Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-05
CLASS IS DENIED
SEAT IN j. 8.
SENATE
Vote Of 80 to 80 Ends Hot Fight
Over Appontee Of Gov
ernor 0'NeaI.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4-By a
vote of 33 to 80, the Senate late this
afternoon refused to seat Frank +.
Glass as a Senator from Ala bama.
The vote followed a vote of 81 to
80 in which hte Senate defeated the
proposal of Senator Robinson to seat
Mr.. Glass. Senator Robinson offered
an affirmative proposition as an
amendment TO the committee resolu-
ton declaring that Glass was not en-
titled to his seat.
President in Case.
The vote came likewise after re-
port that President Wilson had taken
a hand in the case by pushing the
claims of Mr.. Glass. The President is
said to have urged the Democrats to
override the committees report re-
fusing to recognize the Alabama edi-
tors claim under appointment by
Governor O'Neal
The vote ended a long political
fight, and it upheld the constitutional
provision for the direct election of
Senators, which Governor O'Neal is
claimed to have ignored.
Says O'NeaI Played Politics.
Declaring the Governor of Alabama
attempted. to usurp power when he
failed to call special session of
the Legislature to provide laws for
the appointment or election of a sue
| cessor to the late Senator Johnston,
Senator Sherman in opposing the
seating of Glass, stated that Governor
O'Neal was actuated by purely polit-
zeal reasons"
He desires to keep in his execu-
tive hands the naming of a Senator
from Alabama" said the Senator
He declared that the Governor ha /
plenty of time to ell a special ses-
sion of the Legislature.
No Session of Legislature.
Senator Bankhead asserted that
the reason laws had no. been provid-
ed was that there was no session OF
| the Legislature.
The Constitution of Alabama pro-
vides for session every four years"
replied Senator Sherman, and these
sessions are limited to so days eacn.
That is not enough time TO elect a
Senator and pass the ordinary supply
bills. In view of these circumstances
special session of the Legislature
should have been called
Can't Compel a State.
That provision Is merely permls-
sive," said Senators Sherman. The
Federal Government can not compel
State to elect a Senator. and Ala
basna has no reason to complain If
beo4use of her own sluggishness AMI
inability she failed to send a Senator
OF Washington with proper creden
| tials."
Senator Sutherland spoke against
the seating of MIR, Glass, taking the
position that the Governor clearly ex-
| ceeded his authority when he at
tempted to appoint a Senator with
out authority Of the Legislature.
Senator Sherman said there was no
weight to be attached to the declara-
tion that Alabama is being deprived
| Of equal suffrage in the Senate.
Glass Gained Strength.
"On any day until to-day Mr. Glass
would have been lenied a seat in the
Senate by a vote of two to one,
declared Senator Bristow. Il
shall watch the roll call with very
great interest" This remark arous
ed the resentment of Senator Hok1
Smith. who said that TIE close atten
| ton Of the censor of public morals"
woud not deter him from voting as
| he believed to be right Senator
| Bristow's remark was taken TO re-
| fer to tie report that President viii
| son has interested himself in he
| Glass case.