The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-12-21
.THIRTY-ONE.
SENATORS TO
Be SELECTED
Most of the Sitting Members
Assured of Being Retained
in Their Places.
NOTABLE CONTESTS
IN FOUR BIG STATES
"BRoTHER CHARLIE" TAT. A
CANDIDATE IN OHIO BY VIRTUE
or SUCCESS OF THE JUDGE.

Washington, Dec. 20.-While the terms
Of thirty-one senator's, more than one
third of The entire body, expire on the
4th of March next. eighteen Of this
number already have been reelected
or assured of reelection, either through
successes in primary contests or pledges
IT a majority of the membership Of the
several state legislatures charged with
the duty of eiecting senators before the
beginning of the next congress
In addition to the vacancies occurring
by reason of provision of the consti-
tuition there will be a vacancy IN Penn
syIvania on account Of the forthcoming
resignation of Mr.. Knox TO accept the
portfolio OF secretary of state IN the
Taft cabinet.
Sure of Success.
There viii be a general scramble be-
tween prominent Republicans of Penn
sylvania for Mr.. KnOX's seat, which
viii cause public interest equal to the
interest going on now in Ohio for the
seat of Senator Foraker and in Con-
necticut fer the seat of Senator Brande-
gee. That Secretary Root will be given
the New York senatorship now held by
Senator Platt is conceded and a contest
is not expected
The Republican senators whose terms
expire at the end of the present con-
gress but who are sure of being re-
turned. are Cummins of Iowa, now
serving out the unexpired term of the
late Senator Allison; Dillingham; of Yer
mont Gallinger of New Hampshire,
Hepburn of Idaho, Hopkins of Illinois.
Penrose of Pennsylvania, Perkins of
California, SmoOt of Utah and stephen
son Of Wisconsin. Democratic senators
who will be returned are Clark of Ar
kansas. Clay of Georgia. Gore of Okla
hOma. Johnson of Alabama, McEnery
Of Louisiana. Newlands of Nevada,
Overman of North Carolina. Smith of
Maryland and Stone of Missouri.
Some Changes.
By reason of defeat in primary con-
tests. Senator Ankeney of Washington
win be succeeded by Representative
Wesley L Jones: Hansbrough of North
Dakota by NJ. NJ. Johnson; Kittredge
Of South Dakota by Gov. G. l. Craw-
ford and Long OF Kansas by Joseph
Bristow, former fourth assistant post
master general. All of these men are
Republicans, and in addition. Fulton
Of Oregon will probably be succeeded
by Gov. Chamberlain, Democrat, who
was victorious in what is popularity
known as the double primary system
Of that state. If pledges made by GER
tain members Of the Oregon legislature
are kept Chamberlain viii come to the
senate, but if they are violated. as many
leading Republicans of the state are
demanding, il is possible, in fact prob
able. that Fulton will be chosen TO sue
coed himself.
Declined Reelection.
OF the Democratic senator's whose
terms will expire on March 4. Cary OF
South Carolina VIII be succeeded by E
ID. Smith. and Milton " Florida by
Duncan l. Fletcher. both Of the incum-
bents having declined TO be candidates
for election. Onsetting the Oregon sit
uation is that of Kentucky. former Gov
ernOr W. o. Bradley. Republican. hay
ing been elected TO succeed McCrearv.
Democrat, by reason Of the failure of
the Democratic majority of the Ken
lucky legislature to agree. Teller of
colorado will be succeeded by Charles
J. Hughes, who was endorsed bv the
Democratic state committee after Teller
had declined 10 be a candidate for r.
election The legislature IS Democratic
and Hughes Will be elected
Four Big Fights.
Contests have narrowed down to
Ohio. Pennsylvania. Connecticut and
indiana In the latter state a Demo-
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