The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1917-03-08

the authority in the crisis were:
Republicans = Clapp. Minnesota:
Cummins. Iowa. Gronna, North Da.
kota; Kenyon, Iowa; LaFollctte. Wis.
consin; Norris. Nebraska; Works.
California;.
Democrats-Kirhy. Arkansas; Lane.
Oregon. O'Gorman. New York: Stone,
Missouri; Vardaman. Mississippi-5
70 Senators Sign Manifesto.
The 7G Senators who signed the
manifesto were:
Democrats - Ashurst Bankhead.
Beckham. Broussard, Bryan, Cham
berlain. Chiffon, Fletcher, Hardwick.
Hitchcock, Hollis. Hughes. Husting,
James. Johnson, South Dakota; Kern
Lea. Lee, Lewis. Martin, Virginia;
MARITIME. New Jersey; Myers. New
lands, Overman, Owen, Phelan. Pitt.
| man, Pomerene, Ransdell, Reed, Rob.
inson, Salisbury, Shafroth, Sheppard.
Shields. Simmons, Smith. Georgia.
Smith. Maryland; Smith, South Caro-.
lima; Swanson. Thomas, Thompson,
Tillman, Underwood. Walsh and Will
liams.
Republicans-Bo Borah, Brady, Hran-
degee. Catron, Clark, Colt, Curtis.
Dillingham;, Dupont, Fall. Fernad.
Harding Jones. Lodge, McCumber,
| Mclean Nelson, Oliver, Page. Pon-
dexter. Sherman, Smith, Michigan;
Smoot, Sterling, Sutherland Town
send, Wadsworth. Warren, Watson
and Weeks.
OF the seven Senators not record.
ed. three, Gallinger and Goff, Repub-
licans. and Gore. Democrat, were
absent on account Of sickness SEN
ators Lippitt, Republican, and John.
son, Of Maine and Smith of Arizona.
Democrats, were absent from the city.
Senator Culberson. Democrat did not
reach the Senate in time to be record.
ed.
Dramatic Close.
Hours before the end, Senators who
fought throughout the night to break
down the filibuster conceived way
to thwart LaFollette's plans to oc-
cupy the center Of the legislative
stage at the Climax Of the bitter fight.
Its execution brought the session to a
dramatic end, with LaFollette fight
ing for a chance to deliver a speech
on which he had worked many days.
He saw friends Of the doomed legis.
lation in1ict the death blow he plan.
ned
Instead Of LaFollette. Senator
Hitchcock, leader OF the majority in
favor Of the bill, talked out the wan.
ing hours Of the session He timed
his opportunity to the minute Sen
ator LaFollette entered the Senate
chamber shortly after 9 o'clock in the
morning, prepared to take the center
Of the stage for the last act of the
tragedy. When the moment he had
chosen arrived, he addressed the chair,
but Senator Hitchcock prevented his
recognition.
The forensic struggle which en-.
sued seldom II ever had been eaualled
in the history Of the Senate. Voices
were strained to shrieking, and
threatening fists were shaken at the
presiding officer while the crowded
floor and galleries looked on breath
lessly. But the incident soon passed
without violence The chair recog.
nized Senator Hitchcock and LaFol.
lette's opportunity was snatched away.
Tense Moments.
The closing moments Of the session
were tense and impressive. Ten minu.
tes before the end, Senator Hitchcock
had made his last appeal for unani.
! nous consent for vote on the bill.
LaFollette objected. The Nebraska
Senator. prefacing his closing remarks
with portion Of President Wilson'S
address to Congress asking for the
authority about to be denied, so2emnly
said:
1T is unfortunate and deplorable
that II men in the Senate of the
! United States have 1t in their power to
defeat the will Of rs or 80 m ,mbers
by one Of the most reprehensible fiji.
busters ever recorded in the history
OF any civilized country"
Senator Hitchcock paused while
HE words echoed through the cham.
ber LaFollette stolid1y glared to.
ward the Nebraskan, who presently
added that perhaps he should apol.
ogize for the violence OF his words.
"You are perfectly safe" LaFol.
lette returned without rising from his
chair. mo one can answer you"
No one did, for the hour OF noon
had struck. and the Sixey.fourth Con.
9Pssa waR anAed