The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-01-05
HE'S NOT HUMBLE ENOUGH
TO SUIT SOME OF HIS COLLEAGUES,
BUT is TOLERATED ATT
ER ALL.
THE SLATE OF oFFIcEHoLDERs
Is Made Up by the August BODY
Which Gathers in the West
Wing.


| ready to vote.
While the debate was lively, it was
at all times decorous. Senator Wyman
started the ball by nominating Senator
Barr as president of the caucus. SEN
ator Sperry was made secretary. The
roll call showed there were forty lone
present, as follows: Senators Roverud.
| Thompson, Sweningson, Knatvold, Nc
Arthur, Miller, French, Barr, Collister,
Sperry, Currier, Stebbins. Yale, Peter
son, Larson, Lloyd, Stockton. Wing,
Greer Masterman, Sheehan, Pottgieser,
! Ozmun, Stevens, w. E. Johnson. Wy
man, Potter, Morgan, Theden. Durham,
Iltis, Culkin, Hanson, Henneman,
Thorpe, Young. Hodge. Fuller. Jones,
Whitney, Spencer.
Neither Senator Day, nor the con-
| testant for his seat. H. H. Dunn, were
present. Senator S. B. Howard, of
Minneapolis, was in the ante-room, but
did not seek admittance to the caucus.
The floor of the senate was first clear
! ed by the request Of the chairman, in
pursuance to a request from the COM
mittee issuing the call, and a large
! number of applicants for places and
some spectators passed out. Then, upon
| the motion of Senator Stevens, the SEN
ators decided that they wanted an ex-
! ecutive session. Senator Wyman want
! ed to know whether this was intended
to exclude the press, and Senator Ste
vens replied that the reporters were
part of the body, but did not so notify
the doorkeepers.
The caucus was ready to proceed
with the selection Of candidates for
the several places in the gift Of the SEN
ate, when Senator Morgan arose in his
accustomed place at the extreme right,
! and, remarking that he had not been
in accord with the Republican party
during the recent campaign, he had
prepared a written statement which he
wished to read With this preface he
read:
Mr.. Chairman and Gentlemen of the Cau-
Gus: InaSmuch as in the late election I did
not support the candidates nominated by the
Republican national convention, at st. Louis,
but on the contrary, supported Bryan and
! Sewall, as the candidates nominated by the
Silver Republican convention, 1 deem it my
duty to make brief statement OF my POSI-
tiOn in order that the members of this eau
Gus may determine whether l entitled,
as Republican, to participate in its delfb-
erations.
Like the other members of the senate, 1 was
elected upon platform adopted by the Re-
publican state convention In 1894, that de-
clared in plain terms that ''the Republican
party believes in bimetallism, and that the
restoration Of silver as ultimate money to the
currency Of the world is absolutely necessary
for business prosperity, proper rates of wages
and The welfare of the people," In my judg-
ment the declaration thus made was true
then, and Is true today; and so believing, I
declined to support the declaration of the
national Republican platform that until an
International agreement with the leading
commercial nations can be obtained. the
| ord hO ,07p
! As silver Republican, 1 believe in the
immediate re-establishment of bimetallism,
| and the enforcement of a vigorous protective
! tariff policy, and am firmly convinced that
one is futile without the other, and that
beth are essential in order to check the
downward trend of prices, afford profitable
! employment to American labor and restore
| prosperity, which is the supreme result which
! be sought for by every citizen.
1t is due to the senators present that I
should state frankly that 1 expect to continue
| to advocate the restoration of bimetallism in
! the future. If this result can be accom-
plished by an international agreement which
| the Republicans in congress are taking steps
! TO secure, such steps will be the crowning
achievement of President McKinlev's adj
ministration, and will entitle the Republican
party to the lasting gratitude of the wealth
| producers of the nation; but should the eff
| forts 10 be thus made fail of success then
l. believe the United States should restore
| silver to its coinage by Independent action.
| Holding to these views, the senators pres
| ent will not expect me to apologize for my
support OF tne candidates nominated by the
| Silver Republicans at st. Louis, nor to re-
nounce my adherence to the cause of bimet-
| allism in the future. If, in the Judgment of
the senator's. l am disqualified, by reason of
my views upon the silver question to par
| ticfpate in the deliberations of the caucus 7
! shall have no word of complaint to offer: but
on the other hand, If l am not disqualified,
shall be glad to participate in the work of
! the caucus, and as a Republican aid in the
| selection Of candidates for the various posi-
tions to be filled by the senate when it con
Yenes.
In conclusion, have only to add that
whatever may be your determination as to nv
rlgnt TO participate in the caucus, my de-
vouon to the true principles of Republican
ism as have always indorsed them in the
past will continue unabated in the future.
After concluding the reading. Sem
ator Morgan said he would leave the
matter of his remaining with the eau
Gus and retire awaiting their decision.
! The proper action for the Republican
senators to take was debated for an
hour in quiet and even-tempered
| manner and in a spirit Of friemdIiness
to Senator Morgan, which was highly
complimentary in a personal way. al
though there was no equivocation upon
the political issues fought out in the
recent campaign
Senator Stevens moved that the eau
NO0 AAiNAeC OCAIoIO1 TO a seat
and the motion was supported by Sem
ators Wyman and Potter, of the Hen
Eepin delegation. Collister was the
first to oppose the suggestion. He
said: 1T strikes me that the proper
course to pursue is to leave this mat
ter entirely in the hands of Senator
Morgan. In other words, do not pro-
pose TO decide for him whether he is
a Republican or not"
Senator Culkin c6ncurred in the
views expressed by Senator CoIlister.
He said Senator Morgan was not a
Republican, according to his own state
ment, as he still believed in free coin
age at 16 to 1. He wanted the burden
Of the decision left with Senator Nor.
gan and in accordance with this idea
he moved to lay the resolution on the
table.
Senator Steb,ins, VINO was friendly
to Morgan and wanted to s,a him in
the caucus, said he believed that the
positions Of Senator'S Collister and
Culkin were those of the entire caucus
and as a substitute he proposed that
the chair should appoint a committee
of three to wait upon Senator Morgan,
q inform him of the views of the caucus
would join them.