Senate mulls over vote after weekend hearings WASHINGTON (AH) Supporters of Claronct! Thom us worktui Mon day U> preserve Senate support for his Supreme Court nomina tion as senators "pained and perplexed" bv sexual harass ment allegations decided how to vote. The vote is scheduled for Tuesday night after eight hours of debate time. A key Southern Democrat, Sen. J. Bennett Johnston of Lou isiana, reaffirmed his support for Thomas, saying the allega tions by University of Oklaho ma lawi professor Anita Hill had not changed bis mind about the nomination. "I believe Judge Thomas is qualified I said so two weeks ago. I know nothing that has transpired in the meantime to take away from that," said Johnston, who led a group of Southern Democrats to oppose Robert Burk's failed Supreme Court nomination in 1987 But others were wrestling with the issue us another for mer aide to Thomas, Sukari Hardnott, told The Associated Press that black women in his office ut the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission felt they were objects of his sexual interest and physical inspec tion. “1 am generally undecided," said Sen. J. James Exon, D-Neb , who had been a Thomas sup porter before Hill's allegations surfaced. Hardnett, another former as sistant to Thomas at the EEOC, told Senate investigators that some b 1 a c k women w ho worked in his office felt they were "an object of sexual inter est" and physical inspection by him. Hardnett, who worked for Thomas from 1985 to 198(>, did not allege sexual harassment but said, "If you were young, black, female and reasonably attractive, you knew full well you were being inspected and auditioned as a female." Sen. Joseph Lieberman, D Conn . who had originally been a Thomas supporter, said the hearings left him undecided. "I'm as pained and perplexed as the rest of America," Lieber man said on NBC. "It's quite possible ... that we’re not able to decide that anybody is ly ing," he said. Thomas would have 5 2 votes, barely u majority, if 41 Republicans and 11 other Dem ocrats stick with pledges of support made before Hill's alle gations surfaced. Sen. Dennis DcConcini, D An/ , another Thomas support or, predicted tho Senate would approve ihu nomination in .1 vote that Ixith suit's expected to ho clostt. "I boliovo Clarence Thomas Thtt American people boliovo Clarence Thomas 1 have no idea whoro tho votes .tr»i.' said Sen John Dunforth, R-Mo , tho nominee's mentor and champi on on Capitol Hill President Bush, who re turned early from a throe-da\ weekend at Camp David to di rot t the lobbying etfort, said support for Thomas was still "holding strong" despite Hill s explosive allegations Hill returned to her home m Norman. Okie . where she roll crated her charge and chastised Republicans for attacking her character. "1 am not imagining the con duct to which I testified." she said. " The personal attac ks on me without an iota of evidence were particularly offensive,' she said at a news conference Tho White House strategy was keyed at holding Southern senators with large blai k con stituoncies who accounted for seven of the 13 Democrats who had announced their support for 'Thomas last month In remarks clearly aimed at these Southerners, Bush said "It’s important to note that among Afro-Americans, black Americans, that the support is very, very strong. That is sigmf icant and I think highly impor tant." Senate Republicans and the White House were pursuing a strategy of persuading senators that Hill's testimony produced insufficient ovidence and that Thomas deserved tho benefit ol any doubts. White House vote counters were combing the list of 13 Democratic supporters, looking for weak spots. However, the conflicting tes timony of Thomas and Hill in three days of extraordinary hearings did not appear to have changed the minds of senators on the Judiciary Committee, which last month stood neutral on 'Thomas' nomination by a 7-7 vote. A senior administration offi cial, who requested anonymity, said that "among the senators that are pledged, most of them are firm, but thero are some that have to be chucked with and you huve to work on the undecideds.” I'PPS — CPPS CARKKR PLANNING AM) PL Al" KM KMT SKRYICK — CPPS=JOBS Register Now at 244 Hendricks 346-3235 — CARKKR Pl.AWIMi AM) Pt.ACKMKNT SKR\ ICK — CPPS John T. 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