Evening star., 1900-10-11
REPRESENTATIVE PACKER
HE THINKS CONGRESSIONAL DIS
TRICTs WILL BE GAINED.
Does Not Believe There IL Any Danger
of Republicans Losing
New York.

Representative Packer of Pennsylvania
is at the Normandie. Pennsylvania" he
said to Star reporter, "is all torn up over
the Quay fight but that will not affect the
vote of the state the electoral ticket,
and 1t ought not to on Congress. Mckfn-
ley's vote will be even larger than it was
four years ago. l think we-the republicans
have a prospect of gaining two, perhaps
three, representatives in Congress. The
democrats are in a muddle in the Wilkes
barre district, and unless they come to an
agreement and sraighten things out we
pretty sure of that district. We are
making a fight for McAleer's district. and
may carry it. That district might have been
made safely republican in the apportion-
ment of the state, but 1t was thought best
to leave 1t demoo cratic, and the same rea-
sons may operate to continue McAleer in
Congress. He has a good many friends
among the republicans and Is active in
looking after the interests of his district,
and it is hard to tell just what will be the
outcome there. In the Mauch Chunk dis
trict-the eghth-the democrats treated
Barber, their present member. very badly,
turning him down without warning and
nominating Mutchler after the latter had
said there would he opposition to Bar
ber's denomination. There is a good deal
of bad feeling on account of 1t, and we
have a strong candidate running against
Mutchler there is fair prospect of our max
be the outcome In the Sbley district, but
either candidate there, If elected. will sup
port the administration. / think the repub-
licans will gain five or six representatives
in New York state. We have prospect of
gaining three in Brooklyn two in New
York city. one from Buffalo and one from
Albany"
Mckinley Steadily Gaining Ground.
Speaking of the general political situation,
Mr.. Packer said that the information he
got showed that Mckinley was steadily
gaining ground, He said that he did not
think there was any danger of the republi-
cans losing NewYork. His district is close
to the New York line, and he is well in
formed as to conditions in the upper part
of that state THE republicans are bet
ter organized in the upper part of New
York state than they have ever been before
and l think they will go to the Harlem
with almost large a majority as they
had four years ago. In other states from
which 1 have heard directly satisfactory
conditions reported. In West Virginia
our folks expected to carry the electoral
ticket through. but We're anxious about the
Legislature. The latest reports, however,
indicate that the legislature as well as the
electoral ticket is all right. About three
weeks ago there was some anxiety about
Ohio. but that has all passed away, accord
ing to recent advices / have had from we'll
informed friends in the state. The fight in
Chicago has disturbed things in Illinois,
but the situation there is improving every
day. Information from there and from In
diana Is very encouraging indeed. AS near
~ as I can learn the outlook is Frightening
all over the country. ! believe, and l find
the belief is very general among leading
business men, that the Bryan campaign Will
collapse utterly within two or three weeks