El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-12-26
LEGISLATURES TO
GET BUSY SOON
Many United States Sen
ators to Be Chosen by
These Bodies.

Providence, H. l., Dec Z6.-NOtWitn-
standing a recent redistricting of the
state, the general assembly of Rhode
Island, which convenes on Jan. g., will
be strongly Republican and the party
is expected to dictate the legislatures
policy, especially in the selection of
successor to the United States senator
ship. The only avowed candidates are
Judge LeBaron B. Colt of the United
States circuit court and Henry F. Lip
petit, a prominent manufacturer, Repub-
icans, while a Democratic candidate is
Judge Arthur L. Brown of the United
States district court.
The Connecticut Situation.
Hartford, Conn, Dec 26-When the
general assembly convenes here on Jan
nary the state viii have for the first
time in Is years a Democratic governor,
former justice of the supreme court ST.
neon E. Baldwin, while the legislature
and the senate will be Republican, both
by good margins
During the first two weeks, interest
will center in the selection of a. United
States senator to succeed senator Nor
gan G. Bulkeley. Senator Buckley, who
is a candidate to succeed himself, is OPP
posed by former governor George p.
Mclean and the contest seems close.
Massachusetts, Situation.
| Boston, Mass, Dee 26-The great and
| general court which is the old colonial
| term for the Massachusetts, legislature,
when 1t conyenes on Jan. 4, will have
| the choosing of United States senator
to the seat held since 1893 by Henry
! Babot Lodge. Mr.. Lodge is the only
avowed candidate up to the present
time
The people sent 142 Republicans, 127
] Democrats and one Socialist to the leg
! islature.
Eugene y. Foss will be sworn in on
Jan. 5 as the first Democratic governor
I since 1905 and the second since 1893
| Most of his appointments will require
the approval of Republican executive
council.
West Virginia.s Fight.
Wheeling, W. Va. Dec. 26.A THE West
! Virginia legislature will assemble the
second week of January with the legis-
lature changed from the 60 Republican
majority TO 40 Democratic majority on
joint ballot. ...
The victory was so unexpected to the
! Democrats that there has been no pro
nounced candidates for the seat in the
/ United States senate now occupied by
Nathan B. Scott, Republican, until the
returns of the landslide were made pub
! lie,
Ever since the campaign has beer
strenuous. The first in the field was
John L. McGraw, Democratic national
committeeman, whose announcement was
quickly followed by that of Clarence W
Watson OF Fairmont, head of one of the
largest coal mines in the world. Their
came the entry of Lawrence Tiernay OF
Bluefield, also a coal operator, while The
last candidate announced is Andrew Ed
J mission of Weston.
! The Scrap in Maine.
Augusta, Me-, Dec. 26.-The election
of a United States senator to succeed
Eugene Hale and the resubmission OF
the liquor amendment to the constitu
ton are few of the matters which will
claim the attention of the next legisla
ture when it convenes January 4th.
! In the last so years the Republican
party has always had a safe working
majority. The new majority will hav,
more than the necessary two-thirds t.
pass a constitutional amendment in tn.
senate, but will lack Is votes in tn,
house. In joint convention the Demo
Gratis will have a majority of "a.