The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-08-13
HARMONY REIGNS
in LACKAWANNA
Views Of the Washington Correspondent
Of the Pittsburg Leader.
REPUBLICANS WELL ORGANIZED
The Popularity OF Mr.. COnnell.
Prospects Oft the Party Nominees in
Adjoining Congressional Districts.
Lnzerne Democrats Are at Logger.
heads..lIncIc Joe Siblcy's Canvass. s..

| l.nzernc Democrats Are at Logger.
heads..lIncIc Joe Siblcy's Canvass
Pittsburg, Aug. 12-The Washington
gives an interesting review of the politi-
| cal situation as follows:
| The Democrats of PENNSYLVANIA are
figuring on electing eight ii not more
members to the Fifty-first congress
The present Democratic representa-
tion in congress from that state Is 50
| small that 1t is scarcely perceptible to
the naked eye. In the Fifty second
congress they had eleven members and
In the Fifty-third they had ten, but
in the present (Fifty-fourth they have
but two, one of whom, Mr.. Hart, of
the Eighth district. was elected by the
narrow majority of 1877, while his pre-
decessor Hon. Howard Nutchler. was
chosen at Il special election to succeed
his father. the late Hon. William Nut
chler by 4.5S6 majority. The other MEM
ber Of the present congress. Hon. Con-
stantine J. Erdmen, of the Ninth dis
trict. also had a comparatively close
call when the majority of the formerly
rock Democratic district Is con-
sidered. In 1892 he was elected by 1906
majority. but two years later he pulled
through by only 1.S4S plurality. For
the first time In many years his own
county-Lehigh-we Republican, and
had it not been for old Berks. the
Gibraltar of Democracy, standing by
her guns. Mr.. Erdman would have been
~ n DC,
colleagues in the Fifty-second and
Fiftythird. in districts generally con-
ceded to be certainly Democratic.
The districts the Democrats expect
to carry this year on the free silver
platform are the Third, for many years
represented by the late Samuel ]. RAN
dali; the Eighth. now represented by
Hon. Joseph j. Hart, Democratic; the
Ninth, now represented by Hon. Con-
stantine j. Erdman, Democratic; the
Eleventh. now represented by Hon.
Joseph A Scranton: the Twelfth, now
Republican but represented by Hon.
William II. Hines, Democratic, in the
Fifty-third who was elected by the in
significant majority of IL over the Re-
publican and Prohibition candidates:
the Thirteenth, now represented by
Hon. Charles H. Brumm, and who is
again the Republican candidate; the
Seventeenth, now represented by Hon.
Monroe II. Kulp. Republican. who de-
feated Hon. Charles II. Buckalew, who
represented the district for many years
in the house, and from 1863 to 1869 was
United States senator from Pennsyl-
nj hn Ninataanth which for the
first time in many years, is now rep
resened by a Republican; the Twenty
sixth, the district in which Hon. Jo-
seph G.. Sibley is now running on a
free silver platform, and which was
once represented by the late Hon.
William l.. Scott. but is now repres-
ented by IA Republican. and the
Twenty eighth, now represented by
Hon William Carlile Arnold, Re
publican. This district had Demo-
cratic members i'm the Fifty-hNt,
Fifty-second and Fifty third.
The Democratic leaders are conf
dent of carrying at least eight of the
ten above mentined districts. and they
have ii fighting chance in the twenty
fourth, which is now represented ny
Hon. Ernest +. Acltson. Their only
hope for defeating Mr.. Acheson lies
in the possibility of Chris. Magee OPP
posing him, which he has threatened
to do Oh account of Achesons alleged
treachery to the combine In It's fight
against Quay last year Previous to that
famous campaign Mr.. Acheson had
trained with the Pittsburg leader. and
it was throught the effors Of Mr.. Ma
gee. so IT is claimed. that Mr.. Acheson
was nominated in 1894. Since then.
however. there has been an estrange-
ment between these two gentlemen,
but il Is doubtful If Mr.. Magee will go
50 far as to openly oppose Mr.. Achesol
for reelection.
In the Third district II Is believed
hat the Harrity faction. now that the
ex-national chairman Is out OF active
politics, will not oppose the nomination
of Mr. McAleer; hence his chances ot
election are considered very good. as
ne Is for sound money and will receive
the support of many Republicans.
IN i'm Lackawanna the Republican
factions seem to be In harmony TINS
wear. Mr.. William Connell. the Repub-
lican nominee was chosen unanimously.
Just what ground upon which the
Democrats base their hope Of carrying
that district this year is little indis-
tinct to the average politician. In ad-
ditiOn to the perfect harmony which
seems to prevail in the Republican camp
up there, Mr.. Connell Is a very popular
man with the people, irrespective of
party. He has done more for the city
of Scranton and the county of Lacka-
wanna than any other dozen men in the
district He not only employs thou
sands of men, but he treats them well