The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-21
CHANCES IN SENATE
TERMS OF THIRTY-oNE EXPIRE
 MARCH {.
Eighteen of This Number VIII Be Returned, But There VIII Be Some New Faces--For-
 aker's Fight.

Washington, Dec. so,--whiIe terms of thirty-cne Senators, more than one third Of the entire body. expire on March {. next; eighteen of this num- Der have been reelected or assured of reelection. either through successes in primary contests or pledges of ma jority of the membership of the sev- erel state Legislatures. charged with the duty of electing Senators before the beginning of the next Congress.
 Tn addition to the vacancies occur ring by reason of q provision of the coDstltution. there will be vacancy In Pennsylvania on account of the forth coming resignation of Senator Knox to accept the portfolio of secre- fary of State Tn the Taft Cabinet. There will be a scramble between prom inent Republicans of Pennsylvania for MT. Kuox.s seat, which will occasion public interest equal to the contest going on now in Ohio for the seat of Senator Forakers and In Connecticut for the seat Of Senator BEandagee. 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- Kress. but who are sure of being re- turned are Culnnins of Iowa. now serving out the unexpired term of the l late Senator Allison; Dfllingham Df Vermont, GallinGer of New Hamp- shire. Hepburn of Idaho, Hopkins iot Illinois. Penrose of Pennsylvania. Per kins of California, Smoot of Utah. and Stephenson of Wisconsin. Democratic tAerz y.m sss4fr aoA a | Clarke of Arkansas. Clay of Georgia Gore of Oklahoma, Johnston of Ala I barla, MeEnery of Louisiana. Hewlands of Nevada. overman of North Caro- lima, Smith of Maryland and stone ot | 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 oi 1 Petersburg, N. D.; Ktttredge of South 1 Dakota >by Governor c. I. Crawford and Long of Kansas by Joseph N. | Bristow of Salina. former fourth As sistant Postmaster r-GeneraL All oi these, men are Republicans. and In | addition, Fulton of oregon probably will be succeeded by Governor Cham berlain (Dem.1. who was victorious in | what is popularly known as the double
 
 Of the Democratic Senators whose terms expire on March 4, Gary of South Carolina will be succeeded by E. D. smith of Columbia, and Milton of Flor ida by Duncan 'U Fletcher of Jack. Sonville, both of the inolmbents hay ing declined to be candidates for re- election. offsetting the oregon situa : tion Is that of Kentucky former GOV ernor W. o. Bradley (Rep.l having been elected to. succeed MeCreary tDem.). by reason Of the failure of the Democratic majority in the Kentucky Legislature to agree.
 Teller of Colorado will be succeeded by Charles T. Hughes of Denver. who was endorsed by the Democratic state Convention after Teller had declined to be a candidate for reelection. The Legfsleture 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-etect, for the seat of Foraker, one of the most vigorous and picturesque charac- ters of the present Senate, and who has declined to abandon his place without fight. The relationship, between MT. Taff and the President elect and the fact that the Cincinnati editor has been prominent In the councils of the Republican party in Ohio for many wears. are powerful factors in the con test he Is waginE. The forces op- posed to MT. Tafts election, including. as they do, FoFaker (Rep.), Burton. who placed Secretary Taft In nomina- tion for the presidency. and who is rec ognfzed as one of his principal sup porters; Harry M Daugh erty and for
 ner Speaker Keller must be reekoned with, especially If there should be 8 combination started between the forces led by Senators Forker and Dick and the members Of the Legislature friend ly to Burton. Without such an alii- ance, the indications are that MT. Taft would go into the fight in the lead.
 The official announcement that there ia to be a vacancy created in PenneyI- vania through the resignation of Sena- tor Knox Is of too recent date to per nit of the lining up of asptrants for inc Keystone Senatorship. Already. however, there have appeared in the aaId as probable candidates, Represen- tatiyes James Francis Burke and John roaIzeli and George T. oliver. all of pittsburg. The fact that Pennsylvania ia organized thoroughly along polttt- cal lines, indicates that the contest win prove extremely interesting.
 Not the least interesting Of the Sem atorial lights that will be settled in line next two months will occur in In- diana. The change of the complexion of the Legislature from Republican to Democratic came so unexpectedly that if was like posting attractive prizes before runners that have had no cppOr-