The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-12-19

Closely linked with the prdlea14
actian Of the committee on tbs pamSN
resolution Nv the sta tement Of the COM
test t.etwesn Senator Httchccck, INK
Nebraska and Underwood. AT A14N
ma. for the denaoc1At1c leDdex1A4
which is to &c settled Saturday MeAE
ing also. ..s.~ .s. 4. =. Z IN ssjgsx
senator Eitcncssk. who - Ak
teader OF the rnkn094xy, t1Exue u
call today for tbs cnucu2- MuU
ponds on tho result Of fhe oon&en -
Senator Underwood standS Tor
policy Of bringing about peace
with the treaty or by means 0f ME
olutlon whiic Senator Hitchcock $500
porte the presidents view that N
| treaty must lie ratified.
II Senator Underwood should
ture the leadership. II is said. TT
more than likely that considexS
number of his followers VIII supp
the Knox resolution II they bee1 KY
convinced that peace can BE- obtn4Qo4
in no other way. 800 ri
Considerable bitterness was tn3m1
ed into the contest today by tho Uql&
wood followers who charged ~
Hitchcock contingent with att9n4Ne
ing to take. SNAP" action by callnk
the election at time when fourQf
the Underwood men were out o. ~
city. II was asserted by SenaAne 1
Harrison, of Mississippi, one Of D
principal boosters of the Undexs
candidacy, that Sne~for H1tcAc&
has called the election hecAu0U 8, W
felt reasonably certain that ha -
enough votes to bring about hia AKA
election. He declared, further, 10y
the Underwood men Win undert ~
prevent the election from
place uutil AFTER the hooAxy1 e.
all the members Of the sea,nA1
be here. ssS2aEss
The Hitchcock men wsrs alao "
cused Of having captured khxN&M
the senators who ware paedUo1 ~
support Senator Underwood. 014
the chief boosters for Hlto1aooe
only admitted this AcUuaa&3na1
amended II 10 the effect 0hn1 ~ ~
three, had been wUn 0vue. AoN~
offset for this effect a. mo pr04i ~
ting work of the Hitchcock
tho latter offered t. arrange u
for. all the Underwood aAasntn1
that there would hc no unks
vantage to tho Hitchcock g.
res son OF the absence Of uuano ~
Underwood VOTES.
SOME PTaeDGIHs
Tho ahsen.ees wtso ars Disds1
support Senator Underwood 40 &S%
ators Reed. Gore. pittman
Shields while Senators FhAAn. ~
inson and 4wanSon, AlDo Atosme -
pledged to Hitchcock Ssas
Another element Of hit1Guum
contest was tho activity of qoar4e
Tumuity ard pOstmastar-(3G0
Burloson on behalf Of senAtsr Un1S "
wood. The postmaster-gonera1
into the Democratic cicak ROOFS 6
conducted an ACTIVE campaign ~ J
Alabama senator, and word f1001&
the Hitchcock campAigNeFa that
rotary Tumuity VIVA likewise lnae
his influence to Underwood. d
Senator Harrison declared thak u
votes OF - senator's had hcea pied
to Senator Underwood ana a.
was largely due TO the activity
Secretary Tumuity and the -
master general that five Of theno
been won over. %ssfs
On the other hand tho Hitch4
supporters ella lined twenty three ~
certain With good prospect of x1
ting ~. which would be enough
elect WIKI As rsanstAss voting. q.
1t Wn4 5liAaAtad W eonse ~ G
His4geQe ran thai n the el4rty2
WIG ~ A3a until ARIES the hc5(d
the ~ota v1114 Ia = IT, &na that "a ~
ter Glass, 49, T. - tA1n his go
tho successor ~ onm11Br Martha
Virginia. would hxVe - cas& tn
Gliding vote. Neither siic ciainlt
have any information as to huSo
Glass wou'l BE- likely 70 vots-
Mark Tor Tssipve~. Ssa
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