The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-12-21
NAY RESIGN MS SEAT



evidence OF It's correctness as war
rants the publication of the state
ment that Senator Bailey is consid-
ering the advisabillty OF resigning
his seat in the senate and asking re-
nomination at the hands OF the dem
ocrats of Texas He has within the
last two weeks discussed this mat
ter with several OF his most intimate
friends. There is reason to believe
that as yet Senator Bailey has come
To no decision. but that he Is inclined
to this course.
The report that Senator Bailey
has been contemplating this action
has been current among members OF
the Texas delegation for several days
and today the circle of those who
had heard of it became perceptlbly
widened
Senator Bailey, when asked to-
night as to the truth OF the report,
refused firmly either to affirm or de-
ny it. He was told of the report and
and asked if it was true.
My friends know" Senator Bal
lev replied. that when this contest |
was first brought on | wanted to re-
sign and submit the matter to the
democrats of Texas, but they dissua-
ded me from that course
Senator Bailey was again asked as
to the truth of the present report.
Il have not come to any such res
olution." he replied.
He was asked if the report that
he contemplated doing this was true.
! Il shall not discuss that matter
/ with you he replied. He added that
there was no occasion to talk about
! it now.
He was asked if he would say that
the report was not true.
Il shall say nothing about it, he
replied.
Senator Bailey was then asked
formally to affirm or deny that the
report was true, being told that II
he would deny 1t, the matter woulc
end there.
you may print what you please,
Senator Bailey answered. "f. he
night on that Or any other matter
should not tell the News of it. /
have nothing to give to the News"
! In further effort to get some
positive statement from Senator Bal
! ley he was told that the report was
not that he had decided to take that
step. but that he was considering the
advisability of it with his friends.
IF / have been discussing it with
my friends, there is no need to dis
cuss IT with the newspapers. he re-
piled.
Then shall say, senator the
News correspondent asked in CON
cluding. that YOU decline either to
affirm or deny the report that YOU
are considering the adyisability of re-
signing and asking for renomiua-
tion?"
You may say what YOU please
! have no Information 10 give the .
News. senator Bailey repeated.
In concluding the interview Sena- !
tor Bailey said he probably would /
not go tu Texas for the holidays. but |
that ne would bc there early In /
March when the primar, campaign /
will be- at It's height
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poutcmplntc~ r,slgulu4 has been the :
subject pt whispered discussions /
among some members ot tb, Texas
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uf them
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