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...only hitch in Byrd's arduous climb to the top may be the secret vote in the 62-Senator Democratic caucus. Head counters give Byrd 30 votes, two 14 short of a majority, and Humphrey 22. Humphrey hopes to pick up the ten votes he needsthat Byrd is acceptable to labor. He wasn't about to go against a sure winner." Humphrey's health also worries Senators, who wonder whether he will have the vitality for the job after undergoing removal of his cancerous bladder. Says Hubert, who insists that he has been advised he is healthy enough: "I prefer...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CONGRESS: Building a Byrd House | 1/10/1977 | See Source »

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