Show Cuttings Cutting's Death May Give Democrats New Senator VI WASHINGTON ASHINGTON May 7 The W-The political consequences of ot the death o of Senator Bronson M M. Cutting Culling of New Mexico killed in a plane crash yesterday were pondered inthe in inthe inthe the capital toda today It appeared that the liberal RepublIcans RepublIcan's Republicans Republican's Republicans Republican's Re Re- publicans publican's death might add to the overwhelming Democratic majority in the senate Governor Clyde Tingley of or New Mexico who will appoint his successor Is a Demo Demo- cra crat t. t Appointment of a Democratic senator from New Mexico together with the qualification next month of Senator Senator- Senator elect Rush D. D Holt of West Virginia nia would brin bring the party's party strength th In the senate to 70 compared to a Republican total of ot 24 21 Although he chose to support President Roosevelt in 1932 in preference to his own parly's party's standard standard- bearer Senator Cutting broke with the administration on the question I of ot veterans' veterans benefits benefit at the last session session ses seSe sion of ot congress He helped restore curtailed payments over the presidents president's dents dent's veto Friends of the senator wondered today If Dennis Chavez who opposed opposed opposed op op- posed Cutting last fall fall might be chosen by Governor Tingley as his successor President Roosevelt issued this statement learning of the fatal crash I am greatly grieved to learn of the untimely death of my very old friend Bronson Cutting They had been college friends and even after their political break remained friendly In m a personal way |