The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-02-03
SENATE VOTES FOR
SIX YEARS As TERM
If VOTE is RATIFIED BY STATES
WILSON WILL BE AFFECTED
eY CHANGE.

| Washington, Feb. ITO the sur
Trisc of many OF its own memoirs
and OF outsiders, generally, the en-
ate this afternoon gave Just ono vote
more than the necessary two-thirde
in favor of the Works constitutional
amendment, limiting the period OF
service of president and vice presi-
dent to one term of six years, there
by insuring that if three fourths OF
| the states ratify the proposed
change in De next four years, the
presidential term of Woodrow Wilson
will be automatically extended two
years and he will be ineligible fo-
re- election as will Colonel Theodore
Roosevelt.
The final vote by which the Works
amendment resolution was adopted
proved exciting in the extreme, as
it was very close throughout, and
again and again 1t looked as if the
resolution was defeated.
Senator Henry i. IN PoLt Cf Del
aware by his belated vote in the
affirmative at last saved the day for
the proposed constitutional change,
the result being forty y-seyen ayes and
twenty noes. In addition to the sur
prise caused by the success of the
resolution, due to the apparent Drift
of senatorial sentiment during the
three days debate on the proposition,
the way in which several senators
voted was surprising and almost
inexplicapable.
Senator La Toilette, for instance,
turned up in opposition to the resolu-
ton, although its passage would be
q lcng step in the direction of pre-
venting Roosevelt from ever again
being president of the United States.
On the other hand, Senator Cummins
vas recorded in the affirmative,
while the only democratic senator in
opposition was Shively of Indiana.
Senators Dixon of Montana and Poin-
dexter of Washington, both ardent
supporters of Roosevelt, of course,
cast theipr votes in the negative.
Seventeen Republicans Vote aye
In all, seventeen regular republi-
cans supported the proposition.
Senator du Pont has been paired
with Senator Culberson of Texas, and
so announced when he voted, but said
he felt free to have himself record
ed in the affirmative because he un-
Gerstocd that j! the Texas seratcr
were present he would vote the same
way.
There seems to be no doubt but
that the house of representatives will
adopt the Works resolution or one
practically identical with it.
1t is also expected that three
fourths of the state legislatures Will
be found in favor of the constitu-
ton change, when it is submitted to
them for ratification. Owing to the
fact that the constitutional amend
ments will extend the term of Pres
ident Wilson two years beyond the
four for which he was elected in
November last. 1t is likely there will
be a considerable Struggle over the
ratification of the amendment and
that a vast amount of politics will
be played in connection with the
settlement of the question. Yet it
seems to be agreed on by all hands
that no doubt exists that Wilson's term
will be automatically extended two
years if the constitutional amendment
is ratified by three -fourths of the
states within the next four years.
This fact is thought to have weak
ened the change OF the adoption OF
the Works resolution in senate, and
when the senate took a recess last
night many we'll informed senators
gave il as their judgment that the
resolution could not be adopted That
they had reason for this adverse
view was d)nonstrated by the close
ness of today's vote.
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