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Show JU8T WHAT TILLMAN WANTED How Senator Depew Stolo South Carolina Caro-lina Stntesman'o Thunder. Senator Depew wanted to break Into tho Senate debnto to continue his speech on tho statehood bill, but other Senators woro getting tho floor, and It looked as If it would ho somo time heforo ho would bo succossful. Mcanwhllo his stomach began to Inform In-form him that It was time to lunch. Ho called a pago to hlra and whispered whis-pered In his car. The pago disappeared, disap-peared, and Dopow walked Into the marblo room. A few minutes later the pago reappeared with a tray loaded load-ed down with four big ham sandwiches. sand-wiches. Tho Senator kept one eye glued to an opening In ono of tho frosted frost-ed glass doors of tho Scnato chamber, while his right hand mado sundry excursions ex-cursions to tho vicinity of tho platter. Had an opportunity occurred tho Now Yorker would havo left his lunch unfinished, broken through tho door, and demanded recognition, but as It wns ho was left to concludo bis ltttlo feast without having to Interrupt himself. When ho finally wiped his hands scarcely a crumb was loft of tho four sandwiches. Later on, whon Dopow finally got tho door, ho talked pretty much about everything except statehood. Ho spent somo tlmo In wnndcrlng along tho banks of tho Nilo. Senator Tillman had been waiting anxiously to make a speech on tho negro question, and on re-entering tho chamber after a brief nbsoncc asked: "What's Dopow talking talk-ing 6n?" "Afrlcn," said Senator Spooncr. "Why," roplled Tillman, "that's Just what I want to speak on." Washington Washing-ton Correspondence Haltlmoro Herald. |