The New York herald., 1921-09-22
BURSUM WINS SEAT
FROM NEW MEXICO
Republican Candidate Elected
Senator by About 1000,
Returns Indicate.

ALBUQUERQUE. Sept. 21.-The electior
of Holm G. Bursum of Socorro al
United States Senator from New Mexico
was indicated by plurality of mort
than 1000. based upon comprehensive
| but incomplete returns from every county
| in the State, received at Republican
| State headquarters here to-day.
Figures show that Bursum carried
twenty counties with a total vote of 49,
173. Richard III. Hanna. Democrat. car
ried eleven counties, his total vote be-
ing $500
o. l.. Phillips, chairman OF the Re
publican campaign committee, said thai
Senator Bursum's plurality would ex-
! ceed 5000. as a majority Of the missing
precincts are Republican.
Arthur Selig1nan, Santa Fe. Demo-
cratic chairman. in a statement to the
Morning Journal tonight said:
II think Mr.. Bursun. has been elected.
but don't think his plurality will be as
large as the Republicans claim. Reports
now are cutting it down.
Returns on the eleven constitutional
amendments are meagre. No available
figures indicate the results.
Special Despatch to THE NEW YORK HERALD
New York Herald Bureau.
washington, ID. C., Sept. FL.
republican Senators and Representa-
tives returned to Washington highly
elated over the mood OF the voters
toward the Harding Administration. A
months tour among the fences and
listening posts back home convinced
them that the Administration popular
ity is not waning.
To add to their gayety reports ar
rived during the day telling of Senator
Bursums sweeping victory in New
Mexico. The outcome of the New
Mexico election was hailed by the Re
publicans. particularly in view of the
large majority rolled up by Senator Bur-
sum. as plain Reputation of Demo-
cratic claims that the popularity OF the
Harding Administration was diminish
ing.
Nevertheless the Democrats came
back full of fight. Senator Harrison
(Miss.) went on the warpath few min
utes after Vice-President Coolidge called
the Senate to order. His speech was in
tended to be reply to the letter written
by President Harding to Senator Nc
Cormick of Illinois recounting the
achievements of the Republican party
since March 4.
"The President by this letter." said
Senator Harrison, has laid down the
gauntlet, and, even thOugn the Demo-
Gratis in Congress would much prefer to
see politics adjourned until the great
economic questions now crowding them
selves upon Congress are solved, we
accept the gage Of battle. and ! pro-
pose at this time to analyze the so-called
monumental achievements Of this Ad-
ministration and expose the hypocrisy
and deceit thereof.
What the people want is results. not
recommendations: works. not words !;
prosperity, not poorhouses meal tickets,
not breadlines. They want more cures
for government evils and less cruises at
government expense. They desire more
fulhlment OF party pledges and less
Reputation OF campaign promises. In
the campaign you told the wage earners
that you would be to them a lifesaver,
but you now throw to the unemployed a
rope OF sand"
President Harding telegraphed the
following to Senator Bursum;
Congratulations on the splendid In
dorsement New Mexico has given you.
I know you will be interested enough Il
permit the Administration TO share with
you the feeling that It represents not
only appreciation of your own excellent
service. but an understanding Of the
earnest effort that has been made by the
party in power to deal with the mani
fold problems that have confronted IT.
II Is most heartening to receive such
testimony at this time"