Red Lodge picket. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1889-1907, 1896-07-25
SENATOR BUTLER THE CHOICE.
Selected by National Committee for
Temporary Chairman.


| Temporary Chairman.
St Louis, July 21.-The populist ma
tional committee decided upon Senator
Marion Butler Of North Carolina for tenn
/! porary chairman. The selection was ef-
| fected without much apparent opposi-
| tion but there was an adverse element
which would have manifested itself if the
committee had not been so evidently ia
vorable to Butler. His selection is ac-
| cepted as a victory in the committee 1T
| least for those who are opposed to the
| nomination of both Bryan and Sewall.
| 1t was at first the plan Of the Bryan and
! Sewall advocates to put up General Wea-
! Yer for the position, but they changed
| at the last moment to General Fields Of
| Virginia, who was on the presidential
I ticket with General Weaver four Years
| ago. They believed the opposing faction
! would be divided between Butler aud
| Hines Of Georgia. Hines was, however.
! not placed in nomination leaving the
| straights united upon Senator Butler.
General Fields was placed in nominal
ton. but when it became apparent Hines
| Was out Of the race and when the COM
mitteeman from on. state after another
| rose to second the nomination of Butler
! Hines friends withdrew his name and
| allowed Butter to be nominated by .tc-
clamation
Senator Butler was placed in nomna-
| ton by w. A. Guthrie Of North Carolina.
who said Senator Butler WIS the young
est man who occupied a seat in the 5en-
ate since the days of Clay. ANA tha- he
had won his laurels there as Northi'S.
Numerous seconling speeches we're
made and the nomination was made !,y
acclamation amid a volley Of applause.
j. w. Hayes Of the knights OF Labor
and W. d. Vincent were chosen tempor-
airy secretaries
Middle of the Road Wen Mad.
The middle of the road" men We're IN
session caucusing upon the subject Of
temporary organization when they re-
ceived the news that the nat:ona! com
mittee by an almost unanimous vote had
selected Senator Butler for temporary
chairman.
When it became known also that '.G'y-
clone Davis had laid all the laurels OF
Texas and her delegation at l:utler's
feet. Davis chances were ended so lar
As receiving the support of the middle
Of the readers went.
After several speeches had been 2GG.
jerome Kirby, the porulist nominee for
governor Of Texas, and who WAS rre-ld-
ing at the meeting, WAS most faEortD'N
mentioned for temporary chairman and
the declaration was made that he would
be satisfactory to the middle of the
road popullStS. This announce noIlt
was received with cheers. The meeting
lad been going on fer some time hefofr
this stage was reached, but progress hf:ti
not been made in business Way. The
real interest centered upon the position
Of Butler as a middle Of the road" cla-
dldate. \ Texas delegate stated lhal
he had just come from i conference With
Butler and knew his position ais o!Jttaly.
He said Butler was for Bryan and POD
ulst nominee for vice president lie
had asked Butler what position he would
take in his speech before the conyen lion.
Butler. Informed him that he should say
the populist party had reached a crisis,
which it must meet, and it SHOULD meet
it in manner which would lold the
party intact and yet elect Il president
Favorable to silver. Butler (lrciare
was his intention to make the first
speech of the convention.
The Texas man declared himself un-
alterably opposed to Bryan and to But
]er and he was cheered by all the mid |
die of the road" men present
Georgia man made a significant
speech in which he stated there was ev-
cry appearance that their leaders had rot |
ery-day populists to stand up for a
straight temporary chairman Of their /
own and 4 candidate Of their own. The |
Georgia men could not so back to their |
state if they gave up their party orsaai |
zati0n for which they had fought so long. |
He pledged ali but two votes Of Georgia |!
against Bryan and any compromise with |
the democrats.
The roll Of states was called ana dele |
gates from several states made speeches |
d gainst the Endorsement of Bryan and in |
favor Of a straight ticket. A great deal |
of bitterness was expressed by different |
delegates, some OF whom declared the |
fees for themselves and had tried to de |
liver their votes without consulting them. |
Several stirring remarks We're made |
against TaubeneCk. a North Carolina |
dele gate undertook to state the position |
of Butler, but when confronted with But |
ler's own words, as given by the Texas |
man, said that Butler could not carry his |!
delegation with him, and that he could |
not depend upon the southern delegates |
TO carry out the Will Of the national COM |
mittee.
Texas Democracy Denounced.
Kirby, the chairman of the meeting in |
an impassioned speech denounced the |
democracy Of Texas, saying the senators !
Of that state and members Of congress |
had represented the populists the |
spawn of Kansas grasshoppers." They |
had made fight against these people ard |
had finally built themselves up to a pc |
sition of Importance; they We're not will |
ing to go back; they would never so with |
the democratic party
"And that is the sentiment of the popgl- |
Isis Of Texas, so help me God" said Mr.. |
Kirby. And [ want to warn all popu- |
lists to keep out of the cesspools and pits |
that are laid for us by the republicans |
and democrats. who are our common en- |
emes.
i!ln. States Absent.
When Kirby concluded, the temporary |
call Of states ordered. Three delegates
from each state, representing the middle |
OF the road sentiment, We're allowed to |
in the caucus. The representation !
from various parts of the United States |
was not at all fatterng to the middle Of |
the road men. There were no responses !
from Arizona Colorado, Connecticut, Del |
aware, Indian territory. Kansas. Ken |
lucky Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts. |
Michigan, Nebraska Montana Nevada, |
New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mex |
leo, North Dakota, Rhode Island, South |
Carolina, South Dakota, Utah. Vermont, |
Virginia and Oklahoma But those Who |
did remain represented some very large |
delegati tions, and it was freely claimed by |
the speechmakcrs that they would be able |
to control the convention, prevent the |
nomination of Bryan and select a straight |
out middle of the road pOpulist.
The Bryan advocates tonight announce
ed their purpose of accepting the mo- |
tion of the national committee in the Sc
lection of Senator Butler for temporary !
chairman. They say While Butler is not |
entirely in accord with them, he is sat |
isfactory to them in the main and that |
they prefer TO reserve their strength for |
division on the more important question
OF the selection of the candidate.
WANTS THE GIANTS TO DEBATE |
Congressman Hartman Hopes to Ar |
range Il Great Series.