Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-05-30
la[OlLE||E BREAKS
TALKING RECORD
Addresses Senate All Night
Long, Speaking For Over
Eighteen>Hours
Eu,ausrFR IS CONTINUED
FlLlsusTER is CONTINUED
Senator stone Relieves Wisconsin Man
1t 7:os a. M, and Gore, Of Okla
hom., Will Follow-outco Of Fill
ibuster in Doubt-Rulinss Adverse
to Opposition.

8 washington, May s0.--Whatever else
has been accomplished by Senator La
Follette in his filibuster in the senate
against the adoption Of the conference
report on the currency bill, he has
gained q championship. At 7:OS a. m.
today he yielded the floor to Stone. OF
Missouri, after having spoken almost
continuously for eighteen hours ana
forty-three minutes. His voice seemed
to be almost as fresh as when he be-
gan.
If stone and Gore. the latter being
accredited with willingness to assist
in the filibuster can do as well, the
filibuster is far from an end. The re-
publican leaders apparently have no
program other than to try to wear
out the filibusters.
Ia Toilette Breaks Record.
The previous record for. long
speech in the senate was made by
former Senator Allen, of Nebraska,
who opposed the repeal Of the silver
purchasing clause Of the Sherman act,
and he was aided by other senator's
who took much Of the strain from ms
voice by frequently reading extracts
from documents. La Toilette had no
assistance of that character. In fact ms
task was made as difficult as posslble
BY placing interpretations on the rules
OF the senate which intsrfered with
his demands for calling a roll to de-
termine the existence of a, quorum.
This ruling was made after there
had been more than thirty calls of the
senate and was based on the fact that
there had been no business intervening
since the former call, debate being
held not to be business. Thruout the
day and night La Toilette sustained
himself on punch of egg and milk, and
on one occasion during roll call ne ate
= sandwich. He husbanded his strength
by sitting on the arm Of his chair as
ne talked and for the most part his
speech was delivered in q conversa-
tional and dispassionate tone
Stone Relieves LaFoilette.
LaFollette, at 1903 a. M, announced
that he was reluctant" to yield the
floor but said he realized otner sena-
tors desired to speak. Aldrich ana
Stone arose simultaneously, the for
mer being recognized. He moved that
when vote should be taken on the
pending question of adoption OF the
conference report, the ayes and noes be
called. This motion carried, and Aid
rich yielded to Stone, who began his
remarks, which he said to some of his
colleagues might be continued for six
teen. hours or so. Obviously he was
puzzled by the Aldrich motion and he
asked what had been gained by it. He
did not learn.
Speaking in low voice, so low he
could not he heard distinctly five feet
away, Stones excessive modulatlon
awakened protests, especially from
Scott. Stone was in no danger at the
beginning Of his remarks OF being op-
pressed by any throng of people about
him. There were not more than
dozen senators on the floor and scarce
IL a greater number of people in the
galleries.
Democrats Not There.
On the republican side .Aldrich, Gal
linger, Carter, Kean and others had re-
msired in their seats all night, and
wien. half hour after he had begun,
Stone. expressing desire to Address
his remarks &c his democratic co.tsag-
uss especially, looked about the cham
pe- in wistfui search. Fe fund
there cnly two, Teller and Gore He
concluded, therefore, to defer this par
ticular feature of his speech. 9Stone
made one or two Intellectual efforts to
call for a quorum, but under last
nights ruling his demand was declared
out of order, as was also an appeal by
Gore from this decision.
The Missouri senator then proceeded
with his speech. At o'clock there was
q slight increase in attendance in the
galleries but there were even fewer
senators in their seats than when
Stone began his address. By far the
largest part of Stones address consist,
ed of reading newspaper extracts.
Still Speaking at Noon.
At noon Stone still he'd the floor.
Personally Stone is a favorite with
most of his colleagues and the utmost
good nature marked the proceedings
today, but in private conversation the.
senators did not attempt to disguise
their impatience over the situation.
The Gay had not progressed far when
it became evident that no favor would
be shown to the filibusters and no OPP
portunity would be lost to crowd them
to the extreme limit of physical en-
durance, because a majority of the
saw in this method the only
possible way of bringing the obstruc
tive tactics to an end. How long Stone
will take no one will undertake to say
but it has been arranged that he shall
be followed by Gore, the blind senator
from Oklahoma.
End is in Sight.
Gore, because of his physical defect.
will be unable to read from papers or
documents and 1t is already under
stood he will fail If he undertakes TO
secure unanimous consent to have oth-