Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-21
CHANGES In SENATE
Terms of Thirty-0ne Members Expire
Fourth Day o. !.
WARM FIGHTS IN n STATEs
Scramble Begins Promp Va
canoy by Retirement
ALL EYES ARE NOW - 10
Several Candidates Are Anxious to
Scramble Begins Promp
canoy by Retirement
ALL EYES ARE NOW
Several Candidates Are Anxious tc
Succeed Joseph B. Foraker.
INDIANA DEMOCRATS DIVIDED
John w. Kern, John r.. Lamb, Benz
JamIn F. shIveIey and L. Ert
shack Are After seat Now
Held by HemenwRy.

WARRINGTON. Dec. 20-while the
terms of thirty-one senator's, more than
one-third Of the entire membership, expire
on March next, eighteen of this number
already have been reelected or assured
of recollection, either through successes In
primary contests or pledges of a majority
of the membership OF the several state
legislatures charged with the duty Of elect
ing senator's before the beginning of the
next congress
In addition to the vacancies occurring by
reason of provision of the constitution
there will be a vacancy in Pennsylvania
on account of the forthcoming resignation
Of Senator Knox to accept the portfolio
OF secretary of state in the Taft cabinet.
There will be scramble between promi-
nent republicans of Pennsylvania for Mr..
Knox's seat. which will cause public inter-
est equal TO the contest now going on in
Ohio for the seat of Senator Foraker and
in Connecticut for that Of Senator Brande-
gee. That Secretary Root will be given the
New York seat now held by Senator Platt
is believed and contest is not expected.
Senators sure of Reelection.
The republican senators whose terms ex-
pre Mt the end of the present congress,
but who are surc Of being returned. are
unexpired term OF the late Senator Allison;
Senator Dillingham; of Vermont, Gallinger
of New Hampshire, Hepburn of Idaho,
Hopkins of Illinois, Penrose of Pennsyl-
vanla, Perkins Of California, Smoot OF
Utah and stephenson of Wisconsin. Demo-
cratic senators who will be returned are
Clark of Arkansas, Clay of Georgia, Gore
of Oklahoma. Johnston of Alabama. Nc
Emery OF Louisiana Newlands of Nevada,
Overman OF North Carolina, Smith OF
Maryland and stone of Missouri.
BY reason of defeat in primary contests
Senator Ankeny of Washington will be
succeeded by Representative Wesley l..
Jones. Hansborough OF North Dakota by
M. N. Johnson, Kittredge of South Da-
kota by Governor coe l. Crawford. and
Long of Kansas By Joseph Bristow, form
erly' fourth assistant postmaster general.
Peculiar situation An Oregon.
All Of these men are republicans, and in
addition Fulton of Oregon probably will be
succeeded by Governor Chamberlain, dem
ocrat who was victorious In what is known
as the double primary system OF the state.
If pledges made by certain republican
members of the oregon legislature are kept,
Chamberlain will come to the senate, but
II they are violated as many leading re-
publicans of the state are demanding, 1t is
possible, in fact probable. that Fulton
would be chosen to succeed himself.
OF the democratic senator's whose terms
expire on March Gary of South Carolina
VIII be succeeded by e. D. Smith, and Mil
ton of Florida by Duncan u. Fletcher,
both Of the incumbents having declined to
be candidates for election.
Offsettng the Oregon situation is that of
GnVaTnOr w n Rrad-
ley. republican, having been elected to sue
coed McCreary, democrat by reason Of the
failure Of the democratic majority in the
kentucky legislature to agree. Teller of
Colorado will be succeeded by Charles j.
Hughes, who was indorsed by the demo-
cratic state convention after Teller had de-
Clned to be a candidate for denomination.
The legislature is democratic and Hughes
Will be elected, Contests have narrowed
down to Pennsylvania, Connecticut and
Indiana. In the latter state a democrat will
be selected to succeed Hemenway, the leg
islature having been lost by the republi-
cans in the recent election.
All Eyes ON Ohio.
The eyes of the country are on Ohio be-
cause of the candidacy OF Charles +. Taft,
brother of the president elect. for the seat
OF Foraker one of the most vigorous and
picturesque characters in the senate and
one who has declined to abandon his place
without a fight.
The relationship between Mr.. Taft and
the prosident-elect, and the fact that the
C.ncinnatan has been prominent in the
councils of the republican party in Ohio
for many years. are powerful factors in the
contest he is waging for the senatorial toga
The forces opposed to Mr. Tafts election
including as they do Foraker. Representa-
tive Burton. who placed Mr.. Taft in nomi-
nation for the presidency and who has been
recognized as one of his principal support
ers; Harry Nj. Daugherty and former
Speaker Keifer. must be reckoned with
especially II there should be combination
effected between the forces led by Senators
Foraker and Dick and the members of the
legislature friendly to Burton. Without such
an alliance the indications are that Mr
Taft would go into the lead. but as the
politicians declare they would not be sur,
prised TO see Foraker withdraw In favor
OF Burton, at the present time the result
must be conceded TO be I'm doubt
Vacancy In PennAyIvaniR.
The official announcement that there /:
TO be vacancy created in Pennsylvania
through the resignation of Knox is Of toe
recent date TO permit of the lining up OF
aspirants for the Keystone senatorshlp. Al
ready, however, there have appeared in
the field as probable candidates Represent
atives James Francis Burke and John Dal-
zell. and George 7. Oliver, all of Pittsburg
For many years 1t has been the recognized
policy In Pennsylvania TO take one senator
from the eastern and one from the western
half of the state. II is likely. therefore
that others from the cities of western
Pennsylvania viii enter the contest before
the forces in the state line up for the fight
The fact that Pennsylvania is organized
thoroughly along political lines indicates
that the contest win prove extremely in
teresting.
Several names have been mentioned II
Connecticut connected with the contest foi
the seat now occupied by Brandagee anc