The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-05
BAILEY W|THDRAWS
 HIS RESIGNATION Texas Senator Resigns in a
 Fit of Rage CAUSED A SENSATION Governor Colquitt, Vice President Sherman and Many Others Pro-
 test and Bailey Agrees
 I to Continue
CAUSED A SENSATION

test and Bailey Agrees
 to Continue
 Washington, March 4.-Senator Joseph W. Bailey added to the excitement ant to the extraordinary episodes surroundin: the adjournment of the Sixty-first Con gress today by resigning his office as sen ator from the state of Texas and a fep hours later withdrawing his resignation
 fingered by the attitude of his dem ocratic colleagues in favoring the reso .ution approving the new constitution O to whose radical features MT Bailey has declared his undying opposi lion, he wrote his resignation and tool 1t to the Vice President with the reques that he announce 1t to the Senate MT Sherman declined to have anything to d, with it. Senator Bacon declined il like manner to announce 1t. Thereupoi the Texan telegraphed to Gov. o. B. Col quilt of Texas, who promptly refused |, accept 1t. replying as follows:
 
 as a senator from Texas and respectful, ask you to withdraw it. Please wir, fully
 Meanwhile the resignation was a sub ject of excited discussion about the cap ltol. many of Mir. Bailey's democratic colleagues expressing surprise at his ac ton, and those who talked with hin urged him to reconsider his action. No a few prophesied that he would think differently of his decision after he cool. off'' and would withdraw the resignation
 Gives Out Telegram
 He did withdraw it and this evenine made public the telegram sent by hin to Governor Colquitt:
 You know chow unalterably I am op. posed to those populistic heresies, known IS the initiative. and referendum and re. call, and I would not be willing to re. main in the Senate or any branch of the public service if a majority of the party friends associated with me were willing 10 give their approval to them. : T construed the vote of the demo ,ratic senators in the Senate this morn. ng on the resolution approving tn, constitution of Arizona as giving theil support to these vagaries and unde, nat inpressionI promptly rendered m, resignation. The ablest and most con 'picuous democrats who voted that " a, have Given me their assurance tha they did not intend their votes to- bs 10 construed and have made through Bacon statement in the oper Senate declaring that they utterly dis approve them.
 Under these circumstances and a. their earnest request as well as a your own request, supplemented by many messages from my friends 1T Texas and some from other states, lave concluded to withdraw my resig nation. I am willing to work to tn, limit of my strength as long as I car serve the public and at the same tim' obey what l understand to be tht of democratic principles put no office could tempt me for on, to compromise with polio, which I am certain would in the enc destroy. the government established by our fathers
 Tillman Says Unwise
 Senator Tillman of South Carolina
 
 his resignation. issued ( statement in which he expressed pro found regret at the Texans action 1t as "precipitate ant lnwise; the result of passion which h. will regret as soon as he cools off He declared MT. Bailey the ablest mar Tn the Senate without exception ant ,ne of the best equipped men in publi, ife," and that he had known for year, that there was a coterie in the Senat, snvious of Mr. Bailey and plotting against his assuming leadership. Th' senator had played into their hand! ,y his action. MT. Tillman said
 1T knew Bailey was mad said an other senator. but I never thought h' would use his rage as a hatchet tt split open his own head"
 Eleven of the dAmocratic senators ,ent to Governor Colquitt the follow ng telegram:-., ..-..
 We, democratic senators, speaking Tor ourselves and for other democrati, senator's, regard the proposed resig nation of Senator Bailey as a nationa calamity. and we urge upon the peopl, ,f Texas to demand that he withdraw he same and that he continue to serv, m the Senate In which he is the undis puted and most conspicuous leader"
 The telegram was signed by Senator Bacon, Foster, Overman, Taliaferro Paynter, Bankhead, Percy, Johnson, Fay Tor, Watson and Fletcher.
 Attempt to Snub Bailey
 While Senator Bailey predicated hi upon the vote of the demo crats on the Arizona constitution, man. of his friends looked upon that vote a nthe last straw, in a series of snub ,t.o Mr yol f,rki f, of aspiring to the democratic leadershiI of the Senate Close observers of re cent developments in the Senate know that a. movement against him has beer growing on the democratic side durin; the last few weeks and many believe th, fiiibuster led by Senator Stone of Nils souri, and backed by a large following was due partly to a desire to show MT Bailey that his influence was waning. B. withdrawing his objections to the tarif board bill, in order to get an agree ment for a vote on the Lorimer contest Mr. Bailey alienated considerable of hi 
 When the Lorimer-tariff board compac was made 1t was believed on the repub ilcan side there would not be filibuste against the legislative portion of tn Otherwise, the insurgent re publicans, who were unit against Lori fner, would not have agreed to tile ar A vote was taken on tn Lorimer case and almost immediately ob structive tactics were, begun by demo crats against the tariff board bill. Tn only explanation Senator Bailey coul, make was that he was unable to cal off his colleagues.
 Tn this stste of affairs 1t took little t. arouse his anger to flame, All 1t need. was the opeIl nlap given him today who, he advised aRainst the adoption of tl: Owen motion in regard to Arizona state hood. Although that motion was defeat