Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1912-08-20 | Page 1 | Political Debate Enlivens Senate

POLITICAL DEBATE EBA TE ENLIVENS SENATE Opinions of of- Democratic and Bull Moose Candidates i Contrasted Aug AuS' 19 The The WASHINGTON Iy attempt of tho the Senate to debate the tho Works Yorks resolution for a single six six- year jear term for President nn and vice Ice presIdent president prest dent plunged that bod body tod today y Into at another an- an other open discussion of the political situation Senator Cummins made the th chief speech In support of or the tion but It was interpolated with a. a a running running- fire fira of or comment Senator Borah read lead from tram one of or Governor Governor Gov Gov- Wilsons Wilson's works to sho show that the thea J Democratic Democratic- candidate had fa favored long tenure of the presidential office Tho The governor so has endorsed endorse the Baltimore Baltimore Bal Bal- platform said Senator Will Will- lams Democrat lIe He may yield to his platform but 2 i doubt If Ir he yields his Judgment men said eaid Senator Borah Borab I 1 think the senator will admit re retorted retorted re- re Senator Williams that Governor Go Wilson lIson has never no written more reck- reck hesSly than Theodore Roosevelt If It Ii tho thu colonel has written some some things thinS's which he ought not nol to have he has written replied Senator Borah Borab things for which written a great man many or the public Is Indebted to him Senator Williams declared declare Governor Go Wilson had li never lier er said allY anything thins unkind about the men who had hall been presIdents presidents presidents dents of or the tho United States since Its foe foundation n d at on I Ill offer otter a a. good O 60 chromo chroma to any hA 1 u I h i n VII lit u. u v UV n comment t made by Colonel Roosevelt on an any President except Abraham Lincoln and himself which was In an any way wai complimentary I m en La tar ry Senator proposed a constitutional constitutional amen amendment ment a as r a substitute for forthe forthe forthe the Works s resolution limiting a a President President Pros Pros- dent lent to two of or four years each i The year six term teun resolution the tho ranks tanks of or tho the Insurgent ent Republicans ans Senators Cummins Works Bor i an and others advocated ad it while Senators Clapp Crawford and BrIstow found stron strong arguments against It t. t The hc Clayton bill to amend the tho federal federal fed fell eral constitution no so o as to provide pro a 3 single term of ot six years wa was reached b by tho House tOda today but no objection b by Representative Cooper of Wisconsin It ft wart wan sent ent over o to the winter session of ot Conr Congress r. r r