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WILL BEAT CRUM
Senator TiIIman to Talk to Death
His Nomination.
HE HAS A HARD FIGHT

But he PlanS q One-Man F1lDuS'
ter by Which He Hopes to Defea,
Crum's Appointment - Declares
He Can Talk 1t to Death Provided
His Health Will Stand.
Washington, Feb. 3.-In order to
defeat the confirmation of W. D.
Crum's appointment as collector of
the port at Charleston, it is stated
today that Senator Tillman, if neces-
sary, will conduct a "one-man" fill.
buster until congress adjourns Oh
March 4, even at the risk of his
health, which Is none too. good.
The senator proposes to talk the
confirmation to death, which he may
easily do if his strength doesn't de-.
sert him. Under the rules of tn.
senate, nc proposition can be put to
a vote so long as a senator wants
to Re heard, and there Is no way by
which the remarks of a member can
be limited.
Senator Tillman has requested a
number OF Democrats to help him
with his fllibuster, speaking from
n hour to half a day each, and he
has enlisted the aid of a number,
although it appears that many Dem.
ocrats doubt the wisdom of contin.
uing the fight on Crum.
But, with little help, Tillman
should be able to hold up the confir-
nation until Taft is i~ndugurated,
and unless he 'anges his mind, he
will do this.
The senate does not hold an ex-
ecutive session every day, and this
fact will operate to the hand Of Till
man, as the Crum matter can be con-
sidered only in executive session.
After Senator Tillman had taken
the floor, he called for a quorum,
and after the r all, he announced
that he proposed to see that a quo
rum was maintained throughout the
day.
The vice president called his at
tention to a ruling made in the last
hours of the last session of congress.
to the effect that, business must not
intervene between calls for a quo
rum, anda4hat a speech would not be
regarded as business"
This announcement provoked a
discussion of the rule, but through.
out the afternoon no occasion arose
to call forth a ruling on that ques.
ton.
Mr.. Tillman had received commu.
nications from various commercial
bodies of Charleston, in opposition
to the confirmation Of the Crum NOM
nation, and read them to prove THAI
his protest against Crum fully repre-.
sented the popular sentiment in
Charleston.
The japanese and Chinese ques'
tons, now causing discussion on the
Pacific coast, were referred to, and
Mr.. Bacon, Of Georgia, made a gen.
eral inquiry of the Pacific coast as
to their attitude toward any propo'
sition to appoint a Chinaman as col.
lector of customs of San Francisco.
There was a very general discus.
sion of the race problem in which
several of the senators on the Dem
ocratic side took part. Senator
Money occupied nearly an hour am
reviewed the history Of the races
to sustain his position that the su,
neriority of the white race marked
it to dominate in matters CT govern
ment.
About fifty senators remained il
the chamber throughout the ses
soin. The nomination will come W
in executive session today, and Mr.
Tillman, it is expected, will continue
his remarks.
AS predicted above, the Crum mat
ter came up today and nearly foul
hours was devoted to its consi lera.
ton. Senator Tillman aided by his
Democratic colleagues STAYED of ac-
ton and the matter went over TO-
the present.
The Republican senators are mi
ed in favor of confirming C-um II
order that Mr.. Taft may be re!lef
ed of the necessity of sending a non
nation to the senate, which has bee
opposed during the present admins,
tratiOn.
The debate in the senate today
according to the reports which leak
ed out afterwards, resembled an o!&
time ministrelsy. Senator Tillman
McLaurin, Money and Johnston tola
negro dialect stories and kept the
senate in laughter throughout the
proceedings.
Nothing but the best CT hlmo'
displayed. Senator TiIlrlan re-
counted a number of incidents with
his various controversies with Presl