Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-13
FIGHT ABOUT BAILEY
Legislature is Divided Over the
Investigation.
QUESTION OF HIS FITNESS
Charges of Very Grave Nature Are
Being Made.
FRIENDS WANT TO WHITEWASH
They Are Anxious to Prevent an In
quiry About All Allegations
but Malfeasance.

AUSTIN. Texas, January 12.-The legis-
troversy to the exclusion of all other bust
ness. In the house today the resolution
providing for an investigation of the
charges made against Senator Bailey was
bers.
When the Bailey champions saw that
their efforts to prevent the resolution from
being considered were defeated they of
fred the substitute resolution prepared yes
terday, which sings Mr.. Bailey's praises
and makes light of the charges pending.
1t says that no good result can be had
by taking up the time of the legislature in
investigating the charges.
1t provides that a commission of several
members shall be appointed, before which
any witness who desires to do to may appear
and file specific charges against Mr.. Bailey.
No charge shall be considered. however,
unless it is equivalent to malfeasance in
office. The argument on these two resolu-
lions occupied most of the days session
and will not be concluded until about next
Wednesday.
Want Substitute.
Mr. Bailey and his friends are urging
the adoption of the substitute, which is
termed a "whitewa siring' proposition by
the anti-Bailey element
Senator E. G. Sento chairman of the pro-
investigation caucus, wired Gov.-elect
Campbell as follows last night:
Charges of the gravest nature, relating
to the fitness of MI, Bailey to a seat in the
United States Senate as the representative
the legislature desire to probe these charges
to the bottom. There is an eieiBeHt which
Is attempting to prevent investigation
and which, failing In that seeks to limit
the scope of Investigation. Are you op-
posed to the investigation which will be
searching enough to bring out all the facts,
and have you authorized a statement which
in any way commits you against such an
Investigations"
Anti's Are Jubilant.
The following reply was received from
Mr.. Cambell: II have, out of a sense of
propriety, uniformly declined to be drawn
into the controversy mentioned, and for
the same reasons do not propose to under
take to influence executive action one way
or the other"
The anti-Bailey members of the legisla-
lure are III d JuDllant moOQ To-Day. They
claim that the prospects are now very
bright for the defeat Of Mr.. Bailey. They
say that the adoption of the original in
vestigation resolution is assured and that
when the limelight is turned on Mr. Bailey
he will be placed in such an attitude that
there will be no possible chance of his re-
election. The name Of a candidate against
him will not be announced, it is stated,
until the investigation is finished.
The Senator Talks.
AUSTIN, Tex, January 12.-United
States Senator Joseph w. Bailey tonight
gave out the following interview regard
ing the proposed legislative investigation:
There is not the semblance of truth
in the statement which has been sent from
Austin to. the effect that my friends are
seeking either to prevent or to delay an
investigation l am more than ready to
meet any charge that any responsible man
may make against me, and 1 will answer
1T without asking moments delay. / do
not believe that a senator from Texas
ought to be required to answer a series of
indefinite, nebulous and anonymous
charges, and all that 1 ask is that those
who accuse me of personal or political
misconduct shall make their accusations
specific and offer some proof in support