Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1907-03-05
LARGE PARTY or REPRESENTA-
TrvEs DEPART FROM WASH.
INcroN FOR PANAMA.
1ILLMAN IN DEMAND
essehfoss Senator Of South Carolina
. chautsuqus Hsro--Alresoy Book
cd soii6-For . Tropical Fair

representative lett today for q trip
TO Panama for the purpose of lnyes-
usat.ag the progress Of the eonstrue
ton Of the isthmian canal. They viii '
sail from New York ON the Alliance.
which Is furnished the congressman
by the government without charge.
Passes over the Panama railroad have
also been supplied to all the members I
of the party. and they will b. lodged
and Toasted A. the government hotels
along the route Of the canal while
making their Investigations. The
solons will spend about six days In
the canal zone. being due 10 arrive NJ
Colon o week from tomorrow, and will
leave March Is. arriving at New YorA
On March 20. Part Of the members
will return BY way Of New Orleans,
and will look into river and harbor
needs at several gulf ports before pro.
ceeding to their homes.
The roster Of the Panama party 10
az follows:
Congressman Scott Of Kansas: !
Smith Of California: Ellis of Missouri:
Mccall OF Massachusetts,: Loud Of
Michigan: Brooks OF Colorado: Samuel
OF Pennsylvania: Foster Of Vermont:
Hill Of Connecticut: Burleson OF
Texas: caiderhead of Kansas: Davis
Of Minnesota: Mcclure Of Oklahoma;
Rodenbnry OF Illinois: Gillespie Of
Texas: Dalzell of Pennsylvania: Payne
Of New York: Mondell Of Wyoming;
Lands OF Indiana: Dawes Of Ohio;
Graft Of Illinois: Taylor Of Ohio; LII.
ley OF Connecticut: Ransdell OF Louis.
lana; Cole of Ohio: Often OF wiscon.
sin: Wilson OF Illinois; Broussard OF
Louisiana: Acheson OF Pennsylvania;
Granger Of Rhode Island: Goldfogle
of New York: Gilhams OF Indiana:
Chapman of Illinois: CLANCY Of India.
ma: Robinson Of Arkansas: Holiday
OF Indiana: Marshall OF North Dakota
Barchfleld OF Pennsylvaia: Keefer oil
Ohio: Pollard OF Nebraska. and Ken
needy Of Ohio.
The trip was take as the result o
an urgent invitation by the canal of
ficials and the administration.
Tiilman a chautauqua Hero.
No member n the senate Is 50
greatly in demand as a public speakeI
as Is Benjamin n. Tillman, the pitch
fork senator Of South Carolina. Nov
that congress has closed. Senator Til
man will devote his time TO the pla,
form and Is already booked solid
on the Chautauqua circuit. So grea
Is the dmand for his services tina
his agents have been forced to refus
numerous profitable engagements |
various parts of the country. II Is
noteworthy fact that most OF the Ell
gagements specify that he shall di'
cuss the race question. these request
coming from the north as well as tn
south showing the widespread interes
In that problem.
Perhaps the present popularity Of tn
South Carolina senator Is dme /
great measure to the free advertiser
he has received In the newspapers
connection with the Brownsville ma
ter. There Ii but one Ben Tillma'
however. and 1t may be said Of hi
as OF that other famous southerne
Sam Jones, that while the newspape
NAV have made him they cannot mai
another like him. Which Is a thir
to be thankful for. or to be regrettt
according to the point OF view.
In view of the wide demand for Il
services OF Tillman as an orator 1t h
been suggested that he engage "
IGfEOU DdtLct thC "" oN
Arkansas. as an understudy. DaV
comes to Washington heralded as
picturesque whirlwind orator likely
cause a stirring of the dry bones
the senate, and If he makes good
NAV usurp a portion of the limelig
which has heretofore shone only
TfiIman. Ex-Governor Bob" Tayl
Of Tennessee IL another new sout
ern senator who has a wide repu'a'
ton as . forceful stump speaker al
an unique character. Taylor is almo
as famous as a fiddler as he is
statesman and has taken part in mar
southern "fddling contests"
For a Tropical Fair.
,anvennans has been inaugtlrata