The times., 1898-01-24
WILL FORCE TIE FIGHTING
Friends of Annexation Believe the
Fight Is Wen.
Stxty-One Votes Expected When
the Supreme Test Comes in
the Senate. q

The friends of Hawaiian annexation
are about to force the lighting on the
treaty. They believe they have the
| fight won. The early part of the pres
! ent week will be consumed in great
| measure by the discussion of the Teller
Z, resolution, but the Republicans will
not make many speeches. Mr.. Turpie
yond that there has been no program
arranged except that it is understood
| Messrs. Aldrich and Allison will pre-
sent the Republican side of the ques-
| ton in opposition to the passage of the
resolution.
Among those billed to speak are
Senators Teller, Lodge, Cannon and
Cullom for the treaty and White and
| Caffery in opposition. There will
| doubtless be others, but they have as
yet not signified their intention.
While it is admitted that the vote on
ratificat ton will be close, the friends
of the treaty say they will be able to
control a two-thirds vote They claim
three or four of the men who are now
placed in the ranks of the opposition,
and are quite content to permit them
to remain in those ranks in order to
relieve them from TIE assaults that
would be made upon them if it We're
known how they intended to vote. One
prominent member of the Foreign Rela-
tions Committee said yesterday that
there We're now sixty votes assured,
with possibly siXty-one. Another
equally well-known member, who has
Kept track of the sentiment of the
Senate, said to a Times representative
that he knew of fifty-eight votes solid
and that it would not be difficult to
secure the other two.
Senator Gear, who has announced
that he would not support the treaty
has weakened, and will support it. Mr.
ThurSton, who is and has always been
stanch Administration man, will like
wise support it, for he has been shown
that the treaty will not interfere with
the beet-sugar growers of his State.
Senator Morrill, is the only Republican
who appears to be holding out, and his
colleagues have no fear but that he
Will come into line and vote for rati-
fication, even though he does not be-
lieve in the policy. Senator Morrill,
has been too long a Republican, and
too long a supporter of Republican
adminiStra tions. not to vote as the Ad-
ministration wishes when II comes to
party question.
The Hawaiian question is Il party
question so far as thu Administration
can make 1t, and Mr.. Morrill, will not
ALLEVIATE himself from his party by re-
fusing to support his own party Presi-
dent. There has never been a moment
when the managers of the treaty fear
ed they would not get the solid Admin
istration vote.
The Democratic vote of the Senate
is where the most work is being done.
Among those who are supposed to be
in the doubtful list and who will ulti-
mately vote with Messrs German,
Morgan and PettuS for the treaty may
be named such Senator'S as Faulkner,
of West Virginia; Murphy. of New
York; Roach, of North Dakota; Smith.
of New Jersey: Clay, of Georgia, and
Tillman, of South Carolina, with others
still TO be heard from.
Chairman Davis is not prepared to
say when the vote will be taken. No
effort will be made to secure an agree
ment until the latter part of the week,
anyhow. Senator Morgan consumed
four days and Chairman Davis two
days in discussing the treaty, and un-
til the general debate shows some in
dications of tagging Mr. Davis will
not urge an agreement. OF one thing
there can be no doubt. When the
agreement is reached the friends of the
treaty will have the victory assured