The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-04-06
DOWNED CANNON
Hew Tilmaa 0usxined tie Speaker sl
Claim for Old Debt
WHICH BE DEFEATED

.ics and "Joe" Cannon--Say
Democrats Played Game Poorly
His Fight with Willy Speaker.
The Democrats played their gam'
poorly" said Senator Benjamin r
Tillman Thursday in the frst In
.ervieY he has given since his Ill
ma according TO the Atlanta Con
t.tution. & sat by an open window
a. Robersson's Sanitarium. but the
only evidence Of his recent Illness was
a slowness OF enuaciasion and q
slightly enteebled voice.
His mind was keenly active. ano
much interested IN the recent "esup-
ton as be called it in Congress
They played their game poorly.
h. repeated. when they called 10:
sast vote to declare the Speaker $
c..ir vacant. I. rallied the Reoao-
leans, insurgents and ali TO Can
ron's support. for Republican Is
FIST. last and always Republican
ar! q patr;o,-secondar!ly.
There was no need for that
Move" the Senator continued Can
NIX had been shorn OF practically al:
rcwer when they took from s,n
the privilege Of naming the COM
mit.ee on rules: and Il the I'en-
ocrats had let matters stand. he
wou,a have been politically los.c- ine
result o; the call for vote restored.
IN a measure. his prestige.
You do not think that Cannon
viii, ever regain as much power SIS
he held formerly. do you?
no" the Senator replied. never
as much. A part OF his po*sc Is
cone. ou: he hasn't slipped far
enough 20 break his neck
What do you think viii! be ths
eventual result was askeS.
He will probably resiss at tie
favorable opportunity" said the Sem
atoc.
win that not. practically. be an
admittance OF defeat?
We'll. in measure" the Senator
replied, "but he is TT
.Are you and be friendly? the
oues,ion was pu. ir.elevan:ly. bat It
brcush. 3 slight. humorous twinkle
to the Senator's eye.
well. we are now. but I believe
am the only man that ever downe1
Cannon.
1T was about getting the Gov
ernmea, to pay an old debt To- the
State Of South Carolina Fist they
tried to show that my State owed
the Government. but got the re
cords 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 70
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 conference ad-
iustment on the Sd OF March. the
las. day before anal adjournment.
Cannon said that it shouldn't 60
through: and swore De ID that
IL should SO through. Some OF my
friends said that shey would help
me to flibuster ia the session which
me, at s o'clock. and they kept the
House busy: 50 sect ont and got
Byron's Vision OF Judgement.
Have you read it, he interjeet-
ed. We'll it IS one Of the keenest
of Ryron's satires. and some people
think that it is blasphemy. but !
have always thought it good piece
OF work. was so:ng to read them
that.
But seeing that II the civil bill
was not passed an extra session 81
Congress would have TO be called to
consider the naval and civil bills.
the opposition gave IN and got the
bill passed.
II, took Cannon long time to.
get over that" iaterposed Ms TILL
man, quiet. knowing little woman.
and the Senator smiled pleasantly.
do you think Cannon vill be re-
turned to Congress-" wss the next
question
He will. II he wants to be- HIS
people Ike him-p.obably because
he gets shings 70. them
That's the reason Atlanta hugs
old Lon Livingston so closely. be-
cause he 20, the United States pen
i.ent;ary for it, and Do not know
how many other things Atlanta hsss
sweet tooth.
The Cannon fight was the firs;
thing that really interested my hus-
band since his Illness. said Mrs.
Ti!lran. Just six weeks ago. do
you remember?" she said. turning
% her husband. you became III. and
aow You are getting well so quickly.
So much more rapidly than any OF
Us dared 10 hope.
Mrs. Tillman had taken pa-t n ali
the conversation and showed such
thorough knowledge Of the polie.ca!
situation that the reporter said.
,aushingly. as the Senator and Mrs.
Ti!lman started out for the!r usual
afternoon walk.
Mrs. Tillman knows almost as
much about politics as you do. Sem
ator"
.Nrs. Ti!lman Is better politi-
clan than I am" replied the Senator.
as he walked slowly toward the out
door sunshine.