The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1911-08-21
SENATE GETTING VERY CLOSE
NEW STATES WAY REDtCE RE.
PUBLICAN MAJORITY To FOtR.

The Chances Favor the Election Of Re.
publican senators In New Mexico. hut
Arizona u NominaiIy Democratic
Elections Are 10 Be Held soon.
WASHINGTON. Aug 2o.-When President
Taft signs the bill admitting Arizona and
New Mexico to the Federal Union he will
give approval To an act that may go
long way within the next year in
wiping out the Republican majority in
the United States Senate. Four new
Senators will be added TO the rolls in
January. 1912. by reason of the admission
TO statehood Of the two Territories.
Nominally the Senate is now Republican.
As a 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 vacancies,
one created by the Meath Of Senator
Hughes Of Colorado and the other arising
from the death Of Senator Frye Of Maine.
The Legislatures of both States are
Democratic and the vacancies will be
filed by members Of that party. Upon
the election OF Senators ny the Maine and
Colorado Legislatures the nominal Repub-
lican majority in the Senate will be re-
duced from ten to eight. Should Arizona
and New Mexico send four Democratic
Senators to Washington the Republican
majority would be reduced to four.
Elections to fill all State Offices will be
held in Arizona and New Mexico at an
early date. Arrangements to that end
will be perfected as soon as the President
issues proclamation announcing his
approval Of the act admitting the Terri
tories to statehood. The campaign has
already begun in Arizona and New Mexico
SIS far as Washington is concerned interest
centres in the selection of Senators.
According to Delegate Andrews Of New
Mexico the new State will 60 Republican
overwhe ningly. There is not any
doubt AZ To where New Mexico stands
politically" said Delegate Andrews. w.
will have seventy-three members in oul
/ first State Legislature. I venture to say
that If this number not to exceed twenty
will he Democrats. New Mexico vii
send two Republican Senators to the
} United States Senate"
II is quite generally agreed here tina
the chances favor the election Of Republi
can Senators in New Mexico. but there
| is some doubt about the outcome In
| Arizona. Arizona is normally Demo
: cratic. Although now represented il
Congress by a Republican. Arizona ha.
4 invariably sent Democratic delegates 4
/ Washington. The Democrats are conf
dent Of winning this year However
/ word has been received here that the
Republicans Of Arizona intend to put Ut
still fight TO turn the new State into the
Republican column. This years election
will probably determine to some exten'
whether the new States shall cast theil
electoral votes for the Republican or the
Democratic candidate in the Presidential
election of 1912. The leaders of both
parties are alive To the situation.
! Territories have usually been grateful
to the party through whose instrument
tality they have been admitted to the
! Union. The Arizona New Mexico State
, hood act was approved by a Republican
President. Republicans here say this
! fact will give them party prestige in the
elections soon to he held in Arizona anC
New Mexico. Almost uniformly upol
admission to the Union new States have
aligned themselves with the party whose
! representative in the White House ap
proved the oct Of admission. Okahoms
was an exception. Although Oklahoms
was admitted by an act passed by a Re
publican Congress and approved by 4
Republican President Oklahoma has re
naine,i Democratic although the Republ
cans are making progress in the Sta te
IL cist it's electoral vote for Mr. Bryar
| in lsOs.