The Sentinel=record., 1911-05-12
DEADLOCK
 IN SENATE
PRoGREssIVES BLOCK ELECTION OF CHALLENGER AS PREsl-
 DENT PRO ITEM.
Seven Ballots Taken Giving Senator Bacon, Democrat, a Plurality of Three votes--Adjourn in
 Deadlock.

Washington, May 1.-The inca pacity of the republican party in tn, senate to control a caucus dict with out the aid of the progressives wa. demonstrated in the senate today when after more than two hours O effort and as a result of seven bal lots. the senate failed to elect Sena tor Frye, of Maine. MT. Frye's re cent resignation was based on pooi health. Todays deadlock was due tC the opposition of the progressive re publican senators, five of whom voted against and three of whom werx paired against Mir. Galinger.
 Soon after the senate convened al o'clock Vice President Sherman alb. scented himself from the chamber ana Senator Lodge assumed the chair Immediately Senator Cullom as the chairman of the republican caucus moved that the senate proceed to the election of a president pro tempose placing Mir. Gallinger in nomination The nomination of Senator Bacon, of Georgia, by Senator Martin. chairman Of the democratic caucus followed Senator LaFollette performed the same service for Senator Clapp. The ballotting then proceeded.
 Upon the first ballot it was ap- parent that when the progressiyes did not cast their votes against Mir. Gallinger they were so paired as to make effective the votes of absentees.
 Senator Borah announced his desire to vote for Gallinger, but stated that owing to pair with Senator Works, who was unfriendly to Senator Gallin. ger, he could not do so. Later he stated that this pair Lad not been arranged to injure the New Hamp- stiTC senator MT D'son was paired 'th Nj. Cunmns ard Mir. Kenyon with Mr. Bourne.
 The first ballot tai, 73 votes. os which Mr. 2seui.. the eemocratic candidate, received 35 NJ. Callinger the republican ta"dfh,e. S2, and Mir aip, { wh''c Mr E'tcn voted for Ar .G'a,sn and M'. q rapp for MT. Bristow.
 Messrs Bristow, LaFollette. Gronna and Poindexter voted for Clapp Messrs. Cummins, Bourne, Works and Crawford progressives were all alb sent. but paired for Senator Clapp except MT. Crawford who was i'll. All the democratic votes were cast for Mr. Bacon Necessary to a choice 37
 The only change in the second bal lot was that Senator Gallinger who had refrained from voting on the pre- vious roll call. voted for MT. Lodge increasing the total vote to "A, and making 3s necessary to elect.
 The figures for each candidate were unchanged throughout the voting un' til on the last vote, Senator Bradley retired from the chamber, thus re ducing the vote by him own ballot and that of Senator Taylor, of Ten nessee, who was paired with him.
 Of the many points of order raised the most serious presented by Mir Root, related to the right of sena tor to refrain from voting on account of a pair. Mir Root contended that under the rules all senators are re- quired to vote when their names are called.
 Mir. Bailey replied that the proce dure of the senate has so sanctioned pairing as to render it equivalent te a rule. He declared that he would rather be expelled from the senate than obey an order to break a pair.
 Mr. LaFollette in behalf of the pro. gressies, against whom the criticism was directed, bitterly replied to MT Root
 T don't recognize the right of any senator.'' he said. ito make the poin against me or against anyone votins as I vote, that we are voting agains our party. l don't recognize the righ of any secret caucus to dispose of the public business. I don't purpose tt be outiawed because l cannot agre' to support any man who may b' agreed upon by such secret meet ing"
 MT. Borah explained that circum stances seemed to justifg him in thii first instance of his consenting to { pair. II was personal matter be tween himself and Mir. Works and h'