The Washington herald., 1906-10-09
Campaigns Directed at Many
of the Leaders.
GOMPERS AIMS AT LONGwoRTH
Several Fights of National Interest
Have Been Started in PenHsyI-
yania, Where Fractional QuarreIS
Among the Republicans May
Cause Reverses for Some of Them.

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however, II win be full of ginger There
are a score or more Of the 3S6 districts
where political fighting will be intense
/ right up TO the day Of voting. Several
candidates of peculiar personality or
| prominence are involved.
The tendency this year. as has often
/ been noted, is TO strike at candidates
/ long In Office The eminent figures seem
1 to be targets for the voters. 1t has
| been so in the primaries and nominating
conventions Of both parties. and 1t will
not be surprising if some well-known
/ leaders fail at the November polling.
/ Organized labor Is after some Of them.
fractional quarrels have weakened the
4 positions Of numerous Republicans, and
/ also Of 4 Democrat here and there. Tariff
/ revision sentiment hls no been without
eEras. .hc uo-l uoanle instance rcc Hily
,as t.s gf Erlres-nf James
g. '-s ~ Southern Niaae-at1
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uat a,1s lHatl R.seelt Esnd-
sf1a. I.a.s. ustfisa Ea1a-.e. OF Vis-
.H ta- E-paLi,ae chairman thal
won at -3s-. 5 F--es- both Dis
H,r -l-l es c,uiciy safe for
v.s r,.. 6 Sherman. Of Ttc1.
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rt.'-r v.H .F- 1-@H .uaE O. Congress
f"r e.-....a s.sts ., i-r as 200
-.v having tr3sss. thcr Is
a-.'.- and other iad gtBdcn.s in
uH- DISTRICT aGc Gp IN arms All nave
uaste4 o. g. OCJnnor, I p9pslar resi-
iH- .. Itsl. as their candidate. II
a, '. J.Gil WoT', 10 defeat Mr.. Sher-
u.u. hlt d.. er.ent TO which labor Of
. ei.is can wi,le down his majority will
/ attTuCt aftCut on.
! O.Ec Sc .ae New York Congressional
contests vii apparently be commonplace.
/ although the political complexion OF the
Ccw Empire State delegation OF thirty
/ seven members may have an important
/ bearing on the majority in the House
I II the Democrats have any hope at ali
! OF controlling that body il rests upon
I gaining several New York seats. The
/ delegation now consists Of eleven Demo-
| Gratis and twCnty-siX Republicans.
Even After General Bingham.
There are two or three fights in Penn
/ sylvaniI that come near being OF na-
/ tlonal interest. The Republican factional
/ quarrels there are causing several Re
publican inCumbents to look 10 their
( laUrels- Even Gen. Harry Bingham
I 'the father OF the House" is opposed
! By "A Lincoln Republican candidate. Two
/ years ago Gen. Bingham had "a majority
/ OF 2f.009 But the most noteworthy Con-
/ ErCss!ouai contests in the State arc the
/ coal mining districts. where tho miners
/ have candidates OF their own. The Tenth.
/ or Lacl;awanua. district, has been quite
/ close politically for several campaigns
! Thomas Henry Dale Of Scranton has
/ been rcnominated, but the Democrats
( have named The president OF the local
/ miners union against him. This candi-
/ date is said to have the backing Of John
/ Mitchell. who may make speeches for
I him A somewhat similar situation pre-
wallis iu the Fifteenth. or Lyc0mng. dis
/ tr.ct where labor is arvayeG against
( Representative Elias Decmer.
/ The Luzeruc district which Includes
+ 4 large voting population Of miners. has
/ been represented for six years by Henry
/ Wilbcr Palmer. or WIkes-Barrc. a rough
/ hammered but able Republican. who was
once Attorney General oG Pennsylvania,
and prosecuted the Molly Maguires.
District In Mereenary.
! The district is known rs n very mer-
/ conary ono. but Nfr. Palmer has fought
/ this feature of It's politics relentlessly
/ This year there has been a bolt from his
nomination. and DR.. Cobleigh, very
wealthy Republican. Is running on nomi-
nation papers With the Republican
strength divided. the Democrat may win
/ Mr. Palmer has attained considerable
/ prominence in the House. He was one
of the managers OF the Impeachment trial
Of Judge Charles Swayme.
As rule. Southern Congressional con-
/ tests cease to be interesting after the prI-
mary stage has passed Excluding the
/ border States Of Maryland West Virginia
/ Kentucky, and Missouri, the Republicans
| nave but three members from the entire
/ S0Uth-one in North Carolina and two in
! Tennessee Representative Spencer Black
/ burn. Of the Eighth North Carolina, has
been severely tried in factional strife. and
/ Ills district is very clcSe. Both parties
are putting forth heroic efforts TO carry
/ it. Secretary Shaw has delivered several
] speeches in their territory. 1t is in large
part a mountain district, as is that Of
! Representative Walter Preston Brownlow.
/ of Tennessee. He is nephew Of the fa-
nous Parson Brownlow. and in his ten
! years service as d member has come to
/ be prominent character about Washing
/ ton.
! Taylor Against BrOwnIOv.
! President Andrew Johnson once repre-
/ sented this district as a Free Trade Dem