Bisbee daily review., 1911-12-15
THE coUNTRY'S INTEREST
 IN ARIZoNA's LATE ELEcTIc

IN ARlZoNA's LATE ELECTION.
 During the campaign We heard great deal of buncombe about the ''eyes of the country being turned upon Arizona" and perhaps, some Of us were led into the belief that the country was standing breathless and on tiptoe.
 That Arizona was brought promia- ently before the country during the struggle in congress over the recall provision of the constitution, is true and that there was the usual intense interest in the election of senators and representatives is equally true, though that interest was somewhat dulled in advance by the certainty that our representatives in congress would be democrats.
 But the interest lay, not so much in the result of the election itself; in any determining effect it might have upon the complexion of con. gress, as upon its possible effect on the choice Of a president, not by de- ciding electoral votes, however, but in case the electoral college should be unable to reach a decision.
 A few days ago the St. Louis Globe Democrat said regarding the matter:
 The possibility that a third candi- date may be in the field in 1912, who would prevent either of the larger nominees from obtaining a majority in the electoral college. gives a spe- ciaI importance to the contest in Ari- zona. A failure of either Of the big candidates 10 get a majority in the electoral college would send the cleo tion to the house of representatives. in which case each state would cas a single vote, to be determined by the partisan complexion of it's dele. gation in that chamber. Although the democrats have a majority Ot sixty-one in the house, they GO moi control a majority ot the delegations Of the states. or the fOrty-siX states now represented in the house the re, publicans control twenty-two and the democrats tWeuty-one, with three evenly divided, and therefore unable to vote should the contest 90 10 that chamber New Mexico, the forty seventh state, Is also evenly divided which gives the republicans control oi that chamber thus far, on a vote by states If Arizona is carried by tLe democrats on the congressional ticket their party will control tweuty-tWO states ln the house, or just as many as the republicans, which will mako q tie vote there The chances are that the democrats will carry it.
 Continuing on this interesting spec ulation the Globe Democrat says:
 Twice the house of representative has been called upon to elect a presi dent. The tic vote between Jefferson and Burr in 1900 compelled the houst to make a choice. At that time eacz member Of the electoral college voted for two persons, the one obtaininz the highest aggregate vote, if @ ma jority, 10 be president, and the sec ond man to be vice president. Jef Terson and Burr belonged 10 the sam' party, and got an equal number O votes in the electoral college. The house gave Jefferson the higher Of nee. Before the election Of 1894 tool place the manner Of voting wa! changed, and each elector was com pelled to indicate which one of hi two favorites he wanted for the frs office and which for the second. II the quadraRgular contest of 1SZ none of the candidates received ma jority, and the house gave th' presidency to John Quincy Adams who stood gecond in the eiectora college, Jackson being first NdtuI ally in each or these instances tn country was excited over the Oui come. Nobody wants to see an eA perienoe of this sort in 1912. X dead lock in the house in 1912, if th election should go to that chamber might send the vice president to tn higher office, but he would have t be chosen by the senate if there wer a failure in the electoral college, am the heavy insurgent vote in the senat might make the issue in that chambe Coubtful.'