The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-03-09
REPUBLICAN PARTY
VERY BADLY Split UP.
Cuban Sugar Question Bone
Of Contention,
NocoMPR OMIsE POSSIBLE
Majority of House Members in
Opposition to Leaders.
IlLlMAN EPISODE FORGOTTEN
Matter Of Weeks Sensation Has Now Passed
Iato Realms Of Ancient Hlstory-Rep-
resentatlye Maynard Has
Qirer Constituent. Self
Styled The Unl-
yersal Poet"
IlLLMAN EPISODE FORGOTTEN
Especial Dispatch 10 The Tlmer.1

Especial Dispatch TO The IimeE1
WASHINGTON, ID. C., March s.-The
Republican party so far as the member
ship of the House of Representatives Is
concerned, is in an absolutely topsy-turvy
condition over the Cuban sugar question.
ii is divided into two factions. each hold
ing separate meetings and each laying
plans to defeat the other. Instead OF
growing less as time goes On, the breach
between tho two factions is becoming
wider and wider. the division becoming
more and more pronounced.
From the present outlook there is no
Plan by which the disagreelpg members
can be brought together, other than an
absolute surrender on the part of one side
or the other. Indeed, the situation is I'M
paraIleled in the history of the House.
-Four years ago, while President Mckinley
was trying to prevent war with Spain,
The imioatiencc of Il small number of
Republicans who were anxious for inlme-
diate war drew a good deal of attention
to themselves. but that instruction. as
large it seemed then, was but minor
affair compared to the one that is now
or
can members Of the Committee on Ways
and Means. has one side Of the fight,
while Representative Tawney. of Mime
sofa; Mahon, of Pennsylvania: Taylor, of
Ohio, and William Alden Smith. of Mich
igan. head the movement which is defy
ing the regularly constituted leaders of
the party.
These so-called insurgents held a. con-
ference in the committee room of REQ
sage 1t.tS
day afternoon and rejected all overtures
looking for pace. One of these overt,lres
consisted of an offer on the part of Rep
rcsentatiye Dalzell. of Pennsylvania, to
guarantee that IL reduction of twenty
per cent. were made. no other request of
that nature would be preferred. The 9TH
or overture was made by Grosvenor and
consisted of a suggestion that a joint COM
mittee representing the two factions be
appointed to devise a harmony plan.
conference of the So-called insurgents
decided that no programme of active
campaign need be made A count Of
noses. it is claimed. showed that 112 Re-
Publican representatives are opposed to
he twenty per cent. reduction which is
Il decided majority o. the Republican
members Of the House. They. therefor,.
rave absolute control Of The party and
tic Committee on Ways and Means cam
not bring in the proposed Dill unless
The Democrats are invited tn assist In
subjugating a ma ority Of the Republican
membership.
PRESIDENT AGGRIEvED.
The only thing that has been decided
upon by the Republicans is that all cor
fcrcnces on this troublesome subject
shall be adjourned from time to time.
SO that the Committee On Ways and
Means cannot even Introduce the re-
cinrocity bill.
The 'tantis" have decided that at the
next conference, which takes place on
Tuesday night, they will insist that
The action OF the Brussels delegates in
Needing to abolish boun!ics on sugar.
Rolved the whole question, and made any
action on the part of the American Con-
cress unnecessary.
The insurgents claim that The Brns
scls agreement will inside Of three
months. raise the price of Cuban sugar
fifty points and give it entry into the
british market, where it has never been
able to get a foothold.
The leaders of the House. however. do
not intend to surrender their leadership
without q, fight on everything in which
the recalcitralts are interested. This was
shown in two instances today, when
Representative Mahon. chairman of the
Committee en- War Claims, arose to ask
for unanimous consent to have part OF
the day Sc apart for the consideration of
eur claims. Representative Grosveror
pompt1y objected.
a little later in the day. Eeprcsenta-
tive Tawney asgei for special rule
for the consideration rof a bill in which
The millers of the country are greatly
interested. He addressed his request to
the Speaker.
perhaps it would DC good idea for
You to sec Mr.. Dalzcil."s said Mr.. Hen
Ie,vr 10 a AYSteS ,fcr~ NJ sf1aE
,nittee on Rules, YOU know. and maybe
he would help YOU. can't.
The President is using lis powerful in
huence also. He HIS ALWAYS been anxious
to help Cuba Yesterday he sent for
Representative William Alden Smith. of
Michigan, aud talked with him for more
than an hour. Roosevelt wanted par
ticularly- to know, just what the Alehi-.
gar delegation would agree to. Mr.. Smith
told him frankly that the members from
tho Wolverine State intend to stand firm
against any concession. In his opinion the
question now is whether the protective
eystem was to be preserved or not, and
not merely whether or not Tie peel
sugar interests were to be protected. lie
said that any attempt to give con-
ccssior To Cuba would undoubtedly lead
TO efforts to revise the whole tariff sSs-
fem. If the sugar tariff were lowered.
ne for one would be in favor OF low
nring the tariff on all other schedules:
that his constituents arc not particularly
interested in iron and steel. hut for the
sake OF protection for their beet inter-
cssts they we're willing to give the Penn
ssixaria iron and steel industry such
protection as the Pennsyl mans thought
recessary. .
The President could not see. the mat
Ter in that light. BE said he had not
changed bis views on the matter and
evpresssd himself as partic e.