Evening star., 1900-10-10
Sharp Fight for Representative From
the District.
IT Is NOW HELD BY 4 DEMOCRAT
Prospect That Bryan viii Garry
the County.
LABOR VOTE Is FOR HIM

Special From Staff Correspondent.
| FOTTSVILLE, Pa, October 1O-The con-
gressionai district, the thirteenth, is at
| present represented by "A democrat. The
county of Schuylklll, which composes the
district is normally republican and was
represented in the House of Representa- tives
| for twelve years by Mr.. Brumm, repuh-
| Iican. This is one of the congressional dis
| tricts which the republican managers count
upon capturing from the democrats this fall
| if possible.
| The one element of this political itua-
| ton which is most prominent at the pres
| ent time is the ploba biliiy that Schuylkill
| county will cast its vote for Bryan. Re-
puhlicans admit the democratic claims in
| that respect. ard the democrats assert them
| with earnestness and confidence. Whether
! the democratic victory VIII extend to other
! tickets besides the presidential is a ques-
| tion of doubt involved with number of
! local considerations.
| It,is somewhat significant that two
| gIeSSional districts in the great anthracite
| region. this ard the twelfth, including the
| cities of Wilkesbarre and Hazeton, with the
| teeming population intermediate, should
| give promise of swinging for Bryan the
! national ticket 1t was explained in a pre-
| VioCa dispatch why the democratic chances
| Of success in the twelfth district did not
| seem 10 extend to the congressional ticket.
| Labor Vote for Bryan.
| The reason assigned for the existence of
Bryan sentiment hereabouts is the prepon-
| derance of the labor ro;e. The political
| leaders OF both sides say that the laboring
! men of this section are Overwhelmingly for
| Bryan at this time.
| The first question which asks is
! whether the strike has affected politics
| The answer is that the effect is not yet APP
| parent because the campaigners have been
| afraid talk politics in connection with
| the strike. The subject was too risky. 1t
! was too uncertain which way the thing
| might end and who might be hurt with
! boomerang Ask democrat if he talks
f! politics about the strike and he holds UP
| his hands with horror at the idea. Ask a
| republican and he will say no, that he will
| talk prosperity and good times when the
! strike is over, and when the miners have
| full stomachs again. The republicans will
! be little chary about claiming connection
with>the settlement, however for the dem
/ ocrats are already saying that the people
| who alleged to have settled the strike
| might also have prevented 1t.
F, Another question which recurs is whether
! the QUAY and anti Quay fight will extend
! TO this congressional ticket. Both factions
! say that it will not: that there is no con-
| test between them about the candidate for
the House of Representatives.
Local Issues Involved.
| The local considerations referred TO con-
| sist OF contests upon the judicial and county
| tickets and the personality Of the two cam
didates.
! Mr. Ryan, the sitting representative In
+. Congress, is very popular lrshman- lie
| was once a breaker boy in the mines, and
| Is a self-made man, with clean personal
| record. The Irish are strong in this dis
! trict.
! His election two years ago in a normally
ma .tTl-
position to Mr.. Brumm. who had the seat
| for six terms.
! Mr. Patterson, the republican candidate,
| IS new in the sense OF having no political
enemies He Is strong among the secret
| societies and is what is known as a ''pCpu-
! lar man The chief burden of complaint
! among his friends is lack of campaign
| funds.
| The gold democrats are in line for Bryan
| and the democratic candidate for Congress,
| and democrats who opposed the regular
| ticket four years ago and the congressional
| ticket again two years later are now work
ing might and main for both.
The issue raised by the democrats is con-
| fined to the trust question. Early in the
! game they dropped imperialism" like a
hot potato. This neighborhood sent regi-
| ment to the Spanish war, and has whole
| companies of boys In the Philippines. EX-
| pansion is popular and no tolerance is given
| any one who talks for the anti-expansion
| plank of the Kansas City platform.
| But the democrats are eager on the trust
| They are just itching for a chance to con-
| meet the strike with that issue but are
| afraid to do so for the reasons stated.
Campaign to Start Soon.
| Both parties are getting ready for big
| campaign soon as the strike is over.
| Some of the political meetings were called
| off during the strike. but next week. If a
| settlement is meanwhile reached will wit
| ness the arting of the work in earnest
| The main hope of the republicans seems
| to center upon the fact that this Is normal
| ly a republican district; that 1t never elects
| democratic candidate for Congress in a
| presidential year, and that a rousing cam
| pafgn may stir the Iatent republican major
| ity.
| The republicans don't care a rap about
| the probability OF the vote of the county
| going for Bryan. They say PENNSYLVANIA
| is safe for Mckinley In any event and they
| are devoting their entire attention to the
| congressional candidate and the county Of
fees especially the judgeship. 1t is pos
| sibie that some profitable trades may be
| made with the democratic managers who
| seem to be intent upon swinging the coun-
| ty for Bryan. l found some well-posted
| republican politicians who We're inclined to
| believe with their friends. the enemy, that
| the chances Of the democratic candidate
! for Congress were good. N O NJ