Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-05-27
Parties Might Not Divide Next
Year on Territorial Expansion.
ACTION OF CONGRESS UNCERTAIN
There Will Be Boiling by Re-
pubIicans and Democrats.
a MINED VOTE PROBABLE


Inc outlook is not altogether favorable to
i'i'orlal expansion surviving as an issue
IA 'ie 'eN' Hdtloilal ''ecuoh- Ihere Is at
pt'S'"' no sdIe assumption as TO what
ooiieiess VIII 90 with respect 10 the Pml-
'PpiI's. Ahdl 'heS VIII not be turned
duriIt Is certain enough. but beyond that
'here is doubt. Whatever action is taken
cannot he strictly on party lines, and I'm all
prondblIly the question Will he settled be-
fore the next campaign opens, and. there-'
fore caunot he q 1.-Two ;ss,,o
IT,, r,,,,,,.;,>,.'- = .
nave uu' ''ii zen il'aJoi-
l'N III Ihe next House. There VIII he some
republican opposition to the permanent pos
session of the Pbilippipes and +, is TOD
aa-l, non. 50 a.,,,,,, -. -,
''''O " '''' ""'i''ii-"t
strength thls opposition viii possess. 1t
may amount to no more than three or fnur"
ynt.s or IL may .,.,..t ., l,irl ~. 80, ,,-,,,s
49,, =, =, .
-. " .'l',,i','oan majority seven anu
~ ,,- E''S "'H'" N'lN't
iil' ">1ic looming l" me rej'ht'h nl lhe
'i't'S II 'h' u,Iho'L"IS Wtl' hl.'d Ip
uiiI''ulS ~ S"Il'Il oi Hr. Bryan posi-
,t"t OF 'i' SunJr't. II is not improbable
lhat u"'re may Ice as many as seven re-
'i'.iciNS VINO N1h vote against expansion.
nrr,I,a- - -, , '-'H 10y ~ a a "a -
to vote with the administration.
NiXad yote pr,l,ob,c
r,,, nr,s,.a,.t i ,b,.,..r,r, ,t,, "a, ,,,,,,.-
tto,, will IN, sa,f13 l,. d., ,,t,1 -, Ii,
il o.i. or thu, lis. az .. rf,tI, mart, ,,,.s,iors
= is r,.oogpizal ,hat tb.ro uiu h. q, ,,or,-
strc,,f, democrats. ,.of. rr,r, >-e,,. y,rl, IN
aver Of exn,nsion A nafo,it,. ,f ,b., dero-
ocrats frn,,, that s.ata il j. b-li.,-.d viii
vote thar way and il * ro.sihIe ibat near.
l.. al e ,t,,,, y.ifl s,,r, 3D., -I,,,,.,,,. H.
a, 49,, -, -
al any ''' w. NPa
sion. Pennsylvania, too, is likely to furnish
democratic votes on me same side Oh me
question.
l. ihlS ended the matter me question:
might sun ii We f" paFdaih 'IlSe from me
ItG, ,Ila' me He'ilo'It'S rom 'il'S. s,dIesl
Nlh hul rev tAIS Pu"ils' are l''t al'"Ettler +
IA ',I"iH WIN 'iIt PaL - ol T'iI'i l9S.ea'
R,lf thrr, is an eypausiou sentiment in the
south and not IN inconsiderable number Of I
the democrats rom lhat scion non, VINO be-
~ ~ IN biI iI' a." - ptiIi IL ,,,lS,
democrats. all told will vote This way there
IS now no means of knowing. but it is pret-
ty certain that mere VIII De en4usI 10 saAe
i'1js'S IN ~ az ef tbn nrosncr eff some
rcnublic:ns voting with the ma aiority of the 4
democrats in sympathy with the New Eng D
land 'anu-inpeIallsts
Failure. 10 Make the Caucus Supreme.
-. ,,,-a. -. A., ,,,..i,. ,.f .fr,,r+
lHS i"''"iS '' ''
at the last session OF Congress 10 a""pl
rule making the party caucus binding upon
p7ernbars of the. marty is favorable to the
I:,--.,, g ,t,, ,,.,.,,. ~, this question m
u4''9'o't VI ~ P'' =
mat fuie had pesh dh'pleu soiHe hi'ii'oSi
might be relied on to yield their personal
i1idamcrt TO tht. orders of the caucus, and
,,.t(.t,. +,,,- 7ia 50 ,r nat tho r,nsttior :,
-, ~
1~ht! pS d par .i Ceu' - I''oIi ,,,4 - -
""u'u pe I4i' PdI 4! P's4'lIi' an" I !" - : ,,94 -
partisan chdIdcltt u any fNe7''0'i NV
on IN caucus:
Inc uNttl ldI4tlt u ANiiiSNi ~
during the last congress ana llS rtIusdi rst
on tne ma! lesl 10 dGupt d iuie 1 NHI.1
would actuaIlE plhu VII piopapig .,1..- uiSCout-
age eHorts 10 secure caucus dsreeiheHts