The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-02-04
TOM PATTERSON
LEAVES CAUCUS
Colorado Senator Not In Accord With
His Party on San Domingo
Question.
FATE OF TREATY IN DOUBT
REPUBLICANS LACK NECESSARY
TWo-THIRDS VOTE


tors perfected today what they believe
TO be a compact organization to defeat
the Santo Domingo treaty and place the
minority IN a position to compel a strict
party vote on other uestions likely to
arise during the present session. Two
resolutions We're adopted at a caucus con-
tinuing five hours which, the Democrats
assert not only will dispose OF the Do
mfnican treaty but viii furnish the pTece-
dent for demanding a united party vote
on all questions that may be consldered
partisan in their character, when two
thirds Of the Democratic senators so de-
eide. The resolutions follow;
Two Resolutions.
Resolved, That the senate ought not
20 advise and consent 10 the treaty pc
tween the United States and the republic
OF Santo Domingo, now pending before
the senate.
Resolved. That if two-thirds of the
caucus shall vote in favor OF the fore
going resolution, it shall be the duty OF
every Democratic senator to vote against
the ratification of the said treaty.
Represented in the caucus were twen-
ty-six OF the thirty-three minority mem
bers. Those who were absent we're Ber-
~ Clark Of Montana GeaTin, MCLaurin
and Stone, all out Of the city. Patter-
son withdrew before the vote was taken.
Teller voted for the Philippine island bill
and was excused from voting on the sec
ond, and McEneTy and Taliaferro alb
The first resolution was adopted by
vote of q to l. Clark Of Arkansas voting
in the negative The second was adopted
by vote of 20 to 4, Clark Of Arkansas,
Daniel. Foster and Mallory voting in the
negative
United Party Action.
The position of the absentees on the
treaty, as represented in the caucus,
gives twenty-nine against the treaty,
with the position of Clarke Of Arkansas,
McEnery, Patterson and Taliaferro not
known save for the public expressions or
Patterson in the senate In favor of the ad-
ministration policy. The spirit manifested
in the caucus and voiced by several lead
ing senator's in emphatic expressions aft
er the caucus adjourned was that today
ection meant that the Democrats OF the
senate would have united party action on
matters determined by twO-thirds OF
their number to be questions affecting
party policy nose VINO 90 not eDide
by the caucus decision VIII not be re
garded as Democrats, and the point viii
be raised against them should they ssp-
pear IN future caucuses Of the party.
Mr.. Patterson declined to make any eX-
PLANTATION Of his leaving the caucus.
Republicans Lack Votes.
It is supposed that all of the Republic
ans viii vote for the treaty. and four
Democrats are necessary to secure It's
ratification. There are eigbty-nine sen
stors. there being one vacancy from Del
aware, and probably one vote, Burton,
viii not be cast or paired. Therefore
fifty-eight votes are necessary for ratlfi-
CT ton. The Republicans have ftfty-fIve
without Burton, and four votes from the
OF position viii give them the requisite
two-thirds. Democratic leaders do not
believe these four votes viii be fOrthcOm-
Ing and express the hope that senators
who may be favOrably disposed toward
the treaty viii feel bound by the caucus
RctlOn today.
Many Speeches Made.
Nearly every. senator in attendance had
something TO say on the subject of max
Ing treaties a question Of party policy.
Several senators declared that the Re
pubhcans already had made the dOmin-
ion treaty a party question by uniting for
Its support, and on this ground argu-
mepts were made that if the minority
hcped to accomplish anything as a party
Il behOCVed them to emulate the Repub-
licans and re-establsh party principle.
Senator Bailey, one Of the chief speakers,
voiced this sentiment Senator Teller said
he was opposed to the ratification of the
treaty, but at the same time he did not
care to bind the party by caucus action
on treaty questions. Senator Clarke of
Arkansas said he wanted more informa-
ton concerning the treaty and what it
will do before he committed himself to
vote on it at all. Senators Cuiberson
Daniel Dubois and Patterson spoke at
length, the last named taking the stand
that treaties should not be considered in
caucus.