The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1897-06-28
NOTHING IN NEW MOVEMENT
Chairman Butler Says His Party Sup
ports What Was Done

Washington. Jumc -tSpecialD senator
BETTER would express no opinion upon tho
notion OF tie Georgia populiSt convention
in advtn-e of The published reports of N"
proceedings. When I told him Of the small
Attendance aud Of thu anti Batter re~olu-
tions adopted hy Ga. G,ori.it populists he
expressed no surprise and with a smilo
repeated his declaration that h. lid not
care 70 talk about the action Of the GeOr-
eia pepulists.
Briefly. however. dee lila express his posi-
tion with rseard to the criticisms that have
hen hurled al him and az the national
csmmitt.". of which he is chairman.
what" asked. fare the grievances
against you2''
The professed gri~vauoe OF the mon who
are i.saing this movement" senator But
ier neplioi. "is that tire national commit
tce refused 90 gut out am independent cloc-
tofai ticket IN every state. When ii be-
came evident that Ar. SoWau would not
withdraw from the democratic ticket. no
body was more disappointed or more dis
satisfied at the failure of Mr.. Scwail 20
withdraw than .re the IA mixers of tho
national committee There were. however.
just TWO courses which could Dee pursued
hy ~. cummiit.e-.ithcr 90 play into the
bands 81 tho Mckinley MANAGERS by put
ting out separate electoral tickets or 10
throw ourselves into the breach and do an
in our power 90 eioct Bryan in spite of the
embarrassing ANA trying conditions thrust
upou us TIE COMMITTEE putting tac welfare
81 the country above party naturally ch1s.
the latter course. Tho=. vino ar. ROW l,id-
ing Zoo th. criticism 81 thc committee want
80 us a. take th. iorm,r ,outs'-."
'.Bo not the rank AMI ile approve the
position OF the committee" I asked.
yes" replied Senator Butler. but IN.
men demanding conference probably
have. "a larger following than there are
members OF our party who If they under
stood th.. situation. would have iudorscd
40. demand for separate electoral tickets.
Every p0pul.st. including the me mhcrs of
tn. national committee. was disappointed
more Or less az tho results OF the last
campaign. Vow these men. Tho headers in
this movement. ~,rne 81 whom wanted 90
So. Mckinley ..l.ct,d take advantage of
this dissatisfaction to charge that il is
an due 60 the action Of the national com
uitt.s. bus the masses of thc peoples
partv ape patriotic. and. Therefore. the fol-
lowing of these would-be headers Will grow
less sacn day.
other popultSt headers here are Inclined
90 treat th,. Nashville gathering as un-
important except as conference. TL"
,,i, flli,..rs from the western states whore
ia. purry has iIS greatest strength. sag
tl,ar ~. nlov. Ilent * attracting very little
attention
.sTh.rc have been some meetings held i'm
Kansas sad Jerry Simpson. i'm talking
~ +, .aud some delegates nave b'"n APP
pelnt,-i. but very few of them VIII attend
ou.. Of the western members told OF
Meeting al Topeka. / believe il was. where
tyy., men constituted the whole thlnS. One
t1lemIs-r who Was not ln the chair, piaceH
in nomination "a Song list of names; the
chair asked for other nominations. and
l,.,ri,,s. none declared THE delegates for
,,.Itv chosen. This Was told as fact
a. SHOW ia. small interest which the con-
f,r.su.,. is exciting in the west. OIL.