The sun., 1908-12-20
DOOMED FOR KNOX'S SEAT
REPRESENTATIVE BURKE, GEO.
r. OLIVER AND DALZELL.
Senator Knox known to Favor Burke
Mr.. Oliver Uncertain Whether He
VIII BE q Candidate-Mr. Dalzell
willing to Quit Place In Congress.

VIII BE o C0nd1date-Mr. DolZel
willing to Quit Place In Congress
PrrTsBURo. Dec. 1s.-It looks as il
George T. Oliver has the inside oppor.
tunity TO succeed p. G, Knox as Senator
from Pennsylvania. Mr.. divers friends
have been working with Mr.. Taft TO name
him as Secretary Of the Navy. Had Air
Knox not accepted the appointment
as Secretary Of State it is believed here
that Mr.. Oliver would have had a good
chance for the place.
Two hours after it was announced that
Senator Knox would resign his seat in
the United States Senate next February
Mr.. divers friends opened headquarters
here in Congressman elect John X. Tener' g
office. The latter is related to Mr.. Oliver.
While Mr.. Oliver is in Washington and
has not made any public announcement
Of his candidacy. yet more than one half
of the legislators of Pennsylvania have
been called up by long distance telephone
from this city and have been asked TO
support Mr.. Oliver. 1t is expected that
Senator Penrose will support him. In
fact, word has been received from Phila-
delphia that AZ members from Philade!-
phia will support Penrose and Oliver.
while Allegheny county will have 80 men,
bers, all Of whom are expected to vote
with the Philadelphians. Three hours
after divers headquarters had been
opened here more than a dozen men had
gone on record as supporting him. and
come Of these men are from districts
which are supposed to have candidates
Of their own. For instance j. v. Thomp-
son, the millionaire coal operator. has been
mentioned for Knox's place and Con-
gressman A. F. Copper is booming him, yet
Senator Crow from this district when
called up by telephone from Pittsburg
said he would support Mr. Oliver. This
is taken to mean that Mr.. Thompson
will not be a candidate. otherwise Sem
ator Grow would support him.
Senator Penrose and Mr.. Oliver had
been in conference in Philadelphia a num-
Der Of days previous to the announcement
that Senator Knox would be called into
Mr.. Taft's Cabinet. Mr.. Oliver later
left for Washington and conferred with
Senator. Knox. Owing to the position
gained by Senator Knox at the Capitol
he will have considerable influence over
the, members Of the Legislature and his
assistance will naturally 60 to aid Mr..
Oliver.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 1s.-There is good
reason to believe that an agreement
has already been reached whereby Repre-
sentative James Francis Burke Of Pitts
burg shall succeed Philander c. Knox
in the United States Senate when Mr..
Knox retires to accept the office OF Secre-
tary of State in the Taft Cabinet. George
T. Oliver Of Pittsburg, the millionaire
publisher, who wants to represent his
State in the Senate, was In conference
with Mr. Knox and Mr. Burke on the
subject to-day. Mr.. Oliver was loath
TO discuss the Senatorship and said.
Il do not know that shall be candi-
date for the place. but the chances are
that / shall be.
II is generally conceded by Pennsyl-
here that II the State promotes
one OF its House members TO the Senate
the honor will go to either Representative
John Dalzell or Representative Burke.
Mr.. Dalzell made formal announcement
OF his candidacy to-day as follows
"Sinoe the public statement has been
made that Senator Knox 10 TO hold the