The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-10-30
BANNER PROTECTION State
Our Next Congressional Delegation
May BE SolidlY Republican.
THE SITUATION AS IT IS NOW
The Ninth District Is the Only One Which
the Industry.Wrcckcrs Have Really
Any Sure Claim TO and Even 1t
may Repent Of Its Democracy.

state coiillhltlee ueSlre TO nave maJOrl-
ties i'm each district large enough to add
to Tho in,n,osoi,,o,,I,,.' 81, ,ho atlSs,t
o,,oi,,,,. InI,,,,..'t,l v. 'nV Pi''e''
against democratic lhcompetency, de-
preston and fallacious sectional legis-
i"1,on' ,r,
me nominations lor congress by dis
tricts by the two parties in this state
are as follows:
T II p,.a c.u.n
y IIanns a. D. D. 81 A., o. tIi,i'i I"it,,L"ni, -
Fired Halterman, RI c. McCullen. d.
John r. Reyburn, r.; Gustavus Muel-
,ifr,,51 Ter, ~, r1o,o. Do,.,a 1,oattn
G-John b, Robinson, r.: Thomas D.
Parke, u.
Irving l.. Wanger, L.; John Todd, ID,
.; hrrhi,atrlT5' y 2os; s1,l q, iitr'i ~
1G-Narriot Brosins II Tohn A. Coyle ID.
ll-Joseph \. Scranton, r.; Edward Mer-
a. Thleiu' ~ ~, ,r ,t,..r, 7,
~ Cbas n Rrrmm Il. las Il Reillv. ID,
/ 1i-E. NJ. Woomer, r.; W. II. Minnich, ID.
iS-M' B' wright; 4 H. ~ fN Slochrr' ~
/ i?-Sionroe - KUN r.: G. r. Bucka-
lew, ID.
1S-Thad NJ. Mahon, H.; ID. q. Smlth; -,
l'-JHl,les t a. 0'aiiie' h' IL "'' W.
D g. TX. :
2l-D. b. Helner, r.; W. NJ. Fairman, j.
2-John Dalzell, H.; D. a. MaHelciui .,I,,,,Ii II n
% " ~; T.; =, tchesnn !, - Wn Sine, d.
95-Thomas ". Phillips, r.; J. O. Wander
lin, d.
26-Matt. Griswold, H.: JOS; =; SiDles, II;
mas W; stone ~ ,o,, =. ~ riiIIar,e II
S-W III =; A,iloIu, r. "a Saorgo - Wnff
Az iaI ,rI,ono,s M SoiIine and Hcnrv Mev-
H.. ,.,.,. D.,,,,,,l;oo,, >,
hlghteeH vi 'ne '.,i " 'e'','ilN,,' 80
candidates lhcluullS MI NIo"' oir "
nominations. The only Repuplcail
members of the present delegation who
have not been renominated are Alex
ander Mcdowell. representative-at-
largo and Albert c. Hopkins. of the
St,,o,,,tt ai,t,.iot rbo dalegotion NOW
,,tltc t,,,a,t,. ,,,,,,,tIioans ord tom
roii''''7 Va '"N''
Democrats
Reviewed in Detail.
In the opinion of Colonel James II.
Lambert nolitical editor of the Phila-
dalnhi. prase ana nerhans the hest
,'oitn'I .,,hari,,, r., tho stata on .nh.
PoS'eu ''u.io'lt ~ 80. W. IN, ~" ~
jet VI 'ii's thai"c''i' 'heie VIII pe
some material changes at the coming
,
in forecasting the political division OF
the Pennsylyania delegation In the
nevt congress the RanuhIican and Dam.
cora tic oonora,,,ion,I oan,,,ior oon,.
- ..,"'
.ss'- il',a'ees rAaIiS ne I'm iteiii'
i'; ti' l,'',l, raH Vi 10y, i, ",
mmhiinsns 70 oir na,,,oo'.ats ,,i,iio a.
Republican committee does not CLAIM,
any more. The Republicans of the
state intend to do very much better
than that, however. They will reduce
the number of Democrats to not more
: than four, and possibly to two. There
are only three districts in the state
, that have not been carried by the Re
publicans at one of the two election.
held since the Democrats took contro
of national affairs.
: The figures of the congressional elec
| tions two years ago cannot serve a.
guide in the present campaign
Events which have since happened
make them useless as basis of calcu
lation. 1t can be assumed withou
least fear of dispute that every distrc
\ now represented by Republican will
nave Il republican representative il
the next mousse. with the two members
. at large this makes start of twent!
: hepuhiicail members which all viii
:, conceue' In every heretofore Dem
!, ocratlc district save one-that com
!, l,oSeu oI iterks ana Lehigh counties
;, the hepupiicahs are making hopefu
n contest, ana Ill the one noted as an eX
ception iney are making the fight eX
{ "c'iS as II they expected to win.
llnlterman VIII Win.
The Third district. cbmposed of va,
iouS wards in this city which has nj
ways had a Democratic representoti,,,
vii undoubtedly elect Republican mi
year. The party has a winning can
didate in Frederick Haltermnn one n
the sturdiest of our business mon an
e in all respects fitted to represent th
l. district There is no district now rer
a resented BY a Democrat more certai
e to go Republican. OF the other N,
dricts it can be safely assumed tbaf th
IT Twelfth, the Twenty-fourth and IN
d Twenty sixth all of which now hay
L. Democratic members, will elect Rt
publicans. The last two are stronrl
Republican on a national vote an
went Democratic two wears apo hv. n,
! cident The Democrats are pretendin
" 20 some expectation of carrying III
Twenty-sixth district whore SihIav
their c5ndidnto. bu, there is no cond
y tion of things H. the district to iustif
Is any such nope The Twelfth district
" COMPOSED OF Iuyerno county whic
" last February gave n Repuhiicon m,
rs lority exceeding 900 and is os lil,nl
as not To jncreIs. il in Noyember m
s. Twenty-fourth district gave about "a,
Republican majority at the last Gle,
tion. and has had enough exnerienr
with Democratic congressman to wa,
no more of them
NEXT To these comes the schuv,ki
y. district from. which Mir. Reilly
Democrat has been elected sever
n times i'm succession. If the Republ
e9Tr cans are as united there as thev n,
now, renreserted tn he tboy viii 90 81
- alect the Rannhl,can candiSate re cn
n only he defeated by the loss of Repui