The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-02-01
Opponents of Works Reso-
luton Say 1t Is Aimed
at Roosevelt.
ITS PROPON E N rs
DENY THE CHARGE
All Attempts to Amend Meas
ure Providing for Single Six
Year Presidential Term Are
Voted Down by Large Ma
jorities-Final Vote Will
Be Reached To-Day.

Washington. January 51.-The Senate
to-day defeated every attempt 20
amend the Works single six-year presi-
Dental term resolution When re-
cess WAS taken tonight IL appeared
certain that a final vote on the proposed
constitutional amendment would be
reached tomorrow and its opponents
were mastering all possible strength 10
defeat IL.
AZ the measure emerged from the
DAYS fight in the Senate,it still provides
for one term Of six years for the chief
executive and makes ineligible 20 re-
election any person who has in the past
held office by election or by succession.
The closest votes OF the day came on
Senator ovens amendment Tor d
direct popular vote on president ana
Vice President which was defeated
az to -. and Senator Paynters amend
rnent to lengt hen 20 six years the term
Of the President who might be In Once
when the constitutional amendment was
finally ratified This was defeated,
SO 20 30.
All Are Defeated.
Proposals for two fOur-year terms
and one four-year term, suggestions
70 modify the resolution 50 II would
not affect Taft. Wilson or Roosevelt.
and amendments to make II apply only
to Presidents elected after its ratih-
cation. were all defeated by large ma
jorities.
declared themselves friendly to Col
onel Roosevelt again led fight against
the entire resolution. The Progress
sives declared il was against the Amer
lean governmental principles TO limit
the right of the people 20 choose d
President. Senator Crawford insisted
II was aimed at Colonel Roosevelt.
we are asking the American people
10 foreclose themselves from the right
to call into their service tho man OF
the hour during crisis upon which
the very destiny of the republic may
he hanging" declared Senator Craw-
ford We have no fear of a dcspot
No. we arc no; afraid of despot.
retorted Senator Williams; neither was
any other fool nation that ever existed
until after they had got bin.
Il did not believe that any one would
insist that this legislation was aimed
at Col Roosevelt" declared Senator
Cumnins, advocating the Works single
sixyear presidential term amendment,
but il has been very busily urged
throughout the United States lately
that we are legislating 10 make Roose-
Welt ineligible There ls no truth IN
such statements and | know they must
be abhOrrent 10 Colonel Roosevelt.
Senator Williams. Democrat. de
cIared that the single term proposal
probably would be defeated by the
States unless Colonel Roosevelt were
exempted from is provisions.
w hatevar- might be the motives of
those who oppose the amendment,
said Senator Williams they would be
able 70 say 70 the people They are
after one mans scalp. he received more
than ? coo 600 votes Of the American peo-
L. hs.-- a 8
him ineligi ble.'
An Unwise Handicap.
1t would be unwise for those who
favor this amendment 70 handicap
themselves with the active antagonism
of those who could make this point
against II.
The proposal 10 exempt Roosevelt.
Taft and Wilson suffered defeat in the
voting down of the Hitchcock and Root
amendments The Senate then took
up the McCumber amendment, which
proposed a limitation To two fOur-year
terms. with the qualifying provision
that no person who has served as
President by succession for she major
fraction of one term shall be eligible
to hold more than one full term
Senator Borah declared this prOvI-
sion was the "Unwrittcn law. that no
President should serve more than two
terms and that i was not necessary to
put that IN the constitution
Senator Crawford declared no lImIta-
ton should be put upon the power of
the people TO elect President again.
and he opposed both the McCUm Der
amendment and the original plan for d
single SIX year term
He insisted that even n President
wilson's power TO rcnominate himself
we're curtaIlcd. there would be nothing
20 prevent his using the full influence
Of MS office 10 secure the nomination
and election OF some ono who had given
him great help in securing the election
this year.
The NcCumber amendment was
ultimately defeated by vote Of
81 TO g. Senators AicCumb Der. Pcnrosc
and williams voting for it
The success OF Napoleon and Caesar
in establishing dictatorships gave fhs
Senate a busy half hour Of debate.
Senator Williams insisting that tte
United States might confront such "a
Continued on Second Page