The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-06-13
VOTE
APPROVED BY
THE SENATE
Upper House Passes Amend.
msat Providing for Popular
Election 0t Senator's
(By Associated Press. !

Hast night, BY GA 10 "a. passed the
| resolution amending The constitution
llo provide for the election of sena-
tors by direct popular vote THE
Hrlstow amendment giving to the
federal government supervision ol
lsach elections was adopted, Az to a.
the vice president casting the decid-
ing ballot. The house has already
passed the resolution
Senator Reed. of Missouri, protest
ed against the vice president casting
Is deciding vote. An amendment by
Senator Bacon qualifying the Brisfow
amendment to prohibit federal super
VISION of election unless the state
legislature refused or failed to act
was defeated as to 43. The resolu.
ton as amended was finally adopted,
GA to a.
Having determined to vote today
on the resolution looking to the elec-
ltion Of United States senators BY di-
rect vote Of the people, the senate
devoted its undivided attention to
tAat subject throughout the day
Democrats Attack Bristow
The debate began shortly after
noon 1t soon drifted into a political
affair Democratic senators criti-
ci2ed Senator BristoW's change Of at
titude Mr. Bristow framed the prin-
cHal amendment in the nature Of a
substitute to the main proposition
and he sought TO continue the super
| vision of senatorial elections in c0n-
eless instead of delegating it 10 the
states, as proposed BY the house
resolution. In the last session the
| Kansas senator voted against an
amendment offered by MI Sutherland
Of Utah which would have had the
same effect as his own provision Of
tins session
MIR Bristow said that in both in-
stances his attitude had been dictated
Wy his desire to do that which most
certainly would insure the success OF
the popular election resolution
Mr., Borah, In charge of the resolu-
ton. spoke III support Of IL, and Mr.
Bacon opposed the Bristow amend.
ment
MI Davis Of Arkansas, arraignel
! MF Bristow Referring by name to
Senators Cummins, Clapp and La Fol.
lette. he declared abe insurgent
ciowd never have been sincere on amy
subject they have brought before the
country
/ Bristow's cuttina Reply
The chair called slr Davis t0 or
ger MIR Cummins denied Mr Davis
statement OF an alleged instance as
untrue, Mn Bristvw refuted the
4 erarge, saying that oniy under great
prCyocation would ne pay any atten.
ten TO wnat the senator from Arkanv
sas said"
Mr. Bacon aroused feeling By de-
tlaring that great interests had been
efinging enormous pressure to bear
ta defeat the resolution ana Senators
Work, Guggenheim and Cummins
Iat0se 20 iefute the allegation Nf
Bacon explained that he was imput
ing no impromiety 20 any member
The alleged detection Of The pro-
/ 8fessiyes was scored biz Senator 3a.
cen Of Missouri, who declared the
conversion OF Mr. Bflstow to Senator
Sutherland viewpoint was because
III the negro vote In Kansas.
Clarke Deserts Democrats
Adoption oi the Bfist0W amendment
which omitted the house provision
Transferring supervision OF senatorial
elections from congress TO the state
legislature, was made possible by the
Mf Clarke oil Arkansas, casting tue
CnlY Democratic vote for the prepo.
siiion The tie on that ballot would
lfAee been prevented II bis vote haa
been cast With his party with whom
he later voted ON adoption OF the
lreaomtion on this FIRST ballot, hve
Republicans, Messrs Borah, Gronna
Ia Toilette Poindexter and Works,
all insurgents, voted against the pro
VISION On the resolution ais amend
ed, the vote, 81 TO "a was six more
than the necessary two-thirds major
iNs 81 the AZ negative votes, eight
Mere east by Democrats and l6 by|
Republicans, as follows
Republicans Brandegee Burnham,
Crane. Dillingham;. Gallinger Hey
burn lippitt Lodge, iorimer, OliNl
eT Page penr0se, Richardson, Root
Sinoot ana Wetm0re
Democrats Bacon, Bakhead FletcAI
err Foster. Johnson, Percy, Terrell
and Williams
The resolution as amended anal
passed;
Amendment Adopted
That III lien at the first paragraph
ef section Of article | % the con.
ststntion OF Che United States aud inE
leu Of SD mueh of paragraph 2 0fE
tra same section ITS relates IA the
filing OF vacancies, the following bel
proposed as an amendment TO theI
constitution which shall be valid toll
all intents and purposes as part OF
tho constitution when retiiiea hy thel
legislatures 0f three-tourths I'll thcl
states
THE senate of tho United States
S lall he composed Of tNn senator's
from each state, elected hy tbn peN
nle thereof. for six years ana eaet
senator shall have one vote Thel
electors hi each state shall have the
qualifications reHuisife fer electors ~
the most numerous Branch Of the
STATE legislatures
When vacancies happen III incl
representation of my state Id thei
segatc the executive authority OIL
sach state shall issue writs OF cleo
ticn to hll such vacancies Provided, |
that the legislature Of any state may
empower the executive hereof tot
n'Hke temporary appointments until
the people hll he VACANCIES by elec-'