The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1905-12-29
THAT LAMAR
WILLIAMS AFFAIR.
What the State Papers Say About
That COnkresionAl Circus.

better off. st. Lucie Tribune.
Whatever may be thought of Mr..
Lamar's taste and discretion in airing a
partisan and personal difference on the
floor of the house, he has given the
editors chance to say what they think
Of Mr.. Williams as a party leader, of
which good many are taking solemn
advantage. Tampa Times.
The four great men of America to day
are Theodore Roosevelt, W. j. Bryan,
William T. Harris and Tom Lawson
Florida School Exponent. And no men,
ton is made of John Temple Graves,
William Randolph Hearst, John Sharpe
Williams or William Bailey Lamar. -
Ocala Banner.
The Congressman from the first dis
trict, Hon. w. B. Lamar, is trying to
make notoriety for himself in Wash
ington, by airing his feelings against
minority leader Williams. This is about
the last showing Congressman Lamar
will get.--Arcadia News.
Some of the newspapers refer to him
as bill Lamar" 1t perhaps makes
no difference to the Florida Congress
man If he is called Billie " by the ell
der men, william" by the elder ladies,
Willie" by the girls, or Bill" by the
boys, as long as he can keep his politi-
cal fences in repair. -Apalachilola Times
Among the egotistical freaks of mod
ern times may be justly classed Billy
Lamar, Congressman from the Third
District of Florida. He had the temer-
ity to "buck up" against John Sharp
Williams, leader of the Democrats in
Congress, last week, and Billy was sat
down on so hard that his half million
dollar wife could hardly recognize him.
Citrus County Chronicle.
Most Floridians will no doubt prefer
the method adopted by Hon. Frank
Clark for coming into prominence in
Congress, namely, the introduction of
the Arizona Statehood bill, rather than
the questionable one of Hon. w. B.
Lamar, the string up of family
troubles " in the Democratic ranks.
St. Augustine Record.
The Savannah News makes the point
that as a matter of fact Congressman
Lamar, of this State, was not sighted
by John Sharp Williams, but was actu-
ally promoted. He was left off the
Committee on Commerce but was made
a member of the Committee on Foreign
Affairs, which is more important than
the other committee. Live Oak Demo-
crat.
The Tallahassee True Democrat, pub
lished in Mr.. Lamar's district sizes Mr..
Lamar about as correctly as does Mr..
Williams, when it stated: Congress
man w. B. Lamar, of this Congressional
District, having been left off of the
Interstate and Foreign Commerce Com
mittee, had quite a tilt with minority
Leader Williams at the session Of Con-
gress on the 10th, and during the confu-
sion which followed the tilt, Mr.. Lamar
shouted Mr.. speaker, he went to the
newspapers with it. Now, who goes
into the newspapers more than does our
w. B. Lamar, when he wishes Florid-
ians to know what great things he has
done, or is going to do? Oh! that vain
little darling of ours. "-Palatka News.
The papers generally are taking great
interest in the Williams Lamar cOntro-
versy in regard to Mr.. Lamar being
dropped from some of the committees
on which he served at previous terms.
1t is only proper that the papers Of
Florida should keep their readers posted
in regard to this affair, as at the
next summer primaries Colonel Lamar
will get a rousing majority If he is right
but II it should develop, we hope it will
not, however, that he is in the wrong,
and is unfit for the position on the com
mittee, il is the duty Of the voters 70
see to it that he is defeated. 1t would
certainly afford US great pleasure to see
one of Florida's Representatives in
Congress win out in a big controversy
where he had such powerful opponent
as Mr.. Lamar had in this case. We
will try to give our readers an article
from Washington in regard TO the true
status of this controversy Bristol Bee.
Anent the Hon. "Bill" Lamar He
has written 70 the Tallahassee Capital a
full page letter explaining what is
termed Ibis side of the divergent view
on national questions of himself and
John Sharp Williams" But the letter
starts with false premise as follows
THE minority leader in the house of
representatives in Washington, John
Sharp Williams, has removed Hon. d. |
w. Shackleford Of Missouri and myself,
from the committee on interstate and
foreign commerce. This is one Of the |
important committees of the House, it |
having charge of legislation looking TO |
the control Of railway corporations in |
the interest Of the people. Mr.. La
mar does not state the case fairly. He |
was not removed. There was no such |
committee Of the present congress. One |
was appointed and other Democrats |
than hessrs. Shackleford and Lamar |
were named. II Is possible they were !
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