The Hawaiian gazette., 1906-10-23
NATIONAL POLITICS AS
seen FROM WASHINGTON
mail Special to the Advertiser.)

WASHINGTON, D. c. October Sin its general features the
congressional campaign continue to be uninter
esting and its results be sided In spots however,
ginger There a of the 3s6 dis
where political fighting will be intense right to the day
are involved
The tendency this year, often has been noted, is to
strike candidates who have been long Office The eminent
hgres to be targets for the 1t has been in the
primaries and nominating conventions OF both parties and Will
be surprising Of the well known leaders fail the Nov
embe polling Organized labor of fractional
quare have weakened the positions of Republicans and
also of Democrat here and there Tariff revision has
not been without effect the most notable instance recently being
the OF Representative James T. McCeary of
standpater who would build the wall higher But he pulled through
with denomination little time ago by just handful OF votes
for reelection
Chanen of the congressional committees who are always
House. been shining cam
pgns Two Representative Cowherd of Kansas City
Representative Babcok Wisconsin Republican chairman
that by about Both districts regarded
entirely for year James S Sherman
of Utica N Y, chairman the Republican committee who has
been coming to Congress for eighteen by as high
majority having trouble Labor is fighting him and other
independents in his district in All have united on
will very uphill to which
the labor officials white down his majority will attract
Otherwise New congressional will apparent
y be commonplace although the political completion Of the
bearing majority Democrats have any
hope at all of controlling the next House rests the gaining
Democrats and 20 Republicans.
THE PENNSYLVANIA FIGHT
The Republican
causing Republican ncumbens look their
Even Gen Harry Bingham the father of the House." being
opposed by Lincoln Republican candidate Two years
Bingham had majority of But the noteworthy
tricts, where candidates
Lackawanna district has been close politically for
Thomas Henry Dale of Scranton has been
ed but the Democrats have named the president of the
against him. This candidate said have the backing
John MITCHELL who make speeches him. somewhat
similar prevails Fifteenth Lycomng district,
where labor against Representative Elias Demar
The Luzerne district which includes large voting population
has been represented by Henry WILDER
Palmer of Wkebarre rough hammered but able Republican,
who Attorney General OF Pennsylvania prosecuted
the Molly Mc(ure The district known very mercenary
but Mr.. Palmer has fought this feature politics reen
lessly. This been bolt from his
DR. Cobegh, very wealthy running nomination pa
With the Republican strength divided the Democrat
Mr. Palmer has attained considerable prominence in the
Judge Charles Swayne.
Southern congressional be
eng after the primary has passed Excluding the border
OF Maryland West Virginia Kentucky and Missouri the
Republicans have but three members the
North Carolina Tennessee Representative Spencer
Blackburn Eighth North Carolina
aonal and his district close Both parties
ting forth heroic efforts it. Secretary Shaw has delivered
speeches that district large part dis
ict is the district of Representative Walter Preston Brownow
of Tennessee He nephew of the famous Parson
and his service member has quite
prominent character about Washington President
represented this district Democrat although
normally Republican by Ex-Reprsentative