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Show REPUBLICIS MAY If STMT1 Some Senators Say They Are Willing- to Oppose Con fir- j . - 'mation of Cabinet. - WASHINGTON. Feb. 7. Opposition or Democratic senators to the continuation of President Tail's 1500 ponding nominations nomina-tions has brought some Republican Dona-tors Dona-tors into tho position of threatening retaliation re-taliation after the Democrats come Into power on March 4. The proposal being discussed in tho Republican cloakrooms, and, . It wsh learned tod.iv. Una boen broached. In tho Republican caucus and the executive sessions ses-sions of the senate. Senator William Alden Smith of Michigan waa tho principal prin-cipal spoakcr lu each Instance. In the cau- us Senator Smith advocated a policy of obstruction to all nomination" by President Wilson. H declared ho would bo willing to go so far nn to oppose op-pose tho oabintit nominations. In one of the executive sessions. Mr. Smith told the Democratic senators they were pursuing pur-suing a course which mlKht react upon them. Senator Bradley of Kentucky indorsed in-dorsed Senator Smiths position In the caucus. Some Republican senators have suggested sug-gested that opposition to President Wilson's Wil-son's appointments might bo used as a means to checking tariff legislation- Senators Root and Lodge and others have stfoken against such a plan and expressed especial disapproval of any effort ef-fort to prevent the confirmation of Mr. Wllson'G cabinet nominations. It became known today that in one of the executive sessions Senator Smith declared the course of the Democrats had boen Inspired by President-elect Wilson. |