Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1911-05-12
Republican Majority Powe1eSS
to Garry Out Caucus Agree
ment Without Assistance of.
So Called PrOgreSSlveS.
SEVEN BALLOTS TAKEN:
DEADLOCK UNBROKEM
New Hampshire Man Lacks
Five Votes of Necessary Ma
jorityi Bacon of Georgia Has
Solid Democratic Support.
IBy Morning Journal Special Leased wirel

IBy Morning Journal Special Leased Wirel
Washington, May t1.--The incapa-
city of the republican party in the
senate to carry out a caucus edict
without the aid of the progressi,Is
was demonstrated in the senate today.
when. after more than two hours cf
effort, and as result OF seven ballots,
the senate failed to elect Senator Gall
niger of New Hampshire as president
pro tempore to succeed Senator Frye
Of Maine.
Todays deadlock was due to the
opposition of the progressive republic
cans, five of whom voted against and
two of whom were paired against Mr..
Gallinger.
Soon after the senate convened at
2 O'Clock ce-President sherman abb
sented himself from the chamber and
Senator Lodge assumed the chair. I'm
medately Senator Cullom,, as chair
man of the republican caucus, moved
that the senate proceed to the election
of a president pro tempore placing
Mr.. Gallinger in nomination. The
nomination of Senator Bacon of Geor-
gia by Senator Martin, chairman of
the democratic caucus, followed. Sem
ator La Toilette perfQrmcd the same
service for Senator Clapp.
Upon the first ballot II was appar-
ent that when the progressives did not
cast their votes against Mr.. Gallinger
they We're 50 paired as 70 make Of
fective 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 CALM
ger. he could not do so. Later he
stated that this pair had not been
made to injure the New Hampshire
senator.
Mr.. Dixon was paired with Mr..
Cummins and Mr.. Kenyon with Mr..
Bourne.
The first ballot totalled 7S votes, of
which Mr.. Bacon, the democratic cam
didate, received 35 Mr.. Galllnger, the
republican candidate. 32, and Mr..
Clapp 4, while Mr.. Bacon stood for
Mr.. Tillman and Mr.. Clapp for Mr..
Bristow. Necessary to choice, 81.
Messrs. Bristow, La Toilette, Gronna
and Poindexter voted for C1app.
Messrs Cummlns, Bourne, Works and
Crawford, progressives, were all ABB
sent, but paired for Clapp, except Mr..
Crawford, who was i'll. All the dem
ocratie votes were cast for Mr.. Ba-
con.
The only change in the second bal
lot was that of Senator Gallinger. who
had refrained from voting on the
previous roll call. He voted for Mr.. |
Lodge. increasing the total vote to !
"A, and making Ss necessary to elect.
The figures for each candidate were
throughout the voting un- |
til, on the last vote, Senator Bradley |
retired, thus reducing the vote by his /
own ballot, and that of Senator Tay-
lor of Tennessee, who was paired with |
him.
OF many points of order raised, the \
most serious, presented by Mr.. Root \
related to the right of a senator to re-
rain from voting on account of pair
Mr.. Root contended that under the
rules all senators are required to vote
when their names were called.
Mr.. Bailey replied that the imme-
mortal custom of the senate had so
sanctioned pairing as to render II
equivalent to rule. He declared he |
would rather be expelled from the
ienate than obey an order to break
pair.
Mr.. La Toilette, in behalf OF the !
against whom the oriti-
ism was directed bitterly replied to
hr. Root
81 do not recognize the right of
my senator" he said, Ito make the !
)ont against me or against anyone
,oting as | vote that we are voting
against our party. | don't recognize
he right of any secret caucus to dis
lose of the public business. do
lot propose to be outlawed because
,annot agree to support any man who
nay be agreed upon by such secret
Meeting"
Mr.. Borah explained that ciroum-
tances seemed to Justify him In this
irst instance OF his consentlng to
,air. II was a personal matter be-
ween him and Mr.. Works and he an
lounced that he was perfectly willing |
o support the caucus nominee.
Mr. Smoot advocated party regular
ty. Mr.. Hepburn contended that the
nan who did not abide by party
caucus could not in fairness claim to
-. mann Lar pf thn ma
Ultimately the chair ruled that n
,alr could be recognized only as an
xcuse for not voting, and by vote
he senate held this to be valid ex-
use.
During the ballotng Senator'S stone,
3alley and other democrats made the
ontentlen that plurality should
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