The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-12-14
FIzzLEs
AS SENSATION
ARKANSAS SENATOR NOT LIKE
LY TO COMMAND MUCH ATTEN-
ON DURING REMAINDER OF
HIS SIX YEARS SERVICE IN UP.
PER HOUSE.

siz, who came to Washington with
something OF reputation as South.
ern fireater" Of the ante-bellum type.
favored the Senate and the country
"Wednesday with his first speech. It
h"d been pluch.heralded. and public
curiosity was aroused. Consequently
The galleries were well glled, there
was u much larger number OF Sena-
tors in their seats than usual, and, the
House. not being In session, many Rep
:csentatlves were on the floor. Mr..
Davis could not have had better aus.
tficcs for his FIRST plunge into the Sena-
torial sea, but candor compels the ad.
mission that he was a distinct disap-
poiRtmeat That he would contribute
much to the sum of human wisdom was
scarcely expected. Judging from those
reports which have been filtered
through the press to sections remote
IRON his native heath. but 1t was be-
ilieYed that he would contribute to the
saIety OF the proceedings in the upper
branch OF Congress. and perhaps show
that Benjamin Ryan Tillman, OF South
Carolina. must look to his laurels.
Nothing o. the sort happened. Mr..
Dasis was neither interesting nor
forceiul. Basing his speech upon his
bill against the trusts, he advanced
nothing new Or pertinent, but mere
ly rehashed the stock OF arguments
and statements which have grown
stale by repetition. It was little more
than stump speech couched in such
way as perhaps made 1t likely to
catch the ears OF groundliHgs. but
ca9acle Of producing about as much
effect in the Senate as 4 grasshopper
would In cyclone. II was married
BY frequent lnErarnmsticism and com.
luon colloquiallsu s--wnolly inexcusa.
bic. since NJ, Davis is an educated
man--and by attempts ut wit calcu.
lattd to make TIE siiiti "a. aricyc.
It WIS tt. general ciinion that,
while Mr.. Davis will lie si$ years In
the Senate, and will Gou!:nss talk
good deal, his v1i e as an interest.
P:tIucer. is cn:ie,l. There :, no com.
man. With all his eccentrIcities anl
often rudeness and excuses Of speech
not nearly so frequent, however. us
in his earlier days--Senator Tillman
Is man OF intellect and force and he
has many friends. not nearly all Of
whom are found In his own party
tanks. II Mr.. Davis would attain to
Tlllman's position In the Senate, he
must change vastly. Mere eccentric
tiles soon fail to excite either inter
est or attention.
Tho Arkansas Senator is miid.look-
ing man. rather youthful In appear
ance, and Of an evidently genial dispo-
sition. No one looks less like Sire.
eater" or acts less like one in pri.
vate life and social intercourse. 1t
seems that he has imbibed erroneous
ideas, and the opening sentence of his
speech would Indicate 1t, as to the
cold dear given new Senators. There
IS certainly no muzziiug OF Senators.
young or old. All may talk as often
and as long as they please. The inlu.
ence of their talk. however. depends
wholly upon themselves. 1t Is the
standing criticism OF the Senate that
its lack of rules to close debate pre-
vents the propeY dispatch Of the pub.
lie business. As one prominent Re.
publican Senator, speaking OF what
seemed Mr.. Davis idea, said, "The
trouble in the Senate certainly Is not
in making It difficult for members to
speak, but in getting them to stop
when they are really through"
| Hughes Political Enigma.
There is large number OF Repub.
licans in Ncw-INbrk, and they are by
mo rrcans enemies of President Roose.
welt. either. who strongly favor Coz.
Hughes as the next candidate for the
presidency. It would seem to be i
pervcrsion Of the facts in the case %
class all who support Mr.. Hughes rs
ornoncuts OF the President. It is we'll
known that II was Theodore Roosevelt
who practically demanded Hughes
nomination last year. and the wisdom
of his choice was shown by the cleo.
tlon returns, which put in Office every
candidate on the Democratic State
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