The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-06-08
HEARS HO0FbEATS OF DARK HORSES IN
 CAPITAL HIGHWAYS
Senator Conner Is NOn-cOm- initial on Presidency. Praises Alabama's
 Senior Statesman

There is no one on the inside of this
 tor B. B. Conner, who has returned to
 Birmingham from Washington. The big
 political bosses are as much at sea con-
 corning the outcome of the race as the
 veriest novice in the political game.
 After three months service in the Sen
 ate as the appointee of the governor for
 the unexpred term of Senator Bankhead
 until his successor could be elected, Sen
 ator B. B. Conner left Washington with
 the adjournment of the Senate until De-
 cember ?, and took up his work in Bir-
 mingham again.
 People who hold the belief that the
 job of being a United States senator is
 an easy one have very mistaken idea,
 said the senator yesterday. The work of the members of Congress is very con- fining and hard. Many of the senators work from twelve to sixteen hours day. Senator Oscar Underwood is al- ways on the job.
 The senators were all very kind to me as newcomer and did all in their
  which every novice in the senatorial halls
 has to face. But after all, there is no place like home, and the first sight of Birmingham Saturday night was cer- tainly pleasant.
 T was in Washington only short while before I saw the confidence and esteem in which my colleague, Senator oscar Underwood, is held. I can certain ly say that the people acted for their own interests by retaining him as senior
 senator from Alabama. He is a big man,
 has deep understanding of the vital questions of the day, and is eminently fitted to take his place as the leader or
 the democratic party in the Senate. Tn this connection I want to say word about Gov w. P. G. Harding of the federal reserve board. I saw him quite a few times while I was In Wash ington, and it was pleasant to meet hin. again. Governor Harding is one of the biggest men in Washington. He is a tireless worker, is showing remark able ability and is making name TOT himself of which all his friends can be proud. Alabama is honored in being
 able to contribute two such men to the nublic service as Governor Harding an6 Senator Underwood"
 "JTnless the President calls a special session of Congress I will not return to Washington as a senator. The date set for the reconvening of Congress is De- cember g. Senator Heflin goes into of- flee November 2. But really, I am not sorry. I am not a politician and not exactly at home in the midst of the sen- ators and congressman at the capital. "The adjournment of Congress left good many important questions unsettled. Several other important measures died without the signature of the President, or were vetoed by him. One of the measures was the joint resolution repeal ing the wartime powers given the chief executive.
 'I have received the regrets of many people that the cotton amendment bill was not enacted into a law. This meas ure is of vital importance, affecting, as it does every holder and handler of cot ton. I confidently believe that when it is again taken up in the fall it will be
 enacted into a law unless something bet ter is proposed.
 Governor Lowden of Illinois. in my opinion, is one of the men to be most seriously considered for the Republican
 nominee for the presidency. He is a solid conservative man, and Is one of the party's best bets There is no one on earth who could name with any de- gree of certainty the democratic nomi- nee.
 During my stay in Washington I re- ceived many expressions of commenda- l tion from people of the state, for which | I wish to express my heartfelt appre- ciation."