The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-05-28
SENATOR BAILEY
MAKES ATTACK
ON REPORTER
Anqered Over Article In New
York Times
HITS THE WRONG MAN
Newspaper Writer'S Umbrella Was
Bent But Neither Combatant Re-
ceived Any Injury

Washington, May Ex-senator Bal
ley Of Texas took occasion yesterday
afternoon to emphasize his dislike OF
what was said of ais attitude on the
income tax in these dispatches on
Sunday morning by assaulting in a
corridor of the Senate wing OF the
capitol, w. S. Manning, one of the
staff of the New York Times bureau
here. The assault followed a speech
delivered by Mr. Bailey in the Senate
earlier in the afternoon in which he
denounced the reference to aim in the
dispatch printed on Sunday and had
called it's author an infamous liar
That dispatch was not written by Mr.
Manning.
There was an executive session OF
the Senate on adjournment, and after
executive business was disposed or
Nj. Manning entered the chamber
looking for members of the finance
committee from whom he was seek
ing information on the tariff. Leav-
ing the chamber ne saw Mr.. Bailey
ahead in the corridor and joined him.
Senator" he said, 81 am with the
New York Times. | did not write that
story, but +"
"Who did write It, the -?" inter
rupted the Senator.
wait a minute" said the reporter.
In your speech you referrer to the
possible inspiration of the Times arti-
Gle by tae republican senators.
want to tell you il was not inspired
by the Republicans, but by just such
incidents as that of this afternoon,
when you split the vote of the income
takers"
THAT can't be, said Mr.. Bailey with
was not any split before 1t was all
damned lie"
BY this time the two men were
turning the corner in front of the fin
anee committee room. walking side by
side.
Look here, you" exclaimed Mr..
Bailey, drawing back his right arm,
and without more ado he reached up
and caught the reporter by the throat
with both hands. clinching so close
that even had the reporter desired to
use the umbrella watch he carried in
his left hand he could not have done
so.
Mr.. Manning lit back as well as the
close quarters permitted and capitol
attendants rushed up to part the com
batants. In drawing apart Mr.. Bailey
held on TO the reporters umbrella of
which he had caught nold in the scuf-
fie and waving it aloft, again prepared
for hostilities. Mr. Bailey struck out
with the umbrella but it is Mr.. Man
nings opinion that the blow fell on a
peacemaker who rushed between
them.
This time the men were definitely
separated, and Mr.. Bailey dropped the
umbrella wnich he had badly bent.
Mr.. Manning picked It up.
You see" he said, lin using this
weapon against an unarmed man you
have spoiled very good umbrella"
You -" roared the Texas and
again he rushed at the reporter.
This time there was more room and
blows Were exchanged. Mr.. Bailey
again clinched, however. thus imped.
ing the action of his arms. Under
meath, however, the reporter punched
away at Mr.. Bailey's heavy chin and
MS the Texan stopped lower and low
er In his effort to throttle him. a few
half arm blows were landed on his
head.
When the complaints were again
separated capitol policeman asked
Mr.. Bailey if he wanted his antagon-
list held and ne replied that he did
not Mr.. Bailey and his opponent
then left the ground Among the by
ISLANDERS who rushed to stop the fight
was Senator Clapp of Minnesota. who
stepped out of an elevator Just as the
fracas began. He laid hold of Senator
Bailey at the last and prevented his
starting hostilities for the third time.
AT the end of the fight Mr.. Bailey
showed no signs of damage.