 | Charles Emanuel Martin, William Henry George - 1927 - 794 pages
...direct vote of the people. In 1900 the Democrats took a short step toward popular government, favoring the election of United States Senators by direct vote of the people and direct legislation wherever possible. In 1912 they declared for the presidential primary. It was the... | |
 | California Bar Association - 1912 - 228 pages
...responsive to the popular will. How many among you, I would like to know, today will say that you object to the election of United States Senators by direct vote of the people? And if you believe that United States Senators should be elected by direct vote of the people, can't you... | |
 | United States. Congress. House. Committee on Education - 1928 - 566 pages
...ROBSION. Does not your referendum show that you did? Mr. SHELTON. No, sir. Mr. ROBSION. You opposed the election of United States Senators by direct vote of the people? Mr. SHELTON. That is not true. Mr. ROBSION. They opposed the granting of suffrage to women? Mr. SHELTON.... | |
 | United States. Congress. House. Committee on Education - 1928 - 582 pages
...ROBSION. Does not your referendum show that you did? Mr. SHELTON. No, sir. Mr. ROBSION. You opposed the election of United States Senators by direct vote of the people? Mr. SHELTON. That is not true. Mr. ROBSION. They opposed the granting of suffrage to women? Miy SHELTON.... | |
 | 1916 - 448 pages
...civil-service examination. Election of United States Senators At one time he was bitterly opposed to the election of United States Senators by direct vote of the people, but when it became evident to him that this reform was popular throughout the country he suddenly changed... | |
 | George Edward Plumbe, James Langland, Claude Othello Pike - 1913 - 700 pages
...DAILY NEWS ALMANAC AND YEAR-BOOK FOR 1913. It has proposed an amendment to the federal constitution providing for the election of United States senators by direct vote of the people. It has secured the admission of Arizona and New Mexico as two sovereign states. It has required the... | |
 | California. Legislature. Assembly - 1901 - 1324 pages
...Speaker announced the receipt of a communication from the Secretary of State of Oregon, relative to the election of United States Senators by direct vote of the people. 30-A REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES. ON WATS AND MEANS. ASSEMBLY CHAMBER, SACRAMENTO, February 12,... | |
 | Kentucky State Bar Association - 1926 - 328 pages
...justification. Each was a marked departure from the fundamentals of the original draft. The Seventeenth Amendment, providing for the election of United States Senators by direct vote of the people, was a body blow to the sovereignty of the States; yet the people, at the time, altogether failed to... | |
 | 1910 - 766 pages
...a viva voce vote. Mr. Bristow wanted to amend the income tax resolution by adding to it a provision for the election of United States Senators by direct vote of the people. This was ruled out of order. On July 12 the income tax constitutional amendment was adopted by the... | |
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We favor an amendment to the federal constitution providing for the election of United States Senators by direct vote of the people, and we favor direct legislation wherever practicable. 
