The sun., 1910-06-26
POLITICS IN THE EBV STATES
va LACK OF CANDIDATES ron
THE FOTR SENATORShIPS.

New NeNIrO Likely - Ne Republican ana
Arizona DemOcratir Ex.Deiegafe
smith Mas RP 0Re oG the IIchy Dnes
Prem NFtEOaa EN-t;oS. turry In u.
H. PAsO. TaX.. June IS Now that the
statehood hill has bsen signed and state
hood Is assured 10 the Territories Of Ari-
zona aud New Mexico the voters are al
ready discussing the possibilities Of the
different political aspiraRts for oihce.
New Mexico. where they eat, sleep and
even dream politics, promises 70 be the
hottest field Of contest. while in Arizona.
where the Democrats were defeated Tor
Congress two years ago for tho first time
N many years. this PARTY has awakened
tO the danger Of defeat. ard some lively
campaigning IL promised.
New Mexico will surely 90 Republican.
There ~ no chance Tor a Democratic
victory
AriEona will almost as surely 60 Dem
ucntic, although there iS a chance for
Republican victory
The chances are. however. that New
Mexico will send two Republican Sena-
tors and Arizona two DemocTatic Sena-
tors. and thu result in the upper housn
will h, tho same a. Il was before ths
admission Of the two Territories 10 far
as strength oi tho two parties is con-
C"rned
A 70 the lower house each TsrritOry
will have hut one Congressman, and New
MeXico'- will be Republican. Arizona may
elect a Republican also, but II depends
on who the man Il A. present Ralph
Cameron is the Delegate from Arizona,
and he may run for Congress next time,
In the event that he does. with all the
public buildings 70 his credit and state
hood in his favor he may b. able 10 land
again
Cameron is recognized a. a candidate
for the senate when Arizona Is admitted
Il tho Legislature IL Republican. hut there
are few who ara Sanguine enough TO be-
lievs that the Arizona Legislature IN going
10 DO Republican Il is believed that
Cameron will take the chAnoo and run
for Congress aud then resign Il the Legs
kiturs appears to h. favorable HovAl
A Smith Of Bisbee. present Territorial
Republican chairman and cloee friend
Of Cameron. n looked upon as certain
to be ths second senator II the new state
gocs Republican
There are others who would like some
Of the plums In a Republican way. how
ever. and may not leave thiags 70 Mr..
Cameron and Mr. smith Joseph r.
Morrison. former United States District
Attorney Joseph 7 Williams Jr.. whom
Roosevelt appointed on the civil Service
Commission and whom Mr.. Hitchcock
made an assistant secretary during ths
Taft campaign. must be counted with.
Then there are Gov Richard r. sloan.
e4-Gov Joseph G kibbey, Judge Doane
and several Others who have ambitions
and some Of whom are not Ia exact align
msnt with tho smith machine.
II the Democrats carry the state there
will he fighting Marcus Aurelis Smith.
Delegate from tho Territory for almost
twenty years. viii be ono Of tho senators
ln the event Of Democratic succnss.
Jus; who win bs tho other Il 10 difioult
Ia say
In New Mexico tho Republicans are a
little more oonAdent than the Democrats
IN Arizona II n almost certain that the
IiTst Legislature IL going 20 be Republican
And the Republicans have aboJs a. many
for the Offices a. the Demo-
Gratis will have In Arizona
A. Il. Fall and George Curry ara most
for the SenAtOrships u the
Republicans win. Fall Is an ex-AttoTuey-
General while Curry receutly resigned a.
Governor after going 70 Cuba a. q Rough |
Rider Captain and serving in Manila ~
thief NJ police and in MindanaO a. Cover |
nor " n andrews, who came from |
several years ago and has !
ieen Delegate tO Congress for the last |
two terms has his agents NJ work and II !
III ready n les tho lightning strike him |
T B CAtrOn Of santa Fl. eN-DclegAte !
% Congress and present chairman Of |
he Territorial Republican committees; |
Sol Luna abso an x-Delcgate and a.
present Republican national committee |
nan from New Mexico. N A OterO. e4- |
Governor and present Territorial Treas |
TeT. W J Mile. present Governor and |
'or a decade hlsi Justice n the Territory |
harla@ A Speiss. a business man. are !
al willing - l,a senator SOme Of !
hOse usi named would llH satiFiied 20 /
W the first elected Governor of thu nuW !
star. hut Il II believed that Mills will get /
his honor. that he will be the last a9- |
'ointivo Governor and the first elscted |