Show S PATTERSON PATTERSONS S E ES CAUCUS Colorado Colo do Senator Not Hot in Accord Acco d With His Party on San Domingo Do go Question J J I FATE OF IN REPUBLICANS LACK NECESSARY VOTE Washington on Feb 3 Democratic tlc sena senators senators tors perfected perte te l today what they t ey believe to be a compact organization to defeat the Santo Domingo D treaty tre ty and nd place the minority in a position to compel a strict party vote on other likely to arise during the present presents session Two resolutions resolution were adopted at a caucus con continuing continuing continuing five hours which the Democrats assert not only will dispose di eft the Dp Do Dominican treaty but will furnish the prece precedent precedent precedent dent for demanding a united party vote on all Questions Qu that may be considered partisan in their character when two thirds of the Democratic senators so de cde The resolutions follow Two Resolutions Resolved That the senate ought not notto notto notto to and consent to the treaty be between between between tween the United States and the republic of Santo Sento Domingo now pending before the senate Resolved That if of the caucus shall vote In favor of the fore foregoing foregoing foregoing going resolution it shall be the duty of every Democratic senator to vote against the ratification of the said s id treaty Represented in the caucus were twentysix twentysix of the Ole minority mem members members met bers hers Those T oae who were absent were Ber Berl BerIT rj IT l Clark of f Montana Gearin McLaurin and Stone all out jut of the city Patter Patterson Patterson Patterson son withdrew w before the vote was taken Teller voted for tor the Philippine island bill billand billand billand and was excused e from voting on the sec see second second ond and and Taliaferro TaUa ab absented abs absented s themselves without explanation The first was adopted by a vote of 21 to i 1 Clark of Arkansas voting yoting In the negative The second was adopted by bv a vote vo of 30 to 4 Clark of Arkansas Daniel Foster and Mallory voting In the negative United Party Action The position of the absentees on the treaty as s represented In the gives twentynIne against the trea with the position s Df t f Clarke of Arkansas Arkans s McEnery Patterson and Taliaferro not known save for th Ui public bUC expressions of f Patterson tenths s of the ad administration administration ministration policy The Spirit manifested In the caucus and aid d voiced by several lead leadIng leadIng Ing hig senators In expressions aft after after after er the caucus adjourned was that action t that Je Democrats of the senate would woud have united party action on matters determined by of their number to b ba questions affecting party part policy poli y Ch i whO do IQ not abide bv by the caucas CUCUS decision t will not be re regarded regarded regarded as D Democrats ino rata and th will wll willbe bf be raised them ai b p par ar IB I 1 future caucuses of the party Mr Patterson declined to make any ex cx explanation exl l ration of his leaving the caucus Republicans Lack Votes It is supposed that all aU of the tile Republic Republicans ans will vote for the tile treaty and aud four Democrats ats are ar ne ary to secure its ratification There are se sen i tors there ther being one o nc vacancy from Del Delaware D Delaware l laware aware and probably one vote Burton will not be cast or paired Therefore votes are necessary for r tf rr tion The Th Republicans have Without Burton and four votes from the opposition will give them the requisite Democratic leaders l aders do not believe these four votes will be b forthcoming om ing and express e press the hope that senators who may ma be favorably disposed toward the treaty will feel bound by the caucus action today Many Speeches Made MadeN Nearly N arly every eer senator in attendance had something to say on the subject of mak tusk making ing trag treaties a question of party policy Several Sev senators declared that the Re Rc Republicans publicans already had bad made the domin dominion dOll dominIon 1 ion on trOt treaty a party question by uniting for forts Its ts sup support ort and on this ground argo arguments arguments ments were ere made that if the minority ticked to accomplish anything an thing as a party It behooved them to emulate the Republicans It and trod party principle Senator Bailey Baney one of the chief speakers voiced this t Senator Teller said ho h was opposed to the ratification of the but bu at the same time he did dm not care to bind the party by caucus action on oil treaty questions Senator Clarke of Arkansas said he wanted more information Information tion concerning the treaty and what it will ill do before he committed himself to vote on it at all Senators Culberson Daniel Dubois and Patterson e a at length the last named taking the stand that treaties tre should not be considered in caucus cucus |