The Sentinel=record., 1911-03-05
resigns and
Then RELENTS
SENATOR BAILEY, OF TEXAS,
CAUSES A DISTINCT sENSA-
TIoN BY SUDDEN ACTION.
Resigns Senatorship and Withdraws
Resignation at Earnest lnsistence
of Governor and Legislature
cs Texas

Washington, Match 4.-Senator
Joscpl w. Bailey edded to the ex-
citement end tn che extraordinary
episodes surrounding tie adjourn
merit Of the Sixty frs. congress to-
day by resigning ais cfJice as senator
from the state of TEXAS and few
Angered by the ntti;U6e of his
democratic c, leagues ia favoring the
rescLiion approving tao new eonsti-
tuition Cf Arizona. To wi'use radical
features Mr. BAILEY has dec'sred his
undying opposition, he wrote his
resignation and took it TO the vice
president with the request that he
announce it to the senate.
Mr.. Sherman declined to have any
thing TO do with it. Senator Bacon,
importuned in like manner to an
ounce it, took similar position,
Thereupon the Texan tesegraphed if
to- Governor O. B. Colquitt, of Tex
as, who promptly refused to accept it,
replying as follows:
Il decline to accept your resigna-
ton as senator from Texas and re-
|spectfully ask you to withdraw it.
Please wire fully"
Meanwhile, the resignation was
subject of excited discussion about
the capitol, many of Mr.. Bailey's
democratic colleagues expressing sur
prise at his action, and those who
talked with him urged him to recon
slider his eetion
Not few prophesied that he would
think differently OF his decision aft
er ne cools IT. and would withdraw
tie resignation
He did Withdraw it and this even
ing made public the telegram sent by
him to Governor Colquitt:
You know bow unalterably | am
opposed to these populistic heresies,
known as the initiative, referendum
aud recall and | would not be willing
ito remain il the senate, or in any
branch of the public service If ma
jority of the party friends associated
with me were willing to give their
approval to them.
Il construed the vote of the demo
|cratic senators in the senate this
morning on the resolution approving
the constitution of Arizona as giving
their support to these vagaries and
under that impression promptly ten
dered my resignation. The ablest and
most conspicuous democrats who
voted that way have given me their
assurance that they did not intend
their votes to be so construed and
have made, through Senator Bacon.
La statement in the open senate de-
claring they utterly disapproved taem.
Under these circumstances and at
theirA earnest request as well as at
your own request. supplemented by
many messages from my friends n
Texas and scme from other states,
II have concluded to withdraw my
resignation. am willing to work to
the limit of my strength as long as
| can serve the public and at the
4 Oh I f<&
be the commandment of democratic
principles, but no office could tempt
me for one moment to copromse with
a policy which | am certain would in
the end destroy the government es-
tablished by our fathers"
Senator Tillman. of South Caro-
lima, before he heard that Mr.. Bailey
had withdrawn his resignation, issued
a statement in which he expressed
Iprofound regret at the Texans action,
characterizing 1t as "precipitate and
Iunwise; the result of passion waich
he will regret as soon as he cools
L off"
He declared Mr.. Bailey "the ablest
man in the senate without exception
and one of the best equipped men in
public life," and that he had known
for years that there was a coterie in
the senate envious OF MFR. Bailey and
plotting against his assuming leader
ship. The senator aad played into
their hands by his action, Mr.. TIL
man said.
Il knew Bailey was mad" said an
Other SENATOR nut ! never thought
he would use his rage as hatchet %
split open his own head"
Eleven Ct the democratic senator's