Show SUGAR BEET MEN FIRM Republican Caucus Fails to Shake Them From Their Position W WASHINGTON June 19 The The Republican Republican Republican lican Senators held a conference last night ht nighton on the subject of ot Cuban reciprocity and after atter a flood of short speeches adjourned until next Friday without action of any sort Seventeen Senators one after another another another an an- other announced unalterable opposition to toa toa toa a reduction of ot the duty on Cuban sugar and announcement was made that two others not present stood with them Senators Platt of Connecticut and Spooner of Wisconsin took the lead in behalf of the proposed legislation and endeavored endeavored en en- to convince the beet sugar Senators Senators Senators Sen Sen- that the measure they had framed Jointly would not injure any Ame American Interest but the speeches Peeches made no Impression Im elm- on the opposition and the conference conference con con- ference ferenee adjourned until Friday at the de desire desire desire de- de sire of or the friends of Cuban reciprocity In order that they might h have ve a last opportunity op op- U y to try to a agree on n a measure sa rF that the sugar beet r Senators s will ac ac- t. t It was the general opinion after the caucus that this session of or Congress longress would adjourn without Cuban reciprocity legislation legis legis- lation of any sort The seventeen sugar beet-sugar Senators present at tonight's conference eacil made a speech saying I that he ho would not support the Spooner O bill or any measure s of that character Statements were made macia by Senators Simon of Oregon and Mason of Illinois to the effect that they thoroughly thoroughly thor thor- agreed with their colleagues In opposition to the reciprocity bill The Tha nineteen f Senators e t t thus accounted t for for are are Perkins and Bard of California l ell eli and Simon of ot Oregon Ore F Foster of or ton Gamble and KIttredge of South Dakota Nelson and Clapp of Minnesota Odin Min Dietrich and Millard of or Nebraska ka Biking Elkins and Scott of or West Virginia Jones and Stewart of or Nevada Burton Burtor of Kansas Burrows Burrow of Michigan MasOn of Illinois and Wellington of MarYl Maryland nd |