The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1898-04-07
WITHHOLDING
OF PRESIDENTS
MESSAGE.
Continued from First PaGel

Sary by Consul Lee to insure
the safe departure of the Americans
still in Cuba, has caused them to ac-
cept the situation in good faith. Some
of the most radical. after hearing the
statements OF those who saw the Presi-
dent, appeared satisfied Those with
whom the President talked came away
with a very strong impression that the
message would mean war unless Spain
backed down squarely. Pending the
transmittal of the message in view
of the situation presented by the Pres
ident, all plans looking to action in
the House viii be abandoned. But
those who have been taking part in
the radical movement and who al
ways admit the possibility that the
time may come when they viii have
to part company with the President,
are, according to the leaders of the
movement. more determined than ever
to ultimately obtain what they de-
sire
The conference which was to have
| been held tonight was abandoned, but
| fifty of those who originally inaug-
urated the movement met immediate
ly after the House adjourned to dis
cuss the situation All who We're not
| heartily in sympathy with the move
ment We're invited to leave. Those al
the meeting unanimously agreed to
wait upon the message. but the move
ment for a caucus started by the Pres
idents supporters, which was also
abandoned during the afternoon ex-
posed them to a danger of which they
had not reckoned, namely, that q eau
Gus Of Republicans might be called tC
bind them to the party action 2nd
place them in the position of boilers il
the occasion arose for them to adopt
an independent plan of action.
committee of eight was therefore ap-
| pointed to watch the situation and tC
! devise ways and means to meet any
tactics of the opposition. The com
mittee is as follows: Messrs. Hopkins
! of Illinois. Lorrimer of Illinois, TaWney
of Minnesota. Cooper of Wisconsin
Hepburn of Iowa, Brownell of Ohio
Joy of Missouri, and Knox of Massa-
| chusetts.
| Several rather vigorous speeches il
denuncation of any policy of delay
were made in the course of the meeting
one by Smith of Illinois In order tC
emphasize this position, a proposition
was made to unite with the Democrats
and block all legislation, adjournins
from day to day until the message APP
peared and the House had acted or
/ the Cuban resolution But Hull o.
| Iowa, who is pushing the army re-
organization bill. made such an ardent
/ plea to allow the bill to come to 6
vote that the proposition was tenn
pcrarily abasdoned. Whether it viii
| be revived depends largely upon the
! course of events. 1t can be stated
however, that it is thoroughly contem-
of the day was the proposition in the
event of split on the Republican side
that the Democrats would unite with
/ the radicals and allow the latter t(
force the issue If the Democrats
chances are they would solidify The
Republicans against them.
Several officials of the Administra-
ton called informally at the White
House tonight and had a conference
with the President. Secretaries Ions
Bliss, Alger and Attorney General
Griggs were among those who saw the
! President, but all left the Executive
Mansion early. and the President re-
tired before II o'clock. None of them
| would discuss the situation in any Of
| it's phases.
| Assistant Secretary of State Day
! who passed half an hour with the Pres
ident, as he left the White House, was
asked by an Associated Press reporter
| whether the State Department had re-
ceived any information concerning the
report that Consul General Lee had left
Havana. He replied that no such in
formation had been received, and that
the department was informed that
there had been no rioting to-day in
that city. Beyond this statement lie
declined to go
Early in the evening the President
had a long conference by appointment
with John A Mccall of New York Mr.
Mccall is said to have assured the
President that the Government would
be put to no embarrassment by a lack
of money with which to prosecute a
war While he deprecated war, and
hoped that it might be averted, if it
could not be the whole people of the
country would stand by the President
in maintaining a just contest.
1t is said upon excellent authority
that Mr.. Mccall represented to the
President the belief that within forty
eight hours he could raise among his
financial institutions of New York
alone S3000g0. 900, which the Govern
ment could have upon its own terms
and that if popular subscription were
called for $500 600 could be OBJ
tanned in q few days.
Late tonight Mr. Mccall said he
did not care to discuss the interview
with the President las to a war loan.
said he. 1--WE will not cross that bridge
until we get to it. Everybody ought
to deplore war. but when the President
says war is inevitable the people will
stand solidly by him. He can have all
the money he wants"