The Washington herald., 1913-03-09
SENATE ELECTS
JAMES M. BAKER
South Carolinian Chosen as
Secretary Over Big Field
of Candidates.
BROTHER JOE" LOSES
Charles P. Higgins, Of Missouri, Is
Sergeant-at-arms-Others
Who Are Named.

The split in the ranks of progressive
Democrats was emphasized yesterday
during the further session of the Senate
marty caucus Senator Bacon. the de-
I, ated candidate for President pro tenn
pore ir private conversation accused
several Senators whom he believed to he
his friends Of conspiracy, and intinated
that his defeat was the result of down
right treaChery. This only added to the
friction. The close personal associate.
"f Bacon are in an ugly mood. and each
Gay the wedge that is driving the party
apart sinks a trifie deeper.
At Yesterdays session OF the caucus
James NJ. Baker. of South Carolina. was
nominated for Secretary of the Senate
Upward of two hours We're consumed
,xamininG charges that Baker had specu~
lated in cotton. Baker appeared before
the caucus, admitted the charge, said he
tried to increase his income by that
method and lost, but had paid every
dollar he lost through the Sully failure.
One Senator observed that if all men
who ever speculated were brought before
the caucus for examination II might be
necessary 10 put every Senator on the
stand
In the end Baker was eNoneratcd. on
III, first ballot he received twenty-thre'
votes. and on the second the caucus broke
10 him, and his nomination followed pH
aCcIamation. Joseph r. Wilson, brother
e.. the President, received nine votes ana
Robert VI Keller OF New York. Senator
O.Gorman's : candidate. got two votes, as
did former Senator Obadiah Gardner or
Maine. backed by senator Gore. Scat
tcrinS votes OF one each were cast Tor
three other Caudidlt"S ThomaS W
Keller. Of West virginia who llk" BAKER
has been an atttrhc Of tn" Senate Tor
long years. was chose II for assistant dooT-
keeper Of the Scuat",
New senate Officers.
Tin. ,"npI~rc list "f el,rtiN" officers
,%r,"'d upon are.
President pIr r,'upuIr- senator James
T. Clarke. "r Arkansas. 80 r"tarN. James
Nj Iiukcr. "f south 'Hrulna: sergeant
.tt-aruS. Charles = Higgins. Missouri.
chaplain. E..v. :. r rrttIyman. Of Mary
Lend: assistant d"ork,"'Irr. Thomas W.
Keller. Of West Virginia
ihr steering committee MAS unahI" !"
r-uplrt.. it. work of assigning members
/" tn" committees. No other subject
ilau tho ."rrlv, officers was discussed.
liz. caucus .,!j"uruinE /" meet Al tn"
'Gi 'l IT,, chairman
The Republican steering cummItt"r
I.a~ urged the Democratic leaders I"
t-t,-" tn in.. ,ul argcmrur "f the com
I.titt.".S on Foreign Relations and thu
Erlan,. Th,. minority representation on
tines. TWO committees HOW l. SIN. II
IIi.. democrats viii not enlarge them,
senator Ia Toilette must get of Of the
Finance Committee. a. he stands at the
lotion OF tn" list TIL" Republicans are
anxious 10 keep this Progressive on the
runimitrr,. for tlir SAX" OF peace and
harmony.
Th,r-. s'ro light Republicans "n tho
F"r~iGu Relations Committee If ther" is
~ ,.Gau-e in tho total minority member
si.iI. Senators RYrt"n and dillingham;.
n rn Ir,. Al rh, hulroIn. must h" drop
Iu.I R0;n senators ar" most anxious to
I.1.IIu Iu"ir staining on TINS committee.
NJ word has h.,.u received from the
r'rI1"r-3ti,. Load. -. and until their con
"uSion iS reached tn" Republican steer
ing c"mn3iIj,- "tnnot assign its senators.
\ Republican caucus is L" h.. held Mon
'IHN.
lanes NJ. Eak.I Mas born August Is.
1851. at >nWdrI~vllI". : e.. wher" his
l.-al +. SiIenc,. las always remained. He
Nus rdur.,t-r at Wotford College. :. g.
and studied .iw in New York City. In
~. hc received tn" aTpuintment OF Of
firIal st"u"graphcr for the Fifth judicial
Circuit Court. hut deClin"d. He became
assistant librarian Of the United States
Senate" in I>@@. in which p"SiIion h" has
served continuously until I'll" present.
lie was rWic. designated h. tn. Demo
cratic caucus IS tho representative Of the
minority in his pr sent position