The age-herald., 1898-11-04
By Senator Hoar Has Caused General Alarm in Washington.
POSSESSION OF THE PHILIPPINES
May Cause Some of the Democratic Senators to Cast Their Vote Against Terms Agreed Upon
 by Joint Commission.
BY ARCHIBALD W. BUTT

WaSnlnBton, NOVemDer 3.-(Speclal.)-lt is becoming serious question whether or not the administration can get it's two- third vote in the senate necessary to rat ify peace treaty with Spain. Especially is this so if the treaty includes our possess sion of the Philippines.
 Senator Hoar has sounded note of warning from New England which causes considerable alarm here in Washington. It takes two-thirds vote to ratify any treaty and no foreign territory can be added to the countrys domain without a similar vote. Therefore it is true, Senator Hoar indicates, that as yet neither the Philip pines nor Porto Rico can be said to be American territory. Most of the democrat ic senators have been whipped into line against the proposition to assume govern ment control over the Philippines. What is most alarming to the administration is the expression of republican senators against the proposition. Senator Hale, Senator Hoar, Senator Pettigrew and one or two others have expressed themselves as opposed to holding the Philippines. This does not mean that they will vote against a peace treaty, but it would indi- cate so much, and certainly the admins tration begins to fear it. It is difficult to see how the senate could refuse to ratify a treaty which the peace commission pre- sents it, but should the opposition to talk ing the Philippines continue to develop as it has recently among senators, there is no telling what complications might arise The administration has reviewed the senate, and it is by no means certain that the two- thirds vote can be had. In the meantime senators are being propitiated in every imaginable way.
 Lee Still in the Race
 General Lee has not retired from the senatorial fight in Virginia. On the con- trary, he announces that he will enter the arena with Senator Martin and openly de- bate the campaign. He says that he will go into every county in the state in the spring, if he is relieved from duty in Cuba by that time. The friends of ex-Serator Moore, of Fairfax, and Congressman Jones say that neither one of these gentlemen will enter the race if General Lee stays in it. The fight will be Lee against Martin. Senator Martin is an alleged silver man, but was sent to the senate by the corpora tions. General Lee, Is supposedly gold man. but has none of the ceremento of cor pora tions to shake off when on the stump.
 When he made his race for governor in 1885 he did little or no speaking, being un- able to speak in public. But since then he has developed into quite orator. His style Is that of "the plain, blunt man. who speaks right on and tells you that which you yourself do know,' and if he has any .SC wounds and bid them speak for him. The latter will be his strongest voice. Even without scars his record will stand him well in the fight with Martin. The latter Is so unattractive and personally so unmag- netic that there is no telling how he will stand comparison with the genial hero of Havana. He has nothing to lose in the fight except the seat in the senate. Should he lose before the people President McKin- ley will provide handsomely for him in either the army life or by civil appointment of some kind.
 Headquarters Closed
 The congressional campaign committees have closed their headquarters so far as work is concerned. Both have given out official statements claiming the next house. The republicans claim it by twenty-seven and the democrats by eighteen. After re- viewing the situation and seeing the work here can but think that the republicans will secure a majority, though there are in- dications that the present majority will be greatly reduced. There will be some great surprises if predictions of experts can be counted on.
 It is reported here than the republican managers in Pennsylvania have conceded the defeat of Congressman Stone in the Twenty-seventh Pennsylvania district and the election of Hon. Joseph Sibley, or Free Silver Sibley, as he is called in the Key stone State. This admission seems almost incredible. It will be remembered that MT Sibley refused the nomination in his old district, which he had carried before, and accepted the nomination in Stones district, which gave republican majority in 1896 of over 5,000 This is only one of the sur prses promised in Pennsylvania There are even indications that the candidate for gov ernor may be defeated. The chances would have been better for the defeat of the gub- ernatorial candidate had not MT. Swallow the independent and temperance candidate not come out attacking MT. Jenks, the dem- ocratic candidate. Dr. Swallow will get all the independent republican votes and would have gotten many democratic had he not induged in abuse of the democratic candi- date.
 It is reported here that the republican campaign committee has advised all re- publicans making races in doubtful districts to keep all evidences of fraud, before and at the time of election, with view of making contests in case they are defeated. The re- publicans fear that they may have such a small majority that 1t will be necessary to unseat democrats with some rapidity in or- der to secure a working majority.
 The situation seems to be this: The demo- crats are hopeful, the republicans, fearful.
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