Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1903-03-05
The New Senate,

he New Senate.
For the first time in many years the
senate which convenes in extra session
ninety, the vacant seats for the state
of Delaware having been filled at last
by the election of a. senator from each
of the republican factions
Under the provisions of the constitu-
ton, one-third of the senators are elect
ed every two years, but the new faces
to be seen among the thirty senators
whose terms began yesterday are not as
numerous as in some former years. A
majority of the thirty succeed thenG
selves. In an analysis of the politics
of the new senate, the New York Sun
points out tht, politically, the changes
which have occurred are not import
ant.
In Wisconsin, John C. Spooner; in
Indiana, Charles W. Fairbanks; in
Ohio, J. B. Foraker; in Connecticut, Or
vile H. Plat; in Iowa, William B. AL
lison; in Colorado, Henry NJ. Teller;
in New York, Thomas C. Plat; in Ala
bama, E. W. Pettus, and in California
George C. Perkins have been re-elect-
ed. The other states which have re-
elected their senators are Pennsylva-
mia, Mr.. Penrose; Georgia, Mr.. Clay:
Louisiana, Mr.. McEnery; South Dako-
ia, Mr.. Kittridge; Vermont, Mr.. Dill
bingham; New Hampshire, DR.. Calling
er, and North Dakota Mr.. Hansbrough.
The Florida Legislature is committed
by the vote at the democratic party
primary of July to the reelection of
Senator Mallory. He had no opposi-
ton.
In seventeen of the thirty states
which had senatorial vacancies
through the expira ton of the term of
the incumbents on March s. the present
senators have been or will be re-elecz-
ed
In the eight states, namely, Ken
lucky, Kansas, Idaho, Nevada, North
Carolina, Utah, Maryland and WASH
ington, the legislatures to fill vacancies
were, or are, of different politics than
those of the retiring senators. Ken
lucky elected q democrat to succeed 4
republican; Kansas, a republican to
succeed a democrat; Idaho, republic
can to succeed a democrat; Nevada, 4
democrat to to succeed a republican;
North Carilina, a democrat to succeed
a republican; Utah, a republican to
succeed a democrat; Maryland, DEM
ocrat to succeed a republican; Wash
ington, a republican to succeed a dem
ocrat. The most notable addition to
the democratic ranks was made by the
election of Arthur P. German, the ma
tional leader, to succeed Senator We'll
lington. In five states only has there
been change of individuals without a
change of parties, Senators Jones of
Arkansas and Mason of Illinois being
two of the senators who have as sue
cessors men of their own party, Clarke
and Hopkins respectively. The three
other states are Missouri, South Caro-
lima and Oregon.
So far as Arizona is concerned, the
important fact is that the majority for
statehood in the senate has not been
materially weakened, if at all. In the
new senate there is a clear ma jority of
ten to fifteen for the admission of the
territories, and if the people of this
territory stand together, regardless of
party lines, for the admission of Ari-
IONA as a state, there are abundant
reasons for expecting that victory will
be achieved before the end of the long
session which begins on the first Mon
day of next December.