The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-12-21
This Is Result of Widespread
Primary Movement.
CENTER OF INTEREST.
Is the Three COrnered Fight i'm
Buckeye State.
pennsylvania, Connecticut and
Indiana i'm Doubt.


OF 81 senators, more than one-third of
the entire body, expire on March 4, next,
| Is of the number already have been re-
| elected or assured of reelection, either
through successes in primary contests
! or pledges of a majority of the mem
| bershfp of the several state legislatures
| charged with the duty of electing SEN
ators before the beginning of the next
congress.
In addition to the vacancies occur
| ring by reason of a provision of the
! constitution there will be a vacancy in
pennsylvania when Mr.. Knox will ac-
| cept the portfolio of secretary of state.
Scramble for Knox's Scat.
| There will be a general scramble be-
| tween prominent Republicans of Penn
| sylVania for Mr.. Knox's seat which will
! cause public interest equal to the in
| terest going on now in Ohio for the
seat of Senator Foraker. and in Con-
necticut for the seat of Senator
Brandegee. That Mr.. Root will be Civ
en- 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 serv-
/ ing out the uneXpired term of the late
Senator Allison. Dillingham; of Vermont,
Gallinger of New Hampshire, Hepburn
of Pennsylvania, Perkins of California,
Smoot of Utah, and Stephenson of Wis
consin- Democratic senators who will
be returned are Clark of Arkansas, Clay
of Georgia, Gore of Oklahoma, Johnson
of Alabama, McEnery of Louisiana,
Newlands of Nevada, Overman of North
Carolina, Smith Of Maryland and Stone
of Missouri.
tests Senator Ankeny of Washington
will be succeeded by Representative
Wesley L. Jones, Hansbrough of North
Dakota by NJ. N. Johnson, Kittridge of
South Dakota by Governor Coe l.
Crawford, and Long of Kansas by
Bristow, former fourth assistant post
master general. All of these men are
Republicans and in addition Fulton of
oregon, probably will be succeeded by
Governor Chamberlain. Democrat, who
was victorious in what is popularity
known as the double primary system of
the state. If pledges made by certain
Republican members of the Oregon leg
islature are kept Chamberlain will come
to the senate but if they are violated.
as many leading Republicans of the
state are demanding, it is possible, in
fact probable, that Fulton will be cho-
sen to succeed himself.
OF the Democrat senators whose |
terms expire on March 4, Gary, South |
Carolina, will be succeeded by E. D. |
Smith and Milton of Florida by Duncan |
u. Fletcher, both of the incumbents |
having declined to be candidates for |
election.
Like Oregon Situation.
Offsetting the Oregon situation is that |
of Kentucky. Former Governor w. o. |
Bradley, Republican. having been elect |
ed to succeed McCreary, Democrat, by !
reason of the failure of the Democrat I
ma jority in Kentucky legislature to :
agree.
Teller of Colorado will be succeeded
by Charles J. Hughes. who was in
dorsed by the Democratic state con-
TnII
a candidate for reelection. The legis- |
lature is Democratic and Hughes will
be elected.
Ohio, Pennsylvania. Connecticut ami |
Indiana In the latter state Demo-
crat will be elected to succeed Hemen-
way the legislature having been lost |
by the Republicans in the recent cleo |
Ohio because of the candidacy of
Charles P. Taft, brother of the presi-
dent-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 fight.
The Ohio Situation.
The relationship between Mr.. Taft
and the president-elect and the fact
that the Cincinnati editor has been
prominent in the councils of the Re
publican party in Ohio for many years
are powerful factors in the contest he
is waging for the senatorial togd.
Forces opposed to Taft's election in
cluding as they do Foraker. Represent
ative Burton who placed Mr.. Taft in
for the presidency and who
has been recognized as one of his prin-
cipal supporters, Harry M. Daughertv
and former Speaker Keifer must be
reckoned with, and especially if there
should be a combination effected be-
tween the forces led by Senators For
aker and Dick and the members sof the
legislature friendly to Burton. With
out such an alliance the indications are
that Mr.. Taft would go into the fight
in the lead, but astute politicians de-
clare they would not be surprised to
see Foraker withdraw in favor of Bur
ton. At the present time the result
must be conceded to be in doubt.
The official announcement that there
is to be vacancy in Pennsylvania
through the resignation of Knox is of
too recent date to permit of the lining
up of aspirants for the Keystone sena-
torship. Already, however, there have
appeared in the field as possible candi-
dates Representatives James Francis
Burke and John DaIZeH and George T.
Oliver. all of Pittsburg. For many
years it has been the recognized policy
in Pennsylvania to take one senator
from the eastern and one from the ,
western half of the state {
Several names have been mentioned !
in Connecticut connected with the con- | ,
test for the seat now occupied by
and Representative Hill !
announced his candidacy
some time ago. The legislature viii de- :
eide the contest, and it is conceded to ,
be close. s
Probably Kern in Indiana. {
Not the least interesting of the sena-
torial fights is in Indiana. Chief among i
the aspirants are John w. Kern. candi-