Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-08
BAKER Wins PLUM
Beats Presidents Brother for
Secretary of Senate.
EARLY PATRONAGE REPORT
vardaman Resolution to Cut Of All
Republicans Fails.
DEMOCRATS CONTINUE CAUCUS
Proposed That Finance Committee
be Divided-Bacon's Defeat
Arouses Friends.
EARLY PATRONAGE REPORT
DEMOCRATS CONTINUE CAUCUS

James r. Baker Of South Carolina, as.
sistant librarian Of the Senate, was to-
day chosen as the democratic nominee
for secretary OF the Senate by the demo
cratic caucus. Mr.. Baker was chosen on
the second ballot. receiving . votes to a
scattering OF q votes cast for his oppo.
nents, including Joseph P. Wilson, brother
OF the President: Robert Gates and john
w. Keller Of New York.
It is expected that some time during the
day the subcommittee on patronage IN the
Senate, headed by Senator Overman OF
North Carolina, will make a report to the
caucus. Senator vardaman yesterday Of
fered a resolution that every Te I,,, a.,
out of his Job. but the resolution was not
passed. -, =.
steering committee by the caucus was :, =
Of NEBRASKA to divide the finance COM
rnittee into two distinct organizations,
one to handle the tariff and the otner 10
handle all financial questions. 1t Is De
heved that this plan Will De aoop posd
probably will be chairman OF the new
Thomas w. Keller Of West Virginia was
selected as the caucus candidate Tor as
sistant doorkeeper OF the senate; Inc ne
caucus then adjourned to meet ~ the IoAi
Of the chairman.
Higgins Defeats Young.
During the session yesterday afternoon
Charles p. Higgins, a real estate dealer
Of st. Louis, was elected the demo-
cratic candidate for sergeant-at-arms OF
the Senate, to succeed E. Livingstone
Cornelius. Mr.. Higgins had the support
Of the Missouri senators for this once.
Other contestants for this office were
John l. Martin Of Missouri. who had
the hacking of the democratic national
committee: Lee Crandal1 OF Colorado.
Mr.. willis of Virginia and John Young
IF oklahoma. Mr.. Higgins was chosen
on the third ballot, receiving ~ votes
The caucus adjourned about s o'clock,
having failed to reach any decision re-
lating to the secretary OF tne Sena'e
Arkansas as president pro tenn OF the
senate. over Senator Bacon OF Georgia,
who had been the leading aspirant Ios
this office, threatens to make PAD Dioou
among the democrats IN the SEMI iiiefeei.
Ing is overcome among the senators Tue
harmony for which the: chairman or the
cancus Senator Kern, has asked Will
not be in evidence.
Both Men Eulogized.
Senator Clarke was placed in nomina-
ton by Senator O'Gorman of New York.
and Senator Bacon by his colleague Sen
ator Hoke Smith Of Georgia. Both were
eulogized by their champions Mention
ing the fact that Mt. Clarifies term would
expire within the next two years, MS
supporters made an appeal for his cleo
ton on the ground that it would De or
assistance to him In his race for re-eiec-
tion They also urged the fact that SEN
ator Bacon was In line for the chair
manship of the committee on foreign re-
lations as a reason why he should not
be elected to preside over the Senate.
The result Of the election caused con-
siderable stir, the friends OF Senator. Ba-
con feeling that he had not been fairly
treated.
Resigns From Committee.
At the afternoon session Senator Smith
rendered his resignation as member of
the steering committee, to which he had
been appointed only yesterday. Mr..
Smith, who had been especially Jealous
in his support Of Senator Bacon. said he
felt that his colleague had been made to
suffer on his account. He was induced
to withdraw the resignation later. but
not until there had been general dis
cussion Of the affair.
Senator Bacon himself said that he had
been unprepared for the defeat, because
he had not known there was any other
aspirant for the Office. He added that II
he had been informed that any other per-
son desired the honor he would have
withdrawn from the race.
Senator Tfllman spoke at some length,
charging Mr.. Bacon's defeat to the in
temperate desire on the part Of some
senator's to do away with the established
customs Of the Senate by retiring the
older men in the interest Of the new. He
found in Senator Bacon the first victim
Of the modern crusade. and uttered a
warning against proceeding too far along
this line Of action.
Is a Presiding Elder.
Rev. DR.. Forest J. Prettyman. who was
chosen yesterday to be the democratic
candidate for chaplain OF the Senate. is
the presiding elder OF the Washington
district of the Methodist Episcopal
Church South. lie served as substitute
chaplain for the Senate many times dur
ing the tenure OF Office by Rev. DR.. w. III.
MlEburn, the blind chaplain Of the Sem
ate, who succeeded DR.. Edward Everett
Hale DR.. Prettyman served four years
IN o<or of Mount Vfrnnn p1opo Nofh0d-