The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-05-12
INSURGENTS
HOLD POWER
IN SENATE
Regular Republicans Show In.
capacity TO Control a
Caucus EdiCt

Washington, May l2 The ineapac.
ily Of the Republican party In the
senate TO control caucus ediet
without the ala Of the progressiyes
was demonstrated In the senate on
Thursday when. after more than two
hours of effort and as a result OF
seven ballots, the senate failed to-
elect Senator Gallinger of New
Hampshire as president protempore
to succeed Senator Frye oi Maine.
Mr. Fryes recent resignation was
based on poor health. Thursdays
deadlock was due to the opposition of
the progressive Republican senator's,
ave OF whom voted against and three
of whom were paired against Mr.. Cal
linger.
Soon after the senate convened at
o'clock, Vice-President Sherman an,
sonted himself from the chamber and
Senator Lodge assumed the chair lrn-
nediately, Senator Cullom, as the
chairman OF the Republican caucus,
moved that the senate proceed to the
tie election Of president protein.
pore, placing Mr. Gallinger in nom
nation, The nomination of Senator
Bacon, OF Georgia, by Senator Mar
tin, chairman OF the Democratic cau-
Gus followed Senator La Toilette
performed the same service for Sen
ator Clapp
Controlled Votes OF AbseiEees
Upon the first ballot it was appar-
CIT that when the progressives did
rot east their votes against Mr. Gal
Enger they were so paired as to
Hake effective the votes Of absentees.
The FIRST ballot totalled az votes,
af which Mr. Bacon, the Democratic
candidate, received 35. Mr. Gallinger,
the Republican candidate 90, Mr..
CIapp a. while Mr. Bacon stood for
Mr.. Tillman and MI Clapp for MI.
hristow.
Messrs Bristow. LaFollette, Gron-
na and Poindexter. voted for Clapp.
Messrs. Cummins, Burns, Bourne,
Works and Crawford, progressives,
we're all absent, but paired for Sen
lator Clapp, except Mr. Crawford who
was ILL., All the Democratic votes
were cast for Mr. Bacon Necessary
70 a choice 81
OF many points Of order raised, the
II 0st serious, presented by MI Root,
lreiated to the right Of senator to
refrain from voting on account of a
lp;ir. Mr Root contended that under
the rules all senators are required to
vote when their names are called.
Refuses To BE Read out
Mr. La Toilette, In behalf Of this
progressiyes, against whom the
lkriticism was directed bitterly re-
pied to Mr. Root
II do not recognize the right oil
lany senator he said, to make the
point against me or against any one
lFoting as / vote that we are voting
against our party | do not recog
ni2e she right OF amy secret caucus to
dispose of the public business. dc
lrpt propose TO be outlawed because
! cannot agree to support any mar
who may be agreed upon by such q
secret meeting"
Mr. Hepburn contended that the
man who would not abide by par
/ ii caucus could not in fairness claim
I'd BE d member OF the party.
Ultimately the chair ruled that q
pair could be recognized only as an
excuse for not voting and By vote
the senate held this to be valid ex
cHse.
| After the fifth ballot, Senator Cut
lom, sought adjournment until Mon
day but his motion was voted down
85 to AZ, Democrats and progressiyes
voting IN the negative But after
two more roll calls, Mr., I.aFollestes
similar motion prevailed without III.
vision, it becoming apparent that ali
balloting must be Intellectual
Isn't Il about time 70 bury the dead