Evening star., 1896-10-20
FOR CONGRESSME|
Both Parties Working Hard to Ell
Them in Illinois.
WHAT TIE FUSIONISTS CLI
Republicans Assert They Will Nd
a Clean Sweep.
r EVI lew OF DISTRIC'
correspondence OF The Evening Star.

Correspondence OF The Evening Star.
CHICAGO, October IL IS
Both parties are now devoting tLemsaI
especially to the election of member
their party to Congress. The democrats
pect to make a specially strong fl.
Fusion has been effectel with the pop,l
In every district where II might accomu
anything, with the exception of tn. n
tcehth and twenty-fIrst. These are exp
ed TO reach some basis of agreement hy
withdrawal of one candidate or TN, al
pefore election day. II. T. Parker. the l,
oiist candidate I'm the fifteenth, was irG,
10 Withdraw yesterday. and this has n,
the way Tor the retirement in the O;
districts where there is no fusion.
In the present Congress all Of the Inir
oeiegation is republican. This includes
men who were seated after the election
the third district, McGann. the demcc1
VINO held the certificate, admitted tl.at
mad been unfairly elected, and allowed
knar to take his seat. In the other
sixteenth, Finis l.. Downing was elected
the lace OF the returns. but was uns.,
py the House and his seat given TO John
hlnaker, the republican contestant
lie democrats claim that they have
VIII nave, after the last fu.Ion is mad.
Certainty OF electing nine members Of
twenty-five on the face of the returns
The republican tidal wave election of
years ago, and base their belief on th.
that they think their candidates n1It
ceive the fun vote cast by the d.-mocr
ana populist parties at the election vi I,
On me other hand, the republicans u.s
tnat they will again make clean SVEN
the state and refuse TO concede any dIsir
he is.nt-
ticket will not receive the support OF I'D
members parties in full, but that ma
populists will refuse to vote for the d.
ocrat, and where populists are candida
the democrats will not vote for them.
What the F..ionists Claim.
The nine districts which are claimed
the fusionists as certain are the ;, .nr
fourth, fifth and sixth, which are loca' ID
chicago; the fifteenth, now represented
Benjamin Marsh; the sixteenth. which r
aker represents; the nineteenth. where T..
son Wood lives: the twentieth DrIan
Burrell's home. and the tweniy-fIrst
which Congressman Everett j. Murphy
candidate for Reelection. The only 4
tricts which are doubtful, from 4 r.pui
can standpoint are the second, the sioJ
yards district of Chicago. where Wiia&
LoriBer is candidate for reelection. I
sixteenth. where Buck Hinrichsen Is [
democratic candidate, and the twenty-iir{
These claims are, however, eXtrayagai
and IL Is believed thar the fusionisiS v
win each of the districts which ar adm
ted as doubtful by the republicans. VIII
those which are claimed by the fusion!A
as certain, other than these three, pre-
erly considered as doubtful.
In considering the fight I'm the coagre
sional districts both parties go on has
of the vote in 1894 The fusionists belieS
they will make gains of a; least : per Ger
In each district, while the republicans q.
expect to make gains.
In the first district, now represented II
j. Frank Aldrich, Speaker Reeds churI
republican victory is conceded. 1t gay|
Aldrich 33,902 votes in 1894 against L. II
for Max Dembusky, democrat, and ~.
for Howard S. Taylor, populist. the lcai|
of the party in the state. The two par,ij
polled less than 19,mo votes. and Jame3
H. Teller. who is their united candida
this year, will hardly get as many ballot
Aldrich was beaten for denomination by Il
Judge James r. Mann, who will he .-asil|
successful at the polls. Thomas r. Sray]
bridge. the profHbition candidate, will nd
receive many votes, and the friends q
Benjamin j. Wertheimer the gold demd
cratic candidate. think he will poll ond
third, or may be one-half, of the reguld
democratic vote.
William Lorimer will have a hard ficli
to secure a reelection in the second dis
trict. The populists polled S.4sI votes
1894. which. united with the l6SS2 cas-
| for the democratic candidate. should Civ
John z. White, the fusion candidate, :;W
plurality. The republican hope is tha
William p. Crenshaw, the very cstimaIl
democrat who is running as a supporie
Of the indianapolis ticket. will dray
enough votes from White to allow Lori,n.
to pull through. Unless Chicago gives a
enormous majority for Mckinley lorine
is probably doomed to defeat. His dsr-ic
Is normally democratic, and has been -
in the past.
A PopuIist Leaders, Fight.
Clarence Darrow. the leader of the ,'ni
cago populists, is making hard fight il
the third, supported by the democrats
but IT does not seem likely that he vii
win. The district is normally democratic
but this year MIR. Belknap is likely to b
reelected, as Darrow has both a gold ,lenr
| ocrat, John Krebs, and ]. c. Roberts.
populist, running against him. Robert
represents the middle-of-tne-ruad pupu
| lists. who are opposed to Darrow h"caus
he was one of the leaders in the ligh
against Seymour F. Norton's nomin5i;u
against Bryan at St. Louls. Norton Ia
many friends in the district. and the
nave been working against Darrow. Kreb
Is Doth a business man and d worker. ruI
ular with all classes and will draw ov,'
LOCO votes from Darrow
Eight candidates have been nominaiaI 1
ttfe lourtH ulstfict, which Is claimed -
the fusionists. Two years ago Ryan. N
democratic nominee, was beaten beca j
Frank Lawler ran Independent. Teceiyiu
more votes than the regular Candidair f.
the Office. This year Sam. ii. Harris is a
independent candidate. and Charles "
Woodman, who is the present member. am
who was beaten for the republican nonina
ton by Daniel w. Mills. is also "A candl
date. Woodman will cut into Mills vote
| while Harris, with McGrath, a midGlc-of
the-road populist, Francis S. Russell in
dependent, James f. ellis, gold deInocra
will draw from the vote which Won,
otherwise be cast for James McAndrews
the regular democratic nominee Wood
mans vote two years ago was lie'
against 1000, cast for Lawler and m
candidates of the democratic and pcpulis
parties. McAndrews believes that Mill
will not poll az great vote as did Wood
man on account of the latter's oppositio
this year. while he will not lose more tha
1900 votes to the independent silver can
didates. giving him a safe majority II
| seems warranted in his claim.
In the Fifth District.
Although the fifth district is claimed 4
the fusionists it world seem that Ceors
Z. White, the republican candidate hs
the best chance. Edward r. Noonan. II
democrat, might succeed If he received III
full vote of the anti-republicans, bat ther
are several Independents i'm The race.
In the sixth district Edward u. Cook
tG cod, "a,