The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-03-05
SENATOR BAILEY
NOT 70 RESIGN /
WITHDREW RESIGNATION, uN
DER SOLICITATIONS oF DEMO
CRATIC SENATORS,
SEEMS Ne WAS ''NIFFfO'
Because cf Attitude Of Demoerakic
COLLEAGUES Toward Radical Con-
stlsution Of Arixona a4His NJ
influence Waning.

Washington, March 4.-Senatori Jos
eph W. Bailey added to tho excite
ment and episodes surrounding the
adjournment or the Gist congress to-
day by resigning his oftiee as senator
from Texas, and a few hours later
withdrawing, his resignation.
Angerei by the attitude OF his
Democratic colleagues In favorfngl the
resolution approving the new. consti-
tuition or Arizona, to whose radical
features MIR. Bailey has yoicai his 4oF-
position, he wrote his resignation and
took 1t to the vice president with the
request that he announce It 10 the
senate.
Mr.. Sherman declined, SO Senator
Eacon. inopportuned In like manner
to announce 1t, took similar posi-
tion. Tnereupon the Texas senator
| telegraphed It to Governor Coiquitt,
who refused to accept It replying 4
decliae to accept your resignation as
senator from Texas, and respectfully
| ask YOU to withdraw 1t. Faease wire
fully"
Meanwhile. TIE resignation caused
5excited discussion about the capitol
and many Of Mr.. Bailey's friends ex-
I.liressei surprise and urge.l him to
reeonsider, Not a few rropfeslea
iteat lid would think better of biA de
cision after he Goods oF7 and would
withdfaw his resignation.
/ He did withdraw 1t, and this eyaa-
iAg made public the telegfam sent
iiitn BY Governor colqaltIvusss.sssas
\ 'You know how rnaiterably am
opposed to those popilistic heresies
known as the Initiative, efaferendnfn
and recall" he said. "and \ would not
be willing to remain in tie senate
or In any branch Of the pubic ser
vice II a majorityof my party friends
associated with me were willing to
give their approval of them.
Il constructed the vote OF tie
Democratic senator this morning ON
the resolution approving the consti.
tuition Of Arizona as giving their sup
port to the vagaries, and under that
Impression promptly rendered my
resignation. The ablest and most
conspicuous Democrat who voted that
way have given me their assurance
that they did not intend their vote.
to be so constructed, AMI have made
| through Senator Bacon statement
In the open senate expressly decsas-
ing That they utterly ilsapproye
| them"
While Senator Bailey predicated
| his resignation on the vote OF the
Democrats on the Arizona constitu-
| tion, many OF his friends looked on
that vote as the last straw" in
series of efforts intended to show MFR.
Bailey the futility Of his aspiring to
the Democratic leadership OF the SEN
ate.
Close observers Of recent develop
ments In the senate know that a
movement against him has been grow
Ing on the Democratic side during the
last few weeks, and many people
here believe now that the tilibuster
| led by Senator Stone. OF Missouri.
| with large Democratic following.
was due partly to a desire to show
| Mr. Bailey that his influence was
waning.
BY Withdrawing his objection to the
tariff board bill In order to get an
agreement for a vote on the Lorinier
contest, Mr.. Bailey alienated consid-
cradle of his followers.
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