Evening star., 1937-07-17
Robinson
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Byrnes announced his withdra wal.
Earlier. Burke had said he would back
him for the leadership
Byrnes. in his statement OF with
drawal, said:
Until the funeral services Of Sem
ator Robinson we're held, deemed it
improper to make any statement with
reference to the Democratic leader
ship OF the Senate.
To every Senator who has spoken
to me on the subject. have stated
that at this time would not want to
serve as the Democratic leader of the
Senate and, therefore, will not be a
candidate"
Supports Harrison.
The South Carolinian. generally re-
garded as congressional spokesman
for the President until a few months
ago. would say no more. However, it
was common knowledge at the Capt.
tol that it is his intention to support
Harrison.
Preliminary estimates of votes in
dicated neither Barkley nor Harrison
was likely to develop a decisive lead
before the party caucus
Every phase OF the court and lead
ership controversies was being can
vassed, however, in dozens of quiet
sleeping compartment converse tions
which were expected to continue
throughout the trip.
An armistice will be declared to.
morrow morning when the funeral
party reaches Little Rock.
There Robinson's body will lie in
state in the Arkansas Capitol until
midafternoon. when the Seantors and
Representatives will accompany it to
a church service and burial.
Garner Goes TO Little Rock.
Vice President Garner, who has
been vacationing for several weeks at
his Uvalde. Tex. home. will join the
congressional delegation in Little
Rock. He will return with it to
Washington in time for resumption
OF the court debate Tuesday.
Besides those mentioned above, the
following Senators reserved places on
the funeral train: Andrews, Demo-
crat, OF Florida; Ashurst, Democrat. of
Arizona; Austin, Republican, of Ver-
mont; Bilbo, Democrat, of Mississippi;
Bridges. Republican, of New Hamp-
shire: Brown, Democrat, of Michigan;
Bulkley, Democrat. of Ohio: Byrnes,
Democrat, OF South Carolina; Car
away. Democrat. of Arkansas; Chavez,
Democrat, Of New Mexico; Connally,
Democrat, of Texas; Ellender, Demo-
crat. of Louisiana; Green. Democrat,
OF Rhode Island; Guffey. Democrat, of
pennsylvania; Harrison, Democrat, of
mississippi; Herring. Democrat. of
Iowa; Holt, Democrat, of West Vir-
ginia; La Toilette, Progressive: of Wis
consin; Lodge, Republican, Massa-
chusetts: Lundeen, Farmer-Labor. OF
Minnesota: McCarran, Democrat. of
Nevada; Mcclellan, Democrat, OF Ten.
nessee Minton, Democrat of Indiana;
O'Mahoney, Democrat, of Wyoming;
Overton, Democrat, OF Louisiana;
Pepper. Democrat, of Florida; Pitt
man, Democrat, of Nevada; Pope,
Democrat, of Idaho; Reynolds, Demo-
crat, Of North Carolina; Russell.
Democrat, of Georgia; Thomas,
Democrat, of Utah; Truman. Demo-
crat. Of Missouri Vandenberg, Re-
of Michigan.
Senator Dietrich, Democrat, of uli-
nois, who is on speaking tour, plans
to meet the delegation in Little Rock.
House members in the funeral dele
cation are Majority Leader Rayburn,
Chairman Doughton OF the Ways and
Means Committee, Chairman Mercy
nolds OF the Foreign Affairs Commit
tee, Chairman O'Connor of the Rules
Committee, Representatives Robert
son, Democrat. of Virginia; Dingell,
Democrat. Of Michigan: Wadsworth,
Republican, of New York: Robsion,
Republican, of Kentucky; Short, Re-
publican. of Missouri; Anderson,
Democrat, of Missouri; Zimmerman,
Democrat. of Missouri; Snyder, Demo-
crat, Of Pennsylvania; Nichols, Demo-
crat, of Oklahoma: Boehne, Demo-
crat. of Indiana: Fuller, Democrat, of
Arkansas: Miller. Democrat, Of Ar