New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-26
Gov. Wilson May Be Drawn
Into the Row and Forced
to Declare Himself.
BAD FAITH CHARGES MADE
Battleship Advocates Start
Movement for a Fourth
Caucus and Make Yelled
Threats of Boiling.
IRON The Tribune Bureau


House Democrats. In this event he
would have to take issue either with
Speaker Clark or with Representative
Underwood, who voted on opposite
sides OF the question last night. Some
Democrats privately admit that the
situation Is so serious that the nominee
should declare himself.
The battleships issue has revived ru-
mors in the House that the relations
between Messrs. Clark and Underwood
are growing more strained and that
there will soon DO an open fight over
the House leadership. The report Is
current to-day that tho Speaker has
reversed himself and that prior TO the
Baltimore convention he had assured
certain of his supporters, including w.
r. Hearst, that he favored at least one
battleship The Speaker voted for the
Burnett motion, which tabled all prop
ositions for either one or two ships.
While petitions we're being circulated
for the calling Of fourth caucus an
ocrats Of the House to-day, following
the action Of the party caucus last
night which again decreed that there
should be no authorization for battle
ships at this session. There were yelled
threats that many Democrats would
bolt the caucus action unless another
marty council was held at which oppor-
tunity was allowed TO rescind the ac-
ton taken at three former caucuses.
REPRESENTATIVES Sulzer, OF New YORK.
and Curley, OF Massachusetts,, are cir
culating the call for another party con
fab. and they are assured of the reoui-
site number Of signatures. Mr.. Sulzer
and other Democrats who favor an
adequate navy were critical to-day OF
the manner in which last nights eau
Gus. by q close vote, tabled resolution
authorizing tie House 10 yield TO tho
Senate on the battleships amendment
10 the Naval Appropriation bill.
Mr.. Sulzer declared that tho rollc1ll
was improperly suppressed after the
=,
ceedings of this character might null
Iify the effectiveness Of party councils.
The fourth CAUCUS on the battleship
question probably will be held early
next week, when all absent Democrats
have been recalled TO Washington. Tho
caucus last night adopted resolution
10 bring in several score Democrats
who are now at home repairing their
political fences.
Work Of Steam Roller.
All resolutions looking TO a com
promise between the Senate and the
House on the battleship issue vera
tabled by the caucus by vote OF ~
TO 60. The Democrats who really favCr
two ships were willing 70 compromise
Oh ono new dreadnought until the
steam roller fiattencd them. -lr. Sui
yer said to-day no quarter would DO
given Al tho next caucus and that the
two-battleship advocates would fight
TO a finish 10 redeem the blunder or
the party in It's attitude toward the
navy.
81 was surprised TO sec" said Mr..
Sulzer, that no paper carried to-day
the rollcall on my resolution to rescind
the previous action OF the caucus on
the battleship question. The suppres-
sion Of the rollcall was accomplished
by the enemies OF battleships and was
AL M "a l.
GUS caucus that the rollcalls should be
made public The suppression OF the
roll was violation Of the rules, which,
had 1t occurred in the House proper,
would have caused a small riot"
Mr.. suzer promises there will DO
publicity Of rollcalls hereafter.
The detailed vote on tho battleship
issue was finally obtained from caucus
officials after some difficulty to-day. 1t
was unavailable for newspaper men
last night, Mr.. Hasbrook, secretary OF
the caucus, claiming II was In the pos
session Of q clerk whose name he did
not know and who could not be found
after the caucus doors were opened.
AS told In these dispatches, Speaker
Clark and Representatives Fitzgerald
and Burleson were among the House
leaders who voted TO table all motions
for either one or two battleships. Rep
resentatives Underwood, Sulzer ana
Littieton were among those who
favored compromise and the rcscind-
ing OF the former caucus action.
Navy Advocates Hope to Win.
Because Of the absence of almost
hundred Democrats from the party
wrangle last night the fourth caucus
will not be held until the aDsentecs re-
turn. The two-battleship advocates
expect then to overturn "the enemies OF
the navy"
II the Democratic House again stands
pat on its no battleships programme.
deadlock between the two houses may
result, although the Senate may yield
when the Democratic party has clearly
demonstrated that IT Is responsible for
this parsimonious attitude toward the
navy.
The conference report on the naval
bill was brought into the House to-day,
the conferrees reporting they were
increase. The House receded from its
stipulation that all navy coal shall be
mined under eight hour labor condi- |