The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1896-12-19
SILVER SENATOR'S 1ot1 re elueu3,


Out Of the Party.
Aspablleans Can Centsol the Senate Only
~ ~ Allianee With 9eanA
Afensy Dsmeerass.
Especial to the n. Y. Herald
WAsHIN$ToN, Dec. s, 808.-The
Dingley Tariff bill IL dead, and the
boiling Senators are no longer MEM
bers of the republican party.
These two points were settled by
tho republican Senatorial caucus,
which met to-day. Il vas also de-
veloped that the balance of power
in the Senate in the next Congress,
40 between the sound money re-
publicans and the silver democrats,
will be in the haDds.of the boiling
Senator'S, who, while still claiming
to be protectionists, no longer owe
allegiance to the republican organi.
cation.
This means that the republican
organization of the Senate and
tariff legislation will alike be i'm
possible unless there is an alliance
between the republicans and the
sound money democrats by which
the passage Of tariff bill and cur
rency reform are made to 60 hand
in hand, or until the silver republic
can Senators are allowed to assume
the role of dictators and control
absolutely the action Of the Senate
on all important matters.
The caucus was called to order
by Senator Sherman, and if any
doubt existed in the minds of any
of the Senators present as TO the
attitude of the silver men it was
dispelled when Senator Sherman
read this letter addressed to him by
Senator Dubois, of Idaho -
II hereby respectfully resign my
position as secretary Of the caucus of
republican Senators. l also resign
my position as q member and Sec
rotary of the republican advisory or
steering committee of the Senate. "
FOUR OTHER BOILERS.
The Senators who remained away
with Senator Dubois were Messrs.
Cannon, of Utah; Mantle, of Mon
tana; Pettigrew, of South Dakota,
and Squire, of Washington. Sena-
tor Teller, the leader of the boiling
republicans, was not in the city to.
day, but there is no doubt he, too,
would have absented himself from
the caucus.
The spirit of the caucus was con-
ciliatory, and had the boiling Sena-
tors been present there would have
been no disposition on the part Of
the sound money republicans to
make matters unpleasant for them.
This was indicated by the action Of
Senator Sherman in sending invita-
tons to all of them to be present,
and also by the fact that the most
important action taken by the eau.
Gus was the adoption of this reso-
luton. offered by Senator Woicott.
Of Colorado =
Resolved, That a special com.
mittee of five members of this eau
Gus be appointed to recommend
some plan whereby legislation may
be had at this session Of Congress,
looking to an international confer
ence with leading commercial ma
tons of the world for the promo.
ton of bi,netallism."
Though, perhaps, not Senator
present had the remotest idea that
such conference would result in
international bimetallism, the reso-
luton was adopted without oppo.
sition, after Mr.. Wolcott had made
a short speech in its favor.
WAITING FOR TELLER.
How far the boiling Senators can
be depended upon to act with the
republicans on party measures,
aside from the tariff and finance,
will probably be developed after the
arrival of Senator Teller. That he
approves the action of his lieuten-
ant, Senator Dubois, and the other
boilers, not one of them doubts.
Senator Dubois who, in the alb
sence of Senator Teller, is the
leader of the boilers, declined to
discuss the action of himself and
his associates any further than to
say that in view Of his course in the
recent campaign the reasons for his
action ought to be perfectly clear
to every one. He said he was out OF
the party for good; that he would
not participate in any further eau
cusses. and that be would vote
against the Dingley bill.
In reference to the caucus, Sena-
tor Cannon of Utah said:
II RETAINED from attendance upon the
republican caucus because, since the
adoption Of the national platform at ST.
Louis, I have not been in harmony with
the national republican party. Az my
political beliefs were not governed hy the
declaration Of the Convention, - they
were not changed By my refusal to sup-
port the candidate. Ny attitude toward
questions which may come before the Sen.
ate will not be Influenced BY my failure