The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-07-07
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Special Correspondence of The Tribune.

Special Correspondence of The Tribune.
Washington, July g.
While, with possibly one or two excep-
tions, every member of the present dele
cation in congress from Pennsylvania will
be a candidate for denomination the
chances are that there will be a good
many new faces in the next house from
that state. Beginning with the two rep
resentatives-at-large there is a possibll-
ity of both Mr.. Grow and Mr.. Davenport
being left at home The former was first
chosen a member-at-large at a special
election held on February 20, 1894. to fill
a vacancy caused by the death of General
William Lily by the then unheard of ma
jority of 1924, over his Democratic op-
ponent, James Denton Hancock. At the
following general election in November
1894, he was e-eleCted by the tremen-
dous majority over all of 246, 1862 Two
years later Mr.. Grows plurality reached
the enormous size of 297,ii6. AS for
Mr., Davenport the other member-at-
large, if he is renominated it is believed
by some that it will not be without con-
siderable opposition.
General Bingham, of the First district,
who is serving his ninth term, will have
no opposition for denomination, and with
10000 natural Republican majority back
of nm, he will likely serve in congress
as long as he desires. The First district
could have no better representative than
General Bingham. 1t is said that Mr..
Adams, of the Second district, will have a
rival for the nomination next year. His
opponent may be Major John NJ. Carson,
the well known Washington correspond
ent of the Philadelphia Ledger. Mr.. Car
son is a resident of the Second district,
and has many warm and influential
friends in Philadelphia who would be
highly pleased to see him in congress. 1t
goes without saying that Mr.. McAleer
will have opposition in his own as well as
in the Republican party, with the chances
more against him for the nomination than
election. 1t is understood that Mr.. Young,
of the Fourth district, will have TO defeat
his predecessor, Mr.. Reyburn, if he ex-
poets to return to congress. Mr.. Young
has made an excellent representative so
far and will improve with age. Mr.. Har-
mer, of the Fifth district is said to be
willing to quit congress for the governor
ship.
EX-Congressman Jack Robinson will, IN
all probability, oppose Mr.. Butler in the
Sixth district. Mr.. Wanger, of the Sew
enth district, who Is serving his third
term, may have to step aside for some
ambitious Bucks county statesman. In
all probability Mr.. Kirkpatrick will be
district, but the chances are somewhat
against his reelection as that district
is naturally Democratic, and only de-
faulted last year by 229 votes, which was
due to a family row and the unpopular
ty of his opponent. Mr.. Ermentrout, of
| the Ninth district, will likely succeed him
| self, as Berks county, under the two term
| RUE, is entitled TO the Democratic nomi-
nation next year. Mr.. Brosius, so far as
| known, Will nave no opposition in the
| Tenth district.
Mr.. Williams, of the Twelfth will like
| ly have a smooth road to renomina-
| ton, and as that district is now a safely
| Republican one, there will be no trouble
| about his reelection. If Mr.. Brumm, Of
| the Thirteenth, can capture a renomina-
| ton he has only one Democrat to fear.
| His name Is James B. Reilly, the pres
ent marsha, of the eastern district. He is
| the only man who has ever been able to
| defeat Mr.. Brumm, and then only occas-
| ionally. AS this is his first term Mr.. Ohm
| sted, of the Fourteenth district, will no
doubt be renominated, and with over 90
| 900 Republican majority back of him his
| reelection is reasonably certain. Mr..
| Codding, of the Fifteenth, may have to
| defeat State Senator Hardenbergh, of
| Wayne If he wants to come back to con-
| gress. 1t is a good many years since
| wayne county mas Pdu Il IneHDeT OF con-
| gress, and If Mr.. Hardenbergh is not
nominated for auditor general this year
| he may cross swords with Mr.. Coddng
| for the congressional nomination. Hard
| enbergh is one of Senator Quay's closest
friends in Northeastern Pennsylvania.
| Mr.. Packer, of the Sixteenth, will like
| ly have opposition for denomination. 1t
is very seldom that that district ever
| gives a member a second term. 1t did
| break the rule in the case of Representa-
| tive Hopkins, who served in the Ftfy-sec-
| ond and Fifty-third congresses. His sue
| cessor, Mr. Leonard, was only given one
term. 1t is a solid Republican district
| Mr. Kulp is the first Republican to rep
resent the Seventeenth district for many
years. He Is now serving his second term
| The chances are that he will be reelected
| Mr. Mahon seems to have an iron gril
on the Eighteenth district, and If he does
not enter the gubernatoral race next year
he will in all probability come back tC
congress without much trouble. Mr.. Ben,
ner, of the Nineteenth, will have to "lay
| low" eX-Congressman Beltzhoover If ht
wants denomination, and II Is doubtful
| If he can knock out the irrepressible lit
tie ex-member from Cumberland. Mr.
| Hicks is probably serving his last tern
from the Twentieth district He had
| hard fight last ear, and II was only will
the aid of the state Republican commit
tee that he pulled through. He is nov
serving his third term His Republican
opponent will likely be ]. f. Thropp, o
Bedford. Mr.. Robbins, of the Twenty
first, will have no trouble in being re
elected If he can secure denomination
The nomination, however. is more thai
likely to so to one of the other counties
of the district-possibly Indiana.
Mr.. Dalzell of course, will have no op
position for denomination in the Twenty
second district, and Colonel w. A. Stone
If he is not nominated for governor will
be his own successor from the Twenty