The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-04-09
BURTON MAKES SCENE.
Senator Aroused Over Newspaper
Stories Of Trouble.

Senator Burton qlIIlculIleS VIII
some of the other members of the Kan
sas congressional delegation seem to
be liable to become more pronounced
than ever The report of his dis-
ferences recently seems to have greatly
angered him, and he proposed to compel
the members of the Kansas delegation
to sign a round robin denying the
story, but the majority refused to do
SO. A Washington dispatch says.
Senator Burton had a seance with
the Kansas delegation yesterday after
noon, compared to which all former DIFF
ferences were tame and uninteresting.
While Clark of Missouri was trying to
speak on the Chinese exclusion bill the
senator rushed from the senate cham
Der to the house side. The first man
he encountered was Calderhead. In a
few minutes Calderhead and Burton
We're in an excited converse ton. They
moved inside the house entrance and
drawing forth a paper Burton began
to gesticulate wildly.
THE attention of the entire press gal
lery was attracted to the unusual scene
and in a few seconds Calderhead began
to express himself. Senator Burton be-
gan to summon pages and before he
was through he had six OF them around
him. One page was dispatched to each
member of the delegation. Long was
pulled out of the ways and means COM
mittee room, Scott from the committee
on agriculture, and Curtis from the
committee on expenditures in the in
terror department. The delegation was
assembled on the Republican side inl-
medlately behind Represents tive Can
non. who was trying to listen to Champ
Clark. The Kansas senator unfOlded
the paper and began reading the story
reciting his quarrel with Calderhead4
and the differences with the deIega ton.
He had brought with him a typewriter
statement to be signed as a round robin
by the entire delegation pronOuncing
the article false.
q. L demand a vindication at the
hands of the delegation, said the Kan
sas senator, and he wanted Scott, as
delgate-at-large, to sign his name
first.
I don't see anything to vfndicate,'
said Calderhead.
" Tt appears that your quarrel is with
the newspapers and that the delega-
ton isn't concerned said Representa-
tive Long. Then there was an ami
mated debate and the newspaper men
in the press galleries, who thought
there was a quarrel over the Cuban
reciprocity bill, got excited. They
rushed to the floor below and each sent
card to some member of the Kansas
delegation with whom he was on par
ticularly good terms. The Kansas con-
gressmen refused to move out of their
seats. One or two of them sent word
they were too busy to come out. Other
congressman, not from Kansas, were
sent for
"BoWersock refused to sign Burton's
statement Long wouldn't sign 1t. and
clared that he didn't see how or in what
way 1t was up to him. The gentle Curtis
thought the impression should not be per
mltted to go out that there were differ
ences in the delegation Burton was irate
and insistent. and Curtis finally suggested
that all the members of the delegation
meet in his committee room at o clock
this afternoon to see if they couldn't agree
a statement.
when the Kansas delegation arrived
this morning the agitation which Senator
Burton had caused was a much more in
teresting subject of gossip than the posi-
ton the members would take on the Gu
ban bill. Miller thought a statement of
some kind should be made.
i am getting letters every day from
my district now, asking If it is true that
Miller. Tt will do us harm. That story
has been published all over my district
1T was pointed out to Miller that the
friction was between Burton and the rep
sentatives themselves
Yes, 7 know said Miller, but Senator
Burton and 1 are on the best possible
''Al of which is true, and the Kansas
senator for this reason supported Miller
for membership on the congressional COM
mittee instead of Calderhead. who had it.
As final effort to get q statement which
would satisfy Burton, Calderhead was
again approached.
TN never sign it, said Calderhead.
I'll resign my seat in congress first
Long announced his intention of keep
fair said Long. There is not any good
reason why the delegation should become
involved in somebody else's troubles
Scott was still disinclined to get into
the game. and so the famous round robin
which Senator Burton proposed was in
glOriously squelched."