New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-04
THINK THEY HAVE
RECOVERED POWER
Plan to Recommit the
Measure To-day for
Amendment.
BREACH IN PARTY
WIDER THAN EVER
Senator Stone Bitterly De
nounccS the Boiling Democrats,
Who Retort in Kind,

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Washington, Feb. 3.-Aiter day OF
defensive tactics the Democratic lead
ers Of the Senate, believing the balance
Of power 90 be again IN their favor
prepared 20 resume the drive on tie
shin purchase bill tomorrow.
BY the dcsCrtiou o. senator Norris,
Of Nebraska. from the ranks OF the
Republican opposition, under promise
OF the adoption Of his amendments, The
strength Of the Senate is now evenly
divided. according 20 the claims Of the
majority leaders Senator Lewis, 81
Illinois. has been summoned from
Ashcyi!le, \. C., where he has been re
cupcrataC from severe illness, 10
make the necessary majority Tor The
bill. Senator Smith, OF south caro-
linz. has also been ordered back 10
Washington. but the Republicans eN-
pect to match his vote w.tn that OF
Senator Fall, who is speeding across
country from New Mexico.
II is the plan OF the Democratic
leaders TO rccommit the bill with IN
structions TO repor, il back to the Sen
ate forthwith with the amendments
which have been conceded as the plce
OF the vote Of the Senator from Ne
braska If this is done the tihbuster
will be resumed and the fight over the
measure will again resolve itself INTO
q physical tug Of war.
The discord aroused by the split IN
the Democratic ranks was accentuated
to-day In a speech by Senator stone,
who denounced the seven mItueers o,
the majority as alleged Democrats
who had conspircd with the Republican
minority TO defeat the viii OF thcr
party caucus The resentment aroused
by his denunclatIon WIS such that ITS
effects will probably be felt long after
the fight over the ship purchase oil
has been closed By his bitter lnvec-
tive the Senator from Missouri rubbed
salt into the wounds Of the party ana
stirred his rebellious colleagues 20 even
greater wrath, making compromise I'M
possible and permanent dlscord almost
inevitable.
Mutineers Resent Attack.
The Democratic Senators whom Mr..
Stone made the target of his satire re
piied in kind. Senator Clarke, Of Ar
kansas, denounced the ship purchase
bill as "ncw, broad and doubtful
proposition," which ran counter 10 the
principles Of the Democratic party.
Senator O'GOrman, invoking the rules
Of the Senate, forced the Senator from
Missouri 10 apologize for referring 10
the seven Democrats as "consplrators.
Senator Camden said: Charges Of Sc
crecy fall with peculiar grace from one
VINO il known as Cum Shoe BIZ for
his legislative work IN Jefferson City
and Washington
The ship purchase bill, which has So
lidifed the Republicans, with the eX-
ception of Senator La Toilette and Nor
- al 10 10 M q
hangs in the balance. The concessions
offered 70 the Senator from Nebraska
may result IN defectiOns in the majority
ranks Aware Of the uncertainty Of
their position, the Democratic leaders
are proceeding cautiously.
The uhbuster. which has gained
strength by the temporary demorallza-
ton Of the administration forces, Is
also 20 be rcckoucd with, and it now
seems probable that o. viii be main
tanned successfully until the end OF the
session.
For time to-day the Democrats
practically abandoned hope Of averting
disaster. Il was then that Senator
Stone, giving up all efforts at per
suasion, turned ON the seven Democrats
who joined the Republicans and
brought the ship purchase bill to an
abrupt halt
This brought the Senator from Ar
kansas 20 his feet. At the beginning Of
the fight over the Ship purchase bill,
ne said, there was 40 inumatlOn that a
caucus was TO be held.
Clarke Defends Course.
Il said them" added Mr.. Clarke, that
this particular question never had been
a tenet of the Democratic party; that
no Democratic convention had ever
lent itself to support anything like ".
and, on the contrary, every declaration
that had been made had been against
maintaining ship lines az the public eN-
pense: that no Den cratic patron saint
ever had promulgated 10 a, one Of posi-
tive party doctrine which the party
could ever assume, and that the party
AT intervals for one hundred years had
administered the affairs OF this gov
eminent and never thought II 10 be the
party duty.
Being unprcpared 20 make a fur
;her trial Of strength with the Re
pablicans to-day, the Democrats de
iayed action on the pending motion to
recommit the ship purchase bil by
continuing debate. Senator Thomas
followed Senator Stone with y plea
for a cloture rule IN the Senate. Win
out a change in the rules, ne declared,
the Senate would continue 20 be bound
and shacklcd by thbustcrs.
Senator White presented telegram
/. from the Alabama Legislature. an
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