Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-10-02
SUFFRAGE ACT
LOST IN SENATE
BY TWO VOTES

dress to the senators yesterday sup
plemented by letters today to sew
eral democratic senators opposed
10 the resolution did not change d
single vote, although in the final de.
bate some senators asserted that de.
feat of the resolution would mean
reputation OF the executive. In
Guiding the absent and paired sen.
ators, the rollcall showed that the
senate lineup of e. to "a on the
resolution remained virtually I'M
changed from the beginning of the
fight last Thursday.
Chairman Jones and other cham
pions of the resolution declared, al
ter todays vote, that the defeat
is only temporary and that the con-
test will be renewed after the No
vember elections, when changes in
membership are certain. Admins
tration leaders also admitted that
the vote was the first important
reverse President Wilson has met
in advocacy of what he has declared
to be essential war measures.
Iowan Puts Pertinent Query.
In the concluding debate in the
senate, Senator Cummins of Iowa
a republican supporter of the res
olution, suggested that another
little group of willful men" were
combined to defeat the resolution
and repudiate the president. The
Iowa senator asked if they would
be punished by the president as the
others have been who opposed the
executives war program.
Senator Lenroot of Wisconsin.
another republican supporter, said
that demo rats who oppose the res
olution must be considered as not
believing the residents statement
that the resolution is war measure.
The race question again figured
prominently in the closing discus
sion. Senator Williams of Missis-
slppi, supporting his amendment to
limit the resolutions franchise
rights to white women, declared
that without that amendment the
resolution threatened white DOM
nation in the south.
How Senators Voted.
The official record of the vote to-
day, after Chairman Jones' change
follows:
For the Resolution
Democrats-Ashurst, Chamberlain, Gull
berson. Gerry, Gore, Henderson, Johnson
OF South Dakota, Kendrick, Kirby, Lewis,
Mcclellan, Martin of Kentucky, Myers.
Nugent, Owen. Phelan. Pittman Ransdeu.
Robinson. Shafroth. Sheppard Smith Of
Arizona. Thomas, Thompson, Vardaman,
and Walsh-26.
Republicans-Calder Colt. Cummins,
Curtis. Fernald. France. Goff. Gronna,
Jones OF Washington. Kellogg, Kenyon,
LaFollette, Lenroot. McCumber, McNary,
Nelson New, Norris. Page. Poindexter,
smith OF Michigan, Smoot, Sterling
Sutherland, Townsend, Warren and Wat
son-27
Total for, So
Against Resolution-Democrats: Bank
head, Benet, Fletcher, Guion, Hardwick,
Hitchcock. Jones OF New Mexico, Martin
of Virginia. Overman, Pomerene, Reed,
Salisbury, Shields, Simmons. Smith of
Georgia, Smith of Maryland, Smith of
South Carolina, Trammell. Underwood
and Wolcott--21.
Republicans Baird Brandegee. Dilling-
ham, Drew, Hale, Lodge, Mclean, Pen
rose. Wadsworth and Weeks-1o.
Total against, 81.
The following senators we're paired
Beckham Of Kentucky. democrat, against,
with Hollis of New Hampshire and. Free
,yh, ST
Borah of Idaho, republican. against, with
Fall of New Mexico and Harding of Ohio
republicans Knox of Pennsylvania, re-
publican, against, with Johnson Of Cali
forna and Sherman of Illinois, republic
cans; Swanson Of Virginia. democrat