Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1913-04-08
PROPOSED AMENDMENT Observation-Disclosures
FOR DIRECT ELECTION Of UNITED STATES SENATORS
SFINALLy RATIFIED BY THREE E-FOURTHS OF STATES

the senate, threatened to kill the en-
tire proposition. This interposed fea-
ture was to amend other provisions
of the constitution SO as to deprive
the federal government of power to
supervise the state regulations as to
the time and manner of election. The
votes Of southern senators threatened
to defeat the main proposition il the
federal government was given this
power. Senator Root made a speech
in which he criticised the method
employed by southern states in de-
/ priying negroes OF the right of suf-
frage Senator Bacon replied that the
federal government was being given
the power once more to enact force
bills" and send armies and marshals
into southern states to intiinidate
voters. On February 2S, just before
/ the end Of the session, the resolution
was defeated by four votes.
Senator Bristow reintroduced the
resolution in the special session i'm.
mediately following The fight of the
preceding session was refought, but
this time the friends of the resolu
tion won by a vote Of ga to "a, OF
five more than the required two
thirds.
The house had passed resolution
which made it clear the federal gov
ernment was not TO interfere witt
senatorial elections in the states, 70
weeks the measure was iu confer
ence, Finally the house conferees re
ceded and the house agreed to tn
senate measure by vote Of 2S7 t
80.
Previous to this time, the severa
, states had taken the bit in thei
, teeth by enactng laws which in e
feet did not wait for constitutions
amendment on the subject, Probabl
] the most successful OF these wa
I adopted ia Oregon. 1t virtually
!. rected the members of the legisli
q ture to elect the person who reeer
!. the majority vote at the regular ele
A tion. when the placing of the nam
7 Of a candidate for United States Sc
ator upon the tickets was authorize
!. One of the first speeches made
D. the senate during the twenty-ye'
g. crusade for the change in favor
8. the direct election was by Senate
Turpie of Indiana Il, that speed
o. he declared that the election OF sen
.e tors by legislatures was the one blei
a ism on the democracy which was Ell
a. bodied in the American government
Is No legislation by congress will
ID necessary to put the change IN
le effect. 1t will be incumbent up,
le the various states 10 see to it Tia
IS proper provision is made BY 4
e names Of senators going on the Te
is ular ballots. Should any state fail
do so, it has been suggested that &C
3. gress might exercise its power
c supervising that states votina res
10 lations so as to require the name
Ic- be placed on the ballots.
in The first senators to be elected
ed the new method win be those "
MS take their seats for the term beg
m. ming March 4, 1915, They win
elected at the November elections
ar 1914,
se, The first thrty-three states to +
i'd ify the amendment were Arizol
he Arkansas, California. Colorado, Ida
he Indiana, Iowa, Kansas. Maine, Mas
De- ohusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, N
rst souri, Montana, Nebraska, Neva
ed New Hampshire, New Jersey, N
a York, New Mexico, North Caroli
ro- North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Q
in gon, South Dakota, Texas, Verne