The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-06-17
BITTER FIGHT ON BUTLER.
Radicals Say He Must Resign, Fusionists
Say He shan't.

Say He shan't.
Omaha. Tune 18.-The mid~dle-of-the-
readers were defeated this morning in
their e~ndeavors TO force the national
populist committee to admit Paul VAN
dervoort of Nebraska as entitled to
hold the proxy of M. w. Howard of
Alabama on the national committee.
Burkett of Mississippi made a long
speech. in which he demanded the re-
tirement of Butler from the chairman
ship OF the national committee. He
told the fusionists that IL they per-
sisted in their course OF action they
would drive the Southern populists TO
an utilization with the republicans.
All day the middle-of-the-road pop
ulists have been prosecuting their fight
upon Senator Marion Butler. the chair
man OF the populist national committee,
but so far without success.
Through ex-Congressman Wells OF
Iowa they made al effort during the af-
ternoon to have reconsidered the report
OF the credential committee barring out
Paul Vandervoort of Nebraska from the
committee and seating the contestant
from Iowa. favorable to the fusionists.
but they suffered q signal defeat.
Tonight a conference between the
ddle-of-the-roaders and the fusion
lists was held, n the report from this
conference was elaborated upon. All
the afternoon Senator Allen of Nebras-
ka, Congressman James Gum of Ida
no n Joseph r. Buchanan OF New Jer-
sey represented the fusionsists in the
conference. and G. Frank Burkett OF
Mississippi. W. Morgan of Arkansas
and Henry Tracey represented the anti
fusionists. The result Of the confer
ence was that an agreement was
reached to the effect hat m of the
fusion propositions should emanate
from the populist national committees;
that ehx AAvuA, - r0nA HAA.ll ~
held early in the year. independently OF
any other conventions: that different
states were to be governed according to
the interest of their own political well
fare individually. But upon the de-
mand of the middls-of-the-roaders that
Chairman Butler should resign the con-
ferses could not agree. Their report
consumed several hours Of an execu-
tive session. and finally II was deemed
necessary to have an entirely new con-
ference.
Senator Butler said that. after the
night that had been made upon him by
the two other members OF the nation
al COMMITTEES from his W state. and
the methods employed by the Texas
middle-of-the-roaders. he would lot re-
sign. At midnight another conference
Is In progress.
Mianesota Pops.
minneapolis, MIMI, June lo.-Ine
middle-of-the-road populists who bolt
ed yesterday from the convention. met
to-day under the guidance of ~Ignatius
Donnelly and decided to put a full
ticket In the field in opposition to the
fusion ticket. DR.. Kristian Johnson OF
wiilamar will probably be nominated
as governor.
The middle-of-the-ro o pops who
bottled the state populist convention
held in this city yesterday because the
majority insisted on fusion with the
democrats and silver republicans. held
a convention of their own tonight and
nominated the following state ticket:
Governor, l.. C. Long. Magnolia; lieu
enant governor. n. Halverson. Bel
grade; for secretary OF state w. W. Og-
enberg, Duluth. for auditor. Charles
Hopkins. Fairfax; for treasurer. p. II.
Rahilly. Lake City: for attorney gen
eral. John +. Kelly, st. Paul; for clerk
of the supreme court. A L. Stromberg
Forest Lake
Ignatius Donnelly. the leader Of the
boilers. was Endorsed for Unked States
senator. Three new members of the
popuiist national committee were se-
lected. Whether or not they will be
seated depends on the outcome OF the
contest between the factions now gath
cred ut Omaha