Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-10-25
DISTRICTS IN DOUBT.
The Congressional Struggles
Throughout the Entire
Keystone State,
SEVERAL CLOSE CONTESTS,
And Some Danger That Republicans
May Lose a Member or Two
LIVELY BATTLE In THE THIRD,
Where VsuK and McAleer Are Fighting
Fiercely for Supremacy.
SEVERAL CLOSE CONTESTS,
LIVELY BATTLE In THE THIRD,
Where VauK and McAleer Are Fighting
Fiercely for Supremacy.
A BIG EFFORT TO DEFEAT SCRANTON
ESPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE pIsrArcH.i

PHILADELPHIA, October 24-The Pat
tison-Delamater contest seems to have over
shadowed the Congressional fights In this
State, though they are subjects of fierce
battles in their respective localities. 1t
seems probable that there will be a number
OF cba~Ses in the present delegation.
One of the most interesting Congressional
fights in the State is that which is now
going on in this city in the Third district,
where Congressman Richard Vaux is rum
ming as an Independent Democratic candi-
date against the regular Democratic nomI-
nee, Sc, ator William McAleer. Between
the two the Republicans could easily elect
candidate OF their own, but Quay does not
want things that way. He cares nothing
about the next Congress, but he does care
great deal about electing Delamater Gov
ernor, and he thinks that he sees in the
present split among the Democrats fine
opportunity for getting votes for Delamater
bv trades with the Democrats Congress
sional aspirants. He ordered the Repub-
lican machine of the district to indorse
NduA. anu II Ola so at his DlQOllg.
A CHANCE FOR TRADING.
The object of this proceeding seems to
have been to serve notice on McAleer that
If he wants any Republican votes he must
step up to the Captains Office and state his
terms, and those who know him have no
doubt that he will do so. Congressman
Vaux is too pure and high-minded gentle
man OF the old school to stoop to any trades,
but McAleer is of different stamp. To
facilitate the work som. such accomplished
manipulstors as David Martin, Magistrate
Durham, Joseph L. Nobre, Frank Willing
Leach and David H. Lane none of whom
lives in the district, opened an Office in it
Yesterday at Fourth and Walnut streets
10 attempt to conceal the purpose of this
bold move is made, but the Democratic
managers have placed a watch upon the
Office, and every Democrat seen entering it
will be marked man.
Taking the State as a whole, many
changes will be made in its Congressional
representation. The Republican Congress
men from this city, Bingham, O'Neil, Rey-
burn and Harmer, will doubtless all be re-
turned, and in the Sixth district the prob
abilities favor the election OF Senator John
r. Robinson. most skillfuI politician. His
antagonist is Thomas W. Pearce, of Chester
co1ntv, an Independent Republican and |
who has been placed in the field by the
Democrats. He is making fight but as
Robinson has a Republican majority of
over 1000 TO fall back on, he may be put
down as a safe winner
DEMOCRATIC HOPES.
The Seventh adjons Philadelphia on the
north and is composed of Montgomery and
Bucks counties, which are respectively Re-
publican and Democratic. At the election
for State Treasurer last year Montgomery
gave Republican majority o. AZ and Bucks
a Democratic majority of 51S. This year
there is great diSafeetion among the Re-
publicans IN both counties, while the Dem
ocrats are united as never before. The
latter have popular candidate in Edwin
Hailowell, ta-mer, while the Republican
nominee, Irving P. Wanger, a lawyer, is
Objectionable to q large element of his party
because OF his close affiliations with Quay,
whose Lieutenant he is in Montgomery
county. The farmers are very strong in
this district, and, unless all signs iail, will
send Hallowell 10 Washington by good
majority.
From the Eighth, Ninth and Tenth dis
tricts Mutchler and Brunner, Democrats,
and Brosius, Republican, will be returned
wlthOuV much opposition.
Congressman Joseph A. Scranton editor
of the Scr ,nIon Republican, and one of the
Influential members of the present House is
making a hard struggle Tor REFLECTOR in
the Eleventh district, He is opposed bv the
Hon. Lemuel Amerman, late Supreme
Court reporter, and an old and close friend
Of Ex-Governor Pattison. Mr.. Amerman
has great elements of strength, and was
sbrewdly recognized bv his party as the
strongest man in his district He was the |
only Democrat who could have made it even |
interesting Tor Mr.. Scranton, who is the |
recognized head of the party machinery In |
the county, and the most influential Repub- |
Hcan in Northeastern Pennsylvania.
DISAPPOINTED OFFICE SEEKERS.
Mr.. Scranton's danger lies in the number
oi disappointed office seekers who claim 90
have been greatly wronged. In TAYLOR
vile, thriving borough with a large Re-
publican vote, DR.. Houser, who sighed for
a postotnce in vain, is engineering an in
dependent movement, with what success re-
mains 10 be seen. Back of Mr. Amerman
stands "the co / king" William ConuelI.
Mr.. Conneli wanted the nomination lor
Congress, but could not obtain it because
Mr.. Scranton had grip on the parry
machinery. Finding that the district is in
cluded among the doubtful ones, the Dem
ocratic National Committee has decided to
put forth efforts TO capture it, and the cam
palgn fund placed at the disposal of the
local leaders is said to be a large one. The
friends o. Mr.. Scranton seem confident but
Mr.. Amerman's party workers declare that
they have the battle ALREADY won.
The Iwel.t .th district, posed of Luzerne
county. IS a good deal like the Eleventh. |
In 1887 1t gave a Democratic majority of
So, in 1888 Republican majority of 328.
and last year Democratic majority o. 422.
The county is normally Democratic. but has
a mining population very susceptible TO cash
considerations, and this wear the Repub-
licans have also naturalzed hundreds of
HungariaGs in it. In the present contest
George w. Shonk is the Republican Com
gressional candidate and j. B. REYNOLDS the
Democratic. Democratic Representative
was elected from this district four years ago.
A GREENBACKER's DEFEAT.
The Thirteenth district will return James
3. Reilly, Democrat, who two years ago
defeated Charles n. Brumm, Republican
Greeuback demagogue, who had been
e lected four times TO Congress. The Repub-
lican candidate this year is John Z. .Shoener,
3; Greenbacker, who has no show success.
The Republicans Of this district which con-
sists # Schuylkill county, are in a state of
nit decentralization, caused by the cpen re- :
heIlIon OF a considerable element of the |
party.
From the Fourteenth and Fifteenth dis 4
ricts Representative J. W. Rie and Myron
p. Wright will undoubtedly be elected over {