The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-02-01
President of Chamber of Depu
ties Forced to Fight for
His Rulings.
BYLA MARouIsE DE FO>TENoY.

| Speaker Of Congress. OF his predeces-
sor. the Hon. Joe Cannon. stripped
20 the waist. hacking away with cav
airy sabre at u political adversary ia
similar desha bile. surrounded "
ring Of mem bers of the upper and the
lower house OF the national legislature.
as vel! az by seconds. surgeons. am
Dulance bearers, and all the othet
appurtenances OF a serious sangUinary
duel at Washington. d c
II j. in this guise that Count stephen
Tisza. former Hungarian Premier. and
now Speaker and Presiden: Of the
Chamber OF Deputies al Budapest.
has been figuring there in whole
series OF duels. from all Of which he
has emerged the victor. although ms
adversaries were men about nail ms
age and ne himself was further handi-
capped By a lsmeness which causes
him TO limp. and by shoFtness OF
sight thai compe!s him to wear Dig
horn-rimmed spectacies, suggestive OF
the Oriental pundit and Chinese
sage and which Woodrow wilson :
inventor George Harvey. has set the
fashion in this country giving 'heih
his name
The dmels of Count Tisza originated
with his rulings as Speaker / ne
Magyar legislature Is. with the excep-
ton of the Ottoman House Of Represen-
.atives az COnstantinople, the most
turbulent parliament in the Old World
To such an extent did this turbulence
90 last year as 20 render lesisiatioh
inouossible Count Tisza. who Is
nerhans the abIest statesman in Hun
gary. was elected TO the Once OF
President for the purpose Of putting
stop 10 the methods of violence ana
disorder which were rendering the
Hungarian Parliament an OBJECT OF
reproach both at home and abroad
10
he had been selected. and his rulings
while fair. have been characterized oy
armness and vigor- In fact, ne mas
shown no liberation for disturbance
Every attempt has been made 10
in.inidate him. but without aVali,
and when legislator. beside hlinseii
with passion al the strict rulings OF the
sneaker discharged his revolver a.
him during one of the sessions inc
bullets narrowly missing their marx.
and the man was tried for attempted
murder. nc was acquitted BY the jury
and his act was publicly. NOT "hi|
defcndsd but even commended pF
leading members OF the oppos'.,on ~,
Parliament. some of them states mon
who had formerly held office as 20 met
ministers
When that failed 20 move Count
Tisze his political adversaries at
tempted a different manoeuvre. with the
object of rendering his position as
Speaker uatcnabie. They INVOKED tne
aid of those Of their number Who belong
20 the principal club at Pesth. which.
hearing the name Of the National
Casino. is practically restricted 20 the
old aristocracy. and as such - tho most
pore-fui factor in the social NE "i
the Hungarian capital The anti ls@d
members thereof were persuaded 10
institute a sort Of boycott against HIM
and 20 refuse 10 respond 20 ms greetings
or 70 shake hands with him
Vow all over tho Continent. with tho
exreption OF Switzerland. there II
among men Of birth and breeding pu,
ono response TO = deliberate Insult OF
this KIND that ~ 20 say. cnaiiengc
20 sghf duel. preceded by blow IN
the face. or without any further pre-
ri-,ina-iee For a man TO refrain from
thus demanding satisfaction. Is TO com
n5- a grave infraction OF the laws OF
honor. and 20 condemn himself 10 an
ostracisrn ncccssitating his withdraw AZ
from All his clubs. his surrender o. an
ms Offices and his expulsion from every
form Of social life.
Accordingly. when Count Tisza ono
evening. entering the smokinE-room 81
tho ciup. found Count Michael karolyi-
Count AIsdar Szechenyi and tho Mar
Gave Pallavicini in conversation with
ono another. and called out 70 them =
friendly GOOD evening both Peiia
virsni and Szcchcnyi acknowledge his
saiufstion. but ksrolyi RETAINED from
dong 90. Instead. he rose from his
sea. and turned his back deliberately
on lisa The latter Immediately
ssrodc IN 20 him. and using the familiar
,,~onouu Of thou. exclaimed Michael
! aid good evening 10 you just nov. and
an a-fonished not 20 receive any ~
Lro.~fcdeusrs Whcrcupon karoiyt
rcpifcd AFTER what has taken place.
:. D. surely sgpcr1uous that We should
waste any time in chatting with one
another within half an hour Tisza =
second had conveyed challenge TO-
Karoivi on ihc following day an
encounter took place between tho two
In ono OF the principal fencing schools
~ the city There were no less than
fbirfv-t-o rounds. during the course
~ which Tisza took tho offensive
.hroughouf repeatedly woundine ksroi
- csIf-ine open bic head. and sisshing
~, about the arm and body. until
bc va. uiarcd com picfeiy hors DC com
bat on the following day Ttszs re-
Owed - Ritter from Count Aldara
Szechonyi. expressing his regret ~
having responded 10 HIS CTtsza q