The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-10-04
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dali would be nominated, and every one was
equally certain that he would be elected
This condition of affairs had the tendency
to make politics in the Third PENNSYLVANIA
somewhat tame. No man aspired to make
himself immortal by going to congress, for
he knew very well that the people of that
particular district would never consent to
let any one but Sam Randall represent
them in the national house of representa-
tives as long rs the great commoncr"
lived
But when Mr.. Randall passed away from
the scene of his earthly labors there came
change, and marked one at that The
district is Overwhelmingly Democratic,
and it has not been the recent practice of
the Republicans to nominate any candi-
date at NIL. Naturally, therefore. there is
a good deal of striving for the Democratic
nomination. After Mr.. Randall's death
Richard Vaux was selected to represent
the district in congress for the unexpired
term, General William McAleer with
drawing from the contest. But when the
time for the nomination for the full term
came around General McAleer was an as
pirant for the honor and secured 1t over
Mr. VauX, who then concluded to run any
way
On election day, however, the voters de-
the representative Of the Sam Randall dis
trict. Recently, when It became necessary
to select n standard bearer for the coming
campaign, the claims of General McAleer
aud Colonel William w. Ker were vigor-
ously urged by the friends of the respective
gentlemen. AS result, both have been
nominated us Democrats, and the Repub-
licans have taken hand in the contest by
adopting resolutions declaring that it
would be unwise to nominate one of their
own faith and indorsing General McAleer's
candidacy. Congressional politics in tho
| Third Pennsylvania is as exciting now as
| II was devoid of incident during the To-
mented Randall's lifetime.
One Of the most prominent members of
the present congress is the Hon. William
d. Bynum, Of the Seventh Indiana district,
which includes the city Of Indianapolis,
the home OF President Harrison. Owing to
| the fact that Mr.. Bynum is recognized as
one OF the leading men OF his party, and
the additional circumstance that he car
ried his district in 1888 by a vote of 81, 221
against %. 500 for his Republican opponent,
and that the figures in 1890 were 27.O41
| against 22.0S6, 1t is expected that the con-
test in his bailiwick will be IN interesting
| one. and it will in consequence be watched
closely by political observers in every por-
ton Of the United States. The man whom
the Republicans have selected to oppose
MIR. Bynum is Charles Lewis Henry. 1t is
confidently predicted that the coming
! campaign will be one of the most exciting
In the mot o'ertame" political history of
the Seventh district.
Mr.. Henry was born on II farm in Han
cock county Ind, July 1, lS49. His father
came to America from Ireland at the age
of twelve. and married a lady belonging to
one of the old English families of Virginia.
After leaving the district schools Mr.
Henry attended Asbury college, now De
Paw university, for three years. He
| graduated from the law school of the State
university and began to practice in Pen
dleton, but removed in 1875 to Anderson.
Mr.. Henry became interested to such an