Show DISTRACTED OVER PORTO RICO AffAIR Special to The Herald I Washington March 15 The Republicans are distracted over OY l the Porto ri Than rwan in muddle and said the president personally Is l k taking a hand in Ia the struggle 1 1 he lve Republican senators today stand Itan pledged for free trade between n the j Hand I and ind of Porto Rico and the United States They The are Senators Hoar of Mas Man Mand vi d Wellington of o Maryland Beveridge of Indiana Proctor of Ver Vermont Ver mont t Muon of Illinois Davis Davia and Nelson Nelon of Minnesota lUnne ota Hansbrough Han and aid Mc McCumber umber Cumber of oC North Dakota Kyle of or South Dakota Simon of Oregon and Foster of ot Washington The Th Republican R vote In hi the senate Mute is a majority majo t is la IE e twelve senators reduce the Republican vote yote for the administration L m a ure to or Ave ite toes ii than a majority of the senate If all stand standfast fat fast by 1 y the pledges the they have hae made mMe Of these the men Beveridge Hoar Welling Wellington Ill g ton Mason Muon Da l and Rad Nelson Nelon are ere said laid to be BO IO determined that the admin almin administration cannot whip Will them Into line for a protection measure because they liKi l believe e they will be repudiated by their constituents if they ther follow the lend lead of the president The be other men mea named are content to be material upon the executive branch of ot the government KOver gover ment ment may insy y work with some chance of I changing ng their opinion o lon fl There i much Sc conversing and ad conference between bt senators were almost aln O of ot hourly bar pos U JI T pra pa rim the he b Were WT ere all 11 day dy y In tb the clo rAf i j on nth th i 1 yr r and Ind In lab with senators rs In an rr frt rt to to toM M hm m the tide tWe which for three or tour four days hu set et in so on strongly ly I in h the dire t a il of f tree frea trade ude |