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Show ELECTION Both Parties Are Hopeful Hope-ful of Gaining a Victory. Phoenix, Ariz., Dec. 12. Arizona, the last of tho territories, assumed the full sovereignty of a state today by electing Its own governor and acquiring ac-quiring for the first tlmo two senators sen-ators and congressmen. The vote was light In comparison to the total population pop-ulation for tho reason that In the onabllng act under which Arizona comes into tho union, the suffrage was restricted to the voters whose names wore on tho great register of 190S. This cut off thousands of people peo-ple who have eettlod in the new state during the last threo jears. Interest In-terest In tho olocflpn centered In tho vigorous contest between Republicans Republic-ans and Democrats for control of the new state by the election of tho gov-, gov-, ernor and tho congressional delegation. delega-tion. Republicans have had thc stimulus stim-ulus of a Progressive platform which It was hoped would overcome the normal uemocrauc majority, wunu their opponents wore enthusiastically enthusiastical-ly re-echoing thc hopes of leaders at Washington that "Arizona Democrats j would vote Btralght and add two moro senators to tho Democratic side ot tho senate." Tho Democrats propose to elect both MaTk Smith and Henry Aflhurst as senators, though tho Republicans declnre today that Ralph Cameron, Republican Re-publican dolosate in congress, was practically sure of winning one of tho togas Campaign managers for George W. P. Colt, of Globe, former governor, declared ho had a long lead ovor Judge Edward Wells of Prescott, tho Republican nominee. Tho judiciary recall, a feature or tho constitution framed by the Demo-cratls Demo-cratls constitutional convention, will bo eliminated at tho election today, PiesJdont Taft, in consenting to tho admission of Arizona, having made that a condition perquisite to statehood. state-hood. It is said by leaders, of both sides, howover, that Just as soon as Arizona Is safely settled In tho congress con-gress of states, stops would bo taken to put tho rocall of Judges back Into tho constitution. |