Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-11-02
THE NEXT UONGREsS.

THE NEXT CONGRESS-.
A Republican Journal Cooostles y rrsbsbls
Dcnsc1atio- Gain. - 4
Philadelphia Evening Telegraph.
After an unprecedented number Of
some Of them extending over q
period of three months. and characterized
by great bitterness, the congressional
in this state have ut last been
by both parties, with the excep
tiOn of single district, the Republican
conferees of the 10Th still being unable to
agree. The contest, taken as q whole,
will be one of exceptional earnestness and
u review of the field, there
fore, at this time, will be interesting and
instructive. Z
The following may be regarded as part
ble doubt 1st district, Bingham, (Rep.) ;
I'd, O'Neill, (tep.) Sd, Randall, (Dem. };
4th, Kelley, (Rep.) 9th, Everhart, (Rep. };
9Th, Ermentrout. (Dem.); 9th. Smith,
(Rep.); 10th, Mutchler. (Dem.); 11th,
Storm, (Dem.); 10Th, Duncan, (Dem.) !;
Goth, Curtin. (Dem.l 21st. Boyle,
(Dem) 23i, (Bayne, (Rep.); Goth, Mil.
Ter, (Rep.) ; 9Th, Brainerd, (Rep.) The
5th district il almost certain to elect Mar
tin, . Republican. there being no Demo-
cratic candidate in the field. This gives
the Republicans nine district members
and the Democrats seven leaving eleven
districts in doubt; as matters stand the
Democrats are. of course, also quite GER
tain to elect Elliott as congressmen-at
large, a matter to which the attention of
tho erratic Brosius is earnestly directed.
Seven of the districts now necessarily
placed in the doubtful list ought not to be
there, and under ordinary circumstances
would not be; any of them that are lost
must be charged against the Odious ma
chine which il responsible for the presept
condition Of the Republican party in Penn
sylvania. In the 7th district, Montgomery
and part of Bucks, DIR. Evans. former
member of tho House, is the Republican
candidate. his chief competitor, being
General Davis Of Doylestown, with Dr.
Acker, Democrat, also former member,
running little side show of his own
There is standing Republican majority
in the district Of about 800 votes, but
the party is in q very unsatisfactory con-
ditioD, and Davis has many RepublicaI
friends; Dr.. Evans will have to wOrl
night and day to keep safe distance
ahead of the old Democratic war-hOrse
The 18th district Luzerne and
Lackawauna-is naturally Democratic,
but it is quite possible that 9
strong Republican candidate might have
carried it this fall, owing to Democratic
quarrcls, through which Scranton wa
elected two years ago. That gentleman,
however, as q candidate for reelection, ii
now tiercely denounced by the Independ
ent Republicans of the district, who have
put a candidate Of their own in the field
thus practically insucing the election O
Connolly, Democrat, unless an unexpected
compromise upon new Republican eau
didate should be agreed upon.
In tho 18th district, Schuylkill county
Brumm, Grcenback Republican, will have
hard and uncertain fight with his Dom
ocratic competitor. The 14th district
D.luphin, Lebanon and Northumberland
has solid Republican majority Of 2, 500 t.
5000, but the Independents indignant,
refuse to be party to the return Of Barr
MIR. CamerOn's congressional body ser
want, whom the senator forced upon th'
Regular ticket in spite of all remOn
ssranccs. Wolfe polled over $500 votes
in the district, aud tho number of Inde
pendents has since greatly increased
and they have nominated COlone
McCleery as their candidate. Th'
Democratic nominee is Colonel McCOr
mick, the wcll-known Harrisburg manu-
f;,cturer. In The Bradford-Wayne (15th
district, there would have been no dOub
ni Republican success had not reprehensi
bic machine methods resulted in brinSin:
Jadwin, present member, out as AL lnde
pendent candidate against Overton, tn
Irregular nominee. The fight is vcr,
bitter, and tho election Of Post (Dsm.) il
confidently expected aS the natural result
In tho -Tio2a (16th) district
Republican success is imperil,d BY tn
prolonged cOn!eree fight. not yet settled
meantime tho Democratic candidate
Ii. W. Farley, of Williamsport, is active
ly in tho field. The 18th. Somerset, BodfOrt
and Cambria 18th, uuntingdon-Frank
lin, and 25th, Indiaaa.JeffcrsO1, districts
are always debatablc ground, and thi
time the odds all seem to favor tho Dem
Ocratic nominees, OH account of weak Re
public LII nominations and machine mis-
rule in the party. The Pittsburgh 22d
district is ordinarily safe TO tho Rspubli
cans by anywhere from 1900 t
5000 majority, but Russell Erret
has become such grievOusa burdel
that thousands of Republicans declar
they will not longer tolerate him.
he is elected over Hopkins Dem.
will be tho work Of the corrupt Cameron
Democratic contingent OF the Iron City
In the 24th, Beaver WASHINGTON district
tie machine has ended a three months
| fight by letting State Senator Lawrenc
have the nomination, probably with tn
| intent of trading him off to secure AZ
| news election. to tho state Senate in Mi
Cameron's interest, il the suspiciOus!
non-committ.. sou of the reform some
other-year ex chief justice has secretl
come to al understanding with tn
scheming aud desperate i,usses.
1t will be seen from this impartial sur
! vey of the field that the Republicans ar
certain Of tho election of only nine mem
bors of tho House from this state, ten les
than they have in the present delegation
with doubtful contests in eleven districts
and tha chances seriously against them il
at least six of these. 1t is understood tia
Mr.. Randall only claims Democratic iu
crease of four or five members evidentl
the ex-speaker aud speaker expcctaut dt
sires to bo Oh the safe side. 1t mish
have been otherwise 1t would have bee
otherwise had the rule or ruin bosse
| halted themselves and left the people fire
from odious dictation to rule their Ow
| affairs and select their own candl
dates. Every hitherto Republican dis
| trict lost will as we have said, justly b
| chargeabie to tho iniquitOus machio
against which the people are in revolt.
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