Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-06-11


Kansas, Foster OF Washington, Mitchell
OF oregon and Jones OF Nevada.
Senator Pritchard afterward With
drew.
REPUBLICANS MAY LOSE HOUSE
Senator Elklns. In speaking OF the
movement Of which he has suddenly De-
come the acknowledged leader, said:
I'VE are not IN favor OF reciprocity
with Cuba at this time We do not be-
lieve It wise from Il party standpoint,
TO act upon the question now, when we
are In danger OF losing the house OF
representatives.. A rebate on CUBAN su-
gar would be preferable to the pendl-
ing h. but. fos Nv part mink We
should leave the matter as II is
"Our meeting today was a continual
ton Of a meeting we had here Satur-
day evening We feel that something
must be done to try to save the mousse
which Is said to be IN danger OF capture
by the Democrats. Our meeting was
to discuss campaign matters, ana OF
course, the Cuban question naturally
came up"
The beet sugar senators began their
campaign early in the day, before the
count OF noses In Senator Elkins' COM
mittee room, when they sent Senators
Kittrldge, Gamble. Nelson and Foster
TO the White House TO talk TO the presl-
dent.
WOULD ELECT DEMOCRATS.
They told the president that he was
mistaken In supposlng that the sentl-
ment OF The country was strongly III
favor OF tariff reduction for the bene'
ilt Of the Cubansg They said there was
a strong sentiment against any tarin
concessions whatever In South Dakota,
Minnesota and Washington, which
would elect Democratic representatives
this fall II the Cuban bill passed In the
form desired by the administration.
The president pointed out that the
beet sugar manufacturers themselves
had passed resolutions that a 20 per
cent reduction In the tariff would not
hurt their industry. He said he would
respect the opinions OF his callers. but
was inclined to think that the recent
Kansas gtate convention furnished a
test as to what public sentiment was In
tho sugar beet growing states,
The conference at the White House
tonight was attended by Senators
Spooner, Allison, o. H. Plat, Aldrich
and Hanna, and Representatives Bah
cock, Cannon, Payne, Overstreet Sher-
man, Hull and Dalzell, and Postmaster
General Payne.
Senator Burrows, who Is the whip OF
the beet sugar senator's, went TO the
White House at the opening OF the con-
ference, but remained only about half
an hour.
II Is understood that Mr.. Burrows
called for the purpose of telling the
president that the senators who met In
Senator Elklns' committee room this
afternoon were determined to stave of
any action, so far az tariff concessions
to Cuba were concerned
The conference tonight was for the
especial purpose OF first considering
the effect Of granting tariff |
concessions to Cuba would be disast-
nrous 10 the party or whether failure |
10 pass any Cuban bill at all would con-
Btitute a danger at the coming Con-
gressional elections.
CALLED ON HANNA.
II was for the purpose OF getting
Views on this subject that the president |
desired the presence Of Senator Hanna,
"ho u ohallIIiah Vi .ne nelupileah
-auonai uoiIiihittee' VI rossnlasv
ieheraI rayne, Wno IL wye SIialIIiian vi
ne SAM coii VII, anu VI heplsseh-
allve papoooh, Mno rs cnalllliai u VI Tue
'9 S,s eohsi ess'ol'"i oo Gii,
pesiues lne quessloh vi .upan rec,-
'sool,y aug lts eneo' on une eoni,ns
.alnpalsn, 'nere was run anu iIee uis-
.ussI9n oi sarln REVISION anu sie au-