Tillman's shipyard politics challenge a building holiday

How might the Washington Naval Treaty change if Benjamin Tillman were still alive?

Ship limits might remain, but Tillman would likely oppose the building holiday because he wanted continuing orders for Charleston's yard.

Tillman would probably accept some limits while resisting a long construction holiday. Continued naval orders supported Charleston and strengthened his political base, giving him a direct reason to preserve shipbuilding. He could steer cruisers, battleships, and other work toward the Charleston Navy Yard rather than accept an idle construction program. Treaty ceilings might survive, but the pause in new construction would be much harder to obtain.