The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-10-24
LINES UP FOR OLD FIGHT TO DAM FLOOD OF ORA
Some Of the Famous
~Filibusters of the
Past That Lend Proof
to the Upper House S
Claim Of Supremacy

AT Sis o'c.ock In the morning Alien
concluded his observations. after h,..
ing spoken for fourteen hours ard
forty-fve minutes. the record ur IN
that time. John Martin of Tou,t,
followed.
The voice Of John Martin a. . 70
o'clock in the afternoon Wa s,v
booming forth his hatred OF Wall stree,
and the money trust. "Ill talf.' hs
said, beating his desk with his angry
fist. ten hours longer" a promise
bi the way. he did not keep.
Palmer. rs. looking fresh as a bo,
smiled at Martins challenge. lie had
answered every roll call and been n
the Senate for twentv-seycp iours
wiL>.oI. 20 much as a wink of sleep.
Refreshed. shaved, his frock Goa, hDt.
toned to his stalwart body, Allen en-.
tered the chamber, walked hriskI, q,
his desk and smiled as men smoke 90,
his learning and m At
that day, October -. Martin had van.
ished. Teller had spoken for two hour,
and Stewart had leaped into the Lreac,
joyfully. His snow white beard 20
cred his front clean to his waIstI,na
Roger q. Mills of Texas was reclirinu
on two chairs. \ wool hat screened
his eyes as he slumbered. james Don.
aid Cameron was ''stlossly krnt,,.
nd unknotting a long piece Of r.I
tape he had iuund on thc floor NJ.
Pherson Of New Jersey, hollow eyed
and yellow, tottcred into the Demo.
cratic cloak room.
There were but three Democrats and
ten Republicans in the chamber Al the
moment. Stewart. taking a ..p ~
water and CHANGING dcfiantly e., the
representatives of tho press In the "a.
lery above his head. vaultcd over III,
Roman Empire and landed in m.
middle of the American revolution
An hour later. his face flushed with
excitement. he shouted: I'VE Al, b,re
to sink or swim. to live ur die. IT,.
senator from Indiana ,Nir \oorheesJ
said last night that he would Dee car.
ried back to Torre llautc zoe, fore.
most before he would surrender. Nov
let him stay with US. This il 4 tos'
of physical endurance. have a..
floor and shall talk all night and al
day o-morrow.'
At 10 o'clock that n.Ght S'owar'
was drinking great draughts uf uia,.
coffee out Of a china cup and wiplne
his white whiskcrs with a red hand.
kerchief. John Morgan ~ Alabama
SO years old. was gioumily lup..rg "a.
him from under his heavy .,,u-uNs
Plat of Connecticut, pinchrd and
ashcn. was reading.
Voorhees, slept in ms CHAIR VIII
spasmodiC jerks. Now h" pf,t,udel
that he was awake. Nr looked arnlrd
dazed, for u moment. Slowly h., mead
sank upon his crest. Ifo ATTEMPTED
TO raise 1t. Up. up. 1t went half wa
and then dropped back again. III,
struggle was We and the Tan Syca.
more of the Wabash was quietly ~'.,y.
ing.
But Stewart, Dubois. Wu'rut,. Har.
ris, Blackburn ana all of tho other, ,.
be frazzled by the repealerS w,r, VIDE
awake and full of fight. Tl.u-. H.
scowied and gestlculat.d n,.,.N
Stewart was taken # hi, feet - l+i
o'clock Friday morning. p.,u..r T..
on a call for a quorum. Tn So ate
had been continuously IN SECS % 10Y
~thirty-tive hours and forty inmate,
The sergednt-at-arms at : loci
reported that Two senators W,r. t".
sent from tn" city. lively, had ..,,
excused by the Senate. four were too
III To leave their beds. nine when ~Im.
moned mad, no answer and -.N.een
could NOT hr found -|GuJnt.,-- f.ry
were h.G!us. \ quorum. therefore.
could not ho obtained.
My. President" sad tse .,--1ri
VOORHEES,. II feel that / have, don. m,
duty ana w.thou; comment BOW
move that the Senate adjourn
Brute tactics as Duhu.s pr,f a
had faded. The repoa,rrs. g.. 3D. iar-
hdmcntarN sense, were ht,t .. n.
very ground from which they ..i a.
cIt :" r"sulutciy.
Repeal, however. came .t.,.
only after Stewart. Teller f,',. ..
all their comrades had give. .'
voice - their wrath ard h.l ffre'old
in nearly 1U.oou, o00 word, ,'u ,.
the rrlLhl.r.