Evening star., 1918-07-03
SENATOR TILLMAN
DIES AT HOME HERE
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senators often prodded him to pro-
woke his wrath. they nevertheless re-
spected him.
Senator Tillman was one of the few
| senators to engage in personal en-
| counter with another member of thai
| body in the Senate chamber, and hi
| fight several years ago with Senate
McIAurin created a great stir AM
much criticism.
! His f1stic encounter with his col
! league-the only one in many year
to occur on the floor of the Senate
took place Washington's birthday. i.
1902. The war in the Philippines was
, under discussion, and Senator Till
man was discussing some phases of
| IL in his characteristic manner He
| charged that improper influences had
| been used in changing vote on the
| treaty with the Philippinets, and
| later said he referred to the senator
E! from South Carolina-Mr. McLaurin.
| Mr.. McLaurin was out of the cham
ber at the time, but when he return
ed he rose to make a statement
4. desire to state, Mr.. President, |
would not use as strong language as
! I intend to had l not, soon after the
Senate met. replied to these insinua-
tions and said that they were un-
! true-I now say that tht statement
| is a willful, malicious and deliberate
| lie"
|
| tered then Senator Tillman leaped
| from behind his desk and darted for
| Mr.. McLaurin. He struck his col
| league, and, while the Senate sat
dumb with surprise. there was per
sonal encounter lasting for many
seconds. Acting Assistant neerkeeper
Bernard Layton and several senators
sitting nearby rushed to the two
men and pulled them apart. The
Senate went into executive session
I Immediately, and for two hours the
encounter was discussed, with view
, to determine what action the Senate
should take. Finally. the two sena.
tors were adjudged in contempt OF
the Senate and each apologized to
purge himself Of the offense.
Ill Feeling With Roosevelt.
From this encounter grew the i'll
feeling between President Roosevelt
and Senator Tillman. Prince Henry
of Germany was in the city at the
time, and President Roosevelt had is
sued invitations to many of the leg
islators to attend a dinner In the
princes honor at the White House
Senator Tillman was one of those bid
den, but the President withdrew the
invitation to him. Mr.. Til1man never
forgot this, and on many occasions ne
attacked the former President with
his fiercest verbal weapons.
Following the removal of Mrs. Minor
Morris from the White House, Senator
Tillman took occasion to denource
what he declared was violent treat
ment of the woman and to thrash with
words the chief executive. Mr..
Roosevelt, however, following his
characteristic policy, went back at the
senator from South Carolina by max
ing public some correspondence tend
ing to show that Senator Tillman had
attempted to get some of the public
land in the west, and it is also gener-
ally believed that President Roosevelt
allowed to get out the story that Sem
ator Tillman had sent a typewriter
Son of Planter.
Senator Tillman's father was a big
planter in South Carolina-his fields
measuring up to 1900 acres. Mr.. Till
man was born in Edgefield county.
S. c., August IL. 1847. He was the
youngest of eleven children, two of
whom were dead when he came into
the world. When he was two years
of age his father was stricken and
died. and his mother took up the busi-
ness and family burdens. Senator
Tillman often delighted to pay tribute
to his mother, to her love for honesty
business ability. He says that she in
creased the family holdings from
1900 to $500 acres.
Senator Tillman's first teacher-and
he often told the story-was Anna
Arthur, sister of Chester A. Arthur,
who afterward became President of
the United States. Tillman's mother