Show i VOL i VOTE DEFEATED IN f Tf I to 4 T oth Utah Senators Go on r Record Against Change In Method of Electing President President dent and Vice President r f VOTE TO BE TAKEN TOD TODAY AY AYON 1 ON SINGLE YEAR SIX-YEAR TERM I f Efforts to Except Roosevelt Taft and Wilson Witson From Provisions of Constitutional f Amendment Are Defeated tf WASHINGTON WASHINGTON Jan 31 The The OV yv Senate defeated today every attempt attempt attempt at- at tempt to amend the Works r single six six- year yur presidential t term rm resolution When recess 5 was vas taken tonight it appeared ap- ap pea d certain that a final vote on the proposed constitutional amend amend- I I i ment would be reached tomorrow and j its were were all poss possible pos- pos s si sible lc strength to defeat it 4 As s the measure emerged from the d days day's ay s fight in the Senate it still proVides provides provides pro pro- vides for tor one term of or six years for tor the 1 chief executive and makes Ineligible to re election any person who In th the tho past had bad held tho the office b by election or b by I succession I Tho closest votes o of th the day came on I Senator r Owens Owen's resolution for tor a direct 1 popular vote yoto on President and vice president which was defeated 36 35 to 3 32 I and Senator Paynters Paynter's amendment to lengthen to six years the term terna of the President nt who vho might be In office when tho the constitutional amendment finally was ratified which was defeated 36 to 30 lion how Senator Line d VI Ui Up Those who voted In favor o of the di direct direct dl- dl v vote te for lor President were Republicans norah Borah Bourne Crawford Gr Gronna nna Kenyon Kenon Jones La- La ollette McLean and Townsend i Democrats Democrats Ashurst Ashurst Bryan r ChUt n. n Fletcher Johnson Me r Myers Newlands New- New lands Overman Owen Perky Pomer- Pomer tenc ene Shively Smith Ariz Artz Smith McL ML and Williams Progressives Clapp Clapp Dixon and Poin- Poin dext dexter r. r Those voting against the amendment were Republicans Bradley Burnham Burton Durton Catron Clark Wyo i Cullom Cummin Dillingham Du Pont Gallinger Gamble Gambit Jackson Lodge McCumber Mc Mc- Cumber Nelson Nehon Oliver Page Perkins Sanders Smoot Stephenson Sutherland Wetmore etmore and Works Democrats Democrats Clarke Ark Johnston Ala la Paynter Percy Simmons Simmons Sim Sim- r mons Smith Ga T Thomas omas and Thorn Thorn- ton Proposals for two year four terms Bud and one olle year four term suggestions to 1 modify the resolution to 80 o It would not affect Taft TaCt Wilson or Roosevelt and amendments to make It apply only to II Continued on P Page e 2 2 Column 1 I DIRECT VOTE VOIE IS BEATEN IN SENA Tf Continued from Pa Page o 1 1 Pr Presidents elected erected after tt r Its Ihl lt ratification wore defeated b by large lare majorities Progressives and Republicans who declared themselves ts friendly to Colonel Roosevelt again ln I led d a against the tho entire resolution The Progressives cs de declared declared de- de dared It t-an t OB against American Sovern- Sovern o mental principles to limit tho right o of the people to choo p. p R a President mt nl Sen Son Senator I ator alor Crawford Insisted It was aimed a at t Colonel Roosevelt We W arc arc th the American n to foreclose themselves from tram the right t t to fo call cl nto their service the man o othe of oC t tt the tho hour during a reins crIMs upon whirl which t the vcr very destin of ut the republic rna Ina Y be bo hanging declared Senator Craw rAw ford Wo Ro c ha have hano no fear rear of or a n. a. a despot No 00 wo we are aro not afraid of or a despot pot retorted Senator Williams 1 neither w was a s an any other fool Cool nation that ever r existed until after aCter th they Y had got him million Voted Do Down n. n When hen tho ho Senate took up tho the subject Senator Roots Root's amendment to make mako tl the e i constitutional amendment tako take effect t March f 4 1917 1517 Wa was defeated on a It vt Iloco viva l a voce oco vote hut but demanding a It Toll call cal 1 hrh h got sot It before th the Senate a again aln fo for tor r further con consideration As R a n. substitute Senator Hitchcock proposed an amend amend- amendment amendment ment to let Jet Wilson fJ on j Roosevelt or Tat Taft t have c on one year six caT term under I the thc now new amendment Wh When hen n Wo vo except ept these theBe persons fro from Com m tn operations we see are aro making making- It en entirely en- en personal declared Senator Borah we wo might as os well namo thes th se e three men In the tho amendment as C being g I exempt from Its provisions We Ye prat would bo bc amending th the constitution constitution for lor their convenience I Senator Sutherland urged tho the adoption tion of ot tho the Root amendment setting March I S 1917 as the date dato This bron brought ht another protest from the Progressive ranks Senator Poindexter declaring that J If there was WAI any dan danger er of a man bic because bi- bi perpetuating himself In office be because c cause cause use o of ht his ability and nd popularity as the friends of or the tho single le term claimed that danger would be met mt b by making the he resolution Immediately h effective Senator Senator- Cummins favored and Senator Senator Sen Sen- ator Todge opposed the tho exemptions for Wilson Roosevelt CU and Taft The Tho proposal to exempt Roosevelt Taft and Wilson Willian suffered defeat In tho the voting down of or the Hitchcock and Root amendments |