The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-04-13
PARTY CONVENTION
TO FOR REPEAL
Poll Of Democratic Delegates at
Baltimore Supports Will
sons Tolls Stand.
TAKEN By SENATOR GORE
Coup Executed to COnfute DEM
ocrats in Congress Who
Oppose Repeal.

wAsHrNGroN. April I2.--President Will
sons supporters in the canal tolls fight
have executed a coup that In likely 10
confuse and embarrass the opponents OF
tho repeal bill in the Senate.
The chief argument In the House
against the repeal bill made by Demo-
Gratis and the chief reliance in the Senate
OF senator o'Gorman and other Demo-
Gratis who are opposing repeal was the
declaration In the Baltimore platform
IN favor Of exemptins cosstwise vessels
from the payment Of tolls.
To demonstrate Just how Important and
binding the platform declaration should
be. sentor Gore OF Oklahoma, an Admin.
stration supporter. on April 1 started a
referendum to obtain the sentiment Of
the delegates who sat In the Baltimore
convention on the merits OF tho repeal
bin
Tho hrst instaiment from the replies
received was made known tonight by
authority of the Democratic National
Committee. The results are very salts
factory to the President.
How the Vote stands.
IN his letter sent to each OF the dele
gates Senator Gore asked whether the
delegates favored or opposed free tolls
It was asserted tonight that the vote
stands 3Ss for repeal, So against repeal
and IL noncommittL, ratio OF hve TO
ono for repeal. which In about the ratio
shown among the Democrats In the House
on the vote taken on the repeal bill.
Only two States, Il is asserted. have
efven a majority against repeal Texas
and Pennsylvania declared for repeal The
vote from the state of Illinois UP to date
10 "a to in favor OF repeal.
A number OF New York delegates,
among them ]. Sergeant Cram, wrote
letters indorsing the Administration bill.
Some OF the most Interesting OF the replies
were made public tonight Gov. Ferris
Of Michigan, who was a delegate writes:
II am with President Wilson In his
WessaRe asking Congress TO repeal the
free tolls act, / am with him. not simply
because of my blind loyalty to President
Wilson. am with him because / think
he is right"
f. X. Thurmond. president Of the First
National Bank OF Sayre. Okla, replied:
while I went to Baltimore and voted
for Mr., Clark, ] think he Is on the wrong
side in this nght. I believe that We
should stand with the President and that
YOU could not make a mistake in making
a strong fight for the President in this
matter"
fEx-Gov John Gary Evans OF south
Had II been known by the convention
at large that TINS PLANK was IN the pat
rorih IL wouiu nave oeeh eAPuhseo oy
an OVERWHELMING naJori!. Tus. Una.
the Sehate WIZ stahu Wy the ires'oeht anu
repeai the law
Lawrehce 'oukin VI new iorK re-
piea.
congress sees III 10 vote SUBSIDY
70 cods'wise steamship companies u
shouio pc uone directly ana not as Is
PROPOSED III the PANAMA Government
ACT.
Jonn H. Clarke prominent attorney
or cleveland. owner OF the youngstown
VtNnco'or, VINO mas just announced MINI
ser candidate Tor the United states
Senatorship 10 succeed senator burton
ana who was a delegate 10 the conVen-
uoii, wrote as follows
i am opposed 10 Tree toils because !
am now ana Always nave peen opposed ~
snip SUBSIDY, ana thefe can be no uoupt
that the Tree tolls clause extends SUB
edy OF ss'ooo'"oV year 10 the owners
OF shlps engaged IN the coastwise trade
wn" ALREADY nave more conpi.t"
monopoy III their business than ~ eN-