The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1913-03-20
Tillman Bows to Caucus.


things took a decided turn against
Senator Tillman's chances for the
Craftsmanship of the appropriations
committee after the Democratic
"steering committee had settled
down to work.
The committee voted Wednesday
to award this craftsmanship to Sena-
tor Martin, of Virginia, giving Sena-
tor Tillman the naval affairs chair
manship. When the South Carolina
Senator heard this he 'got busy
with the result that the steering
committee agreed to reopen the
matter. but the second decision was
a repetition of the first.
Senator Tillman decided, in the
interest of harmony, to tone down
the bitter speech which he had con-
templated making to the caucus.
He requested Senator E. D. Smitl-
to read to the caucus statement i'll
which he gave restrained utterance
to the feeling that he had been
treated unjustly in order to advance
the interests of others, and express
ed his regret on account of his State:
but with regard to persons, the Till
man statement merely compared the
records of himself and Senator Mar
tin as to progressiveness, quoting an
anti-Wilson interview credited to
Senator Martin during the Baltimore
Convention.
Senator Martin made no reply in
the caucus and would not comment
after the Senate had ratified the eau :
Gus assignments, except to say that
he was gratifed with the treatment
which had been accorded him there
in.
Senator Tillman made motion in
the caucus, after his statement had
been read, that his own name be
substituted for that of Senator Mar
tin as chairman of the committee on
appropriations. This motion was
overwhelmingly defeated, only four
Senators voting in it's favor. They
were: Senators Smith, of South Car
olina; MARITIME, of New Jersey; Sha-
froth, of Colorado, and Bacon, OF
Georgia.
In the session of the Senate which
followed Senator Tillnan made a
motion that the caucus action be
ratified and made the following ex-
PLANTATION indicative of submission,
but not of surrender:
Under the rules of the Senate,
which have always obtained here, I
was entitled to the. Craftsmanship OF
the committee on appropriations. l
asked for that, but my colleagues, in
their wisdom-and I recognize that
every man on the steering commit
tee that elected the membership of
this committee is my friend-thought
that I had better retire into the still
water for while and leave the bat
tleships to go out into the open. |
bow and cheerfully submit to that
decision"
After the Senate adjourned, the
senior South Carolina Senator said
that he did not feel cowed at all, but
wanted an impression of harmony 10
be made to help the party fight its
battles.
Il had intended" said the Sena-
tor, "to carry the fight into the Sen
ate itself Monday, in order to put
into the Record and let the people
know my attitude, but in the inter
est of my party harmony and pa
triotism I decided to make the fore
going statement on the floor of the
Senate to-day instead
1t is felt here that the course Of
Senator Tillman, in bowling grace
fully to the will of his colleagues,
has helped him in the long run. AS
chairman of naval affairs he will be
in the best possible position to
guard the interests of the Charleston
navy yard.
Besides the Craftsmanship of naval
affairs, Senator Tillman retains the
craftsmanship of the committee on
the five civilized tribes of Indians
and is placed on the following other
committees: Appropriations, forest
reservation and protection of game,
mines and mining and private land
claims.
L. H. Couch, proprietor of a meat