The evening times., 1898-10-12
PENNSYLVANIA POLITICS.
Democrats Believe They VIII Make
Heavy Gains,


Philadelphia, Oct. 12.-The busiest politi-
cal hive in the city is the Democratic
State headquarters, at No. 14O6 South
Penn Square. Candidate jerks met many
friends there yesterday. State Committee
Chairman Garman, Finance Committee
Chairman Spangler and their assistants.
upon scanning reports from the counties,
agreed that things were coming their
way DR.. Swallow in their view is
clearly bad third in the race, and only
the prospect of good vote in Philadel-
phia is needed 10 make them feel that
jerks IS safely ahead of Stone.
The Democratic managers hope 10 elect
their party candidates for Congress in
eight or nine districts. With the Berks-
Lehigh and the third districts regarded
as certainties, they are confident of gain
ing the formerly Democratic districts, the
seventeenth, nineteenth, twenty-eighth,
eighth. thirteenth and twenty-sixth. In
the seventeenth, Northumberland, Mon
tour, Columbia and Sullivan Counties,
Farmer Kulp's successor is likely to be
Lieut. r. X Polk, of the Twelfth Regl-
ment, the Democratic candidate against
W. II. Woodin. The nineteenth, CuInber-
land, Adams and York. presents party
hopefully united for E. D. Zeigler against
Robert j. Lewis, Republican. In the
twenty-eighth district, Centre, Clearfield
Elk, Forest and Clarion Counties. ]. X.
T. Hall, the Democratic nominee, has good
ground for expecting 10 defeat Congress
man Arnold.
There would be no doubt of the Demo-
~ a;r
ampton. Carbon, Monroe and Pike coun-
ties, but for the Mutchler-Cassidy fac
tional dissensions, which have resulted in
the filing of certificates for two Demo-
cratic candidates, John E. Lauer and
Laird II. Barber, against Congressman
kirkpatrick. Congressman Brumm has
uphill work for reelection in the thir-
teenth district. Schuyikill county, and the
Erie-Crawford district the twenty-sixth,
is debatable. Ex-Mayor Athelson CASTOR,
of Meadville. the Democratic candidate,
is assured of carrying his own county.
and the Republican candidate, George II.
Higgins, of Erie, is vulnerable at home.
In addition to the foregoing. Congress-
man Mahon seems to have the worst of
the battle with Robert McMeen, Demo-
crat. of the eighteenth district. Joseph c.
Sibley is believed to have Congressman
seventh district and Republican objec-
tions to a newcomer. Joseph E. Thropp,
in the twentieth, give some advantage to
the Democratic nominee. James NJ. Wal
ters. With congressman Connell and
Williams. both possessing large means.
running again in Lackawanna and Lu
zerne counties, respectively, Messrs. Gar
man and Spangler have slight hope of
winning there. In the seventh district.
Bucks and Montgomery counties, the
Democrats with ex-Sheriff Clinton Roh-
rer as their candidate, are making Con-
gressman Wanger work hard.
C. G. Boland city treasurer of Scranton,
wrote yesterday: "Only little while ago
il required a great effort to preserve the
life of the Democratic party in this coun-
ty Today the whole situation is changed
and every true Democrat, with large
number of citizens who have heretofore
voted the Republican ticket, is looking
with hope to the coming election. to pace
our county and State in the Democratic
column.
Similar information, according to
Secretaries Savage and Johnson, lis COM
ing from all parts Of the coal regions