Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1920-04-24 | Page 2 | Sen. Hitchcock Withdraws as Senate Leader

SEN. HITCHCOCK SENATE LEADER Selection of Underwood of Alabama at Democratic ' Conference Assured. ACTION WILL CONDUCE TO PARTY HARMONY Withdrawal Breaks Deadlock Which Has Existed in Party Since Jan. 15th. PIIINCrrON, April 23. Senior Hi cuock of Nebraska withdrew tu-nighi' tu-nighi' from the r.-cc 'it M-nucratic lead' r of tli3 :icmr uur. !t;ua!lj as-juiiti:; as-juiiti:; the selection of Senator bn-Jer wood of Alabama, at (he Democratic conVrenco railed lor Tuesday nig'it. .Scmtor IlltchcocV ; announcement was made iii a le' io senate Pen-ccrata. Pen-ccrata. He Raid his wi'lidrnwal from he fuht would coa It j t He;: ucratic harmony and woulu ivnnl wi.h his in divPual phtns, whirl nouhl not permit hir.i curing the rei.ialnder of the ear to undertake the work of minority leader which devolved upon him with the retirement fr6"hi the senate of tho late Senator Martin of Virginia Withdrawal Breaks Deadlock. 1 The withdrawal of the Nebraska sen ator breaks the deadlock, which de , voloped at the party conference. Janu-1 ary 15, wrcn the first effort was madf to aclect a successor to SenRtor Mar- ! tin "I now desire to ler'mlnato this deadlock," dead-lock," wroto Senutor Hitchcock, "and (hereby withdraw my name from the contest. This will conduce to Democratic Demo-cratic harmony and will accord with 1 my individual. plan3 which will not permit me, during the remainder of the year, to undertako such continuous service ser-vice in the scnatfi arj I have had during dur-ing the past twelve months ' The year during which I have act- ed as Democratic leader has been one of responsibility and difficulty, bu ono of pleasure also, because of the consideration shown me "by pnrty col leagues, whether they agreed with- me or not. j Senator Thanks Colleagues. "I desire particularly to thank those who have supported me In this contest con-test and to say to all that I shall be glad, in resuming my position as vice chairman, to co-operate as heretofore with, the chosen leader." j Senator Hitchcock's friends explained explain-ed the presidential campaign would tf.ke the senator away from Washington Washing-ton at frequent intervals and that aside from this he would male fre-, quent visits to his summer home in Massachusetts and. consequently, . would not desire the responsibility of minority leadership. Senator Hitchcock .'has .been he j Democratic leader Ihroughout tho i long peace treaty fight and it was ex-i plicitly stated at the White House and by Senator Underwood that Irrespsc- live of the outcome of the election fori leadership he would continue as rhe administration spokesman should the treaty fight be renowed.