The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-21
Scramble Will Be Made In Pennsylvania for KnOX'sPIace
 By Three Aspirants
SEVERAL REPUBLICANS
 DEFEATED IN PRIMARIES
A Democrat May Be Chosen for the Senate In Oregon and Landslide for the Legislature In Indiana
 May Elect John Kern.

Washington, December 2O.-while terms Of 31 Senators, more than one-third of the entire body, expire on March 1, next, IS of this number already have been re- elected or assured of reelection, either through successes in primary contests or pledges of a majority of the member ship of the several state legislatures, charged with the duty of electing Sena- tors before the beginning of the next Congress. In addition to the vacancies occurring by reason of d provision of the constitution, there will be a vacancy in Pennsylvania on account of the forth coming resignation of Senator Knox to accept the portfolio of Secretary of State in the Taft cabinet. There will be d scramble between prominent republicans of Pennsylvania for MT. Knox's seat, which will occasion public interest equal to the contest going on now in Ohio for the seat of Senator Foraker, and in Con- neeticut for the seat of Senator Bran degree. That Secretary Root will be given the New York senatorship now held by Senator Platt is conceded, and con test is not expected
 The republican Senators, whose terms expire at the end of the present Con- gress. but who are sure of being returned are Cummins of Iowa, now serving out the unexpired term of the late Senator Alison; Dillingham; of Vermont Gallln- ger Of New Hampshire; Heyburn of Ida he; Hopkins of Illinois. Penrose of Penn sylvania; Perkins of California; Shoot of Utah, and Stephenson of Wisconsin. Dem ocratc Senators who will be returned are Clark of Arkansas; Clay of Georgia; Gore of Oklahoma; Johnston of Alabama Me Emery of Louisiana; Newlands of Ne vada; Overman Of North Carolina: Smith of Maryland and Stone of Missouri.
 By reason of defeat in primary con tests, Senator Ankeny of Washington will be succeeded by Representative Wesley L. Jones; Senator Hansbrough of North Dakota, by M. N. Johnson of Peters burg, N. D.; Kttredge of South Dakota, by Gov. c. l. Crawford, and Long of Kansas, by Joseph N. Bristow, former fourth assistant Postmaster General. All of these men are republicans, and in ad- dition, Fulton of Oregon, probably will be succeeded by Governor Chamberlain (democraD, who was victorious in what
 
 system of the state.
 Of the democratic senators whose terms expire on March 4. Gary of South Carolina will be succeeded by k. D. Smith of Co., iumba, and Mitoa of Florida by Duncan IT. Fletcher of Jacksonville both of the lncunhents having declined to be candi- dates for reelection. Offsetting the Ore gon situation is that of Kentucky, former Gov. ". U. Bradley GepublisaI) having In O Mt ( ocraD by reason of the failure of the dem- ocratic llojority in the legislature to agree. Teller of Coloradt will be succeed ei by Charles J. Hughes Of Denver, who was indorsed by the dtmocl atic state con- vcrtior after Teller had declined to be a candidate for reelection. The legislature is democratic and former Governor Hughes will be elected
 The eyes of the country are on Ohio because of the candidacy of Charles P. Taft brother of the President-elect, for the seat of ForalSer, one of the most wig orous and picturesque characters in the pTe sent Senate, and one who has declined to abandon his place without a fight. The rela tionship between MT Taft and the President-elect and the fact that the Cn- cnnat editor has been prominent in the councils of the republican party in Ohio for many years are powerful factors in the contest he is waging. The forces opposed to Mir Tafts election, including as they do, Foraker, Representative Bur- ton, who placed Secretary Taft in nomi- nation for the presidency, and who is recognized as of his principal support- CTS; Harry M. Daugherty and former Speaker Keller must be reckoned with. especially if there should be a combina- ton started between the forces led by Senator Foraker and Dick and the mem- bers of the legislature friendly to Burton. Without such an alliance the indications are that Mr Taft would go into the fight in the lead.
 The official announcement that there is to be a vacancy created in Pennsylvania through the resignation of Senator Knox is of too recent date to permit of the lin- ing up of aspirants for the keystone sen atorship. Already, however, there have appeared in the field as probable candi- dates Representatives James Frances Burke and John Dalzell and George T. Oliver, all of Pittsburg. The fact that Pennsylvania is organized thoroughly along political lines indicates that the con test will prove extremely interesting.
 Not the least interesting of the sena- torial fights that will be settled in the next two months will occur in Indiana. The change of the complexion of the leg islature from republican to demoeratic came so unexpectedly that it was like posting attractive prizes before runners that have had no opportunity to warm up.