The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1894-03-02
RESULTS OF THE ELECTION.
THE DEMOCRATS CARRY ONLY FOUR
CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS.

The Democrats carried only four
congressional districts, and two of
these by very small majorities, at the
late election. In the First district
Grows plurality was 1885, while
that Of General Bingham was o,2I5;
in the Second o,7I5, or a,66s more
than the late Charles O'Niell received.
Hancock won by plurality of 26I in
the Third, Congressman McAleer's /;
Crows plurality in the Fourth was
1885, or 4,o25 greater than that re-
ceived by John f. Reyburn. In The
Fifth Grows plurality reached 20, 222
or II,oIo larger than that obtained by
Alfred G. Harmer.
Crows plurality in the Sixth, COM
posed of Chester and Delaware, was
1901, $500 increase of that received
by John B. Robinson, and IN the Sew
enth, composed of Montgomery and
Bucks, 3,SoS, 5000 mole than that
cast for Irving P. Wanger. Hancock
carried the Eighth, consisting of North
hampton, Monroe, Pike and Carbon,
by 2,S2I plurality, 3,4a3 less than that
received by the late William Mutchler,
The Ninth, composed of Rerks and
Lehigh, was carried by Hancock by
$500 plurality, 7,I26 less than that
received by Congressman Erdman. In
the Tenth, Lancaster county, Grow
had 9,7S6 plurality, 456 more than
Congressman Brosius received, In
the Eleventh, Lackawanna, Grow had
4,735 plurality, 4,I4o greater than
that obtained by Congressman Scran-
ton. In the Twelfth, Luzerne, Grow
had $500 plurality, while Congress
man Hines plurality was I,4o2. In
the Thirteenth, Schuylkill, Congress-
man Reilly's 1901 was wiped out and
a plurality of I,4oo polled for Grow.
The Fourteenth, consisting of
Dauphin, Lebanon and Perry, gave
Grow plurality of 1888, or 3,4o3
greater than that received by Con
gresham Woomer. In the Fifteenth,
consisting of Bradford, Susquehanna,
Wayne and Wyoming, Congressman
Wright's plurality was increased from
4,586 to 7,S3a for Grow. In the Six-
teenth, Grow had plurality of 1891,
or 1874 in excess OF that received by
Congressman Hopkins. In the Seven
teenth, composed of Northumberland,
Columbia, Montour and Sullivan, Con
gresham Wolverton's plurality of
5,3o3 was blotted out and plurality
of 24I given for Grow In the Eigh-
teenth, composed of Franklin, Fulton,
Huntingdon, Mlfflin, Juniata, Snyder
and Union, 1863 was added by Grow
to the plurality of 1910 for Congress
man Mahon. In the Nineteenth, com
posed of Adams, Cumberland and
York, Hancock received plurality Of
only $40, or 5,255 less than that re-
ceived, by Congressman Beltzhoover.
In the Twentieth, composed of
Cambria, Blair Somerset and Bedford,
Congressman Hick's plurality of 5,1SI
was increased by Grow to o,4o7. In
the Twenty first, composed Of West
moreland, Armstrong, Indiana and
Jefferson, Grows plurality reached
Io,44o, while Congressman Heiner's
was 3,697. The Twenty second and
Twenty third districts, Allegheny coun
ty, were carried by Grow by pluralities
largely exceeding those obtained by
Congressmen Dalzell and Stone. The
Twenty fourth, composed of Fayette,
Greene, Washington and part of AL
legheny, was carried by Grow, outside
of Allegheny county, by a,II8 plurality,
while that of Congressman Sipe was
1883 in the entire district.
The Twenty fifth, composed of
Beaver, Lawrence, Mercer and Butler,
was carried by Grow by o,o6o plural
ity 1910 mo:e than that obtained by
Congressman Phillips. The Twenty
sixth, composed of Crawford and Erie,