl;t.
Garden was masterpiece of convincing
and unanswerable Logic ard Mr.. Cochran
dld not come anyways near answering it.
Each speech of Mr.. Bryan was peculiarly
fitted to the occasion. and probably no man
in America could have done better on
either occasion.
The enemy is already practically whip
ped. The methods they are now employing
are, methods OF desperation. The republi-
cans, under the lead of Mark Hanna real
iZing that they are whipped on the hnan-
cia3 question before the campaign begins.
are striving frantcally to switch the cam
paign to the tariff question This is their
only hope and hopeless hope. Mr.. Han
mas gold democratic allies also realize that
they are whipped on the financial question.
and. with equal desperation. are trying to
divide the wage Garner and farmer in fact.
all wealth producers, whose interests are
identical.
Mr.. Cockran's speech was cheap and
desperate effort to arouse class prejudceS
where there are antagOniSmS of inter-
ests and where there can be no antago-
nisrns or. prejudices except by deceiving
voters by false arguments and fallacies.
all of which will fail: yes. will fail, because
both the wage earEer and farmer under
stand the issues in this fight and the unity
of their interests, and it is they who have
made this question the overshadowing is
sue, and 1t is they who will carry it to
victory.
The Indianapolis Convention.
gold democratic allies" induced the report
done at the Indianapolis convention.
"Oh, they will do whatever they think
will hurt Bryan and help Mckinley" was
the Senator's answer Then the Senator
went on to say that Ii was debatable
question whether the nomination of tick
ct ut Indianapolis would hurt or help Nc
Kinley. He believed that in some states
the Ohio man might be helped by the nom-
ination of ticket, while in others he would
be hurt. From a political standpoint he
thought the gold democrats might play
good politics by putting an electoral ticket
in the field in some states and leaving it
off In others.
The Leading Campaign Question.
"Where will the .populists get money to
run their campaign"
This question, which is being asked with
much interest and concern by many popu-
lists wEo count upon keeping their political
OF ganization intact, and who hope to make
such record during the coming fall that
they will take a permanent place in the
ranks of the great political organZa tions
Of the country, is not apparently worrying
Chairman Butler.
You would be surprised at the small
amount of money we used to run our last
campaign in North Carolina he said,
quietly.
But is this not more formidable under
taking? Is not national campaign more
exacting on pocket books than a state
affair?'
THAT is true; there are many expenses
that must be met In fact, it is the i'm
portant question just now. There is no
trouble in deciding what we should do, If
we had the money with which to pay the
bills incurred in doing it. But we must
meet the situation as it presents itself.
You see, we haven't many rich men In our
party, and those men we have called upon
so frequently that the demand on them
gets to be very serious matter.
DO you know how much Tom Watson
spent en- his Georgia campaign two years
ago?' queried Mr.. Butler. Just $625.
That's all it cost, from the beginning to
the end of the campaign. We must con-
slider means for accomplishing much with
small expenditure.
II think we will be able to get out good
deal of literature in conjunction with the
democrats and the silver party. 1t will cost
less to get orders executed in conjunction
with them thar il we were to act independ-
entity SO far we have managed to pay our
expenses by chipping in ourselves, but we
hope to have contributions to help out in
little while"
Have you decided what literature you
will get out?'
1--WE haven't made up our list yet. We
have a good deal Of appropriate literature
on which we can draw, and it's only a
question of deciding which We will select.
OF course we will prefer using frankable
matter so far possible
Volunteers to Do the Work.
1t is believed that within a few days the
populists will have an army of volunteers
to do their work, as already a number of
men in sympathy with their party have Of
fered to give their service es during the even
ing without charge In this way, 1t is be-
heved, they will be enabled to send off any
literature they may desire without cost
except for printing.
Lynched u IIalf-Brced.