The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-12-21
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of the failure of the Democratic ma
jority in the Kentucky legislature to
agree. Teller of Colorado will be
succeeded by Charles j. Hughes, OF
Denver, who was indorsed by the
Democrats state convention, after
Teller had declined to be candidate
for reelection. The Legislature is
Democratic and former Governor
Hughes will be elected.
It will be seen by the FOREGOING that
contests have been narrowed down to
Ohio. Pennsylvania, Connecticut and
Indiana, where Democrat will be
elected TO succeed EIemenway, the
Legislature OF the state having been
lost by the Republicans in the recent
election. The eyes of the country are
on ohio because OF the candidacy OF
Charles p. Taft, brother OF the pres
ident-elect. for the seat of Foraker,
tmeSque characters in the present
senate and one who has declined to
abandon his place without a fight.
The official announcements that
there is to be a vacanacy created in
Pennsylvania through the resignation
of Knox Is OF too recent date to per-
nit of the lining up of aspirants for
the Keystone senatorship. Already,
however, there have appeared in the
field as probable candidates, Repre-
sentativcs James Francis Burke and
John Dalzell and George T. Oliver, all
of Pittsbnrg. For many years II has
been the recognized policy in Penn
sylvania to take one senator from
the eastern and one from the west
ern half of the state. II Is likely.
therefore, that others from the cities
of western Pennsylvania will shy
their castors into the arena before the
forces in the state line up for the
fight. The fact that Pennsylvania IS
organized thoroughly along political
lines indicates that the contest will
prove extremely interesting.
Several names have been mentioned
in Connecticut connected with the
contest for the seat now occupied by
Brandegee, and Representative Hill
formally announced his candidacy
some time ago. The legislature will
decide the contest and Il is conceded
to be close.
Not the least interesting of the
senatorial fights that Will be settled
in tn enext two months will occur in
Indiana. The change OF the COM
plexion OF the legislature from Re
publican to Democratic occurred so
unexpectedly that II was like posting
am attractive prize before a lot Of
runners that had no opportunity 10
warm up?po When the election re-
turns showed beyond doubt that
Senator Hemenways seat would be
number of Democrats who were not
slow in unllmbering their guns. Chief
among these were John w. Kern,
candidate for vice president on the
Democratic ticket; John e. Lamb,
of Terre Haute, Thomas Taggart,
former chairman of the Democratic
national cOlnmittee; former Represen
tative Benjamin +. Shlvely, OF South
Bend, and i. Ert Slack, OF Frank
lin, all of whom are still in the race
except Mr. Taggart. who withdrew.
That Mr.. Kern has more members ui
the legislature pledged to his sup
port than any other of the candidates
Is conceded, but II Is recognized also
that his pledges are still short of
the number needed to elect him. No
movement to unite against Kern Is
yet In evidence, and in the absence
OF such an effort the probabilities
are that nlr. Kern could DE elected.
The supporters OF some OF the can
dldates are taking the position that
Alr. Kern was sufficiently honored
when given the vice presidential
nomination, and on the other hand
Mr.. Kern's friends are asserting that
his acceptance OF that nomination
amounted to a sacrifice, which entities
him to receive the senatorial toga.
Slack is a young man and is making
an active fight for the place. One OF
his qualifications. according TO the
gossip OF the contest is that he looks
acts and talks like Senator Bever-
idge. As Beveridge Is popular
idol in his state and well thought OF
by the Democrats, thiN is regarded
as an asset. In the event of the
failure of Kern to secure the election,
It is generally believed that Mr. Slack
will make a strong showing.