Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1911-09-04
THE SENATE IS
GETTING CLOSE
Republican Majority May Be
Reduced TO -Four
BY THE TWO NEWEST STATES
Chances Favor Election Of Republican
Senators In New Mexico, but Arizona
Is NominaIIy Observation-Disclosures
to Be Held Soon.

70 INouiudIIy SiCSktOuS
to 30 Held Soon.
When President Taft signed the bill
admitting Arizona and New Mexico to
the federal Union he gave approval
to an act that may 60 long way
within the next year in wiping out the
Republican majority in the United
States senate Four new senator's will
be added to the rolls in January. 1912.
by reason Of the admission to state
hood Of the two territories. Nominal
ly the senate is now Republican. Al
matter of fact, the senate is in the
control Of hybrid majority composed
Of insurgents and Republicans.
AS at present constituted the senate
is composed of fifty Republicans and
forty Democrats. There are two va
cancies, one created by the death Of
Senator Hughes Of Colorado and the
other arising from the death Of Sena-
tor Frye of Maine. The legislatures
of both state are Democratic and the
vacancies will be filled by members OF
that party. Upon the election Of sena-
latures the nominal Republican major
ity in the senate will be reduced from
ten to eight Should Arizona and
New Mexico send four Democratic
senators to Washington the Republic
an majority would be reduced to four.
Elections to fill all state offices will
be held in Arizona and New Mexico at
an early date. The campaign has al
ready begun in Arizona and New
Mexico. So far as Washington is con-
cerned, interest centers in the selection
Of senators.
Andrews Prediction.
According to Delegate Andrew OF
New Mexico, the new state will go Re-
publican overwhelmingly. There is
not any doubt as to where New Mex
leo stands politically" said Delegate
Andrews. I'VE will have seventy
three members in our first state legis-
laturo venture to say that of this
| number not to exceed twenty will be
Democrats. New Mexico will send
two Republican senators to the United
States senate
1t is quite generally agreed that the
! chances favor the election Of Republic
an senator's in New Mexico. but there
is some doubt about the outcome in
Arizona. Arizona is normally Demo-
cratic. Although now represented in
congress by Republican. Arizona has
invariably sent Democratic delegates
to Washington. The Democrats are
confident of winning this year How
ever. word has been received here that
the Republicans Of Arizona Intend to
put up stiff fight to turn the new
state into the Republican column.
This years election will probably de-
termine to some extent whether the.
new states shall cast their electoral
votes for the Republican or the Demo-
cratic candidate in the presidential
election of 1912. The leaders of both
parties are alive to the situation. -
Territories have usually been CRATE
full to the party through whose instru-
mentality they have been admitted to
the Union. The Arizona-New Mexico
| statehood act was approved by Re-
publican president. Republicans say
this fact will give them party prestige
in the elections soon to be held in
! Arizona and New Mexico. Almost uni
| formly upon admission to the Union
new states have aligned themselves
with the party whose representative
in the White House approved the act
of admission. Oklahoma was an eX-
cention. Although Oklahoma was adj
mitted by an act passed by a Repub-
/ lican congress and approved by Re-
publican president, Oklahoma has re-
manned Democratic. 1t cast its cleo
| toral vote for Mr. BRYAN in 1908.