Evening star., 1898-03-31
SPEEDY ACTION DEMANDED
Another Conference of Republican Repre-
sentatives.
Many Favor Armed Intervention, but
the Leaders Are willing to Wait a
Few Days Longer on President.

The republicans of the House Of Repre-
sentatives who are advocating prompt and
speedy action on the Cuban question met
again last evening Their number was
augmented from 46 to 115. Among those
present were Representatives Hicks of
Pennsylvania, Hawley of Texas. Crump of
Michigan, Hepburn of Iowa, Lacey of Iowa.
Ellis of Oregon, Fischer of New York,
Hamilton of Michigan, Mills of Illinois,
Shattuc of Ohio, Mann Of Illinois Beiknap
of Illinois, SulloWay of New Hampshire,
Faris of Indiana, Cooper of Wisconsin.
Morris of Minnesoa, Adams of Pennsyl-
vania, Prince of Illinois, Mercer of Ne
braslia, Hopkins of Illinois, Bromwell of
Ohio. Parker of New Jersey, Corliss of
Michigan. Smith of Illinois, S. w. Smith
and w. A. Smith of Michigan, Connolly of
Illinois, Reeves of Illinois, Marsh of Illi-
nois. Nocthway of Ohio, White OF Illinois.
White of North Carolina, Brownlow of
Tennessee. Henry of Connecticut, Spalding
of Michigan, Aldrieh of Alabama, Joy of
Missouri. Mitchell of New York. Arnold of
Pennsylvania, Mahany of New York, But
Ter of Pennsylvania, Kirkpatrick of Penn
sylvania, Mcintyre of Maryland. Dovener
of West Virginia, Tawney Of Minnesota,
Sherman OF New York. Foote of New
York, Quigg of New York, Barham of
California. Lorimer of Illinois, Bouteii OF
Illinois. Dorr Of West Virginia, Graft Of
illinois, Sheldon of Michigan, Clarke of
New Hampshire, Heatwole of Minnesota,
Mcdonald CT Maryland, Powers of YER
mont, Curtis of Iowa, Updesraf of Iowa,
Brumm of Pennsylvania, Acheson OF Penn
sylyania. Sauerhering of Wisconsin, Ohm
sted of Pennsylvania. Ray of New York,
Miller of West Virginia, Stevens. of Mime
sofa, Eddy of Minnesota, Mudd of Mary
land Wanger Of Pennsylvania, Johnson Of
North Dakota, Gibson of Tennessee, kulp
of Pennsylvania, Williams of Pennsylvania.
Davenport of Pennsylvania, Stewart of
New Jersey, Fowler of New Jersey, Ben
nett of New York, Overstreet of Indiana,
Pitney of New Jersey, Barber OF Mary
land Kerr of Ohio, Lowe of New York,
Mahon of Pennsylvania. Strobe Of Nebras-
ka, Hill OF Connecticut, Pearce of Missouri,
Howe Of New York, Often Of Wisconsin.
Crumpacker OF Indiana, Young OF Penn
sylvania, Weymouth of Massachusetts,,
Southard Of Ohio, Loudenslager Of New
Jersey. Dayton Of West Virginia, Pugh of
Kentucky, Hager Of Iowa, Bartholdt OF
Missouri, Boyce of Indiana, Hull Of Iowa,
Minor of Wisconsin.
Many for Intervention.
Many Of the radicals favor armed inter-
vention and a few, like Representative
Marsh Of Illinois, believe the blowing up Of
the Maine is a casus belh. The speeches
at last nights meeting, while vigorous AMI
yielding nothing. were nevertheless in favor
of giving the President an opportunity to
mature his policy and of completing the
negotiations in which he Is now engaged.
Many of the leaders in the movement, in
cluding Mr.. Hopkins Of Illinois. Mr.. Hull
of Iowa, Mr.. Tawney of Minnesota, Mr..
Bromwell OF Ohio. Mr.. Hepburn of Iowa.
W. A. Smith of Michigan, saw the Presi-
dent yesterday, and all he asked was a
brief delay. Action by Congress before the
pending negotiations are completed, he
told them, would embarrass him and might
result in a complete rupture. Mr.. Hull and
Mr. Bromwell and others explained this
situation to the conference. They counSeled
aoquiescence- in the Presidents desires. A
rupture with the administration was great
ly to be deplored and should. they argued
cnly occur as a last resort. They informed
the conference that the President had said
that the negotiations now in progress would
either fail or be successful by the end of
the week. He believed they would be sue
cessful. He did not indicate their nature
would be manifestly ruinous for the details
to be made public at this time. They said
further that the President informed them
that he would, in the event Of the failure
of the negotiations, place the whole subject
before Congress and share with it the re-
sponsibility for what might follow.
Waiting ON the President.
Mr.. Adams of Pennsylvania, the ranking
member of the foreign affairs committee of
the House in the absence OF Mr.. Hit, who
is i'll. explained that the sentiment of the
committee was strongly against further de-
lay, although he was himself conserva-
tive. But he said the committee were wiE-
ing to defer to the wishes of the President,
and no action would be taken at the meet
ing tonight Monday, however. IL a satis-
factory solution had not previously been
reached action would be had. All the men,
bers present professed ignorance of the de-
tails of the Presidents plans and negotia-
tions, although several said the President
assured them that. If successful, they
would. he thought, be satisfactory
While these different reports were made
to the conference they were unofficial, and
the conference decided at last to appoint a
committee of eleven to wait upon the Pres
ident today and explain their views of the
situation. the committee to report at n
meeting to be held tonight. The committee
appointed consisted OF the following mem
bers: Messrs. Hopkins and Lorimer Of Illi-
nois. Joy of Missouri. Sulloway Of New
Hampshire. Cooper of Wisconsin, Arnold Of
Pennsylvania, Mercer Of Nebraska, Knox
of Massachusetts. Faris of Indiana. Ha9er
of Iowa and Smith of MichiUar