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Show DEMOCRATS FOR PANAMA TREATY. From tho Philadelphia Press. The Republicans needed only three Democratic votes to ratify tho Panama canal treaty, or- four, providing Mr. Hoar voted against the treaty but Ihcy already have the assurance of twice as many Democratic votes as may be needed. need-ed. The Mississippi Legislature iustrurt-ed iustrurt-ed the Senators from that State to support sup-port the treaty and Hie Louisiana Legip-lature Legip-lature took the same course. Senator Coekrell of Missouri, favors Ihe treaty and the Florida and Georgia Senators will probably vote for it. The feeling In Alabama Is strongly In favor of ratification, ratifica-tion, which may account for Mr. Morgan's Mor-gan's less truculent opposition. It I certain that the treaty will be ratified, and that should be done at the earliest possible moment. |