The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-03-08
Democratic Senator Votes for
Allen Tenantry Plan.
Dramatic Moment in Upper
House Over Resolution.
NONPARTISAR SPIRIT
Delaney Declares Tenantry
Smells of North Dakota.
Good Roads and Taxation
Measures Go Thru Sailing.

Republican leaders of the Kansas
state senate sweat and stammered and
squirmed as they bent their necks to
lens land tenantry constitutional
amendment resolution.
And, after all of their sweating and
explaining, the Republican leaders
who sacrificed their convictions have
to admit that Governor Allen has
Democrat, Senator Hilkey, to thank
for the fact that the senate gave him
the three amendments he asked for.
There has not been a time since the
senate first organized when thrills and
suspense held such sway as when the
farm tenantry resolution was being
voted upon. With Senator Anspaugh
still absent and with Senator Whitney.
Democrat, lined up with the Repub1i-
cans they had just twenty-seven votes
to count on. including that of Senator
Satterthwaite, when Senator Coleman
called the resolution up for final pass
age.
Senator Delaney was the first Re-
publican to vote against the resolution.
AS the reading clerk ran down the roll
call it was noted that Senators Bergen
and Pomeroy were not in their seats.
Senator Terrell when his name was
SoAiCu sent q WIltlcU Oh
his vote for the measure to the clerks
desk and had it read. AS by agree
ment Senators Price and McClain
stated that Ferrelrs reasons were their
reasons. However, Senator Price
broke a precedent by explaining his
vote in detail and excusing himself on
the grounds that the senate was not
actually passing a law but voting upon
proposition to be submitted to the
people. He reserved the right to vote
on the amendment as he might see fit
at the polls and took particular pains
to deny that he had been influenced
in any way by the Club" tactics a
Kansas City newspaper had used in its
editorial columns. A man who has
observed Kansas legislatures for many
years and who is a great admirer of
Senator Price said he had never seen
| him go to such length to explain a
vote.
the Democratic poet, was called he
| asked to be excused from voting for
| a few minutes. The clerk read on
| down the list and when he reached
| the name of Senator Satterthwaite in
| terest grew more intense The sena-
tor from Butler stated that he hated
to put himself in the light of being an
| obstructionist and that he hated very
| much to be unable to favor the gov
| ernor. but that he felt 1t was his duty
| as a legislator to vote his convictions
rather than to cast bis vote as favor
| he said.
/ Voted as Wife Wished.
Senator Whitney, Democrat, stated
/ that he voted for the resolution be.
cause his wife wanted him to do so
| Senators Bergen and Pomeroy Their
came into the room and both voted
for the resolution, Pomeroy doing sc
! of 1t
he stated that he was bitterly opposed
to its provisions and believed it was G
step in the direction othe Nonpartisar
league of North Dakota is going.
Senator Delaney, Republican, who
had voted against the resolution with
out comment. was seen trying to ge
recognition from the chair. and many
| wondered if he was going to ask tc
| change his vote and give the measure
the required two-thirds by doing so.
But the senator from Doniphan had
| been told by another senator that hi.
: vote placed him in the light of being
| opposed to it because of the fact thai
he was banker and the farm tenantrl
scheme such as Allen advocates NIGH
interfere with his business. The state
ment placed Delaney face to face will
a buzz saw. but he walked right into
it. and when he had finished Their
was no buzz saw to be seen or heard
Help Others Also.
He deplored the fact that his con
victions placed him in such a light
but stated it would be impossible fo
! him to change them. He asserted tina
the farm tenantry scheme would Civ
Kansas class legislation and stated
that he has always been opposed t
the state entering business in compe
tition with private individuals. H
read from a paper to show that tn