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Show FIGHT AGAINST Utah Delegates Caucus , 011 Matter. Cannon and Peery Worked Hard to Defeat Anti-' Anti-' Polygamy Matter. Admit It Would Be Useless to Fight to Finish, Delegates Talk Compromise. Special to Tho Tribune. ST. LOUIS, Mo., July 4, The Utah delegation caucused tonight to formulate for-mulate a plan, of battle to defeat Senator Dubois's anti-polygamy plank. Former Senator Cannon and Mr. D. H. Peery In whose hands tho fight has been, have worked hard, but are of the opinion that it would bo useless to try further to light Dubois to a finish and that the best thing to do now is to compromise. The delegation at fi?t objected ob-jected to this, thinking DubolB could bo beaton in the committee rooms, but they are now of the opinion that Cannon and Peery are putting up tho best fight possible and will not attempt to compromise com-promise unless such a move Is imperative. impera-tive. The proposed compromise. i9 something as follows: That a recommendation be made for a constitutional amendment covering marriage, divorce and polygamy poly-gamy in the United States and her colonies, not mentioning Utah. Ao fast as the members of the resolutions resolu-tions committee arrive they are immediately im-mediately cornered by Dubois, who exacts ex-acts a promise from them to support his resolution. They are almost all United States Senators and Senatorial courtesy lmpejs them to aid Dubois. In this way, it Is claimed, he has the thing assured. |