Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-01-13
There is Plenty Of Work for Them
in Both Houses,
sen. C0CKRELL OF MISSOURI
How Tie wss Elected by a sixth OF u
vote-True 20 His Promise-A
Mighty whoop.

Washington, January ~, lsOV'-"he"
there were four committees ere
ated by the Senate 10 deal with the
matters pertaining to the Islands lately
In possession OF Spain and the Hawai-
ian group and one committe In the
House TO deal with the same Islands
quite number OF people hastily said
that this meant the dsmantllng Of the
foreign committees Of both houses But
far from II, because the foreign COM
mittees have very much TO do outside
OF dealing with affairs pertaining 10
the Islands. II ls true that the foreign
committees heretofore have handled
affairs coming from Hawaii and cuba.
Previous TO the Spanish war We had
nothing whatever TO do with the Phil
ippines or Porto Rico, and legislation
relating to those Islands is simply an
addition to what we had heretofore.
AS a matter OF fact, save the events
leading Up TO and the actual declara-
ton Of war between Spain and the
United States, Cuba was really very
small part OF our foreign relations. In
the future the same foreign complica-
lions which demand legislative consid-
Grafton will continue, and these COM
mittees will be fully as important as
they were previous 10 the creation OF
the new island committees.
BY A SIXTH OF A VOTE.
Senator Cockrell Of Missouri Is now
serving his fifth term In the Senate,
which will give him 80 years In that
body on March 3, 1905 as long as Tom
Benton served from the same State
| Champ Clark Of Missouri knows the
political history and industrial condi-
tions OF his state better than any 9TH
er man know, and he tells much that
is interesting concerning Cockrell.
"The experience Of Cockrell in Mis-
souri, said Mr. Clark, has been most
| interesting. Cockrell was defeated for
the nomination for governor Of Missou-
ri BY one-sixth OF vote II made him
senator. Cockrell during the campaign
| for the nomination, frequently made
| the statement that no matter who was
nominated no man could throw his hat
| higher and shout louder for the ticket
| than himself. The convention met In
| the hall OF the house at the State capt.
| tai The candidates were in the sem
ate chamber We have Way Of
bringing all candidates into the COM
vention after the nomination, defeated
as well as successful and all make
speeches.
CARRIED OUT HIS PROMISE.
1.-THE candidates were waiting, as
said, when a committee came In and
said that Cochrell had been defeated
by one-sixth OF one vote. and the men
were escorted into the convention.
Cockrel repeated The statement that
he had made in the preliminary can
vass, and with that he took his broad
brimmed, white SLOUGH hat and threw
| II clear to the roof Of the hall, at the
same time uttering whoop that shook
the building. This incident caused
| more talk about him than II he had
been named for governor, and when
| the legislature met CoclSrell was elect
ed TO the senate. A popularity about
| Missouri is that after a man has one
been made governor he may be re-
elected but he then retires TO private
! life. II Cockrel had been elected gov
ernor, that would have been the end OF
him. I told him the other day that he
ought to hunt up and provide for that
man who cast sixth OF vote against
him. for II made him Senator beyond
all question"
A MISSOURI CUSTOM.
"Will you tell me-" asked Senator
Tillman, Of South Carolina, who was
an interested listener, how you can
have a sixth Of a voter"
I'm just this way" responded Mr.
! Clark. There are some very small
counties In Missouri which are allowed
only on or two delegates In the con-
ventlon, but send from six or a dozen
men TO cast those votes, each voting
as he pleases. Thus. IL often happens
! that candidates have certain number
! Of votes and fractions in halves, thirds
| fourths and sixths. as the case may be.
Some man from far back county
! cast his sixth Of a vote against Cock
| rel and defeated him. II made him
senator, and he'll remain in the Senate
longer than any man who was ever
member OF that body"
Then the war revenue bill was I'M
der consideration, Senator Tillman OF
South Carolina offered an amendment
putting a duty Of 10 cents a pound on
tea The Gridlron club visited Charles
ton recently, and Senator Tillman was
OF the party. Before you people go
home" he said. II want you to see the
one protected industry OF South Caro-
lima. You remember when | got that
duty on tea you supposed | wanted to
raise money for the government. Well.
| say, wanted to protect an infant in
dustry Of South Carolina" And so on
our way home we stopped at Summer
vile and visited DR.. shepard's tea
farm, saw the growing plants, had the
process OF gathering and curing ex-
planned 10 us and also sampled for the
first time American grown tea. For
ten years Dr. Shepard has been en-
gagged In this work. gathering and APP
plying all the Information he could OBJ
tain from Japan. China, India and Cey-
Ion until he has become an expert. He
says that II is now a success and that
his last years crop amounted to $4,000
pounds. other sections may be adapt
ed to tea culture, but he thinks that
there are great possibilities for It In