The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1898-09-01
SENATOR BUTLER
IN TEXAS.
Is Given an Enthusiastic Recep-
tion by the People Of the Lone
Star State.
A SUCCESSFUL MEETING.

A SUCCESSFUL MEETING
Extracts From Hi. Speech II. Says Gold
bugs are seheining to Knife Bryan ia
the Next. NationaI Democratic Conv~n
tIon The senator says Goldbugs Con
troll Democracy.
Senator Butler, accompanied by Mrs
Butler, is on brief trip through the
West. lie was invited 10 be present
and address the Populist camp meet
ing to be held at GreeEville, Texas
which invitation he accepted. The
following report is taken from the
Dallas News.
GREENvrLLE, Tex, Aug. 19.-This
was the closing day of the Populis,
camp meeting in the beautiful grove
north of the city. Hon. Marion But
Ter, chairman of the National Peo-
Piles Party Executive Committee, a
member of the United States Senate
from North Carolina, was the orator
Of the day. Senator Butler wasin-
vited sometime since to attend this
rally, and as it was his intention to
spend q portion of the heated term
in Colorado, he accepted with a
view to making that trip this way.
For some time past this Populist
leader has been pictures que figure,
not only in his own party, but in
the Senate of the United States Con-
gress. His firm stand taken in ad
vocacy of fusion at one time has
served to create dissention in his
party ranks. And for this reason
among others no little interest has
attached to his visit and no little
speculation was INDUCED touching
the nature of his utterances of to-
day.
The Senator has come and gone,
and behind him so far as Texas is
concerned stands the hosts of Popu-
lism with all differences sunk and
faces presented in solid phalapx ia
its foemen.
Senator Butler reached this city
yesterday afternoon, accompanied
by Mrs. Butler, and while yet the
dust of travel was upon him he re-
paired to tho camping ground, and
hon. Barnett Gibbs, the Popullst
nominee for Governor, had no more
attentive auditor during the deliv-
cry Of his speech than the disting-
uished North Carolinian. Last night
and this morning stream of people
filed in and out of the hotel, all of
whom were anxious to meet the noted
visitor,
This young North Carroll inian is IN
many respects a remarkable man,
and something of his past will not
be amiss. His appe arance is more
than that of the student and thinker
than of the politician. In build he
is physically almost the counterpart
of Attorney General Crane, and in
speaking his delivery IS not at all
dissimilar. Still he is rather more
deliberate and perhaps by no means
as adapt at repartee. His hair is
black and rather inclined to be
somewhat difficult of control, while
his beard of similar hue presents an
appearance following exposure to
the elements after long confine.
ment. His eyes are deep set, black
and expressive, giving ample evi
dence of the fact that when aroused
he is foeman we'll worthy of the
ablest in debate.
Born in Sampson county, in the
Old North State, on May 20, 1868, he
was prepared for college by his mo
ther. graduated from the University
of North Carolina in 1885. He stud
led law, but the death of his fathel
prevented practice of that profess
ion and resulted IN his return to tn,
farm, both in the capacity Of super
intendent and as teacher of tn,
neighborhood school.
In 1888 he joined the Farmers AL
lance aud at the same time purchas S
ed the Clinton Caucasian. In 1885,
he was elected to the State Senate
assuming from the start Leadership
in the Alliance forces in that body
1t was at this session that he made ,
fight for the present North Carolin.
r abroad Commission law, and err
the session closed saw it engraftt
upon the statute book of the State
| In 1891 he was chosen President o
the State Farmers Alliance, re-elec
ted in 1892, and in 1893 he was mad
Vice President of the National ALI
ance to become its President in 1894
Reared within the ranks of tn
Democracy Re officiated with TIA
party up to the time Of Cleveland
nomination by the Democrats a
Chicago in 1892. 1t was immediate
ly after the adjournment of that be
dy that he made public declaration
that he would not support Grove
Cleveland, and at once severed al
connection with his late associate:
1t was then that he began the wor
of organizing for campaign whic
was to render meteoric his upwar
course in the political world.
| AsChairman of the executive con
} mittee of his party in the campaign {
1894 he made the old North Stat
the scene of a contest seldom equal
ed. The Populists under the youn
giants leadership swept all befol
them and as reward for his work /
was chosen Senator in the Congre'
of the United States, defeatin
Hon. M. w. Ransom. His term b
gan March 4, 1895, and will er
March 3, 1901.
With q single exception he is Il
youngest man ever to occupy SCI
in that body-he at the time of tal
ing the oath of Office being fo1
months the senior of Henry CT.
upon his entry into that body.
Almost from the day he enters
, the Washington legislative halls
has occupied sn interesting POI
ton. He has for years been q gre
, admirer of William j. Bryan of N
braska, and the leading part taxi
by him in the national convent,
of his party at st. Louis two yea