Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-01-30
Declares Measure Now Pend
ing is Being Urged Forward
by Personal Ambition of 3
Few Men.
INDICATES NAME OF
ONE BEGINS WITH B
Democrats Called Upon to Give
Assurance That President.
Elect Wilson Wants But
One Term.


Wy AH"~'h WIZ W. tNtnits tttfaiu.l
Washington, jan. 5u.-rAu attack un
the proposed siugi, six year prcsidcn-
uai term us t measure advocated by
'tspirauts Tor The presidency" was
made in thv scuatc today b, senator
Dixon. chairman of the progressive
national committee. Nho declared he
did not believe THERE was any great
public demand for the proposed
change in the constitution.
"lf the truth must bee stated" he
said, this resolution might brtt,r be
entitled, a proposed amendment tu
the federal constitution. Tor the rolvt
pf certain a.pifants for the presidency
of the United States
Tn. senate t"uk up the Works rrs-
"lutuu proposing the amendment
under agreement to vote heturr the
close ot tine sl,ti,c ddy Senator
FAINTER Democrat offered "a provis.
hn chat when the amendment should
20" ratified. tac president then IN office
should bee entitled to six year term.
a., declared uo question should be- LETT
open ns Go vhcth,i 20 applied 90 Pres
iu"ut WoodruW Wilson
ilc declared that no amendment
.
that would prohibit tho people of the
United states from exercising their
own judgment os g. whcth-, q prcst-
dent should De- rp-vlc,t"d.
We prc uU, ..g something that ls
uut demanded bN the p,opl,. except
a- tuit demand comes from some few
personal ambitions. declared senator
OLSON
Me- ypu Democratic senators going
200 rmnarru-. President Wilson hy de-
. rluriug that uu matter how good his
admin u.iruuu mJN u,. ur how much
,n, people may desire him Co serve
Jguiu Do, shalt ho druurrod, iu order
Geo provide zoo opportunity tor others
ohu want tH, presidential Office"
senator MARITIME. of Nrw Jersey. de-
,lIrru senator Dixon could 'ieavc
NundruN Wilson out ot th, debate. 90
aa N Wilson had announced hi- s,m-
patby with the p,mo,r1tlr national
platform. which endorses siugl,
presidential term
Was turr, ans agreement with h.m
Lytpr" 20, Vus nominated ihui hc
would uur accept another t"rmt per
sisted S"uItor piNru
- know ot nome. replied MI Mar
tine
senator Dixon declared hc had
heard tl, real au,hur of the Singl,
term plank iu tur Democratic national
platform was .a man Whose name nc'
gan with % aud WINS not Brckham'
and drmpudrd of senator Martin,
whether pry-idrnt-rl,ct Wilson had 10
pr,,ls, huguurr limited himself 90
siupl, term.
"a stll b,u,,r that Nj Wilson h,u
ucrlur,d bi- position to be .n favor %
90 smgL trtw." answered MARITIME.
90 Uay. observed In the past. r'
turud senator Dixon. that h' hn
held different Views from what hc doc
now. Possibly thnt is thc case ,u thi
. matter
~,uJt,r Guut objected to a'I tho pr"
posed amendments. declaring ina
, chtugIur Jur l,drral constitution Vu
/ 50 serious matter that 60 should uo
, to complicated Win the consideration
, ct Ga, 'pyuuull Interests of Wilson
I Huosclrlt rr Ttft"
An amendment puthorifiug th' r'
.,aII ur 3 president go auy biennial uH
tluual election vts presented ny sen
atpr UrI.Inu. senator EI,uu uurir
Ju tmpudwtut to reduce Tine ut"pu-r
? six ,ur germ for u president o." siu
GLE four srir term. n Nts drt,'tr
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