Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1910-08-11

licans when General Grosvenor retired, that they
were not entirely hopeless long John Dali
zel1 of Pennsylvania remained with them. Dalzeh
recently had a narrow escape from losing the
nomination for congress. If he by any chance
should be defeated at the election it is believed
that the lure will be as strong upon him it has
upon the others.
Dalzell is as picturesque in his way as Gros-
venor is in his way. 1t always said of him
that he never slept. He is nervous energy in the
essence, and more watchful of Republican inter-
ests generally on the floor than is the titular Re-
publican leader. Mr. Dalzell is always looking
out for the interests of his constituents
One drowsy June day when the house
heavy and business simply droning it's way
through, Dalzell yielding to environment nodded
and then mapped Instantly the willy wide awake
Democrats put through something to which no one
saw any objection. 1t touched Pittsburg.
Dalzell awoke too late. He had been asleep at
the switch Had his eyes never known night
since that hour he could not have lived down the
memory of that one unconscious moment One
day just before the close of the last session, as
he was leaving the White House, three voices
in unison called to him that all within block
could hear: "Any sleep this session, Iohn?"
Dalzell was wakeful to this emergency and his
answer carried little comfort to the inquirers, for
none of the three was standpatter:
Not if the tariff is up" he said.
During the closing days of the last session
tempted by the Democrats in the senate in order
to make sure that action should be taken on the
statehood bill. A flibuster is known to the par
ties as attempt to delay legislation. The
ate has set rules like those of the house, and
so If man chooses to talk on any particular
subject, he delay the consideration of any
measure that he chooses, and the limit of his en-
durance is the limit of the delay that he force
although If he has other senators of his own mind
they can spell" him in the speaking, and thus in
relays continue the fibuster almost indefinitely.
One of the most noted filibusters of recent
years was conducted by three men still in the
service, and curiously enough the arrangement
for the flibuster made by members of both
parties. The active participants were Senators
Stone of Missouri and Gore of Oklahoma, Demo
Gratis and Senator La Toilette of Wisconsin, Re-
publican.
These three senators made up their minds that
they did not wish to have vote taken the
currency bill which had been introduced by Sen
ator Aldrich of Rhode Island, bill which some of
the senators said was a mere makeshift and would
accomplish no good purposes.
In these days it is hard to find in congress
typical Yankee voice which the Englishmen say is
our national characteristic. Gore of Oklahoma
however, has it. Why, 1t is hard to tell, but he
has it in full measure. and no Maine coast man
in Yankee voice characteristics surpass this
senator of the western plains state.
The flibuster In Tsich Core La Toilette and
Stone took part W9S contained through night
ard a day when Washington was hotter than It
ever had been known to be before, at least so the
natives say. When Washington heat takes pos
session of the capitols interior it lays hold on
the premises not to let go until November. 1t is
impossible to keep cool in either house of con-
: sress when the heat Of this climate strikes IN.
During the fearful heat and humidity all ono
night long. Senator La Toilette spoke In an en-
aeavor to keep the currency bill from coming; to
a vote He held the floor for 1914 hours practic-
ally without stopping Senator La Toilette is for
tunate in one respect. When he a boy, and
little later, he had thorough training In elocu-
ton. If his teacher laugh him nothing else, he
gave him the secret of Strengthening his voice.
At the end of 1914 hours Of strenuous effort,
La Toilette spoke clearly as he did at the be-
ginning. Perhaps this is not the exact truth. for
as matter of fact, curiously enough the Wiscorr