Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-10-25

Gorges and A. Lathrop, In the Sixteenth
district neither party has vet made nomi-
nation, the Republicans being. in an ap-
parently hopeless deadlock, which has
lasted for weeks over the claims of three as
plrants from as many counties-Clinton,
Tioga, and Potter-and the Democrats wait
ing to see what they will do. II the Re-
publicaus finally make weak nomination
or split, the Democrats will probably nomi-
nate ex-Congressman Mortimer L. Elliott,
who was elected as a candidate at large from
the State In 1882, and he will have an ex-
cellent chance or winning.
INSTEAD OF BUCKALEw.
Representative Charles R Buckalew, who
was United States Senator from PenusvI-
vania IN war times but who failed, though
q very able man, TO make much impression
in the Lower House because Of his advanced
years and natural in1olence, has been re-
tired by the Democrats of the Seventeenth
district and ex-State Senator Simon P.
Wolverton nominated In his place. The
district is reliably Democratic, and Mr..
Woiverton, who is a lawyer and capitalist
OF brains, will be elected. The Eighteenth
district will, in all probability, re-elect,
Congressman L. E. Atkinson, a Republican,
though there is good deal Of opposition to
him because of his seeking fourth term.
His Democratic competitor, Captain George
w. Skinner, was one OF the Democratic
leaders in the last Legislature, and is very
popular.
Congressman Levi Maish, q Democrat,
will be succeeded by another Democrat, ex-
Congressman Frank E. Beltzhoover, in the
Nineteenth district, and from the Twentieth,
where the Republicans are having good
deal of trouble in agreeing on a candidate, a
representative of their faith will in all
likelihood be sent to Washington. In the
Twenty-6rst district the Republicans got in
such a snarl over the nomination that they
finally asked the State Committee to select
picked out by the committee, and will be
elected, as the district is Republican.
ALLEGHENY'S REPRESENTATIVES,.
No doubt is entertained here as to the sue
cess OF Dalzell and Stone, the Republican
Congressional candidates in. Allegheny
county. In the Twenty-tourth district Con-
gresham Joseph Ray has been turned down
after one term to make way for A. j. Stew
art. The district is Republican, and Stew
arts election over A. P. Craig, his Dem
ocratic opponent NAV be looked for.
The triangular fight in the Twenty
anxiety. In the Twentv-si1th, formerly
represented by William-L. Scott, the Re-
publicans have set aside Congressman w.
C. Culbertson alter one term and nominated
Matthew Griswold to succeed him. The
Democratic candidate is A. L. Tilden. The
district is reliably Republican except when
Mr.. Scott runs as candidate in it.
The vacancy In the Twenty-seventh dis
trict caused by the death of Congressman
Louis +. Watson will be filled BY Charles
W. Stone, the present Secretary of the Com
monwealth OF Pennsylvania. and one of the
Republican candidates for the nomination
for Governor last June, when Quay gave it
to Delamater. Mr.. Stone is a man of abil-
ity, and will be quite an addition to the
Pennsylvania delegation in Congress.
KERR'S SUCCESSOR.
The last district, the Twenty-eighth, is
Democratic, and is now represented by
James A. Kerr, the Chairman of the Dem
cratic State COMMITTEES. - liking advantage
of Mr.. Kerr's absence from the district
while attending to his duties at Washing
ton and the work of the State Committee in
this city, his enemies mbined against him,
while he supposed his friends were looking
after his interests, and secured delegates
enough to 6efea; him for renomination.
George e. Kribbs was nominated in his
place. This was shameful piece of busi-
ness and has caused much indignation
among Mr.. Kerr's friends. Two years ago
Mr.. Kerr had 2, 1863 majority over Captain
7. P. RynLer, who is now posing as Union
Labor candidate TO Governor, with view
to draw off labor votes from Psttison and
thus helping Delamater. Kribbs will prob
ably be elected, though By a much reduced
majority,
1t is reasonable to supposed that the Dem
ocrats will hold all the districts they now
have and that they will carry some OF those
which are in doubt. If they gain two, as
seems altogether likely, Pennsylvania Req
in the next Congress will be 10
and Democrats.