The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-12-17

pspuBLICANS NOT SURE OF SUCCESS
IsTHE NEXT c0N6Ress-RADi-
CAL EFFORTS TO BE MADE.

A Certain Majority Is Not Yet In Sight
and Efforts Are to he Made to Secure
senators in Doubtful statss-National
Committee to He Appealed to for Assist
ancs-siIvsr states. Although Apparent
Iy Barren Ground. Are to BE Invaded.
Washington Post. Dec. 9th, 1851
"The absence of the silver Republi-
can Senators from the caucus yester-
day brought their former party col
leagues face to face to a situation
which amounts almost to crisis. 1t
is within the range Of possibility that
the Republicans may not be able to
pass tariff law in the next Congress.
An appreciation of this fact caused
the greatest amount of uneasiness yes
terday, and radical means will be re-
sorted to to insure a safe, even though
narrow, majority, on the Republican
side when the next Senate COnvenes at
the extra session.
Anxious to conciliate the erring
brethren who had gone out of the par
ty at st. Louis and willing to forgive
them because their votes will be need
ed, the Republican managers in the
senate, rs stated in The Post yester-
uay, COnCluutu W leu ny -kOucS OC Wy
cones, and invited the boilers to COM
mune once more with their old party
associates in caucus. There was q
hope, somewhat dubious, but still suf-
iicient to be grasped at as last
chance, that the olive branch would be
accepted. Nothing would have been
warmer than the welcome which
would have been extended to these
silver Republicans. The fatted calf
would have been figuratively killed
for the returning prodigals, and there
would have been Joy uncOnfined. The
caucus met, but the prOdig returned
not. They were in the city, but their
steps did not trend in the direction of
the marble room where the caucus was
held. Some of them, like Senators Du-
bois and Cannon, were within q stones
throw of the meeting place, looking
over their morning mail in their COM
mittee rooms. They Nad held con-
ference on the night prAvious, and had
decided that the Gordon knot, cut
after due deliberation last spring, was
not to be retied. And the most i'm
portant development is that they are
out for good"
After discussing the States that
elect Senators this year and showing
that Kentucky and North Carolina
wers the two States where "infiuence'
and pressure could be best brought to
get man who would stand by the
policies of Hanna, Sherman and Nc
kinley, the article continues as fol-
lows
with Republicans from these two
States, and with every Senator voting
for the bill which may be framed, the
administration will be able to get thai
bill passed with the assistance of the
|. vote OF the Vice-President. This mar
gin, however, is too narrow for com
fort. 1t is a situation which, as TIT
astute Senator Elkins said yesterday
calls for some energetic action. No
only Senator Elkins, but half dOZer
other Republican Senators were busil!
engaged yesterday in comforting as t.
the best means of meeting the crisi
which confrOnts them.
APPEAL TO THE NATIONAL COMMITTEE
In their dilemma these Senator
have decided to appeal to the natiOna
committee. This means, most of al
an appeal to Mark Hanna, who is t
be made acquainted during his sta
here with the true situation. eff ther
is one man who can help u.s." sal
Senator Elkins, "he is the man."
The programme, as thus far discuss
ed, is to have the national cOmmitte
take immediate hold of the Senator's
situations in every State where Their
is the least possibility of influencin
the legislative vote.
The national committee will be e1
pected to exercise its influence i
North Carolina. Col. Boyd, the ms
tional committeeman from that Stat
Is now in Washington, and is busil
engaged in laying wires for Pritcl
ards return, while the North CarOliI
publican Congressman, appreci,
u. the critical situation, are sacr
fcing their own personal interests
the hope of securing the same end.
South Dakota, which is another sta
in which the National Committee wi
be expected TO exercise its potent il
fluence, Senator Pettigrew, now
recalcitrant, wants to have voice
the selection of the Senator who wi
succeed Senator Kyle, whose term
about to expire. The Legislature
that State will be composed of fusi,
majority Of Democrats, POpulists, al
free silver Republicans, but the cond
tions there are said to be favorab
enough to invite close inspection al
considerable work on the part of Ma
Hanna and his committee.
soMB STATES BEYOND REACH,
There are some States beyond reac
Senator Elkins, in discussing the 8
uation yesterday, mentioned Uts
Idaho, Colorado, and Nevada as Stat
in which, in addition to Washingt
and South Dakota, some Republic
gains might be made. Inquiry, no
ever, shows that these four sill,
States are barren ground.
In the Idaho Legislature there
only one Mckinley Republican in
seventy members of the Legislatu
Ex-senator Dubois "a silver Repul
can, who will not 60 into the Repul
can caucus) is not returned, which
not yet certain, the next Senator v
certainly be Populist. In Utah
q single regular Republican was ele
ed to the Legislature. In Color
every candidate for the Legislat
ran upon q platform which Pied
him to vote for the return of Sens
Teller, and no successful raid car
made upon this solid column. WI
it comes to Nevada, 1t hardly sc,
likely that the National Commute
any other outside politicians Can
terfere with the reelection of Sen,
John p. Jones.