The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-09-01
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
lie Nominally Demccratic-Eleetion
to Be 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 go a 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 state
hood of the two territories. Nominal
ly the senate is now Republican. AS
matter of fact, the senate is in the
control of a 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 filed by members of
that party. Upon the election of sena-
tors by the Maine and Colorado legis-
latures the nominal Republican major
fly 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
IN 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-
iature. | 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
mn senators 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 a 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 grate-
full to the party through whose instru-
mentality they have been admitted 10
the Union. The ArizonaNew 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'
ception. Although Oklahoma was al
mitted by an act passed by Repub-
lican congress and approved by a Re
publican president, Oklahoma has re-
NAMED Democratic. 1t cast its elec
toral vote for Mr.. Bryan in 1908