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REPUBLICANS ARE IN
A VERY DEEP HOLE
Senator BIaCkburn's Resolution on
the Brownsville Affair Has
Them Guessing.
WANT TO OPPOSE, BUT DON'T DARE
Senator ecveridsc Announces That
He Will supper, and Vote for 1t,
as Do Other Republicans-senator
Lodges Opinion is Anxlously
Awaited, But He viii Not Express.
tBy Associated Press.l

Wy associated Press)
WASHINGTON, d. c.. Jan. 49,
senator Beveridgc today notified the
Republican leaders In the Senate
That under no circumstances would
he be bound to vote against Sena.
tor Blackburn's amendment to SEN
ator Fora1er's Brownsville resolu.
tion, discaiming any intention to
aeny the Presidents right to dis.
charge the negro troops on account
oil the Brownsville riot. The mott.
hcation was given Immediately after
Tie Senator reached the capitol
from the White House but no de-
ciared that in taking his position
ne mad done so because of his own
views and not because of ANYTHING
the President had said. Senator
warner, of Missouri announced him.
SELF In hearty accord with tho
INDIANA Senator's views. From that
timeN conferences were frequent on
me Republican side of the Senate
aeha any sl and Il other Senators took
positions In favor OF the Blackburn
provision. From the first the lead.
GERS have felt the necessity or
securing unanimous action and there
is some disturbance over the pros-
pective break in their ranks. The
pan of the opponents OF the Black
purn amendment on the Republican
side Is to amend the Blackburn
provision so as to require an inves-
tigation into the entire race ones.
tion and then to lay the whole mat
ter on the table. In the absence
OF Senator Aldrich. Senator Crane,
TOOK charge OF the forces In the
senate in opposition to the Black.
n'rn amendment and before the
oay closed expressed himself as
confident of the success of a motion
to lay the Blackburn provision on
the table.
Many other Republican Senator's
were of the same opinion. There
/ were others, however, who thought
that In case there should be any
| break In the party ranks the .
lection would be of considerable
extent
Want to Know Lodges Position.
Much interest Is attached to Sen
ator Lodges position because ir is
generally felt that If he should
see his way clear to vote agains,
the blackburn provision, strong
| friend of the President that he Is
many others who hesitate to an.
togonize the President would follow
his example. Mr.. Lodge made no
| public announcement of his inten.
| ton but 1t Is confidently asserted
by the opponents of the Blackburn
amendment that when the ties,
comes the Massachusetts Senator
will cast his vote against the pro,
vision Notwithstanding it Is along
the same line of his own original
amendment to the original Foraker
resolution. Unquestionably a large
majority of the Democrats stand
with him but it is known that
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their vote, among them being Sen
ators Teller and Tillman.
Blackburn Standing Pat.
Senator Blackburn the author OF
the amendment said that he was
standing pat" II mean to force
the issue as far as can" he said
II do not believe that fighting
man like the President will oppose
an amendment like mine, which is
in line with his own course and
conviction
He said lie had been importuned
by the Republicans to withdraw
the amendment but that he had
declined to do so because he be-
lieYed that the President was en-
titled to this declaration of faith
and right, and he added that If the
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