The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-03-05
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. PLEAS. OF FRIENDS
Lone Stand Of Oklahor1an Holds
Grave Body in Terror and
Alarm, but All P!cadings Are
in Vain Until He Wins
His Point Bailey's Res
ignation Stirs Body.
BY JOHN TEMPLE GRAVES,

'hsr NNhGst"r Of hlihuSfering senate
was It's most striking and d,ama,tc.
That last lone stand Of oven, OF
oklahoma held TIC Senate in terror
End alarm Rising like 'enc Indian
upon the plain OF uncertainty. vIth a
chin as firm as a rock and With an
eye as keen as & hawks he h+ld !.
WHIP hand ever eiEhty-nine senators
Tor seventy ny" minutes and threat
sned for time 10 lci tic gayci faI
upon his az the 1881 u,terancs Of the
sstHtyfirst Senate
Owen was pstcnpibly fei.,ius Tor
Arizona snd Tie Arizona cons,tution
Rev McHicos Constitution had beef,
received. and In It's reactionsry pro
Tts!ons Was accept able to the Presi.
cent and - the Republican majority
end New McKee, MS about 10 bc ad-
United alone.
Owen teok tbs noor q agh, Tor All
zona. under q CONSTITUTION witch yeas
progressive and vital, in thai, i, con.
tanned the initia,tve. the referendum.
and the recall
He plantet himself nnon two pron.
csitions from 7vl7iHh the au,i4e senate
failed 70 move him, First. that the
Two greet forces lighting Tor surrerl4
ecy IN THIS government were thc forces
Of progress and popular sovereigntv
] =
ton, and the Observation-Disclosures OF
'Etesest and tra-opnsArva,is.i re.
ported by New biexicc linen rhis
ground he felt h va fisnned in de
tanning the Senate - the last moment,
OF protest IN behalf ~ the great prtn
ctp!e OF government N which he be.
l!eved .
!5.s second ground Was the1rcasger III
t!on OF The PROPOSITIONS which he has
Numbered for the last tive days upon
the floor that the StXty-hret con
gress, SINGS the Novem Der elections
had net been representative of9tl,e PEG
pie, and had no right 10 enact Vital
legislation rejecting the peoples Will.
Incidentally. but with perfect frank
NESS. Senator Owen declared tbs SEN
ate majority was about 10 admit New
Mexico because II would add Two Re
publican Senator'S to ,ha list, and he
refused 10 see Arizona excluded he
cause its admission would bring in two
Democratic Senator'S.
Absolutely Imn,oyabIe
Planted upon these positions the
young and merry Senator was absolute.
~ imnlova bic 70 all the Influences that
could be brought around him
Senators We're in terror over the
fate or indiyidual bills. o,her Sena-
tors were IN terror Over the fate al
the last moment Of certain important
remnants OF the appropriation bills.
md there were one or two who char
tshed the faint hope thut at the las,
hour some lingering reaction toward
reciprocity might bring the matter to
q successful conclusion, and save the
Eenate and the people the terrors OF
IN extra session
Grave and dgnified Senator's swarm
ed like bees around the desk Of Sen
htor Owen, Of Oklahoma Senator
carter. of Montana came and plead
ed. but the Oklahoman sternly shook
his head and went on. Lafe Young. OF
Iowa. made dramatic public plea in
vain Gore. Owens blind colleague,
came. and was turned aside Bacon
came. to no avail. Senator Stone was
refused the venerab BILE and beloved
fernando Money made the last per
Eonal appeal he has ever to make in
the Senate. but he stern young SEN
ator turned from each Of them. and
TRANQUILITY continued his argument for
Arizona.
Then finally the President OF
the United States himself stepped
down from the chair of the Senate
and, leaving Smoot in his place. went
over to plead with owen. to relinuuis,
his position Of advantage and give
way to other business. Even 10 the
Vice President the Oklahonian turned
q smiling face. hut an absolutely OBJ
durate ear. and vent coollS- on
Message From President
MESA ge came from the President
OF the United States. then III the mar
Bile room OF the Capitol. Offering that
If Senator Owen would come 70 the
President, a sincere effort would be
made to reach All adjustment or the
Arizona matter At this oven SHOOT;
his head with emphasis. snapped his
black eyes, and refused to enter into
any conference looking 10 compro-
mise of AriZona's life
There was never so dramatic a fiIi-
buster seen upon the floor of the Sen
ate. or a filbuster upon which was
1eveled such wealth and power Of
personal and pcliticaI Influence. all in
vain
Finally Senator owen. in his own
good time, agreed that If the Senate
would vote there and then for the ad-
mission of Arizona and New Mexico,
upon equal terms az the same time
he would surrender tie floor This
was accomplished at 1880 The vote
was adverse to the proposition by 43
to IS. refusing both States, and Owen
gained his point Of winning an equal
consideration for Arizona II
The last flibuster Of the Stxty-first
Senate has clearly indicated to the
floor and to the galleries that the
young Senator from Oklahoma must
be reckoned with in the deliberations
OF this Sixty second
Il And then. at exactly 1870, by whose
authority the press galleries did not
learn, the clocks Of the Senate were
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