El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-12-04
SITUATION IN
ARIZONA IS
PECULIAR
Socialists, With Small Vote,
May Hold the Balance OF
Power.
WELLS is MAKING
FRIENDS BY COURSE
Bv Chas. c. Cutchshawl

Phoenix Ariz.. Dec. Now that the
Socialists are making something or a
stir in the field Of politics there is con-
siderable inquiry as 70 the lcen5lty ana
record of their candidates ana as 70
their prObab Bile strength asloe from
the regular Socialist party strength
inportant as the history OF Socialism
shows that their candidates as a rue
get the party strength and no more
Thev are inclined, in politics. neither
10 give nor accept quarter
But as 70 the identity OF the canol-
dates. that is entirely d1frerenl Ques-
ton. 1t is a question TOO thal
week ago nobody thought OF asking
but it is now IN the NOUNS Oh mean -
The mart of the ticket to which the
Greater share Of attention IS directed IS
as matter OF course lle LeuS-e- 80 -
gubernatorial candidates, LOT ma III; n
where the fight Of the SOCIALISTS VIII
be concentrated
Used to BE a Republican.
The Socialist candidate Tor COVER nor
IS P ". Gaueutlne, OF S5loDs- - -
tie used to be q Republican put WSl51
off on the SOcialistic tangent IN AoyS,
about the time the panic 1eBal- y
was converted by reading EloWaf4 -
lamy's Looking Bac i az 80
~ has been G. Socialist In season anu
out az season ever since that time ne
H.. member of the Western Federation
Of Miners .s.-.+
H-
Of Globe is one Of the candldales LoI
tl1s United States senate, and T. Jonn-
ston. Of this city, is the other ollnaH-
ton is 80 years old and came from Ne
braska. De IS miner aHo - - 49, -
prominent in labor union clrcles- 1ol. nm
ston is in the shoe business mere ~ ~
has never before been a candidate TOT
office 49,,
The. men who, early in the campaign
nooh-hoohed the Socialist strength are
now beginning TO see their nlislakei anu
they are wanting TO know just what
effect the Socialist candidacy IS gong
TO have. The answer 70 TINS query y
that It may have all the erect IN lne
world SimautOn, Johnston ana Tal-
1entfne each received a 7ylmalely SUI
votes at the primaries; but the man
who figures on the socialists polnng
only 400 votes In the state az large on
the 18th Of December is making the
mistake Of his lie.
But suppose the Socialists DO poll
only that number Of votes, what might
be the result. Four hundred votes
seems a mighty small number for an
entire state but that all depends On
the voting strength Of the state II
Is possible 10 arrive at a proper an
sWer TO this question only by comparl-
sons with the votes OF states Win
which we are familiar NOW, arizona
viii cast at the coming election about
10000 vOtes-nardly more than that
and probably not so many. New YORK
state casts more than 100000 votes
IS times as many as viii be cast N
Arizona. Carry the proportion through
and it would mean a vote of 80, 600 for
the Socialist ticket in the state OF
New York-and even in the Empire
state a vote Of $4,000 is not to be de-
spised The Democratic or Republican
who carries New York by a majority
OF 10000 always has a comfortable ma
5ority.
Now. that 10000 in New York is Of
is 400 in Arizona, for the Socialist party
holds the balance Of power in this state
There is no gainsaying that fact il
holds it absolutely The Socialists are
the masters Of the situation and can
defeat any Democratic or Republican
candidate at viii. or, they can vote