The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1893-12-29
FRIDAY, DECEMBER se, 1893.
WHO WILL BE THE NEXT O0N-
GRESHAM 2
THE SITUATION IN THE nth DISTRICT.


The Sun5ury Daily, of recent is
sue, thus discusses the Congressional
situation in this district:
An interesting question will come
up in the Democratic Congressional
Conference Of this district, and that
will be who shall be Congressman
Wolverton's successor1 The district
is from three to five thousand Demo-
cratic and is one of the Democratic
districts OF the State. The chances
are that the next Legislature and Gov
ernor will be In accord politically, so
that new apportionment will be
made, and this may be the last time
that the counties of Columbia, North
umberland, Montour and Sullivan,
will be combined in one district.
When the district was formed six
years ago the Democracy of this
county tried to have some sort Of
equal representation in the Congress
sional Conference. 1t was proposed
to give Northumberland five conferrees,
Columbia four, Montour three, and
Sullivan, two. But this was defeated
by the smaller counties and rule was
adopted giving each county two con-
ferrees, and this will be the rule Of the
conference at the coming meeting
At the first meeting Hon. G. r. Buck
alew was unanimously nominated, and
at the second and third Hon. S. P.
Wolverton was nominated by acclama-
ton.
The rule of both parties, an unwrit-
ten one, however, in Pennsylvania, is
that where there is more than one
county in a district for the nomination
to rotate between the counties. This
is where the fight will come in this
district. In Sullivan county there is
only about one thousand Democratic
voters, and the chances are that there
will be no Democratic aspirant from
that county, but Sullivan will have two
votes in the conference and will count
as much as Northumberland. Sulli-
van and Columbia has always been
close, and the chances are that in a
fight they would stand together.
In Columbia county there will likely
be lively fight. Hon. c. r. Buck
alew wants to 60 back to Congress.
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If Senator Herring is defeated for
Collector he will be blooming candi-
date for Congress-, and last, but not
least, comes the statesman, Hon. E.
M. Tewksbury, who has strong hold
on the people of Columbia county.
He has hold on the machine end Of
the party in the county, and if he runs
he will make it warm for some one.
In this county Congressman Wolver-
ton will doubtless be a candidate, as it
takes two terms at Washington before
a member can tell "what he is at" or
be of much service to his constituents.
Then the Hon. c. H. Dickerman Of
Milton, is being spoken of as candi
date from this county, and he will
have many friends and supporters.
The Montour Democracy may not
be without candidate. Some years
ago when w. c. Frick went to college
at Easton he became acquainted with
John K. Bennett, young man about
his own age. Bennett visited Frick at
Danvil'e and there met Miss Grove,
whose father built the Grove mansion
in this place, and married her. Ben
nett studied law and soon settled in
New York City as a patent lawyer.
In few years he worked himself to
the head of the patent law business of
this country. He has as his clients
the Edison people, Westinghouse, the
General Electrical company people
who pay large fees. In fact in law
suit at Danville year ago he swore
his income for his profession was S6o,-
900 year. He is not at Danville
much of his time, generally arriving
home on Saturday night from New
York and leaving Monday morning.
He is Democrat and a member of
Tammany Hall in New York, but his
residence for years has been in Dan
vile.
When Governor Pattison was max
ing his tour of the State two years ago
committee of Democrats called on
Mr.. Bennett to ask how much he
would give to entertain the Guberna-
torial party, as they were to have
meeting and stay in Danville all night.
"Ill entertain the whole. party" he
said SO that was arranged. He went
to his friend Frick and said. "Here
you must help me l have to go TO
New York until the day OF this ie-
ception." 81 am Republican" said
Frick. "That don't make any differ
ence, you are interested in Danville
and when distinguished party comes
to the place you must help to enter
tain them if you are Republican"
: There were twenty two in the party,