The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1908-12-24
FEW CHANGES IN SENATE
FOURTEEN NEW MEMBERS AT
MOST IN UPPER HOUSE.

MOST IN UPPER HOUSE.
The Contests in Ohio, Connecticut,
Indiana and Pennsylvania Prom
ise Plenty of Excitement.
Washington, Dec. 20.-While the
terms of 81 senators expire on
March 4, next, Is of this number al
ready have been reelected or assur-
ed of reelection.
In addition to the vacancies oc-
curing by reason Of provision of
the constitution, there will be va
cancy in Pennsylvania on account of
the forthcoming resignation of Sena-
tor Knox to accept the portfolio of
secretary of state. There will be a
scramble for Mr.. Knox's seat, which
will equal in interest the contest now
going on in Ohio for Foraker's seat
and in Connecticut for that of Sena-
tor Brandegee. That Secretary Root
will succeed Senator Platt in New
York is conceded. No contest is ex-
pected.
The Republican senators whose
terms expire at the end of this 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; Hepburn, of Idaho;
Hopkins, of Illinois,; Penrose, OF
Pennsylvania; Perkins, of Califor-
mia; Smoot, Of Utah, and Stephen
son, of Wisconsin.
Democratic senators who will be
returned are: Clarke, of Arkansas;
Clay, of Georgia; Gore, of Okla
homa; Johnston, of Alabama; Nc
Emery, of Louisiana; Newlands, OF
Nevada; Overman, of North Caro-
lima; Smith, of Maryland, and Stone,
of Missouri.
By reason of defeat in primary
contests, Senator Ankeney, of Wash
ington, will be succeeded by Repre-
sentative Wesley l.. Jones; Senator
Hansbrough, of North. Dakota, by
M. N. Johnson, of Petersburg, N. D.;
Kittredge, of South Dakota, by Gov.
Coe 1. Crawford. All of these are Re-
publicans and in addition Fulton, OF
Oregon, probably will be succeeded
by Gov. Chamberlain, Democrat,
who was victorious in what is popu-
larly known as the double primary
system of the State.
New Democratic Members.
OF the Democratic senators whose
terms expire on March 4, Gary, OF
South Carolina, will be succeeded by
e. d. Smith, of Florence, and Milton,
OF Florida, by Duncan U. Fletcher, of
Jacksonville, both Of the incumbntes
having declined to be candidates for
election. Offsetting the Oregon stu
alton is that of Kentucky, Former
! Governor w. 0. Bradley, Republican,
having been elected to succeed NC
Creary, Democrat, by failure of the
Democratic majority in the Ken
tucky legislature to agree. Teller, OF
Colorado, will be succeeded by
Charles ]. Hughes, of Denver, who
was endorsed by the Democratic
State convention after Teller had de-
elined to be candidate for re-
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,
one of the most vigorous and pic
turesque characters in the present
senate and one who has declined to
abandon his place without fight.
The forces opposed to Mr.. Taft's
election, including as they do Fora
ker, Representative Burton, Harry
M. Daugherty and Former Speaker
Keifer, must be reckoned with, es-
pecially if there should be a combin-
alton between the forces led by Sen
sators Foraker and Dick and the
members of the legislature friendly
to Burton. At present the result
must be conceded to be in doubt.
In Pennsylvania.
The official announcement that
there is to be vacancy created in
Pennsylvania through the resigna-
ton of Knox is of too recent date to
permit of the dining up of aspirants
for the Keystone senatorship. Al
ready, however, there have appeared
as probable candidates Representa-
tives James Francis Burke and John
Dalzell and George T. Oliver, all of
Pittsburg. For many years it has
been the recognized policy in Penn
sylyania to take one senator from
the eastern and one from the west
ern half of the State.
Several names have been mentioned
in Connecticut in the contest for the
seat now occupied by Brandegee and
Representative Hill formally an
nounced his candidacy somej lime
ago. The legislature will decide the
contest and it is conceded to be
close.
Not the least interesting of the
senatorial fights that will be settled
in the next two months will occur
in Indiana. When the election re-
turns showed beyond a doubt that
Senator Hemenway's seat would be
vacated March 4, there were a num-