Evening star., 1927-09-20
SENATE CONTESTS
CAUSE OF WORRY
G. o. P. Leaders Puzzled
Over Pennsylvania and H.
Iinois Problems.
By the Associated Press.

oy the AeSOCtateu EIees.
What to do on the matter of tenn.
porarily seating Frank l.. Smith Of
Illinois and William s. Ware Of Penn.
sylvania. is a question giving num-
ber of Senators concern.
Bound up in the answer are two
other important questions, reorganiza-
ton Of the Senate, in which the Re.
publicans have a paper majority OF
one, counting the votes of Smith and
Ware. and the number Of votes that
would be necessary to oust the Illinois
and Pennsylvania Senators later after
expenditures.
Democrats Are Quoted.
Even some Of the Democrats hold
that Illinois and Pennsylvania should
have full representation in the Senate
before the vote on reorganization. The
only way this can be afforded is to per-
mith Smith and Ware to take the oath
Of Office. Others, including Repub.
licans as well as Democrats, insist that
both should be stopped at the door, "
as was done in Smiths case at the last
session, when the Illinoisan sought to
take his seat under appointment by
Gov. Small as successor to the late
William B. Mckinley.
Those Senators, Republicans and
Democrats. favoring the temporary
seating Of the two Senators-elect argue
now that only majority vote would
be necessary to unseat them later.
Heretofore it has been held generally
that two-thirds vote would be neces.
sary to accomplish this end.
Form of Resolution Discussed.
The contention now is that the ma.
jority for unseating depends upon the
form of the resolution proposed. A
resolution for expulsion would require
two-thirds majority for adoption,
1t is held, but majority would be
sufficient to put through a resolution
declaring Smith and Ware not en-.
titled to their seats. The Lorimer and
Newberry cases are cited as two out
standing precedents for a majority
vote decision.
Some leaders hope that at least
the Smith case can be disposed Of be.
fore the Christmas holidays, and they
would like to see the Ware case put
out of the way at the same time.
They say this could be done by re.
ferring both to the privileges and
elections committee at the opening of
tAO oOSSiOAi Win hisLI QCblOIlS " IS'
port back within 10 days or 2 weeks.
The Ware case, however, presents
quite a different problem from the
Smith case. In it Is involved not only
the question OF huge expenditures in
the primary campaign, but also
charges OF irregularities in the gen
eral election.
Contest Based on Charges.
William 3. Wilson, Vare's Demo
| cratic opponent, has brought a con
| test on the basis of these charges, and
IL this is pressed and there has beer
no indication from any quarter that
1t will not be, 1t will be months before
the Senate reaches a final vote.
| Involved in such a contest would
be the counting of more than million
votes cast in the general election ir
Pennsylvania last November. Most ol
| these ballots now have been ordered
preserved, and 1t Is the plan now te
move them to Washington AS soon az
the Senate has provided the necessary
| funds.
The Smith case revolves wholly
around the question of primary ex
penditures, into which enter contribu
tions totaling $125,000 made directl,
to Smiths campaign fund by Samue
| insult, Illinois traction magnate
Smith then was serving as chairman
OF the Illinois State Commerce Com
mission, which had control over tht
rates and other affairs of insults com
panies.