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Show TILLMAN'S TALK IS MADE PUBLIC Washington, March 18. Senator Tillman's unusual speech In the Demo cratic caucus last Friday when at failed to receive the appotntnteui ,,, chairman of the appropriation: committee, com-mittee, become puhlk today when U v ., printed In 1,111 under authorlt) of the senate. The reference to Senator Martin's iKtnltles leading up to his selection as chairman of the committee have aroused discussions In the senate circles. cir-cles. Senator TUlman said he wa6 unable to understand why Mr. Martin should have withdrawn from the contest as party leader and should then have! been given the moat important chair- ruanshlp in the senate. "I would have to believe there had l et n any understanding or any promises prom-ises or pledges made" he said, "as; I hmo no prool . I must perforce p-ave my accusations unsaid But 1 cannot help the suspicion that there must have been a deal of sumo kind or Sen-I Sen-I ator Mjrtin would not have retired wiihout a showdown.'' Senator Tillman said he had given up his 'plan to deliver a vitriolic .speech because he wanted to tiro-mote tiro-mote party harmouy. |