The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-04-04

OF approval He seemed very much
IN earnest and warned the occupants
OF the galleries that they were there
by the courtesy of the Senate, and he
SAID that 1t ought not to be necessary
Tor the presiding officer to be COM
PEELED to repeatedly admonish visitors
that applause by the occupants of the
galleries was not tolerated.
Would Have Lost Earlier.
I In the midst Of much confusion If
can De stated that II vote had been
taken before , o'clock Senator Ste
phenson would probably have been
unseated. Shortly after that hour his
friends were able to assure him of n
majority Of three. and in the few
hours that interviewed before the roll
cal this majority was swelled to six
Inc acton OF senator Taylor and Sen
ator 1tllman in releasing their pairs
brought two votes TO Senator Stephen
son.
Then Senator Overman. Of North
carolina, who was paired against him
on tuesday. voted for him. But this
vote was counteracted by the fact
that Senator Smith. OF Michigan, who
had been counted for Stephenson.
voted against him. Another act that
tended to help Senator Stephenson's
cause was the voluntary absence OF
senators Martin and Swanson, who
declined to insist on pairs, and in
mat way two Republicans were free
TO vote for Mr.. Stephenson. In fact
some senator's expressed the opinion
mat mad Senators Martin and Swan
son been present they would have
voted for Mr.. Stephenson.
How the Senate Voted.
Inc vote on Senator Heyburn's mo-
tlon, declaring Senator Stephenson to
be entitled to his seat, follows.
FOR Stephenson-Bankhead, Brad
ley' Brandegee. Briggs. Burnham.
Burton, Chiffon. Clark of Wyoming
crane, Curtis. Dillingham;, Du Point,
+ Ietcher' Foster Gamble, Hepburn.
johnston, Lippitt Lodge, Lorimer.
McCumber. Mclean. Newlands. Nixon
OHVer. OVerman. Page. Penrose, Per
klns, Pomerene, Rayner. Richardson
Root Smith OF Maryland, Smoot'
sutherland. Thornton. Warren, Wat
son and Wetmore-4O.
Against Stephenson-Rorah. Rourna
Brlstow, Brown, Bryan, Chamberlain.
Siapp. Crawford. Culberson, Cummins'
DIXON, Gardner. Gronna. Hitchcock
J Johnson Jones. Kenyon, Kern. La
follette. Lea, MARITIME, Myers, O'Gor-
man, owen, Percy. Poindexter, Shive-
~ smith of Georgia, Smith of Michi-
gan, Smith of South Carolina. stone
townsend, Williams and Works-34'
me following pairs were an
y MT. Nelson, for, with Mr..
Bacon. against; Mr.. Paynter, for. with
Mr; core. against; Mr.. Bailey. for,
with Mr.. Reed, against; Mr.. Gugeen,
nelm, for, with Mr.. Davis, against;
Mr. Cullom. for. with Mr.. Simmons
tor Stevenson. twelve were cast ~,
democrats. as follows: Bankhead. of
Alabama; Chiffon. of West Virginia:
rletcher, of Florida; Foster, of Louis
lana; Johnston. of Alabama. New
Iands, of Nevada; Overman. of North
carolina; Pomerene, of Ohio: Rayner
ana smith, of Maryland; Thornton.
Virginia. eS'
Fifteen Republicans voted against
: 9IePhenson, as follows: Borah, of
Idaho; Bourne. of Oregon; Bristow
or kansas; Brown, of Nebraska:
CIapp' of Minnesota; Crawford. of
south Dakota; Cummins, of Iowa:
Dixon, OF Montana; Gronna, Of North
DAKOTA; Jones. of Washington; Ken
yon, of Iowa; La Toilette. of Wis
consin; Poindexter, Of Washington:
smith. Of Michigan, and Townsend
OF Michigan.