Arizona republican., 1911-08-30
Republican Voters and Democratic
 Senators.

Yesterday, in reviewing briefly the contest among the democratic as pirants for the United States senate. our observations were confined to a discussion of the democratic vote and of the probability that, aside from Mark Smith, no candidate will get a majority of the democratic ballots.
 Another phase of the coming con- test is even more interesting for con- sideration.
 We take it for granted that the several and sundry democratic as- pirants are not overlooking the fact that they may have to reckon with the republican voters in the "advis- ury' election.
 Our democratic friends, in adopting the oregon plan" have opened a way for the minority party to have a controlling voice in naming the men to be chosen by the legislature.
 Candidates for the senate may go before the democratic primaries, or they may choose to get their names on the ballot at the general election by the petition route. as provided in the primary law.
 In the primaries, of course. the law requires republicans to vote for re- publican candidates and democrats to vote for democratic candidates. That is to say, the voter may "cross over" only by stultifying himself and run ing the risk of challenge.
 But at the state election, when the advisory" vote on United States senators is to be taken, every voter, whether republican. democrat. pro- hibitionist, socialist or what not, will have the legal right to vote for any candidate he chooses.
 Here are some pertinent sections of ordinance No. 2:"
 Sec. 1. In compliance with the En- abling Act of Congress. approved June %. 1910. hereinafter referred to as the EUdDllIS -1NAs anu bS NA- NHN NA-NA- of. an election shall be held in all the voting precincts of the Territory or Arizona at a time to be named in the proclamation of the Governor of Ari- zona. provided for in Sec. 22 of the said Enabling Act
 Sec 2 At the said election, offl- cers for a full State government shall be chosen by the people, including all the elective State, county, and pre- cinct officers and members of the Legislature provided for by said Con stitution, and one Representative in Congress For the purpose of ad- yising the Legislature, the people shall also express at said election, their choice for two United States senators to represent the State in Congress-
 It cannot be said at this time with certainty whether any republican or republicans will choose to make contest for the senate in the 'advis- orv' election. If it shall happen that republican voters have no opportunity to cast their advisory" votes for re- publican candidates, they will natu- rally vote for two democrats.
 Under the oregon plan"-the plan which forced an overwhelmingly re- publican legislature to elect Cham berIain, a democrat, to the senate-the legislature takes it's advice" from "the people" not from any particular party. If, therefore, the republican voters of Arizona choose to vote for any two of the democratic aspirants. they will be able to assure their elec- ton by the legislature.
 Full and prayerful consideration of this situation will, no doubt, lead the various democratic candidates for the senate to pay more attention to the republican voters than possibly they have hitherto intended.