The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-03-06
Senator Bailey Persuaded to
Stay
RESIGNED BY TELEGRAPH
Because Most of His Democratic Col
leagues Voted to Accept Arizona Con-
titution-Friends Unite in Request
That He Withdraw Resignation

Washington, March Ex-senator Joseph
w. Bailey who added to the excite
ment and to the extraordinary episodes
surrounding the adjournment OF the six
ty-first Congress Saturday by resign
ing his office as senator from the state
of Texas, a few hours later withdrew
his resignation.
Angered by the attitude of his Demo-
cratic colleagues in favoring the reso-
luton approving the new constitution
of Arizona, to whose radical features
Mr.. Bailey has declared his undying op.
position, he wrote his resignation and
took it to the vice president, with the
request he announce il to the Senate.
Mr. Sherman declined to have any
thing to do with it. Senator Bacon,
importuned in like manner to announce
it, took similar position. Thereupon
the Texan telegraphed it TO Governor
o. b. Colquitt Of Texas, who prompt
" refused to accept it, replying as fol-
lows:
Il decline to accept your resignation
as senator from Texas and respect
fully ask YOU to withdraw it. Please
wire fully"
Senator Lodge was one OF the Re-
publican members of the Senate who
strove with Senator Bailey AS soon
as the body had adjourned and Vice
President Sherman led Senator Bailey
into his private office, Senator Lodge
hurried in and reasoned desperately with
the southerner, telling him the Senate
needed him and needed him badly, re-
gardless OF politics.
Senator Bailey Saturday night made
public the following telegram sent by
him to Governor Colquitt;
You know how unalterably | am OPP
posed to those populistic heresies known
as the initiative, referendum and recall,
and | would not be willing to remain
in the Senate or in any branch of the
public service ii majority OF the party
friends associated with me were will
ing to give their approval to them.
Il construed the vote of the Demo-
cratic senator's in the Senate this morn
ing, on the resolution approving the
of Arizona as giving their
support TO those vagaries, and under
that impression / promptly rendered my
The abIest and most con-
spicuous Democrats who voted that way
have given me their assurance they did |
not intend their votes TO be so con
strued and have made through Senator /
Bacon a statement in the open Senate /
expressly declaring they utterly disap- |
prove them
Under these circumstances and at !
their earnest request, as well as at your
own request, supplemented by many
from my friends in Texas and
some from other states, ] have con /
GUIDED to withdraw my resignation, |
am willing TO work to the limit Of my |
strength so long as can serve the /
public and az the same time obey what /
understand to be the commandment I
ii Democratic principles, but no Office |
sould tempt me for one moment to COM
promise with policy which | am GER
ain would in the end destroy the gov
,rnment established by our fathers"
Senator Tillman OF South Carolina de-
Jared Mr. Bailey "the ablest man in
he Senate without exception and one
ii the best equipped men in public
ife, and that he had known for years
here was a eoterie in the Senate en-
rious Of Mr.. Bailey and plotting against
lis assuming the leadership. The SEN
tor had played into their hands by
lis action, Mr.. Tillman said.
Il know Bailey was mad" said an
,ther senator. but | never thought he
would use his rage as Ratchet to
plit open his own head
Eleven Of the Democratic senators
ent to Governor Colquitt a telegram
erming "the proposed resignation Of
senator Bailey national calamity"
While Senator Bailey predicted bis
upon the vote of the Demo-
rats on the Arizona constitution, many
# his friends look upon that vote as
he 'last straw in a series of snubs
Intended to show Mr.. Bailey the futility
f aspiring to the Democratic leader.
hip of the Senate
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