The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-03-09
Named Chairman of
Foreign Relations Committee.
Folk Back Home Will Hear
From Him Saturday.
EXPLAINING NOT IN HIS LINE
Believed Senate Would Con-
tinue Him as Chairman.
Merely Waves Hand to Charge
of "TraitOr," "Slacker."

Washington, March 9.-Senator
Stone has been tentatively named
chairman of the senate foreign rela-
tons committee. according to Informal
ton which leaked out of the senate
steering committee room late today
The steering committee expects to
complete a tentative list of assign
ments late today.
This list will be subject to revision
tomorrow. The completed list will be
presented to the senate for confirma-
ton Monday.
Washington, March s.-"I never ex-
plain what l say OF do in the senate
on great public question" said Sena-
tor William j. Stone, of Missouri, 20
day, when asked for a statement re-
Sarding the attacks being made upon
him turnout the country.
Stone will disregard the demands
for his resignation as chairman of the
| foreign relations committee, voiced ny
newspapers in his home state, Mis-
souri,, and elsewhere. He has no idea
of resigning and is absolutely conf
dent that he will be retained in his
position by the senate organization.
II never go into the press. or upon
the floor of the senate to explain to-
day what 1 said or did yesterday" the
senator continued But in due time
with additional remarks which l am
now putting into it-before the peo-
pie of Missouri from whom my COM
mission comes. That will be my an
swer.
Will Address Senate.
What say in the senate is the ex-
PLANTATION. No other is possible.
ITO undertake to make what is
called an explanation would be to
admit that some explanation was
necessary.
"If occasion arises for me to speak
ON my phase of this subject in the
| future. I will speak from my place IN
1.-The senate-and that will stand for
/ itself"
Stone paused. closed his eyes, rub
bed his forehead thoughtfully and
! then added:
'I am carefully studying my speech
| of last Saturday. / have been so hard
pressed that l haven't had time to
even read over and analyze what L
said then. Every minute l can get
away from the senate l am devoting
! to that speech-adding and inserting
remarks which l didn't have time to
bring out while / was talking. When
these are done and duly extended in
the record my case will be compl tie
for my people back in Missouri.
Send Speech to Constituents.
Those who are interested in my at
titude must read what 1 say in that
Then. smiling broadly and for the
first time lapsing into a jocular tone.
he said:
"And l wish your great organiza-
| ton would send it in full over your
wires. l don't believe it will COM
prise more than twenty-five newspa-
per pages of reading matter"
On this complete speech which
Stone will send to the Missouri elector-
ate the senator will rest his case
When asked about the charges in
the newspapers which called him
Stacker Bill" 'Gumshoe Bill" and
traitor a faint smile flickered over
the deeply furrowed face of the old
senator and with a wave of his hand
he dismissed the discussion.
No Thought of Rcsigning
In a formal statement issued last
night Stone said:
Il am not going to resign as chair
man of the foreign relations commit
tee and / am going to be retained in
that chairmanship in the senate re-
organization"
Former Iowans Condemn Senators.
Boise Idaho March "a protest
against the part taken in the fiiibus-
tering against the armed neutrality
bill by United States Senators Kenyon
and CumminS of Iowa was printed
today in the journal of the Idaho leg
islature having been introduced last
night under suspension of the rules
! when presented by ten legislators
formerly residents of Iowa.
Demand Congressman Resign.
Toledo. o., March 9.-Representa-
tive citizens. meeting here last night
in a reception to troopers returned
| from the Mexican border, adopted q
resolution asking the resignation of
Congressman I. r. Sherwood for hls
attitude in "hindering the president
in the present crisis"
The resolution was sent to Con-
gresham Sherwood, President Wilson
and Senator Pomerene and Senator
Hardin.
Judas Silver Sent to Senator
Jonesboro. Ark, March "a teIe-
! gram announcing the shipment Of
thirty pieces of silver to Senator Will
! liam F. Kirby was sent by commit
tee of citizens here today.
1 The telegram remarked that by his
vote on the armed neutrality bill Sem
ator Kirby had Joined the kaiser
| bund'' and had earned his argent re-
ward.