Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-10-02
LOSES BY MARGIN OF TWO
Senator Jones Changes Vote
Making it Three to Keep
1t On Calendar.
RENEWED EFFORTS FUTILE
President Writes Senator'S in
Support of Cause; To Try
Again After Elections.

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ate today refused to grant the re.
quest OF tho president that tho
woman suffrage resolution be
passed as war measure
After five days OF bitter debate
corridor conferences and cloakroom
negotiations. the Susan y. Anthony
federal amendment resolution en-.
acted by the house last January
received on the final roll call two
votes less than the necessary two
thirds majority. Fifty-four sena-
tors were recorded for It and thirty
against It. with. twelve absent and
paired
Before the vote was announced,
Senator Jones OF New Mexico, chair
man OF the woman suffrage commit
tee, to comply with the parliament
ary requirements. changed his vote
from the affirmative to the mega
tive and moved that the senate re-
consider. This made the final off
cial record SO to al and left the
resolution technically pending on
the senate calendar IN position for
further consideration planned after
the November elections when suf-
frage forces hope to muster the
requisite number OF votes
Wilson's Efforts Fail.
Presidents Wilson'S personal ad-
dress to the senators yesterday
supplemented by letters today to
several democratic senators op.
posed, did not change a single vote
although in the final debate some
senator's asserted that defeat OF the
resolution would mean reputation
OF tho executive.
Including the absent and paired
senator's, the roll call showed that
the senate lineup of 81 TO 81 or
the resolution remained virtually
unchanged from the beginning oi
tho fight Thursday.
Chairman Jones and other cham.
plons OF the resolution declared
after today's vote that the defeat
is only temporary and that the con
test will he renewed after the No
vember elections when changes In
membership are certain. Admins
tration leaders also admitted that
the vote was the first important re-
verse President Wilson has met In
advocacy OF what he has declared
to be essential war measures.
Tho hnc-Up.
The official record of today's vote
after Chairman Jones change fol-
lows:
Democrats: For-Asnurst, Cham
berlain. Culberson, Garry Gore
Henderson. Johnson of South Da-
kota; Kendrick, Kirby. Lewis Nc
Kellar Martin OF Kentucky; Myers
Nugent. owen, Phelan. Pittman
Ransdell. Robinson. Shafroth. Shep-
pard, Smith OF Arizona: Thomas
Thompson. Vardaman and Walsh
Republicans: Calder. Colt, Cum
minis, Curtis, Fernald. France. Goff
Gronna. Jones OF Washington; Kel-
logg, Kenyon. LaFollette.. Lenroot
McCumber, McNary, Nelson, New
Norris, Page, Poindexter, Smith OF
Michigan; Smoot. Sterling, suther-
land, Townsend, Warren and Wat
son-27.
For-53.
Democrats; Against-Bankhe head,
Benet. Fletcher. Guion. Hardwick,
Hitchcock, Jones OF New Mexico;
Martin OF Virginia.; overman, Pom
creme. Reed, Salisbury, Shields, Sim
mons, Smith of Georgia; Smith OF
Maryland; Smith OF South Carolina:
Trammell, Underwood. williams and
Wolcott-21.
Republicans-Baird Brandegee.
Dillingham;. Drew. Lodge, Mclean,
Penrose. Wadsworth and Weeks-l0,
Against--3l.
The following senators were
paired:
Beckham OF Kentucky. democrat
against, with Hollis OF New lIamp.
shire and Frelinghuysen Of New
Jersey. republicans; Borah OF Idaho
republican, against. with Fall Of New
Mexico and Harding of Ohio, re-
puolicans; Knox of Pennsylvania, re-
publican. against, with johnson OF
California, and Sherman OF Illinois
republicans; Swanson. Virginia,
democrat against, with Whitley OF
Missouri. and King OF Utah, demo-
Gratis,
senators Change Vote.
When the same resolution, the
draft Susan B. Antohony first ad-
vanced forty years ago, was last
before the senate March Is, 1914, II
also was defeated, 35 voting for its
adoption and "a In opposition. Sena-
tors Gore. johnson of South Dakota
McCumber OF North Dakota: Page
Of Vermont: Plttman of Nevada and
Nardaman OF Mississippi, then voted
against it but today they supported
IL.
The vote today came just before
4 o'clock after one OF the most bit
ter and spectacular contests In the
senate in Yeas. Today charges and
counter charges OF responsibility for
the result were hurled back and
forth with partisan politics again an
issue.
In last effort TO win over demo-
Gratis opposing the measure follow
ing his address TO the senate yester-
day, President Wilson today sent
personal letters to Senators Over
man of North Carolina; Shields OF
Tennessee: Benet OF South Caro-
line; Martin OF Kentucky, and It was
reported, a few others earnestly
seeking their support