▁her itage , ▁who ▁had ▁hoped ▁that ▁one ▁of ▁their ▁own ▁would ▁become ▁a ▁Senator . ▁ ▁General ▁election ▁ ▁Fall ' s ▁term ▁would ▁end ▁in ▁March ▁ 1 9 1 3 , ▁so ▁he ▁was ▁up ▁for ▁re - e lection ▁shortly ▁after ▁his ▁initial ▁term ▁began . ▁ ▁The ▁bit tern ess ▁over ▁Cat ron ▁and ▁Fall ' s ▁al liance ▁made ▁Fall ▁a ▁target ▁of ▁the ▁local ▁Republican ▁Party , ▁as ▁they ▁believed ▁Fall ▁had ▁not ▁contributed ▁sufficiently ▁to ▁their ▁efforts ▁to ▁secure ▁New ▁Mexico ' s ▁state hood , ▁and ▁was ▁not ▁worthy ▁of ▁their ▁nom ination . ▁The ▁selection ▁of ▁Cat ron ▁and ▁Fall ▁also ▁disappoint ed ▁His pan ics , ▁who ▁had ▁hoped ▁that ▁one ▁of ▁their ▁own ▁would ▁be ▁selected . ▁ ▁Fall ▁was ▁also ▁sever ely ▁dis lik ed ▁by ▁Democr ats . ▁ ▁After ▁various ▁votes , ▁the ▁legisl ature ▁re - elect ed ▁Fall . ▁Governor ▁Mc Donald , ▁on ▁the ▁advice ▁of ▁his ▁Democratic ▁legal ▁ad visor , ▁Sum mers ▁Bur kh art , ▁said ▁that ▁the ▁legisl ature ' s ▁procedure ▁had ▁been ▁illegal , ▁and ▁failed ▁to ▁sign ▁the ▁cred ential ing ▁papers ▁in ▁an ▁attempt ▁to ▁ou st ▁Fall ▁by ▁forcing ▁a ▁special ▁session ▁of ▁the ▁legisl ature ▁and ▁a ▁new ▁vote . ▁The ▁attempt ▁failed ; ▁Fall ▁won ▁the ▁special ▁legisl ative ▁election . ▁ ▁North ▁Carolina ▁ ▁Oklahoma ▁ ▁Oregon ▁ ▁Rh ode ▁Island ▁ ▁South ▁Carolina ▁ ▁South ▁Dak ota ▁ ▁Tennessee ▁▁ ▁Republican ▁inter