The herald., 1897-11-13
Includes the Annexation of
Hawaii
A POLL OF THE SENATE TAKEN
SHOWS WHERE THE VOTES ARE
COMING FROM
The President Anticipates No Com
plications With Foreign Powers
AS Result Of Annexation
Associated Press Special wire.

Associated Press Special Wire.
CHICAGO, Nov ia special to the
Times Herald from Washington says:
Ratification of the Hawaiian treaty by
the United States Senate is assured. The
administration has made a poll Of that
body, and as a result President McKin-
ley is satisfied that more than two-thirds
Of the Senators will vote for ratification.
When the treaty was submitted to the
Senate on June 18th last 81 Senators were
depended upon to cast their votes In ia
vor Of the instrument. Eleven Senators
were doubtful. and 81 were opposed to
its ratification.
Since that time the administration has
taken steps to ascertain the views Of the
men who were then in doubt. As re-
suit, Mr.. Mckinley Is depending upon 81
Senators, who will certainly cast their
votes in favor of the treaty, with pros-
poets of the addition Of several votes to
this number.
These are the Senators who, 1t Is said.
will vote for the treaty: Aldrich, Allen.
Allison, Baker, Burrows, Cannon, Car
ter, Chandler, Clark, Cullom, Daniel, Da-
Wis, Deboe, Elkins. Fairbanks, Foraker,
Frye, Gallinger, Gear. Hale, Hanna.
Hansbrough, Hawley, Hietfleld, Hoar.
Jones of Nevada, Kyle, Lodge, Mcbride,
McLaurin, Mcmillan, Mantle, Masons
Morgan. Morrill,, Murphy, Nelson, PEN
rose, Perkins, Pettus, Platt of Connecti-
cut, Platt Of New York, Pritchard, Proc
tor, Quay, Rawlins, Roach, Sewall,
Shoup. Smith, Spooner, Stewart. Teller,
Thurston. Turner, Turpie, Warren. We'll
lington. Wetmore, Wilson, Wolcott.
These are still undecided: Butler, Cor
man, Kenney, Harris, Mallory. Martin,
Mitchell and Turney.
Those believed to be opposed to the
treaty are: Bacon, Bate, Berry, Caffery,
Chiffon. Clay, Cockrell, Faulkner, Gray.
George, Jones of Arkansas, Lindsay.
McEnery. Mills. Pascoe. Pettigrew, TILL
man. Vest, Walthal and White.
The treaty is in excellent shape for
prompt action. It was fully considered
by the Senate Committee on Foreign Re-
lations, reported to the Senate and
placed on the calendar with practically
the unanimous Endorsement of the COM
mittee. There were no votes against 1t,
although Senators Turpie and Daniel re-
Trained from voting, because they had
not fully made up their minds as to
what position they would take in the
matter. 1t is said to have been the pur-
pose of Chairman Davis at the first ex-
ecutive session to ask that a day be
fixed for taking up the treaty. Ratia-
cation during the early part Of the year
is confidently expected.
President Mckinley, in his message to
Congress, will present as strongly a.
possible the argument for annexation.
He will show that the treaty has already
been ratified by the Hawaiian Senate.
and only the action Of the Senate Of the
United States is required to add the is
lands to our territory.
The President does not expect annex
alton to result in complications with any
foreign power. While satisfied that Ja-
pan. will not openly interpose any OBJ
jections If the Senate acts promptly, ad-
ministration officials think it not unlike-
ly that she will secretly do all she can
to delay, If not to defeat. ratification.
The most opposition will come from
sugar interests. Pacific Coast influence
is divided, and while most Of the Sena-
tors from that section are in favor Of the
treaty, Senator White Of California II
expected to lead the opposition to It In
the Senate.