The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1915-02-06
STONE ATTACKS
DEMOCRATS WHO
BOlTED PARTY
Missourian Fills the Breach While Party
Leaders Work Like Trojans to Prevent
Vote on Clarke Motion. Shipping Bill
is Still Upon Rocks.

Washington, Feb. 3.-Plans of ad
ministration Democrats to save the
COVE nment ship purchase bill went
awry today in the senate, but cham
pions of the measure had not aban
doned hope of success in an effort
to recommit the bill, with definite
instructions for its amendment.
The revolving Democrats fatty re-
fused to accept the concessions of
the majority, agreed upon in the Sc.
cret caucus last night, and the ma
jority leaders discovered early in the
day that they could not muster
enough votes for their program to
defeat the coalition of Republicans
and insurgent Democrats, seeking to
send the bill to committee without in
structions to be pigeonholed for the
session. Then the party leaders de-
termined to hold off the vote and
agreed in the meantime to openly
castigate the seven Democrats who
overturned the shipping bill program
last Monday.
Castigates Colleagues
Senator Stone of Missouri was Sc
lected for this task and he delivered
a long speech on the floor of the
senate, bitterly arraigning the re
creant Democrats who had endeavor-
cd to unhorse their party" He par
ticularly attacked Senator Clarke of
Arkansas, whom he described as the
leader in the revolt, and Senator
Camden OF Kentucky, declaring they
had entered into secret agreement
with the Republicans. He charged
that Senator Clarke had violated
caucus pledge, a charge which the
Arkansas senator denied in a vigor-
Gus speech, explaining that he had
warned his col eagues that he would
not be bound to any action which
would deprive him of his right to
vote against the ship purchase bill.
Senator Camden also replied, declar-
ing he was willing to let his constit-
uents pass upon his record, and add.
ing that denun :iation of secrecy
came with i'll grace from the senator
from Missouri who Is known the
world over as "Gum-shoe Bill"
Count Upon Norris
While Senator Stone was speaking,
Senators Kern, Simmons, Fletcher,
Martin and others were working like
Trojans to prevent vote being TAX
en- until some absent Democrats could
return to Washington or until assur-
ances' Of enough progressive Repub-
lican support could be procured to
insure temporary victory, even tho
victory might not be effective in
averting another filibuster from the
Republican side.
In their estimate OF the situation
tonight the Democrats were counting
upon Senator Norris to vote for their
amendment to the recommitment mo-
ton. Senator Kenyon, whose sup.
port they had hoped for, will not be
with them, nor will any Of the seven
insurgent Democrats. Senator La
Toilette is regarded as certain. how.
ever, to vote with the Democratic
majority. Tomorrow Senator James
Hamilton Lewis OF Illinois, who has
been absent because Of illness and
Senator Smith OF South Carolina may
return.
Leaders Are Hopeful
With these votes the leaders are
hopeful that the bill may be recon-
mitted with instructions for its re-
turn within fortyeight hours with
amendments to limit to one year the
term for which the government un.
der the proposed law might lease
ships to private corporations. and to
prohibit purchase OF ships which may
menace the neutrality OF the country.
Republican senators admitted to-
night that Senator Norris might
vote for recommitment with instruc.
lions. but they agreed to an adjourn.
ment without attempting to force a
night session, hopeful that Senator
Penrose might be able to reach
Washington tomorrow to add one
more to their side OF the vote, should
II be reached. With Senator Penrose
here, they felt confident that they
could recommit the bill without in.
stru:tions.
viii Continue Attack
In any event, the Republican lead.
ers insist that the bill cannot reach
a vote at this session. Should the eff.
fort to amend the bill and return II