The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1899-03-09
TO GIVE THE RElNS.
Bailey of Texas Will Not Be a
Candidate for Leadership.
DE ARMOND MAY SUCCEED HIM.
Missouri Representative Leading Aspirant
fer acknowledgements Fail to Stand
by Bailey in the Wheeler Controversy.

fer acknowledgements Fail to Stand
by Bailey in the Wheeler Controversy.
Washington, D @, March g.
The sensational and unexpected
aur ouncement from Representative
Joseph W Bailey of Texas to day
thet he would rot be a candidate
for minority leadership honors in
the next house caused a decided
| hutter. Two chief reasons AMI,
mated Mr. Bailey IN reaching this
conclu-ion. One was that he intend
Ell to enter the senatorial campaign
in Texas, but the paramount reason
was that Bailey yesterday failed to
receive the support of the democratic
members in trying to have unseated
General Joe Wheeler and other
members who accepted commissions
in the volunteer army.
Deeply chagrined at his defeat,
Mr. Bailey asserted to day that he
did not care TO attempt TO lead a
divided party. It was evident that
good proportion of the democratic
membership was not in favor of the
democratic policy of q strict con-
siruction of the constitution. That
being true, he preferred to go back
in the ranks, where he could fight
such questions as an individual un-
trammeled. The step taken by Mr..
Bailey brings prominently to the
front as the man to succeed to the
minority leadership Mr.. DeArmond
of Missouri.
| DeARMoND AN AsPIRANT.
Mr.. DeAlmond, Mr.. Richardson
of Tennessee and Mr.. Bankhead of
Alabama are the three leading aspir.
ants for the Leadership in the next
house. Mr. Bailey has selected Mr..
Baukhead as his residuary legatee
and will try to hold his forces in line
foF-him. II is conce ded, however,
that Mr. Bankhead is not as strong
as either DeArmond or Richardson
and that both of these will make
heavy iuroads in the Bankhead vote
Mr.. DeArmond is undoubtedly the
strongest man of the three and his
friends appear confident that he will
be able in the next democratic eau
Gus to command a majority of it's
members.
La conversation to-day, Mr. Bailey
said: Il am not saying this in fit
of bad temper or for the reason that
I think my opponents could defeat
me, but after due elaboration have
made up my mind not to be candi
date again for the leadership of my
party in the house, either when it is
iu the majority or minority" Con
tinuing, be said: when forty odd
members of my party decline to
uphold the constitution after they
have sworn to do so, I feel don't
want to embarass any member of my
party to assume the leadership. The
action in the house yesterday was
the first time the democratic party
ever voted against unfolding the
constitution"
NOT ACTUATED BY PIQUE.
'sI want it distinctly understood
that 1 am not actuated by any feel
ing of pique or personal disappoint
ment, but I am preceding purely up
t on the idea that as a large number
, of democrats who are unwilling Il
insist upon an obedience of a per
fectly plain provision of the consti
tuition, they ought not to be mad
! responsible for the leadership of
man who believes that the constitu
ton is the supreme law of the land
= and ought to be obeyed at all timeI
, bv all men. I would raise the sam,
question again, and and I will raise
r it as often as it presents itself, bu
when raise it from my place IN til
! ranks in the party I must take tn
responsibility and others will not b
compelled to share the responsibilit.
e with me.
c Il believe that the democrats Wis
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