The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-27
FORAKER FIGHTS
I W0. S. BILL
Ohio Senator Declares He Can,
with Democrats, Shut Out
Two Territories.
Special to The Journal.

/. Special to The journal.
Chicago, Feb. IA Washington
special to the Chicago Tribune says: IS
When Senator Beyeridge gets back
to the senates from his brief visit he
may find a complicated situation in re-
gard to the statehood bill For some
time he has been asking for a vote, but
was unable to have a time set. The
opponents of the statehood measure be-
lieve they have him beaten now and
say if he asks for vote again they
will accommodate him on the instant
and set the earliest possible day. MI
Senator Foraker of Ohio, who for A
variety Of reasons has been opposed to
territories. is the leader. II, this, opposi-
ton to President Roosevelt, Just as he
is at the head Of the movement to pre-
bill. ".'%
Proffer by Foraker.
Senator Foraker has announced to the
behind him sixteen republicans who
could be depended upon. almost with
out exception, to vote for his amend
ment, which requires that statehood
shall not be imposed upon the people Of
New Mexico and Arizona together I'M
less the voters in each state record
themselves in favor of the proposition.
The point of Foraker's amendment is
that this decision is to be arrived at at
a special election preceding tie time for
tho submission of the constitution to
the people of the two territories. If
Senator Foraker can hold his sixteen
republican senators he will be able to
produce a majority in the senate for his
amendment. the result being the adop-
ton of statehood bill as to the union
of Oklahoma and Indian Territory, but
the separation Of the two southwestern
territories pending the vote. i
The Senate Insurgents. 4.,
While Senator Foraker would not give
list of the republicans who were will
ing to vote against party policy, the
names are pretty well understood about
the senate. They have been rounded
up by Senator Carter Of Montana.
There are really two lists Of insur-
gents in the senate whom Senator For
aker expects to bring into the demo-
cratic camp with him. In the first place
who are said to be willing to stick to
their guns. They are Foraker of Ohio,
Alger and Burrows of Michigan, Clark
of Wyoming, Carter of Montana, Flint
and Perkins Of California. Gallinger of
New Hampshire. Hansbrough and
McCumber of North Dakota and Hey
burn Of Idaho: Then there are Bulkeley
of Connecticut. Fulton of Oregon, Nixon
Of Nevada. Platt of New York and
Warren of Wyoming, who are said to be
reliable in their support of the Foraker
amendment. but who might take some
modification of it.
'ss Opposition from West,
practically speaking, all the opposi
tion to statehood is from the western
senators. Platt of New York is put
down on the Foraker list, but he had
an old promise to fulfill to Matt Quay
his former political cronv from Penn,
ssylvania. Buckley of, Connecticut is
to the statehood bill, but this is sup
posed to be a promise also, made In be
half of the tobacco growers in Connect1
cut to secure some strength against the
Philippine tariff bill. Senator La Fol
lette of Wisconsin is quoted as being
opposed to the forcib}e union of New
Z Mexico and Arizona. but he is not vel
counted on the Foraker Carter slate.
According to the ordinary caucus rol
of the senate there are now fifty-si1
republicans and thirty-three democrats
with vacancy from Delaware: Forty
five votes, therefore, is majority Of
- the senate. One democrat. Clark Of
Arkansas, will vote with the republi
cans for joint statehood, and the res
of the democrats solid against it. Il
they can, therefore, secure the votes O,
thirteen republicans they can adopt tn,
Foraker amendment, altho they cannot
of course. defeat the bill entirely