The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-21
Terms of Thirty one Members, or Nearly One Third of En- tire Body, Expire Next
 March.
l8 SURE OF REELECTION
In Oregon Republican Legislature Is Forced by Primary to Choose Democratic Sem
 ator.

t'lllS ul ol SeDdlOfS, more than one third of the entire body, will expire on March 4 next, eighteen of this number already have been reelected or assured of reelection. either by primary con tests or by pledges of a majority of the membership of the several state legis- latnres charged with the duty of elect Ing senators before the beginning of the next congress. Besides the vacan- cles occurring from expiration of terms there will be a vacancy In Pennsylva- ma on account of the forthcoming re- signation of Senator Knox 10 accept the portfolio of secretary of state in the Taft cabinet There will be scramble between prominent repuhli- cans or Pennsylvania for Mir Knox's seat which will occasion public interest equal to the contest going on now in ohio for the seat of Senator Foraker and In Connecticut for the seat of Sen ator Brandegee That Secretary Root VIII be given the New York senatorshlp now held by Senator Platt, is conced- ed, and contest is not expected
 The republican senators whose terms VIII end with the present congress, but who are sure of being returned, are |Cummins, of Iowa, now serving out the unexplred term of the late Senator Allison; Dillingham; of Vermont, Gal finger of New Hampshire, Heyburn of Idaho, Hopkins of Illinois, Penrose of Pennsylvania, Perkins of California, Shoot of Utah, aud Stephenson of Wisconsin Democratic senators who will be returned are Clarke of Arkan- sas, Clay of Georgia, Gore of Okla homa, Johnston of Alabama, McEnery of Louisiana (Newlands of Nevada. overman Of North Carolina, Smith of Maryland and Stone, of Missouri
 By reason of defeat fin primary con tests Senator Ankeny. of Washington,
 will be succeeded by Wesley l.. Jones: Senator Hansbrough, of North Dakota,
 by NJ N Johnson. of Petersburg, N.
 D.; Klttredge, of South Dakota, by Governor Coe l. Crawford, and Long, of Kansas, by Joseph L. Bristow. of sallna, former fourth assistant post
 master general All of these men are republicans, and an addition Fulton of Oregon. probably will be succeeded by Governor Chamberlain. democrat, who
 was victorious in what Is popularly known as the double primary system of the state
 The eyes of the country are on ohio
 because of the candidacy of Charles P. Taft brother of the president elect |
 for the seat of Foraker. one of the most vigorous and picturesque char acters 'n the present senate and one
 who has declined to abandon his place
 without a fight
 The relationship between Mir. Taft
 and the presdent-elect and the fact
 that the Cincinnati editor has been | prominent Tn the counsels of the re-
 publican party In Ohio for many years are powerful factors in the contest he
 s waging for the senatorial toga. The | forces opposed to Mir. Taft's election, l including az they do. Foraker, Rep
 resentative Burton, who placed MT.
 Taft in nomination for the presidency,
 and who has been recognized as one
 of his principal supporters. Harry NJ. Daugherty and Former Speaker Keller
 must be reckoned with. especially if
 there should be combination of the
 forces led by Senators Foraker and ] Dick and the members of the leRis-
 luturc friendly 10 Burton. Without
 such m alliance the indications are that Mir. Taft would go Into the fight
 in the lead but astute politicians say
 they would not be surprised to gee
 Foraker withdraw in favor of Burton
 If an suspicious opportunity arises.
 At present the result must be conced- cd to be in doubt
 Several names have been mentioned
 In Connecticut connected with the con
 test for the seat now occupied by Brandegee. and Representative i'm for | mallN announced his candidacy some time ago. The legislature will decide
 the contest and it la conceded to be close
 Not the least interesting of inc sen atorial Contests that will be settled
 In tho next two months will take place In Indiana The change of the com pleXIon Of tho legislature from repub- llcan to democratic was most unexpect- ed, but when the election returns show
 cd beyond doubt that Senator Hem enway's seat would he vaca ted March {, number of democrats were not
 slow in seeking office. Chief among
 these were John w Kern candidate for vice president on the democratic
 ticket John F, Lamb Thomas Tageart, former chairman of the democratic na tlonal committee. former Representa- tive Benjamin r, Shlvley and l.. Ert Slack, all of whom are still in the race. ! except MT Taggart who withdrew. That Mir, Kern has more members Of the legislature pledged to his support than any other of the candidates ls conceded, but it ls recognized also that he Is still short of tho number needed