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Show 4 Virginia Senator Is Made Permanent Per-manent Chairman of Caucus by Senate Minority. WASHINGTON". April 7. Senator Margin Mar-gin of -Virginia, at the Democratic eaucirs today, was selected permanent caucus chairman and minority leader during the present congress. .He received 21 oui' of thi 37 votes cast. 16 roIiis to Senator Benjamin R. Shivoly of Indiana, who was then Heeled vice chairman . Senator W. IS. Chilton of West Virginia was elected secretary of the caucus, t lie two last named places having been rilled by acclamation. Senator Owen declined a re-election as secretary. The expected loin: contest did not develop. de-velop. Prior to the session the progressive pro-gressive Democrats, as the followers of William .7. Bryan prefer to bo designated, met in . tho office of Senator Owen to canvass the situation. Several found thomsolves in nn embarrassing position because of pledges made many weeks ago that they would support Mr. Martin. It was decided thai tho progressives nhould vote for Senator Xewlands of Nevala. Ne-vala. as Senators Culberson of Texas ujhI Stone of Missouri both declined to become candidates. The plan was changed In caucus, however, when it was learned that Mr. Shivoly. who was tho vice chairman chair-man tinder tho leadership of Senator Money during the last, coucross. would not object to receiving the complimentary vote of those who would not vote for Mr. Martin. Sevoral progressives conceded that Senator Sen-ator Martin would not bo defuated. Failure Fail-ure to upset hia candidacy was due partly to hi8 having been originally brought out as the candidate of the Bryan Bry-an following to prevent the election of Senator Bailey or df Senator Bacon. Both of these .senators, generally known as regulars, aro opposed by the progressives. pro-gressives. Jl seemed for a time that Mr. Martin would be elected unanimously, but Mr. Bryan wanted rm out-and-oul progressive named and told some of the new Democratic Demo-cratic senators that they were throwing away their opportunities. Mr. Martin was nominated by Senator Clarke of Arkansas and Senator Shlvelv by Senator ICorn of Indiana, the running mate of Mr. Bryan in the last campaign. Senator Stone seconded the Sh'.vely nomination. nom-ination. The thirty-soven votes cast account for I ho Democratic .strength except four. Senators Tillman of South Carolina. Tor-roll Tor-roll of Georgia, and Shivoly were absent because of illness, and Senator Martin did not volo.v Tho roll c;l follows: For Martin Bacon, Boiley. Bankheafl. Bryan (Kla.), Chilton. Clarke, Culberson, Fletcher. Foster. Johnston, Overman, Continued on Pago Two. I iHTIllSCISll to LMini Virginia Senator Is Made PeK nianent Chairman of Demo-lw cratic Caucus. j Continued. From Page Ono. S Paynter. Percy. Elayner. Simmons. Sml Ji (Md.l. Swanson, Taylor. Thornton, wa lr son and Williams. For Shlve.ly Chamberlain. Davis, Gai ? Hitchcock, JohnHon (Me.). Kern. ;i jtf Marline. Myers. Newlaiuls. O'Gorma J Owen. Pomcrene. Reed. Smith (S. i V and Stone. : The fact that the battle had Tjj i fought In advance of the caucus enab' s tho Democrats to keep In tho backprou & all the Bryan and antt-Bryari sentlm 1 manifested during the prellmlnarv scrll mages. The friends of Senate: Mar decided that, inasmuch au they had 1 votes to elect their candidate, it woi be folly to bring this question Into i if caucus. 2 The appointment by Chairman Marl of a steering commit tec. which alxo i servo an a committee on commltlpou, authorized by the caucus The comrn too will have to report lis programme the filling of vacancies on standing cot tnittecs to the caucus Itself Statement hy Owen. $ iifj A statement issued 1 Kenaf- Owl ft speakinu for senators who o'.cl agoli A Mr. Marilu. says: jt f 'Those who v.ippo-'ej ' r.u x$$ ' because t'.'.ey are milium rogrcas '? Democrats, determined to enforce t tO policies of the national nrosrcjs; rf Democracy, and they feared th" ouVil k might feel Senator Martin w.. uld not?. recarded as progressive as the counl had a right to oxpec of iho. lender,: tip? senate. Wc shall expect Mm cntiB try to bi agreeably disappointed in 'aft matter. f I 'There are at least twenty or w!n1 g three militant progress!. e Democra I senators who are soln? to do thij and I trust and believe Unl even tlVi 2 D'.'mocrallc senators who luvr hyre 3 fore not been regarded as In s--yr.ial 1 with the national platform wl'l in foil I actively progressive, so thru there al 5. be In the senat a party united sp j and in common purnnsc to control V j special Internals f Hits enuntry rMldft g store the rights of the common pcopl j |
