Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-12-21
Conclude Their Terms on
March 4 Next.
Many Already Reelected or
Assured Of Reelection.
Others May Give Way to Success
sors Who Have Been Chosen.

third of the entire body. will expire on
March next. IS OF OF this DolnDef III
ready have been reelected or asSureh
of reelection, either by primary con-
tests or by pledges of majority OF the
membership of the several state Leg
jsaturcs charged with the duty OF
elccting senators. before the beginning
of the next Congress. Besides the va
cancies occurring from expiration OF
terms. there will be a vacancy IN PENN
sv,yania on account of the forthcon-
ing resignation of Senator Knox to ac-
cent the portfolio of secretary of state
in the Taft cabinet. There will be
scramble between prominent Repub'i-
cans of Pennsylvania for Mr.. Knox 5
seat, which will occasion pupilc inter-
est eoual to the contest going on no"
in Ohio for the seat of senator FOR
akcr, and in Connecticut for the sea.
of Senator Rrandegce. That Secretary
Root viii be given the New York SEN
atorship now held by Senator Platt IS
conceded and a contest is not expected.
The Republican senators whose
terms will end with the present Con-
gress but who are sure of being re-
turned are Cummins OF Iowa, now
serving out the unexpired term OF the
late Senator Allison; Dillingham;. OF
Vermont Gallinger Of New Hampshire,
Jevburn Of Idaho, Hopkins OF ILLINOIS,
penrose. of Pennsylvania. Perkins of
California. Smoot Of Utah. and Steph-
eneon of Wisconsin, Democratic SEN
ators who will be returned are Cfarhr
of Arkansas, Clay cf Georgia, Gore oi
oklahoma, Johnston of Alabama, Nc
Emery of Louisiana, N"wiands "l Ne
yada, Ovcrman of North Car"iina'
Smith of Maryland and stone OF ME-
souri,.
Ry reason of defeat in primary con-
tests Senator Ankeny. of Washington
will be succeeded by Representative
Wesley Jones, Senator HaEsbrough 0l
%orth Dakota, by NJ. y. Johnson OF
Petersburg, n. D.. Kittredge of South
Iya,koto bv Gov. Coc I. Crawford. aud
Long. Of Kansas by Joseph L. PriStoW
of Salina. former fourth assistant post
master general. All Of these men are
Republicans and in addition Fulton al
Oregon probably will be succeeded by
Governor chamberlain, Democrat, VINO
was victorious in what is known az
the double primary system OF the Stasc
or the Democratic senator's whose
terms will expire on March a, Gary ot
South Carolina, will be succeeded by
T.. d. Smith of Columbia, and Milton OF
Florida by Duncan L. Fletcher OF
jacksonville, both of the incumbents
having declined to be candidate for
election.
Otsetting the Oregon situation IS
ti:at of Kentucky, Former Governor w.
l.. Bradley Republican, having been
elected to succeed McCreay. Democrat
owing to a split in the Democratic
majority in the Kentucky Legislature.
Teller of Colorado will be succeeded
by Ex-Governor Charles j. Hughes OF
Denver, the Legislature being Demo-
cratic and Mr.. Teller having declined
to be candidate for reelection. III
will be seen by the foregoing that the
contests have narrowed down 10 ones
to Ohio. Pennsylvania. Connecticut and
Indiana. in the last of which q Demo
crat will be elected to succeed Helnen-
way, the Legislature of the state nav
ir.s been lost by the Republicans III the
recent election.
The eyes of the country are on ONO
because of the candidacy OF Charles L
raft. brother of the Pr2sidcnt-6lect, foI
the seat Of Foraker. one of the mosi
vigorous and picturesque characters II
the present Senate and one who has de'
rlincd to abandon his place without 9
fight
The relationship between MIR. Tai
md the President ANA the iac
that the Cincinnati editor has bee;
prominent in the counscls OF the Ike
publican party in Ohio for many year:
are powerful factors i'll The contest IL
is Waging for the SenatorShlp. I'M
forces opposed to Mr. Tafts election
Including as they do Foraker lt"pre
sentative Burton, who placed MI. TAI
in nomination for the Presidency an'
who has been recognized as one OF nj
principal supporters; Harry NJ
Daugherty, and Former Speaker kcif
: er must be rcckoned with. especially
there should be a combination OF tn
forces led by Senators and Dick an
thc members of the Legislator
friendly to Burton Without such a
alliance the Indications are that Nj
TAFT would go into the fight IN IN
head. at present the result must i
conceded to be in doubt.
Not the least interesting OF lne Sch'
,orial contests that will be settled !
the next two months will take place
Indiana The change of he compleXlo
of the Legislature from Republican
Democratic was most unexpected. b'
when the election returns showed bt
yond a doubt that Senator IiemenWay
seat would be vacated. March \,
number of Democrats were not $40
in seeking the office. Chief among the:
were John w. Kern, candidate Il
Vice President on the Democrat
ticket; John L. Lamb. Thomas Ia:
CART. former chairman OF the Dem
cratic National committee: Form
Representative Benjamin +. Shivcl
and l.. Ert Slack. all of whom arc ST
in the run That Mr.. Kern has mo
members Of the Legislature pledged
his support than any other of the ca
didates is conceded. but 1t Is reco
nzed also that he is still short OF
number nkeded to elect.
FLEET LEAVES COLOMBO.
Admiral sperry Advises Navy Depa'