The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-10-20
NATIONAL POLITICS AS
SEEN FROM WASHINGTON
The Congressional and Other Pending Contests
..Spirited Campaigns All Along the Line
Labor Checklists LongWorth.
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WASHINGTON D. c., October Sin its general features the
present campaign may continue to be very unnter-
stng and its results be sided In spots hoeve
it will be full of of the 386 dis
where political fighting right up the day
ofe G Several candidates peculiar personality or
strike candidates who have long office The
figures be the 1t has been the
not be surprising if leaders fail the Nov
embe polling Organized labor after of them fractional
also Democrat here
in the of Representative James r McCleary
neso stronghold district Next Speaker Cannon he the arch
andpatter who would build the wall higher But pulled through
and there talk probably well founded
chame4 of the congressional committees 9 who always
pagn Two Representative Cowhed of Kansas City
M 6hboo OF Wisconsin under f Rfnhen en
that year. by about Both districts regarded
Ue n y Chairman Of the Republican committee ~ho has
been coming to Congress for eighteen by high
Independents in his district All have united
will very uphill Sherman
the labor officials white down his majority will
Otherwise the New York congressional will apparent
Empire delegation 81 members may important
bearing the majority in the House If the Democrats
of several New York The delegation consists of
Democrats and 26 Republicans.
THE PENNSYLVANIA FIGHT
There three fights in Pennsylvania that
being Of national interest The Republican fractional qae there
Republican ncumbent look their laure
Harry Bin ham House." being
opposed by Lincoln Republican candidate Two Gen
Bingham had majority OF But the noteworthy
contests in the state the two coal mining dis
wee the have candidates of their The TENTH
Laka district has been quite close politically for several
campaigns Thomas Henry Dale of Scranton has been
ed but the Democrats have named the vice president of the miners
against him This candidate said have the backing OF
similar situation prevails in the Fifteenth or ycoming district
labor arrayd against Representative Elias Deemar
The Luzerne district which includes large voting population
Of miners has been represented for SIX years by Henry Wbe
Palmer of Wikesbarre rough hammered but able Republican,
Attorney General of Pennsylvania and prosecuted
mercenary
this feature OF its politics relent
year bolt from his nomination and
Dr. Cohleigh a running nomination
Mr. Palmer has attained considerable prominence the
House He of the OF the impeachment trial OF
Judge Charles Swayne
congressional contests to be inter
sng the primary has passed Excluding the border
Maryland West Virginia. Kentucky and Missouri the
Republicans have but three members from the entire Souone
Carolina Tennessee Representative Spencer
Blackburn of the Eighth North Carolina has been severely tried IN
aconal and his district close Both parties are put
ing carry Secretary Shaw has delivered
speeches that district 1t in large mountain dis
Representative Waiter Preston
If Tennessee nephew Of the famous Parson oWnlow
md in his member, has be quite
Washington President Andrew John
trade Democrat
normally Republican by votes kRePresentatVe
Alfred Taylor, brother OF Ex-Governor and Demo
BrownoW Their OF the rough and
the Tennessee mountalneers Demo
rat independent Republican defeat MIR BroWnoW
The remaining struggles for congressional ono that nave
eaures almost solely the Middle
what there will be several spirited campaigns west
If the Mssppiin California, Colorado Nebraska Montana
Kansas the of Oklahoma which will elect
delegation members Kentucky trobbng with
politics New England has three tour vigorous CON
but Representative Llehed gained
there candidates OF
personality figuring in hard fights 6
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