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UNI.)E|:: REIQO!] AND
HITCHCOCK TIE y
FOR LEADERSHIP
Question Of Allowing Carter
Glass 10 Cast BaIlOt
Proves Storm Center Of.
Party Conference

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15.-senats ]
Democrats today deadloclIeds over ttle
choice Of floor leader to- succeed
the late Senator Iattin.a;- Is
With the vote between Sena tore
Hitchcock and Underwood tie, the
Democratic caucus broke up shortlyS
after noon with no date set for ans
other attempt to elect a. leadefAa NJ
caucus adjourned subject to call by
Sena tors Hitchcock and UnderwoodA
who, in the meantime, will try tq
break the deadlock.
Refusal of Senator Hoke Smith,
Georgia, to vote for either candidata
caused The deadlock. Nt "a 6'
There were forty-three senatoruG
present. With Senator Smith refuse
in, to vote, the Hitchcock and Ullss
derwood factions each has twentySl
one votes. Senators Swanson. johns
son, South Dakota, and Smith, Ari%
zoha, were absent
The caucus at first. voted 10 perx;
mil Carter GLASS;, the new setfatoT
from Virginia. to vote but later thia
action was reversed. 4.
Had Mr.. Glass been. permitted t0s
vote, Senator Underwood would haYeal
won by one vote Senator Gla$aE
has not yet taken his seat 70 tiial
senate although his credentials haval
been presented. @"''S
The Underwood forces cited precesl
dents for letting Mr.. Gl&ss3Note, butt
in the end the caucus refused TO al4i
low this
The caucus lasted twoa hours and
from the first developed into a bit-l
ter fight with Mr.. Glass and ntsi
vote the storm center.
There were many speeches Serf4
ator Reed described it as one of ths'
bittorest fights he ever saw.
zEow they vo3cd
The roll call: '@l
For senator Underwood: Bank-
head Dial. Fletcher. Cay, Gerry.
Gore. Harris, Harrison, Jones New
MeXico). Mcclellan, Pittman. RansdeIl.
Reed. Shields, Smith (NGarylandy
Smith (South Carolina), Stanley
Walsh tMassachusettsl, Williams
49, 49,
For Senator H;tchcoclS: Ashurat.
Chamberlain. CsIlberson henderson,
keaQgici;. King, Kirby, Myers, N1F
sc!st- Overman. Phelan : PomeFeifAs
Robinson Sheppard, simmons Thotls
aag Tramnlell, Walsh Mon tana
N;1aott--19.
4 Elne lSllala1 Ton Sderwo6g
WI .Wall9on. for itchocls and
~ Atth $r.t flzona4 for Under wood with
1y{Heg for HitchociYy Underwood and
HitchcocG. ileither of whom voted
No. voting: Glass, ,hnsen (South
Present and not voting. Smith
Unterwood's Statement
Senator Underwood. explaining the
elimination of Mr.. Glass, said that
after the caucus by vote of 20 to
~ had decided to invite MIR. Glass
to attend. objections were raised by
few senators to his coming. a
II then stated" said Senator Un4
derwpod. that I would rather not be-
elected leader than have any dis
cord OF that question, and the i'm
vitatiOn was withdrawn"
The vote on the leadership ITSELF
was 10 to 10.
Senator Underwood issued the fol.
lowing statement:
The result of this vote does not &
in any way Interfere with Senator,M
H1tchcock'S control and leadership Id
the treaty fight. He has had and
will continue to have-my loyal sup
port, and if 1 am eventually elected
leader, Mr.. Hitchcock will continue
to lead the fight on the treaty with
my hearty concurrence and supported
Senator Underwood said the next 4
leadership caucus will be called soon
after Mr.. Glass has been sworn in,
which will not be until his resigna-
ton as secretary of the treasury hasa
been accepted. sas
Senator Simmons, of North Caro-
lima, who voted for Senator IIitch
cock, also announced after the con
ference that determination of the
question of minority leadership had
nothing whatever to do with the
leadership in the treaty. -fiPht $500