The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-11-28
FAIL D. WORK
Staudpal Republicans Iqnitted Great
Frauds in NeR hySso.
"
But 1T WON'T PAY THEM

The Democrats and Progressive
Republicans Elected the State OF.
ficers, the Members Of the Supreme
Court and Divide Up the United
States Senators Between Them.
DESPITE the fact the regular or
standpat Republican organization has
carried majority of members of the
New Mexico legislature chosen two
weeks ago Thursday, indications are
that one Democrat and one Repub-
lican progressive will be elected SEN
ators. Bull" Andrews stands to lose
the seat for whirh he has 30 long
struggled, and Solomon Luna, Re-
| publican boss and national commit
teeman, has more prospect OF an un-
glorious retirement from politics
than he has of being senator.
This is the story which comes from
the new Southwestern state, says a
dispatch from Washington. 1t was
brought by John Baron Berg, form
er Washingtonian, who has lived for
three years in New Mexico, and has
lust been elected as a progressive
Republican to the state senate. Berg
has been a scrapper ever since he
wen, into the Territory, and was one
of the group Of progressives that
bolted the machine convention at
Las Vergras last summer.
The remarkable result In New
Mexico is of the greatest national In
terest at this time, because 1t may
determine the political complexion
of the United States senate after
March 4th, 1912. The regular Re-
publicans always counted on two SEN
ators from New Mexico. They con-
ceded that the Democrats would get
two from Arizona, so In all calcula-
tions the twin Southwest states were
set down as stand-ofr.
But the result of the New Mexico
election was revolution, directed
against the reactionary Andrews
Luns-Fall Catron machine. The pro-
gressive Republicans Joined with
the& Democrats In supporting the
Democrat state ticket, and elected
nearly all Of It.. The biggest fight
was to control the supreme court,
and two Democrats and one progress
sive Republican have been elected.
It is composed of three members.
The old corrupt New Mexico gang
wanted to be sure Of the court be-
cause it would be their final safe
guard. Losing it, they have lost the
one assurance Of protection in carry
ing out their plans for elimination of
the state.
1.-THE legislature would have gone
Democratic Progressive by at least
two to one," said Mr.. Berg, but for
the fearful gerrymander which, saved
the machine. On everything that
gave opportunity for a statewide
vote, the machine was defeated.
They held back the returns, doctored
them as much as they dareds and
then couldn't beat US.
"No less than 161 precinct were
held back for ten days after the elec-
ticn and then the returns from them
were all found to he overwhelmingly
in favor of the machine candidates
BY this sort of thing they saved nom
inal consent of the legislature, but
they couldn't save the state ticket
Mcdonald, Democrat. is elected gov
ernor by about 1000 in spite Of all
the fixing.
while the machine was holding
back and plugging the returns, the
Democrats and Progressives organiz'
ed a legal committee, raised 10000.
and are now on the trail Of the elec.
ton crooks"
Mr.. Berg's explanation Of the SEN
atorial situation is most interesting
The Democrats and progressive Re
publlcans together come within three
or four of a majority in the legisla-
ture. This Of course cannot control
But 1t turns out that number Of the
men whom the machine Republicans
nominated and elected were In sym.
pathy with the revolt, and are deter
mined to join 1t. AS result, the
coalescence is assured, Mr.. Berg says
a comfortable majority to organize
the legislature and to carry out the
original program and elect one Dem.
ocrat and one progressive Republi'
can to the United States senate.
New Mexico is progressive com
munlty, as the country soon will dis
cover" declared Mr.. Berg. THE re.
suit was rebuke to the gangs meth
DDS at The Las Vegas convention. The
real people simply had no chance
there at all; the gang rode over then
IN manner that made all the decent
opinion Of the state rise up in the
protest that brought about the result
We have seen. Now watch New MeH
leo; there is going to be a. carnival o.
machine-busting and boss-punishine
when the election frauds get to the
courts"