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Show STONEATTAGKS DEMOCRATS WHO BDLTED PARTY Missourian Fills the Breach While Party Leaders Work Like Trojans to Prevent Vote on Clarke Motion. SHIPPING BILL IS STILL UPON ROCKS Return of Absentees May Turn the Scale Up or Down; Smith of Georgia Issues Statement. WASHINGTON, Feb. 3. Plans of administration Democrats to save the government ship purchase bill went awry today iu the senate, but champions of the measure had not abandoned hope of success in an effort to recommit the bill, with definite instructions for its amendment. The revolting Democrats flatly refused re-fused to accept the concessions of the majority, agreed upon in the secret caucus cau-cus last night, and the majority leaders lead-ers discovered early in the day that they could not muster enough votes for their programme to defeat the coalition coa-lition of Republicans and insurgent Democrats, seeking to send the bill to committee without instructions, to be pigeonholed for the session. Then the party leaders determined to hold oft the vote and agreed in the meantime to' openly castigate the seven Democrats who overturned the shipping bill programme pro-gramme last Monday. Castigates Colleagues. Senator Stone of Missouri was selected se-lected for this task, and he delivered a long speech on the floor of the senate, sen-ate, bitterly arraigning the " recreant Democrats who had endeavored to unhorse un-horse their party." He particularly attacked Senator Clarke of Arkansas, whom he described as the leader in the revolt, and Senator Camden of Kentucky, Ken-tucky, declaring they had entered into a secret agreement with the Republicans. Republi-cans. He charged that Senator Clarke had violated a caucus pledge, a charge which the Arkansas senator denied in ' a vigorous speech, explaining that he had warned his colleagues that he would not be bound to any action. which would deprive him of his right to vote against tho ship purchase Url. Senator Cam- ' den also replied, declaring he was willing will-ing to let his constituents pass upon his 1 record, and adding that a denunciation of secrecy came ''with ill grace from the senator from Missouri, who is known the world over as Gum-shoe Bill.' " Count Upon Norris. While Senator Stone was speaking, Senators Kern, Simmons, Fletcher, Martin Mar-tin and others were working like Trojans Tro-jans to prevent a vote being taken until some absent Democrats could return to Washington, or UDtil assurances of enough progressive Republican support ro"ld.bc procured to insure temporary victory, even though victory miglit not be effective in averting another filibuster" fili-buster" from the Republican side. In their estimate of the situation tonight to-night the Democrats were counting upon Senator Norris to vote for their amendment amend-ment to the recommitment motion. Senator Sen-ator Kenyon, whose support they had honed for, will Dot be with them, nor will any of the seven insurgent Democrats. Demo-crats. Senator La Fydlette is regarded as certain, however, to vote with the Democratic majority. Tomorrow Senator Sen-ator James Hamiltou Lewis of Illinois, who has been absent because of illness, and Senator Smith of South Carolina may return. Leaders Hopeful. With these votes the leaders are hopeful hope-ful that the bill niay be recommitted with instructions for its return within forty-eight hours with amendmeuis to limit to one year the term for which the government under the proposed law might lease ships to private corporations, corpora-tions, and to prohibit purchase of ships which might menace the neutrality of the country. Republican sncators admitted tonight that Senator Norris might vote for recommitment re-commitment with instructions, but they agreed to an adjournment without attempting at-tempting to force a night session, hopeful hope-ful that. Senator ppnrose might be able to reach Washington tomorrow to add one more to their side of the vote, should it be reached. With Senator Penrose here, tbey felt confident that they cnuld recommit the bill without instructions. Will Continue Attack. In any event, the Republican leader insist that the bill cannot reach a vote at this session. Should the effort to nmnd the bill and return it within f ort v-eitrht hours succeed, they declare the Republican attack will be resumed and kept up until the measure cither is withdrawn or is killed by the ad-jonrnmect ad-jonrnmect of congress. Marc, 4. We a re thrmch caucusing. ' ' sn id Senator Kern, the majorilv leader to-iiiuht. to-iiiuht. 'and expert to make progress (Continued on Page Seven.) OTTO ATTACKS HIS ! PIT! COLLEAGUES i i . 1 (Continued from Page One.) tomorrow. The shipping bill is not dead, by any means." 1 In denouncing his Democratic col- ' leagues. Senator Stone held the sen- j ators through the lunch hour and at-j traded scores of members of the house, : i who crowded in the rear of the room.: j He charged the seven members with j I open hostility to their party and de-1 i dared that thev had joined an unholy lalflancc with the enemy. The Missouri! I senator also made a vigorous defense' of President Wilson and tbe adminis- itratiou, asserting that he would rather: ! follow his leadership than that of " Kli- j j hu Koot. Ilenrv Cabot Lodge, Theodore I I K. Burton, William Edgar Borah. Jacob I Gallinger, or any rectcant alleged Dem- ocrat who goes about with a dagger in his sleeve. ' ' Plea for Cloture. Senator Thomas of Colorado made a I plea for a cloture- rule in the senate and asserted that without a change in tho rules the senate would continue to be bound and shackled by filibusters. Just before adjournment Senator White presented a telegram from the Alabama legislature announcing the adoption of a resolution by that body urging passage 'of the ship bill. Senator Sen-ator Bankhend of Alabama was one of tbe seven Democrats who joined tbe Republicans. fee d a tor Hoke Smith of Georgia tonight to-night issued a statement denying that he was opposed to the bill. ''When the vice president ruled that the motion mo-tion to recommit was out of order because be-cause a call had been made for the yeas and nays,' he said, "I voted against sustaining the ruling of tho chair, for the rules of the senate expressly provide pro-vide that a motion to recommit can be 1 made at any time before final action tin the senate upon a bill. I have co- 'operated with the Democratic caucus I in everv wav to support this measure land I expect to continue, to do so, land I earnestly desire the legislation I passed. ' ' - |