New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-06-22
4 DLSORGANIZED MINORI1 I.
MR. BAILEY's ATTEMPT TO DRAGON his
PARTY is BITTERLY RESENTED
rBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIRrNr.l

inv TELEGRAPH To TIE TRIBVNN.l
p,.sb,neton June 21-The caucus or pem0Crd'N
representatives formally voted TO adjourn at i''u
,Ih, yesterday until next Monday mght, ou' '''
.sr,bers have been engaged IN informal discussions
.ysr since Except when they were as'ei''
ever two or three were gathered 'oEe'''''
,,sssns,ons IN the minority, when were 'eO'-'''S
,,o,ed and described IN these dispatches ia"
,,as - GROW mere bitter and violent ever
49, ,ho caucus on the Hawaiian resolution ana
A. pailev decided yesterday that heroc meas
u-as must be resorttd to In order 10 suppress ''
.rrrsct,on and enforce discipline
The erst step was 10 hold another caucus ""''
,ros EASY enough The second was TO pass Il ''so-
lu,,on 10 suppress individual rights ana Ju1s"''"'
and bind every member Of the party 10 No'e a. a
rnaioritv or two-thirds OF a party caucus H''E'''
nrescrtbe and the rule was TO nind lhose VIZ
-,,ed egains; as we'll those In favor OF us a"oP
tim This step was not so easy; IN iacl II mas a0'
ve. heeo taken and probably II never VIII oc nv
ooucus was ATTENDED by bare majority OF ''e
Democratic Representatives, and n"!oi..s ~ -
those present were opposed TO Mr.. Bailey drastic
resolution After it had been modlhed 'Ne p'V''o''
question was ordered by a majority OF '-'''' ~
the main question was not caTrleo' "e0iD'7' a. -
Rauev informed Tribune correspondent 'ne
-rIroritv refused 10 vote and thus broke the
quorum" A motion TO adjourn for one week was
then carried by a majority of seven votes
This did not happen. however. until after louf
hours Of hot debate, marked by many oi''e' per
soral passages. In which opproorlous anu 49,
s,ithets were hurled with reckless profusion' and
tba marty loyalty and orthodoxy Of certain Demo
Gratis impeached by other Democrats An enoF'
has been made keep the proceedings from 1i'e ~
public but so many members have deIH desHsu - - he
themselves right that u has fa!led IN Ia ~
outside discussions in the corrdoTs IN SIee' ~
wav cars and other public places have been SUM-
Gent to give a fairly accurate idea or what loon
oisre behind the locked doors OF The caucus. -,
'Certain lines of cleavage in the ranks OF NE ne
MINORITY are easily traced one Is that "n'Ci y
separates the southern Democrats from th9se fsor G'
I'D no latter for various reasons. oppose and &C.
nounce Mr Bailey's scheme 20 restore ana pre-
serye harmony bv the free application or q caucus
club Some OF The latter denounce i as ne iast
6esnerate resort Of a desperate and incompetehl
ieaSershiD Democrats who hold their seats by
virtue OF fusion Of Democrats and PopullSts re-
sem n as A menace 10 their political fuiuIe. Eortn
err Democrats denounce L as an attempt OF SCUM
en- rnen to dominate the party ana l"a1 u Hllu
dangerous paths: 4 few Southern Democrats ue,
plore II as both m!schievous and unnecessary ana
so ,a~,
What the result will be cannot now he clearly
roreseen except that Il must add 70 the troubles
Of the already divided and distracted minority IN
the House OF Representatives. II seems 10 De IN
danger Of becoming a disorganized poHucal mop