The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-02-18
UNAUTHORIZED"
SAYS BUTLER.
He Does Not Approve for the Call
of Conference Either at Kan
sas City or Memphis.
DEPLORES SEPARATE CALL

DEPLORES SEPARATE CALL
Fer the Reform Press Msessag-Hs Dess
not Favor Csnfss sses alsss u 10 Rsp-
resentati.s Body-Thisks That . Cor.
ference should ss Called By the Nssiosai
Committee Based Upo. Equitable Rep
rsssntatiea Hope the PEOPLES Party
Editors VIII Attend the Memphis Msst-
iox-Hs says That Neither Parties nor
Individual can Change Issass-rhs
People and Conditiens Mako Issaes-l
Parties Must Facs or Dodge Them.
Washington Post.
Senator Marion Butler, Chairman OF
the Peoples Party National Commit
tee, when asked il he would endorse,
sign, and issue Edgerton's call for
conference, said:
"No. think that such conference
at this time is not only unnecessary,
but would be a great mistake"
When asked if he approved of Ro-
zelle's call for a separate and inde-
pendent meeting Of the reform editors
at Kansas City, February 22, to organ
ize new Reform Press Association,
he said:
"No. Most positively l do not. l
wrote to Mr.. RoZelle as soon as l was
informed of his action, expressing
strongly my disapproval of the same
and urging him to revoke his call for
such a meeting; and urging him and
all VI no agreed with HIM in this mat
ter to attend the Memphis meeting of
the Reform Press Association"
Then Senator Butler was asked
"Do you endorse Vandervoort in this
matter?"'
| WELL" he said."I cannot say that l
endorse Vandervoort in anything. In
the first place l do not consider him a
true POpulist. He has no standing
among the Populists in his own State,
and is there looked upon as an unre-
liable man and as corporation bood-
ler. The State Executive Committee
of the Peoples party of his State have
expressed their opinion of him to this
effect in official resolutions, which
have been published. l think it was
very great mistake that he was elect
ed President of the Reform Press As
sociation. 1t is the fault of those who
know his true character and who dis.
approve his methods that he was ever
permitted to be placed in such an i'm
} portant and responsible position. But
the fact stands that he is president,
! and will remain so until the next re-
gular meeting of the Reform Press As
sociation, which is at Memphis on the
: 22d. It may be true, and no doubt is
true, as Is charged by Rozelle and 9th
ers, that he has pursued irregular, if
not illegal, methods in making the call
for this meeting at Memphis. The
last meeting of the Association was in
the South, and the general understand.
: ing was that the next meeting would
be in the West; and, no doubt, nine.
tenths of the reform editors would
, have voted for this meeting to havf
! been held in Kansas City or some 9th
l er Western point if their wishes haG
been consulted. But let this be as il
9 may, and let Vandervoort's motives
be ever so questionable, it does no
r Justify Mr.. Rozelle, or any other mem
= Der Of the Reform Press Association
r who is aggrieved, however justly, a
VandervoOrt's course and method, ii
:. calling separate meeting at another
I place for the same date. [ trust tina
y every Peoples party editor who pos
y sibly can will attend the MemRhi
meeting, and see that officers are elec
0 ed who are not tainted with either De
Il mocratic or Republican influence, an
that such action will be taken as viii
double the membership of the Reform
:" Press Association at an early date an
y give new life and vigor to the People
! . party"
|, Then Senator Butler was asked
r "There will be no conference at Kan
n sas City on February 22d with you
l. approval?"
d NO." he replied promptly and posi-
lively, SIN the first place, ii confer
ence were called there or anywher
~ else, and everyb body who claims to
p a POpulist were allowed to attend,
n would be more of rabble than col
IS ference. If it was a body that coul
ic deliberate at all it would not in an
e: sense be a deliberative body in r
% preventative capacity, and therefor
to its actions and utterances would N
:. be entitled to any weight or conside
!. alton, and therefore would do MOI
Is harm than good. If such a confe
d. ence were called no matter
re whom, it would be sure to be packe
IN by wild-eyed cranks, corporation too
O. and the slippery agents OF the o
ed party politicians. Free passes al
- money in abundance would be furnisl
ne ed to this class of cattle to 60 to Il
10 conference in large numbers and tai
% charge of it.
n "There is but one way that the raj
rs. and file of the POpullsts in the diffe
he ent sections of the country can ha
nd their true sentiments voiced and e
H. pressed at a conference, and tn
rn would be by arranging some just a.
equitable method of having the peOI
10 Il Represented through duly accredit
ne representatives, and issuing call
N, a conference based upon such q pl
of of representation. This cannot
Or done hastily, and should not be do
aw on the judgment of any one man.
m "If any necessity should arise TO
;la meeting of the National Committe
r. would then call that committee, a
-. IL have the authority to dos If the CO
I ief mittee thought that there was a
me necessity for general conferel
Mr.. then the committee, after due delib
ect alton, could formulate a plan and
sad sue a call for a representative conf
ith ence."
Az "But has not Mr.. vandervoort
80 some one else issued a call for G.
' ference to be held at Memphis at
Was same time that the Reform Press
on. ISOLATION meets?"
ws: In answer to this question Sens
in Butler said: 81 believe 50. I tn
eet- 1 have heard something about sue
uil- call. 1t, like the other call, is entiI
.on- unauthorized, and the call was m
$50 elIneI .nous n'i1SI.S h+ 40. s.;a IsT "h
80 OnI;ps Ou p ~ po thst cali + snch . one
as haan made "a we'll as tn the IA,
hall CITY call"
ke,s "Do you expect" the Senator
on asked, 'any bad results to come