The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1906-02-02
PARTY
DISLOYALTY
DEMOCRATS OF SENATE
TO HOLD A
CAUCUS
ON DOMINICAN TREATY
Speech of Senator Patter-
son Causes Action

Leader bufeau. washington feb. g.
Prompted by the report that the prcr.-
dent has been maaing progress IN his
effort to win over enough democratic
senators to mtlfy the santo DOMINICAN
treaty. and provoked BY the speech
which senator Patterson delivered In
support OF It yesterday the democrats
Of the senate have decided 20 hold a
caucus. during which they win endeavor
to make opposition 10 this treaty "a party
obligation Since more than two-thirds
OF them are opposed to Il there is no
doubt a caucus mandate win be issued
against this convention. but there is no
assurance that all the democratic sena-
tors will abide by IT,
Heretofore n number Of democrats.
who have come 10 be known as White
House senators because OF their readi-
ness TO accommodate the adminstra-
tion 20 the discontinue Of their COLI
leagues, have obeyed the caucus mandate
only when It was convenient for them
TO do So II Is feared this will be the
outcome OF the caucus which is TO be
held tomorrow morning. but neverthe-
less the democrats think 1t win at least
have the virtue OF emphasizing the par
1 ty disloyaltv OF those who yield TO tn
persuasion of the president.
Tho decision to have a caucus was
provoked by Senator Patterson's speech.
Senator Patterson bad intlmated, IN am
nouncins his purpose to speak, that he
was not entirely in accord with his coll
4 leagues with respect 10 the administra.
tions foreign policy But this intima-
tion ala not sufficiently rortify the dem
ocrits for the shock which they suffer-
cd by the eulogy which Senator Patter-
son delivered Of The president lie had
warned them OF his intention 60 toss a
bouquet at the president but none OF
them seems TO have suspected that IT,
was to be miIde Of cape jasHiHcs, the
flower wiich perfumes ana delights the
nostrils only TO slcken the stomach. Evi-
dcnce Of democratic nausea WAS album
dant and palnablc.
The democratic side Of the chamber
was well filed when he began; before he
had finished his explanatory preface not
more than four or Eve Of them were In
their seats. Senator Clarke, OF Arkan-
sas. alone sat It out from beginning to
ending. He moved over IN front or
Senator Patterson and caught the trea-
cled words as they drpped from his
lips and sat enraotured to the close.
When Senator Patterson had finished
the democrats came out OF the cloak
rooms. and shortly afterward the state
ment was made that a democratic eau
Gus would be held Saturday to deter
mine the mriy's attitude on tho Santo
! Domingan treaty
The rule Of the caucus IS that q two
thirds majority may bind the whole.
As undoubtedly morn than two-thirds
of the democratic senators are opposed
to the Santo Domingan treaty, a caucus
mandate against It VIII be issued But
there Is no assurance that Il will bind
1 the democratic senators who are un-
derstood to have pledged themselves 10
the president. for heretofore White
House senators have usually remar2ed
their Nliite House pledges as Of moro
binding fore, than their allegience to
their party How many Whlee House
sena tors thero .lie on this proposition
is non ccrininly known. A democratic
- "a or Quo.ed the President more than
@ week ago us sayia- tat he had fve OF
them Plsdgrd to thc r,iiiica,inn OF this
treaty stnutor ra t,rsol WAS rot In
et.ded 'a tae ls. vhicr apssip nlade
twhon Gals saiemea, hemsme current
fumos Five WOULD be susncient u thr
ar ldeni aad hi nary united Ia his
support, nu, 4 is. saia smserd republic
oau Wuato-s are ugins' thS 'roa's, anj
IN tia cve.t Qre than iiv dcuoera 3
win be needed.
Whether thc president h1s made "a
SUFFICIENT uum' nr Of apostatcs Is not
known. II Is sussrcted, however ,hat
be has. since the sg"7to committee on
foreign affairs has rerpmmended IFS