Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-12-23
THIRTY-ONE SENATORS
TO Retire IN MARCH
Eighteen ATG Assured Of Hold
ing Seats In Capitol.

Washington, Dec. 21.-While ths
terms of thirty-one senators, more
than one-third of the entire body, ex-
pire on March next, eighteen of this
number already have been reelected
or assured of reelection.
In addition to the vacancies occur
ring by reason of a provision of the
constitution there will be vacancy in
Pennsylvania on account CT the forth
coming resignation of Senator Knox to
accept the portfolio of secretary Of
state in the Taft cabinet.
The Republican senators whose
terms expire, but who are sure of
being returned, are Cummins of Iowa,
now serving out the unexpired term Of
the late Senator Allison; Dillingham;
of Vermont, Gallinger of New Hamp-
shire, Hepburn of Idaho, Hopkins OF
Illinois, Penrose of Pennsylvania, Per-
kins of California, Smoot Of Utah, and
Stephenson of Wisconsin. Democrat
ic senators who will be returned are
Clarke of Arkansas, Clay of Georgia,
Gore of Oklahoma, Johnston of Alaba.
ma, McEnery of Louisiana, Newlands
of Nevada, Overman of North Caro-
lima, Smith of Maryland and Stone OF
Fulton Has a Chance.
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
Petersburg, N. D.; Kittredge of South
Dakota by Governor Coe /. Crawford,
and Long of Kansas by Joseph E. Bris-
tow of Salina, former fourth assistant
postmaster general. All of these men
are. Republicans, and in addition Full.
ton of Oregon probably will be sue.
ceeded by Governor Chamberlain,
Democrat, who was victorious in what
is popularity known as the double pri-
mary system of the state.
If pledges made by certain Republi'
can members of the Oregon legislature
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 would be chosen
to succeed himself.
Teller to Retire.
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
Florida by Duncan u. Fletcher of Jack
sonville, both of the incumbGnts hav-
ing declined to be candidates for cleo
ton. Offsetting the Oregon situation,
is that of Kentucky, former Governor
w. o. Bradley, Republican, having
been elected to succeed McCreary,
Democrat, by reason of the failure of
the Democratic majority in the Ken
lucky legislature to agree. Teller of
Colorado will be succeeded by Charles
J. Hughes of Denver, who was indors-
ed by the Democratic state convention,
after Teller had declined to be candi-
date for reelection.
1t will be seen by the foregoing that
contests have been narrowed down to
Ohio, Pennsylvania, Connecticut and
Indiana, where a Democrat will be
elected to succeed Hemenway.
The official announcement that there
is to be a vacancy in Pennsylvania is
of too recent date to permit of the
lining up of asiprants for the keystone
senatorship. Already there have ap-
peared in the field as probable candi.
dates Represe ntatives James Francis
Burke and John Dalzell and George T.
Oliver, all of Pittsburg.