The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-04-08
Receives Fl Of the 81
Votes Cast in Demo-
cratic Caucus.
FIGHT OF BRYAN
is OF NO A VAIL.
Battle Fought in Advance Of
Meeting, Enabling Senators to
Keep in Background-Pro
and Anti-Bryan Feeling
Made Manifest in Prelim-
mary Scrimrnages.

'Il
washington, D. c.. April 7.-Senator
ihomas S. Martin. OF Virginia xv,.
Selccted at the Democrats San,t
GUS to-day as permanent caucus chair
.nn ana minority leader during 4ha
present Congress. He received 49,
oi.e out of the thirty-sevcn vo+a.
Sh,,a,a gong to Senator BENJAMIN r
eiactaSs OF Indiana, who was then
ce,u vice chairman Senator mr. -,
onilton. of West Virginia ,vas ~. =.
20 secretary Of the ca,1ci,s ~
"a, named places having been aua1
~; - ,cCiamation Senator Owen -
NJ re-election as secretary. $50
pria eHpected contest did not develon
Dcmoor - me session, the Progressive
eli'oGrats. as the followers or VII
i'd m Jennings Bryan preferto ho das,..7S
.ialeo. met In the office OF Senator o,ue,,
- - canvass tho situation. nunhaa
.oai!d themselves in an embarrassinr
,.nn'. because Of pledges made many
METZ, 80 80 mat they would support Mr..
Ah -ii''ii Tor the minority lea dcrshfn@ No.
finns Changed in Cancus. '''
was decided that tho Progrcssiveag
Snouia vote for Senator Newlands -
To' as Senator's Culberson of
,,, vAas' and Stone OF Missouri. both d.
~ TO become candidates. The plan
was changed in caucus. however Wa,
IL was learned that MIR. Shivelv u,h,,
MhS the vice-chairman under the lead en-
ership of Senator Money during tha5
'ast congress. would not object 70 RI
oeiHihS the complimentary vote lor
tin. - ~ tiai ! 4
several of the Progressiycs ,f+or
me conference, conceded that Mr Mar
TN could not BIO defeated Fail,,re ~
upset his candidacy was due partly "a
ms having been originally brought
~ as candidate Of the Bryan men.
led by Senator Stone. 20 prcvcnt,'t ~
election of either Senators Bailey ~.
bacon. Both of these Senator's pener-
ally known az the Regulars. were on
posed BY the Progressives It looked
LOT time as II Mr.. Martin would be
erected unanimously, but Mr.. Bryan
wanted an out-and- out Prosressfya
! named and frankly told some OF the
new Democratic Senator'S that thew
were throwing away their opportuni-
ties
MT. Martin was nominated by Sena-
TOT Clarke. Of Arkansas. and Senator
ShlVely by Senator Kern, OF Indiana
the running mate of Mr. Bryan in the
last campaign. Senator Stone second
ed the Shively nomination. The thirty
seven votes cast accounted for the
democratic strength except four. Sem
ators Tillman. OF South Carolina Ter
rcll of Georgia. and Shively were alb
Martin did not vote. The roll call fol-
lows:
For MartIn-Bacon Bailey Bank
head, Bryan, of Florida: Chiffon.
Clarke. Culberson, Fletcher Foster, i
Johnston, Overrnan. Paynter. Percy.
Iaayner. Simmons. Smith. OF Maryland: 6
Swanson, Taylor. Thornton Watson
and Williams
For shively-c Chamberlain, Davis.
Gore. Hitchcock, Johnson, Of Maine;
Kern, Lea. MARITIME. Myers, Newlands,s
O'Gorman, Owen, Pomerene, Reed
Smith. of South Carolina, and Stone s
Kept in Back ground.
Tho fact that the battle had been;
| fought in advance Of the caucus en-
abled the Democrats to keep in the i.
background all of the Bryan and antt-
Bryan sentiment manifested during tho
preliminary scrimmageS
The friends of Senator Martin decld-
ed that inasmuch as they had the votes
to elect their candidate It would ba
folly to bring this question into thei
| caucus. which appeared to be enurelys
harmonious.
The appointment by Chairman MARTINI
Of a steering committee which will3
also serve as n COMMITTEES OH commit
tees was authorized by the caucus.
The committee Will have to report \
its program for the filling OF vacancieaE
on standing committees TO the CAUCUS
itself. 81
a statement issued by Senator owen
speaking for Senators who voteE
against Mr.. Martin. says:
Those who supported Shively did
so because they re militant Progres-
sive Democrats. determined to enforce
the policies OF the national Progressive
Democrats. and they feared that the 4
country might feel that Senator Mar
tin would not be regarded as progress
sive as the country had a right to ox-#
pect OF the leader Of the Senate. We
shall expect the country to be agree
ably disappointed in this matter. There
are 81. least twenty-five or twenty
three militant Progressive Democratic
Senator'S who have not heretofore been
regarded ms in complete sympathy with
the national platform. who Will be
found actively progressive, SO that
there shall DO in the Senate q
party united III spirit and In common 4
purpose to control the special interests !
OF this country and restore the rights
OF the common people. si8
utar0pv ic nOMpI ErE