The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-03-30
VIII Senate Resent Presidents
San Domingo Action?
DEMOCRATIC VOTES NEEDED
Many Are Inclined to Believe That
Three Democrats Cannot BE
Brought Around to Support
the Administration.

Washington, March 29.-(speclal.) 1.-Two
or three democratic senator's In wash
ington today very much doubt II the
administration will be able to secure
enough democratic votes to ratify the
treaty with Santo Domingo. At least they
are inclined to believe that the adminis-
tration has not helped Its case by virtu-
ally putting into effect a treaty which,
while not absolutely rejected. was con-
sidered to be in such preearious state
that its advocates would not allow It
to come to vote. Owing to the half
hearted support given to the treaty hv
the republicans of the Senate, no real
effort was made to make friends for the
treaty
The President originally started out
with the intention of ignoring the Sem
ate in the matter and the Senate. In re-
taliation, when the treaty was submit
ted to 1t, thought it good idea to teach
the President lesson by allowing the az
fair to go over until the next session
Now, as the case stands, the President
is evening up with the senate's decllna-
tion to act by doing exactly what he in
tended to carry out in the first place
proceeding without regard to the Senate.
and therefore Justifying the original SEN
ate contention that he did not possess
sufficient regard for the upper body of
Congress-
Three Democratic Votes Needed.
In order to ratify the treaty. three
democratic votes must be obtained from
the thirty-two votes comprising the DEM
ocraic membership. the Senate, with the
Delaware vacancy, now consisting or
eighty nine members.
Senator McEnery of Louisiana will Il
is understood, vote for the treaty. where
The other two votes are to come from is
not clear at this time. Several senator's
who were reported as being in favor of
the treaty denied the statement. and
when the Senate adjourned no democrat
out McBnery was considered at all GER
tain to vote for ratification.
In administration circles confidence il
expressed that during the next six months
the President will find some way to bring
three democratic votes over to him. There
are number of important appointments
pehdins In southern states, and the power
- P'@siYiobc AHH HdIuly De DNereSt1mated.
Again, senator's who vote right are Of
ten assured of the support of the major
ity In little matters of legislation in
which they are Interested There are a
dozen ways In which a senator can be
helped by the majority in return for his
vote on question In which the President
is very much interested
Minority May Stand Solid.
1t Is just the Importance of the question
which inclines democratic senators hero
today to the belief that the party will
remain practically solid In its opposition
to ratification. All democratic senator's
who vote for the treaty win be regarded
with more or less suspicion, and In dem
ocratic circles there is renewed talk to-
day OF caucus action at the next session
to compel the minority to line up solidlv
against the treaty on pain of being pre-
vented from attending future party eau
cnses. The administration sadly misses
its friend, former Senator Coekrell. i'm this
emergency His vote was not only valua-
ble' but he possessed considerable infiu-
ence among number Of democratic SEN
ators. and could usually lead two or three
OF them Into the administration camn
when the administration had to have the
votes. 1t Is geenrally agreed that in n
case Of the present kind CockrelI would
be more valuable to the administration
than the republican, Senator Warner.
elected as his successor.