Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-04-14
FROM WHsREJrGTON.
Special Correspondence Of tie Alera. Gazette.
WASHINGTON, D. g., April IA, 1880.

WASHINGTON, D. O., April IA, 1880.
10 conservation With Senator Johnston TO-
day he Informed your correspondent that he
had last RI lived letter fr1m o prominent re-
adioster in M:cklenburg county, Va, 10
which the w,iter stated that in his county sud
| Halifax. en- sti oioirg one, The large mtj ,rty Of
| tho roadjusters were opposed to tho unpedged
presidential electoral ticket, AID would vote Tor
| any body tho rational democratic convention
would nominste, bu! Mr. Tideu. A letter 10
| the ssme effect, be said, be had received from
ca Influential reac lister of PlltsylvaNa county.
MIR. Jobpetoo a'so said that during his recent
| trip to Bls'o and back BIO had cooVersed With
| numerous Virgoiaps we'll Informed about the
political feeling IN their respective localities,
| and that without a siDgle exception they all
| said that Mr.. Tiidon could not possibly carly
| tie State. Dir. Johnston Is also Of the i'm
precision that the Stsu1ton convention will be
under tie control OF the strag htOut republicans,
| and will nominate o strslghtout republican
| ticket. but make its platform with sn idea to
attract the vote OF the readiusters. lie thinks
| thst Ger al Mahone's movement will bo fliI
| ure, and tt at even If it succeeds. noIe Of the
| leaves and fishes that hight fall to The new
party would come to the r:af jusling ptr.ion OF
il, for tho republicans OF I'D not atfJrd 10 rive
| any patronage to mru baving tho reputation Of
regulators Tue desire of The Republicans 90
The one hand is 10 absorb sll The pstroI age of q
| sucol s,ful ticket, and the knowledge of the "a
&C USERS thst they Nill &c: Done of that patron
age will, be is dispC sed to think, deprive Gen
| erul Mshoue Of most OF bis vo:iog strcus th, aud
| that II tho demo cats n0uinut, q popular can,
Gidate they wi Do able 10 GARY lha Sitt, with
GU muoh trouble.
The Immersion is b, cjml.g nero pravalent
| that Mr.. Kellogg will retain lis SCAT, aud that
that result will b. partially, at Last, attrtut-
tbl, to he manner in which the cle has been
managed by MIR. Hill
Tho Virginia senators hLv:ug Withdrawn
| ihClr Opposition to the Confirmation OF MIR.
Upton as li,c,Cr Of the port If T.ppabanorcs,
| the SENATE Committee oo Cuu.nc.cl rerortt
laVoia1ly On his nomination yesterday, aid he
| VEL doubtless be confirmed.
The Mas.tcausttts repub icsa Convention will
NEE: to morrow, end Senator Dawes has zone
| LONE to preside over i S deIiteraiops. 1t was
supposed u short time ago thst the third tam
er5 had arranged Their pats for Carrying The
convention so aaroillj that they Wruld sures
succeed. but tho Ejnuld3 boom has suddenly
pud uD,Xpt ctedy deVelored such proportions
there that The hopes Of ,he Grant men have
been turned to dread, std their ticket for dele
gates st large, consisting OF fur * governors
r c., Boutwell,. Washturoa ard Clshiu-it i,
thought is doom:d to certain defeat. The anti
third termels, il is cItcedtl to day, will have
control Of the c)n9cnlon, and the Edmuuds
move mcnt is net at ali Objectionable to the
| Blaine ucn. who thiuk that ;teir man will
| atsorb the EdnuuCs strength in the national
c0ovcItior.
Senator M0rrl!l will viTe largo party TO
night 10 celebrate his 10Th birthday. As Mr.,
Morrill, grows older his personal resemblance, to
the late Senator Sumner becou CT ore ADD moro
remarkable end TIA Senator makes it The more
noticeable By dressing exactly like Mir. Sumner
used to dress.
Tho House TO day DISPENSED with the mcrn-
ing tour aud cnm mepced tho consideration OF
J he lndIsa appropriation bill, MIR. Harris en-
dcavollUg bat failing to get Lis resolution for
! changing the our or nGutiog from noou to |
o'el9ck before tho House.
MIR. l.. l. Lewis. u. s. attcrnty for the east.
eru district of Virginia, whcu 10 this city re-
| Gently, told friend that his p,rty, the repub
loans, would be glad to get the support of l..a
readusters but would not get il if to do 50 70.
quired any coalition with them or any agree.
ment about an u1pledged electoral ticket. The
republicans Of Virginia, he ssij. wtra going to
have no eDtaugDg alliances. wero golcg to
make q straight out fight, AID would do 80 on
straight ous republican electoral ticket.
| In the Senate TO dsy Mr.. Withcrs iutrc daoed
! additional papers in the c,sc OF tho claim Of
William Greaner of Richmond
John j. Wilson was appointed postmaster at
| Corners Rock, GraSsou oounty, Va. to day,
vice Mrs. E izabath Cornett resigned.
Col. M. Ball. U. 6. Collector at Alaska, ad.
! dressed the House Committee on Public Lands
to-day upon the bill to extend the land laws Of
the United States TO the territory Of Alaska The
| committee will take vote upon the bill on Fri
| day.