Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-12-14

Will appoint tneM D9 C0DRrteS!0pal dlStr C.s.
When Mir. Walden was informed thst he would
have to give his pledge ho declined TO run. and
bluzed away 10 fiery way that evidenced his
determination to bit Rgslnst bcssism and riog-
rule. Mr.. Walden is from New kant, AID is
ore CT the frat meu 10 tha! seciion who espous.d
the rea0jus.tr cause. He vas q. tho Mozart
Hall Convention, AID in the q uberna'orial Coz
Yenliou nominated Massey for Governor. His
kicking .gsiust the caucus will seal his doom.
His friends regret his rash course. II was
popular and man who exerled much il 4 1enoe
ever read listers in his s,cIiun.
1t is understood that all The candidates Tor
State Offices bsvO net get given the pledge to
the caucus. Ii this is withheld then the e.ndi-
date is defeated. STRONGBOw
RICHMOND. Va. Dec. Is --Cauouising and
quatrolliug over c6icas tss had the flo. Of
preventing the members OF tho Legislature
from getiug we'll under way 10 The matter Of
wctk. and it is Eosroely probable that much will
bs done until sitter tie Christmas holidays.
No bills Of general importance have set been
put upon tie calendar.
The coalition Caucus has troublesome Job
before it 10 keeping the eager throng Of oand
dates for Office quiet. Each patriot is p,r.iou-
larry vooferou5 about this time. Many OF them
hAvs gons away 10 wotso spirits tban when they
came before the opening of The Legislature.
Sill the least Is large enough to be bolhetsome.
Auditor Msssie, 1t is apparent, is not fsvoi-
ite with the ruling powers. nud this old map,
whose name tT0 years ago VAS rcosieed With o
rGuod Of applause or shower OF b inisCns, is
now spoken OF tut llttla 10 the ranks of his
former cI-patrots, while the paudits once
bestowed upon him as tho aposlla ct res0iust-
ment are now given to o,hors Parties change
aud men With lhem. Mr.. Masso, if BIO agrees
to the caucus dictates, will. il is understood, D,
reelected to his present pt 8 ton without
trouble. N candidate has thus lar had the
effrontery to oppesa him. 1t is COL c,ded
that as sn auditor be has proved himself q
capable officer but it he declines to oboy tho
sentiment OF the rules Of the dominant part
giving the caucus committee 90 spoils the
selection Of bis c!eIks. thsn his days arc nua
bsred and there will bs 90 la K OF candidates
for his place.
The objection nr.ed by the opponents Of this
scheme Tor the csucus naming the clerks of the
heads OF The Departments is that suoh officers
do cot Glre to give bond for tho faithful Dol
totmanco of duties by clerks 10 whose selection
they arc to have no sly. On tho other band
tho advocates OF the scheme oontcnd that this
modo of procedure is tho only one which will
give satisfaction, or at least present the ap-
pesrauoe Of fairness 10 tho contestants for State
donors and emouments - cent cialIy emolu-
meuls
As now understood tho plan ia 10 spportiou
The uftc,s tsirly among tho Cor gressioual dis
trios. The committee 90 spills will decide, fer
instance. that the LIT Congressional district
| shall htv, the man who washes the windows of
tho Capito'. That is all the csueus has to do
with it. Wheo the delegation from the lst
CongreHsionsl disti,t hold sJlemn couoavs as
TO whom amorg their constituency shall be the
recipient CT this high homer with lis accom-
paying peIquisites) Of washing the wird)w8 Of
tho Capitol, nud sfttr hearing arguments pro
| and c)n 90 behalf Of the asDrau's for service 10
the oouutry's o,uso, they fosl'y sgroe upon
ono man and send bis came 10 10 the head of
department, who insalls tim without further
ceremony.
MIR. Folasko Walden has by his card txited
himself from the stslWsrt side Of the caucus !;
doubtless be knew that when BIO wrote it.
Two of tho pages in the House aro peproes !:
ono Of thom borS q SOD OF II. q. II. Page. the
members from Norfolk county. The Other
who ac;s IS postmaster of the House, is Geo.
F. Bragg. ir., Of Petersburg.
/: is not improbable that another ,ipt session
Of tho Two bodies will have 10 DO held 80 90
errcr hes been discovered 10 the count made in
the presence of the two bodies by tho teliers
The error, however. effects 20 mans majority
it DOLLY shows that The vote cast was ono hcus-
and mora than has been calculated.
No better evidence of the entire lack of or
gan zltioD of the renohioau Numbers of the
Legislature Gu be afforded than the fact that
go ailompt nado last night 10 hold c,ucus in
tho House resulted only in bringing together
about half dozan. The Malone Ieadjuster
Virginia. STRoNdBow