The Monroe journal., 1910-08-16
Editorial Correspondence.

Morehead City, Aug. l3.-lt was
from this little summer resort town
that the Honorable Marion Butler
directed the campaign through which
he has come bach" into North Caro-
lima politics with such stunning
force that he is now the unqueshon-
toned powerful man in the Repuo-
lican party Of the State and as such
is giving the Democrats no little con-
Germ. Some weeks ago Butler came
down from Washington, D. c. where
he has lived since his retirement
from the Senate, and began an open
campaign in behalf of Mr.. J. III.
Morehead, Congressman from the 9th
district, for chairman of the execu-
tive committee, the coveted place of
all Republicans. Here he kept a
battery of stenographers and type,
writers busy for weeks sending out
his literature, letters, directions and
appeals to Republicans all over the
State in behalf of Mr.. Morehead.
While Mr.. Morehead fshed and boat
ed and had an easy time, Butler re-
lieved him Of all care, work or anx-
iety, and did the trick Of electlng
him chairman over Mr.. Duncan, one
Of the most astute and resourceful OF
the Republican leaders. Having thus
endorsed the opposition in the name
of Mr.. Morehead, when not even the
latter's friends claim that he had
much to do with it, is it unreason-
able to suppose that Mr. Butler will
in fact exercise the function Of chair
man, while Mr. Morehead bears the
honor of the title? There is no mis-
take that Mr.. Butler has come back
and will do as he pleases while run
ming his course in the Republican
party.
But the Republicans do not like
him. The train on which | came
from Raleigh to Goldsboro Thursday
morning was loaded with delegates
returning to the east from the Re
publican convention at Greensboro.
They were tired and hungry and
sleepy, having been up all night,
and they talked about like they felt.
The Morehead partisans had an air
OF citation over their victory, and
while now and then the name Of But
Ter was overheard, it seemed to be
used doubtfully, as if the speaker
were not Just satisfied in his mind
about the way things are being
worked. OF course those who had
been Populists before they became
Republicans, and thus we're closer
admirers Of Butler, we're satisfied
such for instance as the Honorable
Pat Exum, Buffers first candidate
for Governor.
Mr.. and Mrs. Butler we're on the
train and on alighting at GoldsborC
they were the center Of the dividing
crowds for a good while, Mrs. Butler
doing much more talking than hel
husband. That day the ex-senator
attended the Republican convention
at Goldsboro and his brother, Mr.
Geo. Butler, was nominated for Con
gress from the 3rd district. Hi!
brother Lester had been elected chair
man of the Republican executive
committee of Wake county Oh Satur
day. The Buffers are real lively il
politics. And there are those VIII
believe that they will increase tn
Democratic majority.
s. =
The Democratic platform ignored
as settled matter, the prohibition
law. There was disposition on tn
part Of many Republican leaders t
make capital out of this for the pul
pose of catching dissatisfied Demo
Gratis. However, many Of the Unfit
entail Republicans, like Col. Lusk {
Asheville, who are stanch prohib
tionists, would not hear to this, an
many Of the strongest prohibitio
oountiac arc also Ranublican So III