The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-05-06
RwART WILL FIGHT IT our.
Butler Tell What He Thinks the Pops National
Convention viii Do.

The Senate Committee ON the Judiciary
viii vote tomorrow upon the nomination
of Judge Ewart to be district judge from
the Western District OF North Carolina
Judge Ewart was in Washington Friday
and gave the Post the following interview:
II do not know what acton the Judi
cary Committee will take on my case
when it comes up for final consideration
and disposition on Monday next. This is
the third time ny name has been sent to
the Senate by the President, the last
time at the written request of majority
Of the Senator'S. In view of that Fact
and the further fact that / have fully and
conolusively answered every charge made
against me; that | have the hearty in
dorsement of practically the entire bar
of my district; that my nomination has
been attacked by only one newspaper in
the State, and in thai instance the edi-
tor has a personal frievarc9, and that !
have the personal Endorsement Of Senator
Pritchard. who resides in my district, ana
who has pracclced in the courts for the
past five years over whica | have had
the honor to preside it would seem thar
should have a favorable report rom the
committee. However that may be, the
matter will be fought to a finish in the
Senate. Doubtless / have friends on both
sides of the chamber who will see that
my cause is stronglg presented and that
justice is done
I'm this connection" added Judge
Ewart, Il desire to say that the manly
and determined fight made for ne by my
personal and political friend, Senator
Pritchard, has won for him not onl" my
undying gratitude, but the admiration and
respect of North Carolinians without re-
gard to party, All through this long and
bitter fight he has been my faithful and
true friend, and I am intensely gratified
to know that the county convention Of the
Western District. now being held, are
unanimously indorsing his course in de-
handing my confirmation. /"
Senator Butler, Of North Caroline,
Of the Populist party, left Washington
yesterday morning for Sioux Falls, S. D.,
to attend the Populist National Conyen
ton. which meets May 8.
'"rhe convention will not be a lengthy
one" remarked Mr.. Butler to the Wash
ington Post reporter, Bryan will be
nominated for President by acclamation.
Regarding the Vice Presidency two plans
have been proposed. The first is that we
shall make no selection fer second piece,
but shall appoint committee 10 confer
with the Democrats when the latter meet
in convention The second idea is that
we nominate a Vice President, choosing
some one against whom the Democrats
can raise no valid objection and letting
the Democrats take the responsibility OF
rejecting or accepting the selection.
cannot say which plan will be adopted. I
am sorry that Judge Caldwell, cs AZ
kansas, will net be candidate. He is a
man upon whom all could have united,
ana / think that he could have been per-
suaded to take the nomination if a little
more pressure had been exerted."
What of the PLATFORM"
1T will be practically the platform of
1896. with new declarations to meet orT
foreign problems and the trust question.
The Peoples Party has always been
against trusts. and we believe that the
three greatest trusts relate to money,
transportation and the transmission of in
telligence People who control these
trusts can control the government, and
we will, therefore, suggest that these
three great factors in the nations devel-
opment should be under governmental
control