Rensselaer Republican, Volume 27, Number 41, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 June 1896 — MARION BUTLER. [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

MARION BUTLER.

North Carolina’* Populist Senator and Father of the Bond Bill. Marion Butler, the Populist, who Is father of the bond bill passed by the Senate, is in Congress by grace of the sovereign State of North Carolina. Senator Butler Is Matt W. Ransom’s successor. He was made Senator in 1895, and this was a climax of a career which began on a North Carolina farm. Mr. Butler was born in 1863. Hi# mother prepared him for college. The University of North Carolina graduated him in 1885, and then he began to be a Igwyer. He studied for a short time and then was called honie. He was the first born, nis father had died, and, he must take care of the farm. He sowed and reaped and between times he looked after the education of his brothers and sisters. In addition, he taught at

a neighboring academy for three years. Then he branched out. In 1888 he joined the Farmers’. Alliance and bought a newspaper—the Clinton Caucasian. His ideas suited the alliance, even in that early day, afid Butler was sent to the State Senate. Here he was leader of the rural forces and introduced all their reform mehßtres. The alliance made him fts State president in 1891 and 1892. He be-

came the principal organizer of the People’s party. His greatest success was his carrying out the 'campaign of 1894, at which his party was triumphant and for which his reward was the toga. Senator Butler is a trustee and member of the executive board of the University of North Carolina.

SENATOR MARION BUTLER.