Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-08-28
FROM WASHINGTON


Special Correspondence OF the Alexandria Gazet.el
WASHINGTON, D. c., Augustus, 1SS2.-A
prominent republican from Dezendorf's dis
trictsays that at least ninety per cent. of the
colored voters in all that section of the State,
will 60 for Dawson, for Congressman at
large, while Dezendorf will get majority
of the white republicans and large portion
of the colored vote of his district. Gen. Ma
hone is cutting of heads at rapid rate, but
each head that falls produces crop of Mas
sey voters, whose voice will be potential at
the election. 4 rumor is current here to-
day that Mr.. Dezendorf will be endorsed by
the Hampton convention which meets to-
morrow. This isnot generally believed hut
if it is so, it shows coucluSvely that Malone
admits Dezendorf's superiority of strength
in the Norfolk district, and that he would
rather "crawfish than be beaten in
square fight.
A leading republican of the Alexandria
district writes from his summer resort that
he sees Farr has been nominated for Con-
gress by the Mahoneite coalition, but that
when he is found supporting OF voting for
that ticket please ''let him know
Hannibal G. Carter who announces him self
a straightout republican candidate for Con-
gress in Gen. Chalmers district in Mississippi
pi, will seriously interfere with the Gen
erals prospects. Carter says that Chal-
mer's endorsement by the convention was
procured 'by illegitimale methods, and is a
fraud upon the people, who were not con-
suited, and was bitter pill to large ma
jority ofthe members of the convention"
G. +. Spencer, whilom Senator from Ala
bama. under the carpet-bag regime, is
wanted here in connection with the star
route swindles but studiously absents him
self. He is now a Pacific Railroad director,
though why an Administration which as
sumes to believe Dorsey and his gang guilty
ofsnch enormous rascalities should not visit
its indignation on runaway witness in its
service is puzzle.
The quarrel between Conkling and Cor
nell, Of New York, bids fair to make things
lively in the Empire State this fall The
charges are that Mr.. Conkling, just after re-
signing his seat in the Senate, besought Gov
ernor Cornell to use his patronage and veto
power in behalf of his (Conkling's) re.elec-
ton, and that Mr.. Conkling was employed
by Jay Gould to secure the Governors sig
nature to bill relieving the Pacific Mail
steamship company of over $780, 900 of taxes
already assessed and levied, and that the
Governor was asked to approve of that
swindle as personal favor to the advocate
who had large pecuniary interest in it.
These requests being refused, a third attempt
upon the Governors virtue was made, this
time to relieve Mr.. Gould's elevated rail
roads from taxation, and it was then that
the great tempter. not only contidentially
laid out his own prospects for splendid fee
before the Governor, but distinctly showed
the latter where there was 9 big money" in
it for him, also, if he would only relinqush
his allegiance to the State and fall down aud
worship Gould. Cornell refused. and hence
the opposition of Messrs. Conkling and
Gould to the denomination of Cornell.
1t is said that Gen. Malone at his head
quarters here has the name of every voter
| in Virginia so listed that he can tell their
politics at glance and that when sending
out money he consults these lists so as to
put it where it will do the most good; but
the large number of Withdrawals from his
ranks which are taking place will soon make
a revision of these lists necessary it does
not require an entirely new SET
Col. CFerrall it is said here is gaining
strength in the seventh Virginia district,
and his personal popularity is winning him
new support daily, many of Mahone's for
mer followers openly avoWing their inten
| ton of supporting him. A number of in
huentlal gentlemen, among them Hon. J. r.
Harris who ut first was opposed to his no.
minaton, have offered him their services in
the coming campaign. To-dayhe is to meet
Paul at Staunton, when he will handle him
without gloves as he did at Harrisonburg.
In Bath county he is all right, number of
prominent readjuster leaders there having
announced their intention of quitting the
party as 1t now proposes to lead them into
radicalism.
That the republicans are worried about
the coming fall elections there is no doubt.
Mr. Hubbell is leaving no stone unturned
in his preparations for the campaign, and
that he will have well organized party is
conceded by all. But even with this and
the large sums of money he is collecting by
assessments, which is the most potent factor
in an election from republican standpoint,
their claims are but modest. While the
next House will be composed of 315 men,
Ders, they count on gain of but one in the
apportionment. They concede losses in
the North, which they say will be made up
by gains in the South. At Mr.. Hubbell's
AS'NHIoaieSi SNSiJ chihS ID hCtlfc. I1cFo
the otticeholder can go at all hours and leave
his voluntary" contribution The most
conspicuous thing in the room is large il
Illuminated card which reads, "no conun-
drums answered here" This, it is supposed,
is intended to save the managers the morti-
fication of being forced to tell inquisitiye
persons the districts in the North which
will be lost and those in the South which
they are trying to, but cannot gain.
The Pennsylvania State republican COM
mittee are after the government clerks, and
have issued circular from which the fol-
lowing is taken ,.The republican State
committee desires to make complete prepa-
rations for what must prove great battle
with the democratic party. The struggle
involves not only the administrative and
legislative control of the State, but that rep
resentation in Congress which will deter
mine its political standing. In such battle
we believe that you will esteem it both a
privilege and pleasure to make to its fund
contribution"
News from Abingdon is awaited here with
darn I,1 int A.