Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-03-26
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Special Correspondence Of the Ale=sa. Gazett

Your correspondent having read 10 a Rich
mohd new paper that Mr.. John Amber Smith
bad stated 10 speech at republican meeting
10 that City that Mr.. Cooklipg favored the
readiusters' plaa Of rurn!og an in1eDerd,nt or
unpledped presidential electoral ticket 10 Vir
GINA, upon which the republic IDS aud repulia
tore clu unite, AID Of having no regular republic
can electoral ticket in tho field there, called this
morning upon the New York Senator, at his
rooms. ct Wormley's, to enquire about the
c)rrec:ness OF the statement referred to. The
Senstor was explicit in his denial of having,
ever by thought, word or deed given any au
thorlty for tho tt1tement and said that he was
| more disposed to attribute it to mistake %
| the part OF the reporter OF the newspaper than
| to az error of MIR. Smith. He said he
bad nothing to do with Virginia politics, but that
| if he had, he would be 10 favor Of running
straight republican ticket there. like the one
that would BIO run in New York or any other
State, end that if GRAFT was the name on that
| ticket he belisved, from VIVA! he had heard
that such ticket would clrry tho
State. YouT correspondent, thinking that
perhaps BIO had failed to get at the Senator'S
exact opinion regarding tho proposed utilization
between the repudiltors and the republicans,
eaG. 81 am to understand then that you are
! utterly opposed to tie republicans of Virginia
having anything to do With this SO called un-
| pledged OF Independent presidential electoral
ticket" To this the Senator replied, IF you {, N
suggest any phraseolo2y that could express that
ides moro distiEcly than havo done, you are
| at liberty to do 30. &" From this it will be obsery.
ed that MIR. Conkling, aud be- b,i understood,
| is Gen. Grants second in command in the
coming presidential contest, is as opposed to
| Gen. Mahoae's scheme for an uohcly alliance
between tho repudiators and tho Republicans
as Rev. Mr.. Phelps or any other straight.out
republican, aud such seems 10 b, the opinion of
| all the better class of republicans hero, all
meap. who arc republicans from conv:ci lens,
instead Of from hopo for ofica.
The latest rumor hero With regard to General
Giaot-that to tie effect that no intends
| to withdraw his rame from the list of
candidates for the presideutill uomioa'
| tior, receives 90 credit hero from either
| republicans or democrats Tho former
not only think that lie will be nominated. but
cltcci, carrying several Southern Suites; md
| the latter that ho PROFESSIONALLY stands the
| best chatc' fer nomination, and that no is not
| the kind ct man TO give MP suca chanca for
| no other consideration thAn that of his party 4
! benefit.
Schst0r Cnnovcr iDf0rnled yOur correspond.
| ent today that no would leave for Florida to-
| night, to organize the republican Campaign 10
| that State. When asked if that organization
| was 10 be in the Grant iatarest, he replied mo,
| not particularly. but in the interest of tho 70.
publican party. and that hn believed that pari 2
| would caTrg tho State. Notwithstanding the
| * Senator's words, however, no didn't speak
| % though they cano from his heart. The
democratic canercssinna! delegation from that
| SlatO "a? that it IL az sale ter tho 4, m cratic
G9mnc, as Aka nsas
tic Senate gss not in session to-day, havlog
| adj 'urnod oanr Yesterday pn:il MandaY.
| Tho Exodus tomuittGc Of that body resumed
| It's s@s7icna 10 day, and examined colorcl msn
| with Te!ortLc, 10 the c,rditoa Of affairs 10
soma Of Sd" coun!iaa CT Mississippi 10 AIr. Chai
| mct's district. Mr.. Chalmers was present.
waiting Ter The direct examination 10 ba cln.
Guided, in order to show by GROSS examination
| no" reckleEsly .he wtucss talked
The House Cotnmittco Oh Eiccicns ssrea9
| to pcspoao vote To day ia tho b,T,np!y-
| WashburGo cInteatcl election case. I'o dsv,
like several that have nroc2G1l i, wasf the
| time appointed Ter tho vote to BIZ takeo! hut
| tic cHaimsi! az: another democratic member
| we're absent, aud so tho vote Vas rostpouod
unrii Tuesday. Tho opinion ia bcc}raiDc more
and moro general tia. soiua CT The Democrats in
this committee. including tho chairman, arc
weakening 10 this case, notwithstanding tho
fact that the testimony alduood will sustsin
them in voting 10 Gust MIR. Washbugne.
| The House Committee on Public Exo6rdi
lures this morning took up the consideration Of
q general reduction in the ssltrics CT govern
| ment employees. Tho Conmittco on Claims
agreed 10 renert favorab!y bill giving Henry
| DcAbDs.ex United States collector at Sitka, the
sum of 81 900 The Committee 90 Commerce
appointed sub committee to consider the sub
ec5 OF constructing o system Of dana on the
head waters OF the Mississippi to supply that
river With water duting dry seasons, and agreed
to report tavorably on bill making lodiaa-
anos port of delivery. Tho Committee on
War Claims agreed to report adversely upon
eight southern claims. 10 amount aspregaipg
the sum of $4,000. Tho Committee on
lodian Affairs had the Uto settlement beore
them and will doubtless adopt it at their next
meeting, thus concurrng 10 the action of The
Senate on the subj CT Sni masking that settle
neut effective.
Governor Holiday. # Virriois, who has
been on visit to his home 10 Winchester. will
arrive here from that town to morrow ard re-.
turn to Richmond to morrow night.
/
meeting will 10 consider tho bill for the
relief Of the Public Printer, tho safe in
whose Office. it will DO reoolIeoed, was robbed
a year or two ago OF 8 package of money.
| The syndicate which has c1DtracLed for the
extension Of tho Shenandoah Valley railroad,
which obtained charter at the last session of
tho Virginia Legislature for the Baltimore and
St. Louis railroad, and which is now applying
| to The Legislature Of MARYLAND for O similar
charter, will, it is understood, if they do not
buy the Washington aud Ohio railroad, tap it
some distance from Alexandria and divert all
its trade to Baltimore. Oae of the reasons why
an early decision in the case of tho Washington
and Ohio railroad is desired is that other par
ties than this syndicate referred to can take
hold Of tho road md extend it at orc, to tho
Hampshire Goa! fields and beyond, which would
mako it beOeGt Alexandria to the extent hoped
for by lis original projectors
BrutaIIy Beaten.
| CHICAGO, March ga special dispatch