The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-01-22
WILLIAMSBURG
V|L |. VI RESIGN | ! J
Says Demo crats serted Him
AZ III Fight Against Amend 81
4. 111entI to Mill ta1yl Bill ".

"a Orion Our r egular CORRESPONDENTS as
355. vYAsIlINGTON.#D d. Ct. Jan. 81. - Rcpre-
sentative ] ohm Sharp Williams, IL is be-.
Flievetl will resign his position Of leader
OF the Democrats or the House OF Repre-.
lsentatives at a caucus to be held Monday
afternoon or Monday night. It, is impos-
lslble to state positively that he will take
this course, but ! I'll Is the general belief.
of the Democrats Of the House that the
leader of the minority will abdlcato,
& While 1t lis impossible to make any
thing like an accurate prophecy concern
ing the selection or q successor to Mr..
Williams, 1t appears that Judge Dear
mond, OF Missouri, ono Of i the ablcst.
mon In the House Of Representatives., Will
be che man. e ss i8l B Il ,s
81 Mr.. Williams refuses positively to state
his object III asking members to sign the
call fora caucus. Nearly every Demo-
( crat Of the House and several Demo
cratic senators have, seen him to-day
and tonight asking him to reconsider
his rumored deterlnination4tor resign his
leadership. lie has not, so farfas known
indicated to ono OF Them Intentionally
that he will resign, but the sentiment
among Democrats is general that he
WILL ask the caucus to relieve him OF a
position In which he claims lie has been
shown a lack Of confidence. 81 vi
Democrats Deserted Him. ~
Mr.. Williams becamea dspeased with,
the Democrats who voted against him,
and for the provision In tho illtnryt bill
which declares that no retired army,
officer above the rank or major shnll re-,
ceiye pay for any other service rendered
while on the retired list Though tho
minority leader fought tho amendment
With utmost perslstency, declaring that
It was drawn by Republicans and aimed
at General Miles. who has recently be-
come Acknowledgement sof Massachusetts
he was unable to rally the strength OF his
tsldc, and the vote showed that while
thirty-odd Democrats had voted against
tho amendment, upwards Of sixty had
voted for Democrats did not hesitate
to say that while they believed the 19e-
3publicans We're actuated by partisan mo-
tives In advocating the amendment, they
themselves had no friendship for the man
who put irons on tho limbs or his pris-
oncr, tho President of the Confederacy,
This Is undoubtedly what moved the
Democrats to break with tho minority
leader ls553 y 3 AZ j AZ,
"Mr, Slayden and myself should be Of
Tended. and not Mr.. Willinms,n said Rep
resentntive Hay, chairman OF the Demo
cratic caucus, to-day, I'VE were the
Democratic members of tho Committee
on Military AffnlrsS and voted for the
amendment. It is customary for the
Democrats to support their members OF
tho committee which reports q, bill. We
are not offended, / do not think Mr.
Williams should 4be.t * I. si m y ttis&
MI Williams has not received In n very
gracious nnnner those who tried Ia dis.
suude him from his purpose to resign.
5He Is not In his usual good hllmorsto-
day. built Is believed he Will not press
the matter OF n ca ucus for tho purpose
Of acting on his resignation. F
Hay Receives Petition.
5Nii (Isy Associated Pressj
W.AsHINGroN,i ~ e.. January 2l.-
REPRESENTATIVES Hay (Ylrginia) the
caucus chairman Of the minority in the
House, to-day received Il petition signed
by forty Democratic members. requesting
a caucus. He expects to issue a call
for q caucus FOR Monday tight, in res
Spouse to the request, unless names
Should be Withdrawn Sin the meantime
to bring the number below. the requisite
OF tWenty-Aye. .s
4 The petition does not state the pus-
pose for.Rhicil hescaucus is desired.
MI, Williams tAIississippD, tho minority 4
leader, would not say to-day why aa
caucus is To be held. although, 1t IS
lrnn ~ N, tI,t la a ma n OH thn an III