I te tau 1891, ka hiahia a Robeson ki te whakataetae mō te mema o te U.S. Congress mō te wā tuawha.
I te tau 1891, i hiahia a Robeson ki te whakataetae mo te mema o te U.S. Congress mo te wa tuawha, heoi, i makona te rohe o Trenton ki te tiikiti Democratic, a kaore he mea i puta mai i te uiui a Robeson ki te tari a te iwi.