Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1922-01-05
FORD-NEWbERRY
FACTIONS READY
FOR HOT FIGHT
CASE TO BE TAKEN UP
FRIDAY AND VOTE EX.
PECTED NEXT WEEK.
ay AssociAted rrc.s

~ Associated frc~s
WASHINGTON, Jan 4-Senaic fac
tons today girdcd themselves tor the
final fight IN the Ford Newterry sena'
torial election oontea, from Michigan
The case viii b. taken up Friday
and o vote on the resolution declaring
Truman a. Ncwhcrry the republican
incumbent. the legally elected Senator
is expected next week. hts colleague,
: nator Townsend. republican. Michi'
llu announced today that De would
speak saturday.
4 close vote favoring Senator New
I,rry is conceded generally hy senate
leaders a half doycu republicans still
are n.fad az doubtful with their action.
said to depend In part on whether
Senator NCWb,rry decides tp speak IN
his own right Some republican lend.
,rs vor, reported 20 have advised the
senator against taking the floor IN the
senate while others were said &C. be
urging that be- address the Senate.
close friends 81 the senator said today
they had assurances that he would
come here 90 spcan probably next
week
Seek Record Vote.
Administration leaders. IN discus.
~inus TODAY regarding the situation.
we're sid io have determined 20 In.
sure complete record vote and were
hcu!ul that an appointment 10 I'm the
Pennsylvania vacancy caused by tho
dath ~ Senator pcnrosc would ho
made hcfur. thD roll call This phase
of tho contest got into the open senate
l1', iu tho day through statements by
SENATORS Hcfuu OF Alabama and Cara.
way ot Arkansas. Democrats. a. the
effect that President Harding or some
administration leaders were urging
haste u filling the vacancy.
senators Curtis of Kansas and
" idsworth of New York both rcpub.
hcus and tho former tho ropul lIcan
vhip. responded with denial that the
administration has had or IL going
On have anything 10 do with tho NJ.
pointment 90 now Pcnnsyiyania
senator Senator wadsworth inquired
whether Mr. Hctlu knew positively,
Nat the president or his advisers had
''kcn the course stated" and suggested
Nat the Alabama senator shcrli in
y,stigat before making the assertion
Lot of Guessing.
Senator Hcflin replying said he had
has'd his statement on newspaper
stories snl Mr. Curtis iutcriec'ed that
there rs lot of guessing going on "
Nr Holm further declared be had
been informed thar the man 10 hs
uam't iu Pennsylvania must agree
.n advance % vote for Ncvherfv Il
think broke in senator Curtis that
from my position know what's roirr
ou around here. want 70 sav iha,
thy administration or anyone outside
ot the state is not participating ir the
I 'ursvl,aua situation. ! want tn say
further that uo attempt has hccn mads
Co impose conditions On tho appoint
Wsrt
senator King Democrat. Uiab in
Uu.rod whether The lppoiut,s from
l.ur-ll,suB could he REGARDED a. a
competent Judge in the NewberrN
,ntrovcrsv ie said that tho new
senator would hardly have time te
tkr oath of offlrc before o. wouls
bt called upon 20 vote
Although the Ford N.Vb,r-y cleo
tiou contest win D. takru up Friday
under the Srna,es previous agreement
dictates would D. unlimited uHtn Mon
dar after which az spso.b.s VII d,
hm.fcd a. an hour