Evening star., 1920-01-15
TIE EV0TEPREVENTS
SENATE M|NOR|TY'S
: SELECTING LEADER
Democrats Awaiting Mr..
Glass in UnderWood-HitCh-
! cock Contest.

D<nocrarfc senators in caucus today
failed to elect leader. A deadlock
on tie vote developed between Sen
ators Hitchcock of Nebraska and Un-
Gerwood of Alabama, and the caucus
adjourned subject to the call of the
two candidates.
Two ballots were taken and the
count on each was 19 to 19. with
Senator Smith of Georgia withhold
ing his vote.
The next caucus will be held after
Secretary Glass, appointed senator
from Virginia, takes his seat. He is
understood to favor Senator Under
wood. The caucus voted by majority
of one to invite Mr.. Glass to today's
meeting or allow his vote to be cast,
but Senator Underwood decided not
to press Ahe matter.
Underwood Statement.
Senator Underwood, in a statement,
said that Senator Hitchcock's leader
ship of the minority in the peace
treaty controversy was not involved
and that the Nebraska senator would
continue to have his loyal support on
treaty questions.
The vote of Senator Smith would
have broken the deadlock today. but
the agreement to postpone final ac-
}tion until Secretary Glass was seated
was said to have been reached with
out objection.
Forty-three senators were present.
the absentees being Senators Swan
son. Virginia.; Smith of Arizona. who
were paired, and Senator Johnson OF
South Dakota Senators hitchcock
and Underwood refrained from Vot-
ing.
Voted to Invite Mr.. Glass.
nj G1oc
to the caucus was won by the Under
wood forces. 20 to 10. Afterward.
when objection was raised by few
of the Hitchcock partisans, Senator
Underwood said that to avoid any
discord he preferred to have the cleo
question about Mr.. Glass right to
vote, and the caucus adjourned. The
roll call on the election follows:
For Senator Hitchcock: Ashurst,
Chamberlain. Culberson, Henderson.
Kendrick, King, Kirby, Myers. Nu-
Robinson, Sheppard. Simmons, Thorn
as. Trammell, Walsh of Montana and
Walcott. 19.
For Senator Underwood: Bankhead,
Dial, Fletcher, Gay, Gerry, Gore. Har-
ris, Harrison. Jones of New Mexico.
Shields. Smith of Maryland. Smith Of
South Carolina, Stanley, Walsh of
Massachusetts, and Williams. 49,
Mr.. Underwood's Statement.
The result of the vote" Senator
Underwood stated, docs not inter-
fere in any way withs Senator Hitch
cocks control or leadership in the
treaty fight. He has my loyal support
and will continue to have it. and if
had been elected today. or should be
elected in the future to the minority
leadership, Senator Hitchcock will
continue to lead the fight with refer
ence to the treaty conditions, and in
the treaty fight will have my hearty
concurrence.
Senator Simmons of North Carolina,
who voted for Senator Hitchcock, also
announced after the conference that
determination of the question OF mi
nority leadership had nothing what
ever to dc with leadership in the
treaty fight.
Senator Hitchcock. as ranking mi
nority member of the foreign rela-
tons committee. will remain In charge
elected minority leader" said Mr.
Simmons "rThis fight has nothing to
do with the treaty, being purely
matter of personal choice.
The vote in the conference was
tie, 19 to 49, Mr. Glass did not vote:
he would have voted for Senator I'm
derwood. Senator Johnson of South
Dakota was absent; II he had been
present he would have voted Tor SEN
ator Hitchcock. so Mr.. Glass absence
was Offset by the absence Of Senator
johnson.
Senator Smith of Arizona, who was
absent, would have voted for Under
wood Senator Owen, who was pres
ent. was paired with Senator Smith. If
Senator Owen had voted he would have
voted for Hitchcock.
Hoke Smith "Balance of Power"
Senator Hoke Smith of Georgia was
present. but did not vote and expressed
no preference"
Then Senator Hoke Smith holds the
balance of power" Senator Simmons
was asked, and he smilingly agreed.
When told that the caucus had
failed to agree on the choice of a
minority leader in the Senate, Secre-
tary Glass said that he would not cast
a vote in the caucus until he had been
relieved of his duties as Secretary of
the Treasury and was actually mem
ber of the Senate. The only exception
he would make, he indicated, would be
in case he was invited to become a
member of the caucus by unanimous
vote. and he had no idea that this
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