Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-03-01
IT FAILS, 81 TO 80.
Direct Election Of Senators Resolution
Defeated in the Senate

Washington, Feb os.-The Senate today
defeated the resolution proposing an
amendment 10 the Constitution so as to
provide that senator's be elected by direct
vote Of the people brave fight had
been made by the supporters OF the meas
ure. as was indicated by the vote. Fifty
four senator's stood for the resolution and
90 against it. Although this division
showed so large majority of the Senate
ta favor popular elections, the number
was not sufficient by four 10 carry the
measure. which required Il two-thirds
vote for its success.
Though it had been understood that de-
bate would be shut off on the measure
when called up, Bacon. who dcterminedly
has opposed the resolution as altered I'M
der the Sutherland amendment placing
control of the elections in the hands of
Congress. hoped TO have an amendment
adopted that might render the meas
urc acceptable to some OF the SOUTH
ern senator's The Georgia senator's cf-
fort was to provide the federal super
vision of the elections should apply only
in those states wherein the Legislatures
had failed to designate the manner and
method of holding the elections.
Vice President Sherman, however, ruled
the Bacon amendment out Of order and
the roll call was begun.
For q moment ii was thought the
calculations would be upset, for when
Senator Gallinger's name was reached
his answer was Ave. Looks Of sur
pris, were exchanged by many sena-
tors. for the long debates on the ques-
ton hau developed no more inveterat
enemy to the resolution than the New
Hampshire senator. The clerk had re-
ceived several more responses before
i, occurred u Gallinger that something
was wrong. He arose in some haste
and hal his name shifted To the
NAYS" The vote:
Ycas-Bailey, Reveridge, Borah,
Bourne Bradley. Briggs, Eristov',
Brown. Burkntt, Burton, Carter.
Chamberlain. Clapp, Clark, Wye.i
Clatke. Ark; Culberson. Cullom, Cam
MIN. Curtis. Davis. Dixon. Dupont,
FRYE Gamble. Gore, Grunna, Guggen-
helm. Jones, La Toilette, McCumbcr,
Martin. Nelson, NewlanGs. Nixon,
Oyerman, owen, Paynter, Perkins,
Piles Rayner, Shivelv. Simmons,
Smith, Md: Smith, Mich; Smith, :.
D.: stephenson, Stone, sutherland
wanson. Taylor. Thornton, Warner
Watson, Young-54.
Nays-Bacon BankheaG. Brandegee
Bulkeley. Burnham, Burrows. Crane,
Depcw, Dick. Dillingham;, Fletcher
Flint, Foster, Gallinger, Hale. Hey
burn. Johnston, kcan, Lodge, Lorimer
Money, Oliver, Page. Penrose. Percy,
Richardson, Root. Scott, Smoot Italia
ferro Tillman. Warren Wetmore-35
There We're four absentees Aldrich,
Frasier, Crawford and Terrell. Had
they been present Terrell. il was an
nounced, would have voted against
the resolution and Mr.. Frasier Tor il.
For Mr.. Aldrich no announcement was
made Later Crawford appeared on
the floor and explained that he had
oversight. Ills vote. he said, would
have been aye"
Borah, who had led the advocates Of
popular elections, though disappointed
at the result. was not discouraged. On
the contrary he felt that the vote
plainly indicated tho popularity of the
measure.
The measure viii be again introduce
ed at the first session of Congress" he
said, regular or extraordinary, and
urged nnremttingly. The next Con-
gress, in my judgment. will pass IA
vorably on the resolution