Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-06-30
Terms of Thirty-one Members
OF Upper House Will Ex-
pire March l Next
SEVERAL WILL NOT GO BACK
Number Already Retired and Others
Are Slated For Private Life-For-
sker's Return is Uncertain = Fair
bank. May Succeed Hemenway =
Those Who Quit.


third day Of next March and it has al
ready been settled that number of
them will not be returned. Primary
elections have sealed the fate of some
and others have been eliminated by
one process or another. The strength
of the movement against those tenden-
cies in government and in affairs that
the president has termed "reactionary"
has weakened the hold of a number of
senator's on their offices.
How strong this sentiment is and
how effectively it is working was
shown in the Iowa result a few weeks
ago. In this, Senator William B. Alli-
son, the oldest member Of the senate in
point of service and one Of its strong
est members, escaped defeat by a re-
markab bly, narrow margin. The cam
paign argument against him was that
he was affiliated with the forces of re-
action. Tho Senator Allison was run
ming for his seventh consecutive term
and ordinarily would have been elected
without opposition, the feeling that he
had not stood for progressive legisla-
ton as he should have done made the
campaign against him possible.
The latest senator to go down in de-
feat is Henry c. Hansbrough. Of North
Dakota, who has been beaten in the
primaries Of his state. Senator Hans
broughs enemies raised the cry against
him, unjustly as many thought, of be-
q f3nn candidate and
Thomas F. Marshall led in the ballot
lie lands committee and has taken an
important part in senate affairs.
Senator Fulton. of Oregon, has been
beaten in the primaries, and Governor
George E. Chamberlain, a democrat, is
expected to succeed him. Senator AL
fred B. Kittredge, of South Dakota,
was recently beaten in the primaries
by Governor Coe I. Crawford. Both
these senators were, freely charged
with being against the Roosevelt poli-
cies and in sympathy with the ''reac-
tionaries." Their defeat Is due to the
impression made on the voters that
they had no use for the progressive
movements that have taken a strong
hold in many parts Of the country, es-
pecially in the west.
Tom Plat on Retired List.
Senator Thomas C. Platt, Of New
itics March 8, 1909. His state is tire
Of him and anxious to see him elm
mated.
Senator Levi Ankeny, Of Washington,
is another senator whose term will
end next March who may not return.
He is strongly opposed by Representa-
tive Wesley T.. Jones. The fight is a
hard one and the outcome not certain.
Jones, however, Is a strong man and
has the better OF the situation up to
date.
Senator Joseph B. Foraker, of Ohio,
IS not likely to serve in the senate
after next March. it is true there is
much talk about peace in Ohio, and
about the Taft forces dropping the
movement to eliminate Foraker. But
the facts are that 1t is easier to talk
about stopping this movement than
to halt it. Senator Foraker has made
a host Of bitter enemies among Ohio
republicans by opposing the policies of
the administration. Many Of these en-
emies are in no mood to give up the
fight on Foraker even at the request
Of Secretary Taft. A large share Of
Secretary Taft's strength in Ohio is
due to the fact that Mr.. Taft's friends
early in the campaign raised the cry,
"eliminate Foraker" A deep-seated
feeling among many voters exists
against Foraker and any sort of a
pacification movement will meet all
sorts OF obstacles. 1t is much to be
his seat. He will take the stump for
the national republican ticket and will
do it in the hope Of placating some Of
the antagonism against him.
Fairbanks May Succeed HemenWay.
The term of Senator Hemenway, of
indiana, will end next March. and
while he is expected to get a re-elec-
ton there is a possibility that Vice
President Charles Warren Fairbanks
will not be content to retire to private
life. Should Mr. Fairbanks determine
to seek another term in the senate.
his control of the Indiana republican
machine is such that he could prob
ably accomplish it, always providing
the state does not go democratic the
coming fall.
Senator Albert J. Hopkins of 1lli-
nois does not have smooth sailing to
the senator harbor for another six
years. He has powerful opposition.
Several candidates are in quest of his
toga, one of them being Representa-
tive George E. Foss, of Chicago. An
other Senator whose term will end in
March who has hard row to hoe
is Chester l. Long, of Kansas. He
has strong opposition from field of
able candidates.
Senator Isaac Stephenson, of Wis
consin. was not expected when elected
to contemplate serving beyond March
8, 1909. But he has recently come out
as a candidate to succeed himself.
Some Democrats to Go.
Among the democrats, Senator Hen
ry NJ. Teller, of Colorado. will be the
most conspicuous to leave the senate
at the end of the coming short session.
He will be succeeded by a republican,
and there are several aspirants.
Thomas F. Walsh, the millionaire
mining king. is one Of them. Senator
James B. McCreary, of Kentucky, has
airsady feen beaten. and will be sue
ceeded by Ex-Governor William o.
b, aGley, republican.
.'re seat occupied by Senator Stone,