hiː wʌz ɐɡˈɛn ᵻlˈɛktᵻd tə kˈɑːŋɡɹəs tə fˈɪl ðə vˈeɪkənsi lˈɛft baɪ ðə dˈɛθ ʌv ɹˈɑːbɚt ˈædəmz, dʒˌeɪˈɑːɹ. ænd wʌz ɹiːᵻlˈɛktᵻd ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪks tə ðə sˈɪkstiəθ juːnˈaɪɾᵻd stˈeɪts kˈɑːŋɡɹəs, sˈɜːvɪŋ fɹʌm noʊvˈɛmbɚ sˈɪks, nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪks, tə mˈɑːɹtʃ θˈɜːɾi wˈʌn, nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvən, wˌɛn hiː ɹɪzˈaɪnd tə sˈɜːv æz mˈeɪɚɹ ʌv fɪlɐdˈɛlfiə.
He was again elected to Congress to fill the vacancy left by the death of Robert Adams, Jr. and was reelected in 1906 to the 60th United States Congress, serving from November 6, 1906, to March 31, 1907, when he resigned to serve as Mayor of Philadelphia.