Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1910-02-27

talking with Tillman. You know
what an angle worm is. Tillmang p
no. | don't" roared Tillman, "bui
by God l know fish bait"
To Senator Tillman in the seclu
sion OF their offices, ii was always
My Lord bacon" To Senator Ba
con. his friend was Father Ben
Come here. Ben, and look at this
gorgeous sunset" called out Sena
tor Bacon one day as he stood at
the window of his private office
and watched the sun set behind the
Washington monument in a picture
of purple and gold.
| II was a picture often seen dur
ing the fall and spring In Washing
ton. but ever admired.
We'll. you have a chance here TO
immortalize yourself" said Senator
/, Tillman, waggishly. "All you've got
to do is TO paint It,"
Probably no member of the Unit
/, ed States senate is known TO more
people throughout the length and
breadth of the United States than
Senator Tillman. In the congress
sional interim he goes on the lee
ture platform. sometimes filling from
four to six lecture engagements a
week. and during the past several
Years has spoken in SO states of the
Union. This constant application.
and the tremendous strain he is I'M
der in the senate and during his
discussion of the race question on
the platform has FASTENED his col
lapse. Despite the warnings of
friends, he has persisted in this
.nerve-straining and heart breaking
work
One of the most notable and ef-
fective pieces of work ever perform
ed by Senator Tillman on the floor
of the senate was his conduct of the
railway rate regulation bill on its
passage through the senate. He was
in charge of the measure, and his
anomalous position won for the
measure a species OF attention which
II would otherwise have lacked. II
IN not be forgotten that at tn,
time Senator Itllman and Presiden,
roosevelt we're not calling each 9th
e up by phone every day TO Ell.
press their good wishes
The Rooseyelt-Tillman feud dated
back to the Tillman-McI-aurin fight
in the senate. This feud was inten-
sified by the incident in which Mrs.
iinor Morris was summarily and
somewhat forcibly elected from the
offices by White House
employees after she had vainly tried
to see the president. Senator Till
man thought more persuasion and
less force on the part of said en-
ployes would have been more in
keeping with good taste and deco
rum and proceeded to excoriate the |
president on the floor of the sen
ate. The withdrawal of the invita- |
lion to the White House followed. |
and the refusal of Colonel Jim TIL |
nan, lieutenant governor of South
Carolina to participate in exercises
It which President Roosevelt was to |
'e present
Another instance which well de-
'icts Tillman's manner of speaking
vas that in which he was interrupt
d while offering some remarks one
lay on the state of the republic. by
senator Foraker. who inquired:
Mr. President. would like to
SIX what is before the senator"
Il am" fairly shrieked Senator
Undaunted by the gale of laugh
er and applause. Senator Foraker
persisted that he wished to know
o what particular subject the Sen
tor from South Carolina was adj
Iressing himself
4 am simply making a speech
N the general cussedness of the
responded Mr.. Tnlman.
Visit the skating rink.