The evening times., 1896-03-04
COY. Y.UPHAM'S SPREDICAMENT
Agitation Over Marquette Statue
Places Him in a Dilemma.
No Program Has Yet Been Arranged
for the Customary Congress
siOnal Services.

"It is no longer n question as TO whether
or not the statue of Pere Marquette shall
be allowed to remain in statuary Hail.
remarked Il member OF the Wisconsin dele
CATION TO Times reporter this morning.
"but whether or not an insult shall, be
offered to a great State
This expression of opinion Is shared by
the others from Wisconsin and all efforts
looking to the removal or rejection OF
the statue will be bitterly opposed. Wis
consin now proposes TO assert her rights.
A compromise may be effected. however
As the chief opposition seems to arise from
the church regalia in which Marquette is
clothed, part of this may be effaced. The
artist says he can remove the cross and
beads without iniuring the work and this
may be done. although nothing definite has
been decided upon as Yet. A further sug-
gestion has been made that the location OF
the statue be changed. At present II is be-
side that of Abraham Lincoln and the
latter suffers by the comparison. A better
place for 1t would be on the other side
of the hall.
Judge Losey, the representative of the
governor of Wisconsin, is still here. al
though he has performed his official func-
tions. He has examined the work and ac-
cepted it in the name of the governor.
That official has been notified of this fact,
and the matter. so far as Wisconsin is con-
cerned, is closed.
The delay in bringing the question before
Congress is occa stoned by the noa-rec,ipt
OF the customary letter from Gov. Upham.
1t has been the practice On former occasions
for the chief executive OF the State donating
the statue to write to the President of the
Senate and Speaker or the House informing
them that the statue in question has been
completed and presented to the United
States Resolutions are then introduced
i'll each house setting apart a certain day
on which appropriateexercises shah DC held
1t is unfortunate for Gov. Upham that
this question has arisen al the present time.
He is candidate for reelection, and will
suffer, no matter what action he MAJ ta ke.
Should he address Congress and ask the ac-
ceptance of the statute the 4. z. AS will
certainly work against him, and should he
fail to take this step he is in danger OF of
tending the Catholic element.
Some OF the Wisconsin delegation claim
that a letter from the governor is by no
means necessary. The usual notification,
they say, can be embodied in the resolution
regarding the exercises The governor may
also take this view of the question and
keep silent. In that event it is impo ssibie
to say what member OF the Wisconsin dele
CATION will take the initiative and offer
the resolutions.
The impression prevails that, notwith-
standing Representative Linton's denial
he will not press his resolutions to q vote.
They will be allowed TO slumber quietly
in committee. He will change his tactics
and make the fight when the customary mo-
tion is made extending q vote Of thanks
to the state OF Wisconsin.
The police have some what relaxed their
vigilance, and the statue is not being
guarded as carefully as before. Officers
are kept near 1t, no wever and any attempt
at vandalism Will be quickly suppressed.