Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-02-14

then seventeen years old. went to the res
cue of his father. The man was knocked
down and struck his head against the curb
stone. became unconscious and never re-
covered. His father was sentenced to three
years Imprisonment. Sullivan was held to
be only technically guilty. and was neither
imprisoned nor fined His father was par
doned after serving a year and half.
The Sullivan-HearSt controversy which
created such a sensation in the House of
Representatives yesterday afternoon was
continued today when Representative Sui
livan of Massachusetts arose to make a
statement in reply to the intimation made
by Representative Hearst that he had been
convicted of manslaughter.
When the Speakers gavel fer at noon
practically every member of the House was
in his seat and the public and private
galleries were crowded with spectators
attracted TO the Capitol by yesterdays SEN
sational proceedings and the expected de-
velopments of today. Mr. Hearst was the
one conspicuous absentee, his usual place
between Representatives Livernash of Call
fornia and Shober of New York his friends
and political supporters, being vacant. But
Mr.. Sullivan was there and the reading of
the journal had hardly been finished when
he was on his feet demanding to be heard.
At first he asked unanimous consent, but
Mr. Macon of Arkansas interposed an OBJ
lection on the ground that enough of the
pubics time had been taken up by yes
terday's controversy. And when this OBJ
stacle had been withdrawn, at the request
of Mr. Sullivan, Representative Rhea of
Kentucky cried Il object" and was deaf
to all appeals.
Then Representative Sullivan put his re-
quest as matter Of personal privilege,
Ill l,rI
Cannon.
A Simply Told Story.
The spectators in the galleries leaned for
ward breathless and eager. But there was
to be no such scene as that of yesterday.
Mr. Sullivan's statement was straightfor-
ward and simply told. Yesterday he proved
himself master of sarcasm and invective.
and at his command were words that cut
and sentences that lashed. Members and
spectators listened in astonishment to the
scourging arraignInent of the representa-
tive from New York.
Today Mr.. Sullivan brought tears to the
eyes of members and spectators alike by
the manner in which he told of the tragedy
of twenty years ago-of the attack upon
his father by an intoxicated man to whom
liquor had been refused, and how he went
to his fathers aid.
The sympathies of the members of the
House were with him. Time and again in
interrupted by spontaneous outbursts of
applause from floor and galleries. 1t was
in response to no bursts of oratory or nights
of rhetoric but WAS in the nature of en-
couragement and sympathy, freely given
and gratefully accepted
Greeted With Deafening Applause.
The applause was particularly loud and
long when Mr.. Sullivan declared, in a voice
husky with feeling, that if his dear father
were alive today, and should be attacked
again as he was on that night twenty
years ago, he would go to his aid just now
as he did then.
And again when Mr. Sullivan had finished
his statement and had taken his seat the
applause was deafening. Representative
Bourke Cochran of New York was particu-
larly enthusiastic, and banged his desk
until the windows ratified. And just as the
was dying away. Representa-.
tive Gardner of Massa chusetts, son-in-law
of Senator Henry Cabot Lodge, jumped TO
his feet and declared that he considered Rep .
resentative Sullivan his dearest friend and
knew him to be man of unstained honor
and remarkable attainments. Il would give
my life for him., exclaimed Mr.. Gardner,
earnestly, and again the applause began,
and continued for some time. Long after
the House had settled down to business in
the consideration of the sundry civil appro-
priation bill members crowded around Mr..
SuIlivan's desk TO shake his hand and as
sure him of their sympathy and encourage
ment This is what Mr.. Sullivan said in
his statement:
Mr. Sullivan's Explanation. =.
,''Mr. Speaker: i rise to question OF
personal privilege. The gentleman from
New York stated on the floor of the House
yaatArdav that .Inhn A. 0ssiiivs~ haA