Omaha daily bee., 1911-05-12
CAUCUS ED1CT NOT CAR
Progressives Vote for Clap :
Seven Ballots.
DEMOCRATS FOR SENATOR !
He is Placed in Nomination
Senator Martin.
PROGREss1vEs ARE RESPONSIBLE
Five of Them Vote Against New
Hampshire Member and Three Of
Them Paired Against Him
During Session.

WASHINGTON May 1.-THE inca
pacity OF the republican party in the SEN
ate to control caucus edict without the
aid OF the progressives was demonstrated
I'm the senate TODAY when, after more than
two hours Of effort and as a result Of
seven ballots. the senate failed 10 elect
Senator Gariuger Of New Hampshire az
president pro tompore to succeed Senator
Frye OF Maine.
Mr.. FrSes recent resignation was based
on poor health roday's deadlock was
due 20 the opposition of the progressive
republican senators. five Of whom voted
against and three of whom we're paired
against Mr.. Gallinger.
Soon after the senate convened at 3
o'clock vice President Sherman absented
himself from the chamber and Senator
lodge assumed the chair Immediately
senator liom. as the chairman Of the
republican caucus. moved that the senate
proceed to the election Of a president pro
tempore. placing Mr.. Gallinger in nomina-
tion The nomination Of Senator Bacon Of
Georgia by Senator Martin, chairman Of
the democratic caucus, followed. Senator
l.aFolette performed the same service for
Senator Clapp.
Almost instantly the balIotting rro-
ceeded
ProEressives Are Paired.
Upon the first ballot It was apparent
that when the progressives did not cast
their votes against Mr.. BGallinger they
were so paired Rs 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 Gallnger he could
not do so. Later he stated that this pair
had not been arranged TO injure the New
Hampshire senator. Mr.. Dixon was paired
with Mr. CumTlns and Mr.. Kenyon with
Mr. Bourne
The first ballot totaied 70 votes of which
Mr. Bacon, the democratic candidate. re-
ceived Sb; Mr. allinger, the republican can
didate, SO. and Mr. Clapp l. while Mr..
Bacon stood for Mr. Tillman and Mr.
Clapp for Mr. Bristow
MessFs. Bristow. La Toilette. .Gnonna
and dstsindexters voted Tor CIapp Messrs.
Cummins. Bourne. Works and Crawford
rrogressiyes, wers All absent, but paired
for Senator Clspp. except Mr.. Crawford.
who was III. All the democratic votes were
cast for Mr. Bacon
Thirty-sevep we're necessary for a choice.
The only change in the second ballot was
thal senator Galltnger, who had refrainod
from voting on the previous roll call, voted
for Mr.. Lodge. increasing the total vote
10 seventy-four and making thirty-eight
necessary 70 elect.
The figures for each candidate were un-
changed throughout the voting until on the
last vose Senator Bradley retired from the
chamber thus reducing the vote by his
own ballot and that OF Senator Taylor OF
Tennessee, who was paired with him.
Right OF Pair Challenged.
or many points OF order raised the most
serious. presented by Mr.. Root. related tc
the right Of a senator to refrain from vot
ing on account of pair. Mr.. Root con.
tended that under the rules all senators
are required to vote when their names ar,
called.
Mr.. Bailey replied that the immemoria
custom OF the senate has so sanctioned
pairing as TO render 1t equivalent to
rule. He declared that he would rather
he expelled from the senate than obey ar
order 10 break a pair.
Mr.. La Toilette, In behalf Of the pro
gressives, against whom the criticism wa
directed. bitterly replied to Mr.. Root;
II do not recognize the right OF an,
senator" he said, ito make the poin
(Contanued on Sacond Pa1aN