El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-12-28
GOVERNORS Of
MANY STATES
TO CHANCE
InaugUrations to Be Held on
New Years Day in 2G
Capitals.
CONGRESS TO SEE
MANY NEW FACES


Washington, D. c., Dec. 2S.-In a
physical sense the most remarkable
political event that will take place in
American politics with the birth OF
the new year will be the Inauguration
Of governors in Is states in the Union
All but nine of these states execu-
tives will be new men Five Of the
nine men who succeed themselves are
Republicans and the remaining four
are Democrats. Of the chief executives
/ in the remaining states, however, II
are in the Democratic column and eight
are Of Republican persuasion This
gives the Democratic party slight ad
vantage in numbers in the entire %
states, that party having Is members
coming into office against IS allotted
to the Republican ranks by the voters
on November s.
Governors OF the New Year.
Governors who will assume office
with the beginning Of the New Year
Simeon E Baldwin. Democrat Con-
necticut
Eugene n. Foss, Democrat Massa-
Adoiph o. Eberhart Republican.
Coleman L please. Democrat. South
Ben ". Hooper. Experimentation.
Tennessee
oscar 3. Co1quitt. Democrat. Texas.
William Spry, Republican. Utah.
Francis E. McGoVern, Republican,
Aram ]. Pothfer, Republican. Rhode
/ Island.
Elias NJ Ammons, Democrat, Colo
Charles r Miller. Republican, Della
ware.
Park TrammeII, Democrat, Florida
John NJ Haines. Republican. Idaho. :
Edward F. Dunno, Republican, ni-
Samuel NJ RaIston. Democrat. In
diana
Woodbridge n. Ferris. Democrat.
Michigan.
Elliott W. Major, Democrat, Missouri.
Samuel V Stewart, Democrat, Mon
John H Morehead, Democrat, Ne
braska-
William Sulzer. Democrat. New York.
Locke Craig, Democrat, North Caro-
Louis D. Hanna, Republican. North
Dakota
James H Cox, Democrat. Ohio.
Frank NJ Byrne, Republican, South
Ernest Lister, Democrat Washing
ton
DR.. H D. Hatfield. Republican-Pro-
! gressive, West Virginia
No gubernatOrial candidate in New
Hampshire obtained the necessary
plurality and in consequence the choice
OF the governor devOlves upon the leg
isIature. The PeDubIicans will have
control Of the body and will elect
Franklin Worcester to succeed gov
ernOr Bass.
Legislative Changes Are Many.
While not as widely sweeping in
political change as the result of the
presidential and congressional fight
would seem to indicate, the change in the
state legislatures of these states was
sufficient to insure United States sen
ate with a working majority OF the
Democratic persuasion. Unofficial,
but nevertheless accurate, figures COM
piled by senatorial authorities show
that the Democrats will control ths
organization Of that body at least by
a majority OF two, eliminating all
probable contingencies. There is good
reason to believe that this majority
may be increased to four, and a posi-
bility even that it may reach six. The
possibility Of increased majority, over
the two already assured. lies chiefly
IN the outcome of the banOting in the
Illinois legislature where no party has
a majority, and where there must be
compromise or combination in order
to elect any senator.
There will be in the next senate g6
members Of whom 49 will be Demo-
Gratis, while the best the Republicans
can count upon is IS. and they are Dy
no means certain of that number be-
cause of the doubt which exists as 10
the outcome in two or three states.
Republicans, 43 Democrats and two
seats are vacant one from Colorado
and one from Illinois. As a result of
the late election the Democrats will
gain nine senators, eight Of whom will
succeed Republicans and one will fill
a vacancy from Colorado Those who
viii succeed Republicans. or sO-called
PrOgreSsiTeS who were elected as Re
pubHcans six years ago, will come
from Colorado, Nevada, Oregon, Mon
tana, Kansas, New Jersey, Delaware
and Tennessee. This would increase
their number to 50. but for the fact
that they will lose three seats. one
from Idaho, one from Maine and one
from West Virginia, so that their net
positive gain will be six and fix their
assured number at 40.
Should the Democrats elect one
member from Illinois their total will
be so and their majority, four; should
they win two from Illinois one to sue
coed senator CUllOm and one tO-filI the
LOrlmer vacancy, their total will be
81, and their majority six over the
combined, Republican, Progressive,
Democrat and nOndescript strength.
The line up of the senate. including
those whose terms do not expire, those
who have already been elected by their
state legislatures, and those whose
election is indicated by primary choice,
on March 4 next Will be as follows:
Democrats.
Henry f. Ashurst, Arizona; A. 0. 3D.
con, Georgia, John II. Bankhead, Ala
George E Chamberlain. Oregon; Will
lam +, Chiffon, West Virginia; James
P Clarke, Arkansas; Charles A. Cui-
berson, Texas; Duncan u. Fletcher,
Jeff Davis, Arkansas; Thomas
p. Gore, Oklahoma; Gilbert NJ Hitcn-
cock; Nebraska; Ollie NJ James. Ken
lucky; Charles T. Johnson, Maine; JO-
seph F. Johnston, Alabama; John W.
Kern. Indiana; Harry Lane Oregon.
(primary chOlce); Luke Lea, Tennessee;
s Martin, Virginia; James u.
MARITIME, New Jersey; Harry L. Myers,
Montana; Francis G. Newlands, Ne
vada; James A. O'GOrman, New York;
Lee S. Overman, North Carolina; Rob-
art l. owen, Oklahoma (primary
chOice;) Key Pitmau, Nevada, primary
choice; Atlee POmerene, Ohio; Joseph
r. RandselI. Louisiana; James A. ReGd.
Missouri; John +. ShafrOth, (primary
choice Colorado; Morris Sheppard.
Texas. primary chOice;) Benjamin F.
Indiana; f. NJ. simmons. North
Carolina, primary choice; Marcus A