The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-03-16
BAILEY NOT WANTED
PROGRESSIVE DEMOCRATS OBJ
JECT TO HIS LEADING.
They Say He Must and Will be Elim-
mated From All Influence in the

A special dispatch to The News
and Courier from Washington says
although Mr.. Bryan stated most en-
phatically that he had not come to
Washington for the purpose OF in
terfering in any way with the plans
of the next Congress, or to oppose
Tammany's work in making Repre-
sentative Fitzgerald, Of New York,
chairman of the House committee On
appropriations, he held number of
conferences with the leaders among
the progressive" Democrats.
His visit will develop, it is expect
ed, the full plans for maintaining
the progressives in control of the
legislature program, and for coun-
teracting the influence of the "Bai-
ley Democrats" as they are now gen
orally called The fight for control
of the Democratic party between
these elements, headed by Bryan
and Bailey, is declared by the pro-
gressives to be fast growing into a
fight for life on Mr.. Bailey's part.
The progressives declare that Bry-
an and Hearst are with them, heart
and soul, in the effort to eliminate
Bailey from influence in party coun-
ellis. Concerning this feature of the
situation, Senator Owen, of Okla
homa, who has suddenly sprung into
leadership of the Anti-Basley ele-
ment, talked with the three-tlme
Presidential-candidate at length.
Bailey has been the most bitter
and relentless antagonist Of Bryan
since 1908. He was not for Bryan's
nomination and did not attend the
Convention, though there were inti-
nations that he could have been
chairman of the resolution commit
tee if he had cared to come into
camp and be good. He has been un-
interruptedly hostile ever since.
The Bailey conservatives and
Tammany influences are looked upon
as the obstacles to complete control
by the progressives. Bailey's lead
ership is opposed with hardly more
earnestness than is the candidacy
of John J. Fitzgerald, Tammanyte,
for chairman of the appropriation
committee. Beyond this lies the
House committee composition.
The same forces, which oppose Bal
ley and Fitzgerald object to MI.
Adamson, of Georgia, for chairman
of Interstate commerce. They say
he Is not in sympathy with Demo
cratic policies on questions this
committee must consider. 1t Is
known that Mr.. Bryan's aid has beer
sought, and he is understood to be
willing to extend it.
Under the caption Of democrats
Take Warning" the Philadelphia
North American says:
1.-The spectacle of Bailey in the
senate surrounded by the pleading
group of Sherman, Lodge, Root and
Lorimer, and besought by those re-
publicans to recall his farce-comedy
resignation, has its logical sequel
in the plan to put the purse-strinss
of the nation into the hands of John
]. Fitzgerald, ally, savior and Dene'
ficiary of Joe Cannon.
"Fitzgerald. like Bailey, is nc
commonplace servant Of special priv
ilege. He is dangerous because o1
his ability. If the scheme to make
him chairman of the appropriations
committee is consummated, 1t vii
give the lie to all future pretensf
that the Democratic congressional or
ganization is progressive and has the
public interest honestly at heart.
Honest, country-loving Democrat:
of the type of Speaker Clark; Henry
of Texas; Hay, of Virginia; Sims, o.
Tennessee; James, of Kentucky, ant
Kitchin, of North Carolina, may con
slider such a promotion a strateglca
politica. concession to harmony II
the 1912 election. But they never
can convince the country that thu
harmony is anything but a surren
der to Wall street. Big Business, re
action and special privilege" ="