The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-04-10
SENATE SHIFTS
ONBROOKHART

After one of the most amazing
shifts of sentiment in the Senate's
history, the result of the Brook
hart-Steek election contests was
Swallowed with doubt today, sub
ject to every passing political
breeze.
The injection of the Ku Klux
Khan issue, pressure from high
Democratic sources for the seat
ing of Daniel F. Steck, CD and
the apparent defeat of supporters
of Senator Smith w. Brookhart,
(R.) in debates over the contest,
all had their effect on the Senate,
which would have seated Brook
hart last Monday by a margin OF
twenty votes. The final vote will
be taken late Monday afternoon,
by agreement and the result now
will remain in doubt up. to the last
moment.
Both Sides Claim Victory
While both sides claimed a VIC
tory by varying margins, poll
today by International News Serv-
ice gave Brookhart A votes, Steck
Al votes, six doubtful" votes, three
absentees uncommitted and two
Senators-Brookhar and Cummins
Rep.) of Iowa-not voting.
The poll showed that either con-
testant had a chance to win, with
Brookhart a favorite, and the re-
suit up to nine Senators-Broussard
Dem) of Louisiana, Harreld RepJ
Of Oklahoma, Harrison Dem) Of
Mississippi, Ransdell .Dem) OF
Louisiana, Smoot Rep) OF Utah,
Shortridge RepD Of California, all
uncommitted, and Mckinley Rep.)
of Illinois, Underwood Dem) OF
Alabama, and Weller, RepD OF Mary
land, absent as we'll as uncommitted.
Unless one camp weans more
votes away from the other-As they
have done continuously throughout
the last week, these uncommitted
Senators and the political maneuver-
ing of pairs" to cover absentees,
will decide the outcome.
Steck supporters claimed all nine
votes, while Brookhart's managers
insisted that enough of them would
vote for the Iowa insurgent to
insure seating him.
Pairs Are Sought
The outcome also hinged upon
the ability of each side to get out
it's maximum strength on the final
vote. Both camps reported several
of their supporters out of Wash
ington, but were seeking pairs
to make their votes count.
Tho ram Of tho nOl1 showed
the following lineup Of Senators:
For Brookhart: Republicans -
Bingham, Borah, Cameron, Capper,
Couzens, Curtis. Dale, Edge, Fernald,
Tess, Frazier, Gooding, Hale, How
ell, Johnson, Jones (Wash); La
Toilette, Lenroot, McMaster, Nc
Nary. Means, Moses, Norbeck. Nor:
ris, Nye, eddie, Pepper. Reed (Pa.C
Schal, Stanfield, Wadsworth, Will
liams and Willis (33); Democrats
Ashurst, Blease,. Copeland, Dill, Ed
wards, Ferris, Reed (Mo); Ste
phens, Walsh and Wheeler OO, and
Shipstead, Farmer-Laborite o.. To
tai, ~.
For Steck: Republicans-Butler,
Deneen. Dupont, Ernest, Gillette.
Goss, Greene, Keyes. Mclean, Met
calf, Phipps, Pine, Robinson Und);
Sackett, Warren and Watson Q6);
Democrats-Bayard, Bratton, Bruce,
Caraway, Fletcher, George, Gerry,
Glass, Harris, Heflin, Jones On M;
Kendrick, King, Mcclellan, Mayfield,
Nicely, Overman, Pitman. Robinson
(Ark); Sheppard. Simmons, Smith,
Swanson, Trammell. and Tyson (25).
Total. al.
OF the above Senators, eight were
out of the city and one-Means-in
a hospital.
Consequently, although the poll
showed each sides committed
strength" the final vote might
shift further because of absentees.
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