The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-01-15
Caucus DeadIoCked by Tie
Ballot Between Hitchcock
and Underwood.
GLASS HOLDS BALANCE
Alabama Solon Says Result
Won't Interfere With
Treaty Fight.

Washington, Jan. 15.-Democratit
senators in caucus today failed tc
elect a leader. A deadlock on a tie
vote developed between Senator:
Hitchcock, of Nebraska, and Under
wood, 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 and 10, with
z Senator Smith, of Georgia, withhold
ing his vote.
The next caucus will be held after
f Secretary Glass, appointed senator
from Virginia, takes his seat. He is
understood to favor Underwood. The
caucus voted by a majority of one
to invite Mr.. Glass to today's meet
ing or allow his vote to be cast, but
Senator Underwood decided not to
press the matter.
Senator Underwood in a state
ment said Senator Hitchcock s
leadership of the minority in the
peace treaty controversy was not in
Volved and that the Nebraska sena-
tor would continue to have his loyal
support on treaty questions.
The vote of Senator Smith would
Z have broken the deadlock today, but
the agreement to postpone final ac-
ton until Secretary Glass was seated
~Swas said to have been reached with
out objection.
Forty three senators were present,
the absentees being Senators Swan
son, of Virginia, and Smith, of Ari-
zona, who were paired, and Senator
johnson, of South Dakota Senators
Hitchcock and Underwood refrained
from voting.
RolcaI Follows.
The rollcall on the election follows:
For Senator itchcock-Ashurst
Chamberlain, Culberson, Henderson,
kendrick, King, Kirby, Myers, Nu-
gent, Overman, Phelan, Pomerene,
Robinson, Sheppard, simmons,
Thomas, Trammell, Walsh of Mon
tana, Walcott-19.
For Senator Underwood-Bank-
head. Dial, Fletcher Gay, Gerry,
Gore. Harris, Harrison, Jones of New
Mexico, McKellar, Pittman, Ransdell,
Reed, Shields, Smith of Maryland,
smith of South Carolina, Stanley,
Walsh of Massachusetts, Williams
IL
"The result of the vote" Senator
Underwood stated, does not inter-
seera H. any way with senator Hitch
cocks control or leadership in the
treaty fight. He has my loyal sup
port and will continue to have 1t, and
if [ had been elected today or should
be elected in the future to the NIL
nority leadership Senator Hitchcock
will continue to lead the fight with
reference to the treaty conditions,
and in the treaty fight will have my
hearty concurrence"
senator Simmons, of North Caro-
lima, who voted for Senator Hitch
cock. also announced after the con-
ference that determination of the
question of minority leadership had
noting whatever to do with leader
ship in the treaty fight.
"Bv a vote of 20 to 19 the caucus
decided to invite Secretary of the
Treasury Glass to participate as sem
ator-elect There was some obJec-
tion to it, however after the vote
was taken. | said L did not want
the vote to be taken under any but
conditions satisfactory to all said
Senator Underwood.
Senator Simmons, democrat, OF
North Carolina, L-anager of the
Hitchcock campaign, said:
Had Secretary Glass been present
he would have voted for Underwood.
Senator johnson, of South Dakota,
was absent Had he been present
he would have voted for Hitchcock.
); nator Smith, of Arizona, for I'm
derwood, and Senator Owen, for
Hitchcock, were paired"