Show POPUlAR ElECTION or OF SENATORS NO NOW I REQUIRED BY LA lAW Constitutional Amendment Has I Been Ratified by Three- Three fourths of States W WASHINGTON ASHI April S. S S. Direct vy election of oC United T States States senators senator by the people was auth authorized and ma made c compulsory Cor toda today when the Connecticut Connect Connect- cut l legislature 11 ratified titled th the constitutional constitutional constitutional amen amendment ment submitted b by Con- Con giess less than a a. year car a ago o. o The Thc situation situa situa- then lion that results throughout the country country coun coun- lr try where many legislatures have ha ad adjourned ad- ad until 1015 ll Is such uch as aR to leave heave confusion In th tha thi s of members member of the Senate as to lo how the earl early st steps p toward loard direct election oC of senators will willbe willlie be lie carried ou out t. t While the proclamation tion of or the thc secretary secre zecie- tary tOon of state announcing final ratification ratification cation of th lh tho amen amendment ment h by thirty six states Js is r c f I red U by law Jaw Senators Bristo and Borah lead leaders rs In the dl- dl i- i t elections 1 fight in Congress expressed ox- ox pr pressed pressel th lh ii opInion today that the I amendment for aM practical purposes now Is part hart of or th lh the constitution Any lAny man who ma may be lie elected to th tho s Senate nat hereafter mii mn t b be d directly lr said Senator Borah Boral I The rue new Rm amendment gives l to the state te le legislatures legislature however how th lh the right to 0 o prescribe tI tile the methods CO for electing senators Many lell legislatures s have n nd- nd an and will not reconvene until early In L l a few weeks f k lJ before O O the tie terms of over I l thirty senators ena tOIS tOI'S expire It is IR expected that in man many states state the r. legislatures will adopt the tue plan llan authorized In the n new amendment an and direct the governors hO to appoint senators senators sen sen- temporarily un until til the people can elect lct l ct men at regularly regular called elec eke Special sessions of or the legislatures will be urged In 11 man many stat states l' l so that thal the necessary 1 rc pan In laws 8 can CHII l be l. l passed before before be be- fore the general elections o of 1911 In seine sonio states action already ha has been hoen or will be le before the 1 legislatures legisla tures find their present ent sessions authorizing the thi people to toole vote ole for sona- sona at next years year's election TIa The choice cholef of senator hi lii 11 Maryland for the place now hold helcl lJ by Senator Jackson would hn been made b by y the 1 legislature next year pal under th the old system A special 1 of f the Mary Mary- loud land 1 legislature would be hc necessary t to provide laws by h which a popular election could be held n next year car In Inthe Inthe Inthe the opinion of or members of the Sena Senate te no successor can be appointed h by tho the governor under th new provision pro when Senator SC Jacksons Jackson's t l. l terni rm expires unless the legislature shall have ha especially espe espe- clan directed such action |