Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1927-01-20 | Page 1 | Friends Rally to Get Smith Senate Seat

FRIENDS RALLY HALLY TO GET SMITH SENATE SEA SEAT T Opposition Leaders De Dc- Declare clare dare Vote Will Vill Exclude Illinois Man Ian W WASHINGTON Jan 20 E 20 20 The Associated Press Press In unexpected unexpected force friends of oC Frank 1 L Smith made a desperate fight today to overturn o the odds that have base tore forecast cast his exclusion from the senate As As the second day of debate dragged on with a possibility of action before adjournment parti pari- partisans par l- l sans sans of ot th the Illinois senator nate privately sought by means of to wipe out th the slender majority that had bad been claimed against him When yesterdays yesterday's session ad- ad ad adjourned the opposition had bad the ad advantage antage by a handful han of ot votes voles and the tha opposition leaders were still claiming today that this ad- ad adv advantage vantage ad-vantage v vantage would be held beld until the showdown On the tile other side however predictions began beran to grow rosier Time The states rights Issue again acain was W tile the dominating note of ot th the whole discussion on th the floor and in the earnest consultations