The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-03-03
Senator Gore Himself Finally
Votes against His Own
Warning Resolution.
MAJORITY VOTE IS BIG
Two Democrats, Chamberlain
and 0'Gorman, Vote against
TabIing Resolution.
tBT ABHoefATEp PREEnl

WASHINGTON. March By n
vote Of 6$ to Il, greater majority
than they expected, administration
supporters In the Senate today tabled
Senator Cores resolution to warn
Americans off the armed ships of the
European belligerents and thereby
finally 1uelled In the Senate an aEi-
tation which has embarrassed Prest-
dent Wilson in the submarine negoti-
atoms with Germany.
Senator Cores resolution. a sub
stltute by Senator McCumber, Re
publican, and an attempt by Senator
Gore to strengthen his original pro-
posal, all were defeated at one time
on a'roll call on motion by Senator
James, one of the administration
whips, to taEle them.
The administration victory in the
Senate transferred the fight to the
House.
Senator Gore himself voted to TIA
BILE his resolution. Senators Cham
berlaln and O'Gormon were the only
Democrats to vote against the admin
lBtration. The other twelve anti-ad-
ministration were all Republicans.
Forty-seVen Democrats and twenty
one Republicans voted to table the
resolution.
During the roll call. Senator smoot,
Republican asked to be excused from
voting because he was not able to
vote direct on the proposition. Sena-
tor Borah, Rep, objected, but the
Senate voted to excuse him.
When Senator Stones name was
called, he arose to explain that Sena-
tor Salisbury. Democrat. was absent
ON account of illness. He said that
il present Senator Salisbury would
have voted aye on the original resolu-
ton.
Senator Borah misunderstanding
that Senator Stone was explaining the
vote OF colleague objected
IF this Senate Is going to be
gagged" etc. ~----4-.----~---.
"Tf this Senate Is going to be gag,
gel. the senator from Missouri will be
gagged with the rest OF u.s. Senator
Borah shouted.
When order was restored Senator
Stone explained that ION this resolu-
ton vote aye
There was some uncertainty among
various resolutions.
1t was explained that Senator James
had moved to lay not only the Gore
warning resolutions but also the So
called corrected resolution on the
table. 1t was necessary then for SEN
atnrs to express themselves as to
warnings and on the question OF the
killing of an American on an unarmed
merchantmen as tho cause for war in
one vote.
For that reason. Senator Gore voted
to table because he did not favor his
own substitute and had introduced 1t
merely to get an expression OF the
Senate on that issue.
Senator Chiffon, OF West Virginia.
voted to table the resolution, as did
Senator oliver, Of Pennsylvania.
Neither Senator Goff nor Penrosc was
recorded as voting.
The text of Senator Cores addition
to his original resolution was as fol-
lows:
Resolved by the Senate. the
House of Representatives concurring.
that the sinking by German. subma-
rfne without notice or warning of an
armed merchant vessel OF her public
enemy resulting in the death OF cit
teen of the United States would con-
stftute just and sufficient cause OF
war between the United States and
the German empire"
Several senator's explained that The
double form OF the question was re-
sponsible for the character OF the
vote as few senator's wanted to vote
on the question regarding cause for
war.
1t was said ut the White House