Evening star., 1923-12-18
COUzENS FORCES
FIRM IN DEADLOCK
Interstate Committee Chair
manship Fight May Con-
tinue Over Holidays.

Senator Couzens of Michigan. re
publican. gained two new votes when
| the Senate began balloting this aft
ernoon on the Craftsmanship of the
Senate interstate commerce commit
tee.
Senator Capper of Kansas and
Senator johnson of California switch
ed from Senator Cummins of Iowa,
whom they have supported hitherto,
to Senator CouZens.
The result of the first ballot show
ed no election. Senator Cummins re-
ceived 81 votes: Senator Smith of
South Carolina. democrat, SO, and
Senator Couzens. II.
Ninety senators voted. making 46
votes necessary for an election.
Borah Votes for Fess.
The lineup on the second and third
ballots was precisely the same as on
the first
On the fourth ballot Senator Fess of
Ohio. republican. for the first time re-
ceived a vote for the craftsmanship OF
the interstate commerce committee. SEN
ator Borah of Idaho cast the ballot for
him. The other senators voted just as
on the three previous ballots today. The
result was. Senator Cummins, 81. Sem
ator Smith. SO: Senator Couzens, IS.
and Senator Fess, J..
On the fifth ballot "a senators voted
for Cummins, 40 for Smith, 13 for
&
Lean of Connecticut. The two sena-
tors voting for Senator Fess We're
Borah and Willis. Senator Edge
voted for Senator Mclean.
The deadlock over the election of a
chairman of the Senate interstate COM
merce committee promises to continue
throughout the day. The Senate pro-
gressiVes, who yesterday supported
Senator Couzens of Michigan for the
chairmanship, indicated today thst
they would continue to support MT.
Couzens and, for the time at least.
would not shift their votes to Senator
Smith of South Carolina, democrat.
Balloting in the Senate for the
chairmanship was delayed today until
after Senator Owen of Oklahoma had
addressed the Senate on the subject
of secret diplomacy in Europe. Before
he began his address the Senate
adopted a joint resolution providing
for Christmas recess of Congress
from December 20 to January 4.
Senators Watson of Indiana, and
Moses of New Hampshire, both prom
| inent in the republican leadership In
| the Senate, gave President Coolidge
| opposite views today regarding the
possible outcome of the deadlock.
Predicts Smiths Election.
Senator Watsonr~who has been fire.
| quently mentioned as a possible can
| didate for the 1924 republican presi-
| conference with the Executive, during
which the organization in the Senate
| and matters political were discussed,
| said he told the President that Sena-
! tor Smith would be chosen.
The Indiana senator stated that he
! has information. that Senators Norris
and Howell of Nebraska, who have
| been voting with the insurgents OF
!, the Senate to block the election of
| Cummins. will shortly switch to
Smith. These two votes will elect
| the latter and thereby end the long
F., struggle.
! Senator Moses, who was in confer
| ence with the President declared
) with much emphasis that Senator
] Smith will not be. elected. He said
/. that Senators Norris and Howell will
not switch to Smith. In his opinion
/ the deadlock will last for some time,
| and when it is broken 1T will be
found that Senator. Cummins has
been victorious. --.---