Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1878-07-28

| In western Pennsylvania there Is no differ
| ence OF sentiment between this party and the
| Democracy, and the conditions are favorabl,
| to a complete understanding, so that tie Re
| pubiicans will have to overcome the united
| vote to elect. Let us first glance at the east
| ern section OF the State. The first FIVE dis
tricts are located IN Philadelphia city Til,
| aggregate msJOrltIes of the Republicans re
| turned to the Forty-tifth congress from tn,
| four districts represented by them was six
teen thousand seven hundred and forty nne
In this aggregate Keley's majority was 81,
| thousand three hundred and lightweight. L
| Is well known that both the parties In th
district are Greenbac&. Kelley is an apUstl,
| OF the faith, and was recognized and voted
/ for by the GreenbaCkers. No man can b,
elected from this district who is not il
| thorough sympathy with the "Ohi(
| idea" In the three other district
the Observation-Disclosures party pollec
| five thousand and ninety-ive votes
| There has been a healthy growth since the
last election, and the party now claim to hole
| the balance of power In each district. | hav'
| no doubt of the correctness of this claim. L
| the Democracy will only do what pup doe:
when nine days old, there will be no difficulty
in defeating the Republican nominees, unless
| they are as avowed advance men as Judge
| Kelley. # Republicans are returned from
| the city of Philadelphia, it will be owing Il
| the willful blindness of the Democracy.
| The sixth district Is composed of Chester
| and Delaware counties. William Ward haG
| five thousand five hundred and three majori
| ~ In 1876. The Greenback Labor pprty
polled about six hundred votes. There is nc
| hope for this district.
The seventh district is also Republican
| and will remain so, unless the Greenback-
| Labor party has largely increased.
The eighth district is old Berks, and will
of course, be Democratic.
There is no hope of the ninth district, Lam
caster county.
The tenth, eleventh, twelfth and thirteenth
districts will be represented by Democrats,
or Greenback- Labor Democrats
The fourteenth district, composed of Dau-
phin, Lebanon and Northumberland, is now
represented by John w. killinger, who had
a majority in 1876 of 2734. At the last cleo
ton the Greenback- Labor party polled in the
three counties composing this district 1861
votes-within less than one hundred of Kill
fingers majority. This fact should give a
solution to the contest. Mr.. Killinger or any
other Republican can be defeated.
The fifteenth district is composed of Brad
ford, Susquehanna, Wayne and Wyoming,
and is represented by Edward Overton,
whose, majority was 1896. The vote of the
Green6ack- Labor party in this district was
1888. If this vote and its increase is utilized
Mr.. Overt0n will stay at home.
The sixteenth district is composed of Came
ron, Lyconlpg, M 'Kean, Potter, Sullivan and
Tioga. John |. Mitchell is the member In
1876 he poled thirteen thousand FIVE hundred
aud ninety-hve votes, against twelve hum
dred and ninety-seven for Henry White,
Democrat, and fifteen hundred and thirty for
l. F. Davis, Greenback. In 1877 the Green
back-Labor party polled in the district three
thousand and forty three votes, an increase
of nearly one hundred per cent IN one year
have reliable data from this district that the
Greenback- National vote is now over FIVE
thousand. What is still better, the Democ-
racy of the district have fallen In love with
the ''Ohio idea," and it is confidently pre-
dicted that there will be union of the two
parties. and thus the district will be secured
against the arrogant moneyed oligarchy.
Nothing but a blunder, worse than a crime
can lose this district to the people.
The seventeenth district is very close one
la 1874 it was carried by John Kelley, Demo-
Graf, by HOO. In 1876 Jacob NJ. Campbell
Republlcan, carried it by $40. The district
is Bedford. Blair, Cambria and Somerset. In
1877 the Greenback Labor party polled in it
3O43 votes. In that election the district went
Democratic by S47. | count this sure gam
for the Democracy. Mr.. Campbell is mem
Der of the National congressional committee,
and that body will exhaust all resources to
secure MS return. Campbell was ANXIOUS to
be member OF the committee, and contested
with Don Cameron for the place. His anxiety
had its birth in desire to use the committee
to secure his return. He will retire to private
life.
The eighteenth district is represented by
VIM. 5. Stenger. As | said in my former
letter, Stenger's personal popularity carried
the district IN 1876, it going for Hayes by five
hundred. Since writing you | have carefully
examined into the details of the 1877 cleo
ton, and find that the Greenback Labor party
in the district polled that year 1855 votes, and
1t went Democratic by plurality of $50 votes
This makes a favorable showing, and takes
much of the wind out Of the Republican
sails. They have been counting on this dis
trlct, but unless they nominate man who
entertains the 'Ohio idea" they will go over
board. think it can be set down Democratic.
The nineteenth, twentieth and TWEEN. y-frst
are soldly Democratic. The twenty second
and twenty third districts are Pittsburg and
Allegheny county. In the twenty-second
Russell Errett had majority of sixteen hun
dred and forty eight in 1876 In the twenty
third Thomas NJ Bayne had majority of
forty -one hundred and eighty, aggregatIng in
the two districts fifty eight hundred and
twenty-eight. The Greenback- Labor party
polled seventy-fve hundred and seventy-fve
in the two districts. Errett is sure to be de-
feated, either by combination with the
Greenbackers or by an independent nomina-
ton by that party. Both districts ought to be
won, and can be, if the Democracy roommate
men who represent the ''Ohio idea The
Greenbackers ask for nothing more, and the
Labor element will be satisfied.
The twenty-fourth district is one of the re-
liable Republican. 1t Is not probable that
any combination can beat them in this dis
TT ct. In 1876 the Greenback vote was one
hundred and six, and in 1877, seven hundred
and FIVE. The Republican majority is nearly
three thousand.
General Harry White is the representative
from the twenty fifth district. He is a pestif-
erous cuss, and annoys the Republican side
more than he Injuries the Democracy. He is
one of the irrepressible kind and forcibly re-
minds one of Jack in the Box" as he pops
up and down with 81 Mr.. Speaker" George
A. jerks, a very able man and Democrat, rep
resented this district In the forty fourth Con-
gress, and Is a candidate again. He is
thoroughly imbued witn the "OhIo idea"
Last year the Observation-Disclosures party polled
in this district three hundred and forty,
and the Republican plurality was four hun
bred and ffty-three. 1t Is most probable
that the district will go Republican, but it Is
within the wood to beat White, and it may
be done.
The twenty and twenty seventh dis
triets are reliably Republican.
A careful furvey of the field leads me to the
belief that the Democracy and Nationals will
have majority of the Pennsylvania delega
ton. The Republicans cannot possibly hold
their present representation. Intelligent
action and recognition of the ''Ohio idea"
will certainly defeat the Radicals. All the
information received from the western part of
the State indicates that the Democracy fully
realize and appreciate the situation, and will
take advantage of the favorable conditions
The only real contests in Ohio are in the
first and second districts. Banning processes
to be able to get away with any combination
that can be made against him, and his past
success warrants the presumption that he is
not over-estimatinR his ability. Sayler can
carry the first district, and his
nomination will take it out of the doubtful
list. The only hope the Republicans have
lies in Sayler's defeat for the nomination,
which they are predicting and anxiously pray
ing for.
Besides taking care of the first district, the
Democracy of Indiana should recover the
sixth district, now represented by Milton s.
Robinson. His majority in 1876 was 276. 1t
is very close district. Mr.. Robinson is serv-
ing his second term. Proper exertion ought
to and will win this district 1t is only a
question of determination.
Holman is going to. make the convass in
the fifth Indiana, where he was beaten two
years ago by 1929 votes. On full vote the
district ia radically Ranuhican and n will h.