The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1910-04-05
TIII,MAN rs IMPROVING.
In An Interview He Discusses the
Recent Eruption" in the
House Of Representatives.

Oeuc6 pudt o0udGOf 1uIudu is IT.
gaining his faculties, he discussed
politics for an hour to-day at the
local sanitarium where he has been
patient since coming here from
Washington. His theme was the re-
cent ''eruption'' as he termed 1t, In
the house.
'EThe democrats played their game
poorly said Senator Benjamin R.
Tillman yesterday in the first inter-
view he has given since his illness.
He sat by an open window at Rob-
ertsonis sanitarium, but the only
evidence of his recent illness was a
slowness of enuneiation and light
ly enfeebled voice. His mind was
keenly active, and he was much IN
terested in the recent "eruption, " as
he called it, in congress.
"They played their game poorly, :"
he repeated, "when they called for
that vote to declare the speakers
chair vacant. It rallied the repubi-
cans, insurgents and all to Cannon's 3
support, for republican is first,
last and always a republican; and a
patriot -seeondarily.
"There was no need for that
move,'' the senator continued. "Can-
non had been shorn Of practically
all power when they took from him
the privilege Of naming the commit
tee on rules; and if The democrats
had let matters stand, he would have
been practically lost. The result of
the call for vote restored, In a
measure, his prestige"
HsYou do not think that Cannon
Will ever regain as much power as
he held formerly, do you?''
"No," the senator replied, "neVer
as much. A part Of his power is
gone, but he hasn't slipped tar
enough to break his neck"
"What do you think will be the
eventual result?' was asked.
s'He will probably retire at the
favorable opportunity said the
senator. >; ,iaiM
"Wil1 that, not practically, be
an admittance of defeat7''
"WeH, in a measure" the senator
replied, "but he is "a"
He Once Downed Cannon.
care you and he friendly?'' the
question was put irrelevantly, but it
brought slight humorous twinkle to
the senator's eye.
"Wel, we are now, but I believe
I am the only man that ever doWnsd
Cannon. - >
"It was about getting the goVerm-
ment to pay an old debt Ito the state
of South Carolina. First they tried
to show that my state owed the
government, but I got the records
for both and in the end it was shown
that the government owed the state.
I wanted them to pay the debt, but
old Joe was opposed to it.
II got Allison and Hale, two OF
my personal friends and leaders on
the republican side, to insert my
claim for South Carolina in civil
bill that came up for a conference
adjustment on the 3rd Of March, the
last day before adjournment.
"Cannon said that it shouldn't It go
through; and I swore and be id
that it should go through. Some Of
my friends said that they would
help me to 6ibuster IN the session
which met at 8 o'clock, and they
kept the house until about 3 o'clock
in the morning. I was determined
that I was not going to I'LL the rec
ords with lot of rubbish, so sent
out and got Byron's 'Vision OF
Judgment =.
"Have you read it9" he inter-
jected. "Well, It is one Of the keen-
est Of Byron's satires, and some
people th1nk it IS blasphemy, but
have always thought it a good piece
Of work, I was going to read them
that. Il a:*{A4A
"But seeing that if the civil bill
was not passed an extra session Of
congress would have to be called to
consider the naval and civil bills, the
opposition gave in, and I got the bill
passed.
cit took Cannon a long time to
get over that,' interposed Mrs. Till
man, a quiet, knowing little woman,
and the senator smiled pleasantly.
Gets Things for District.
1'Do you think Cannon will be
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