Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-08-28
FROM WASHINGTON.
Especial Correspondence Of the Alexandria aazet"
x: .ru1n1c,raS d C. AuuuSt Is. 1889


Mr.. Wilson. democratic member of the
House from West Virginia, is in the city TO-
day. He expresses himself as most sanguine
of the success of his party in that state, not
only IN the State, but in the national elec-
tion. The democratic candidate tor Con
gress in the Wheeling disctrlct, the only
district in the State now represented oy
republican, is, he says, very popular ma .u
and is making an active canvass, anu WIN
probably be elected, as, in addition 10 Inc
other things in his favor, is the lacC GnaC 'no
republicans are not united ana tnaI t1elt
candidate will not be as strong as tnelr lass
one. He says that while the democrats ol
his State are enthusiastic, the republicans
are Just the reverse. .h
here day or two ago on his way TO New
Vork he said that while there had never
been any danger of losing North Carolina,
the nomination of York by the republicans
ga their candidate for Governor, the poiitlcai
history of that man, and his course as
candidate, altogether had so strengthened
scales. the democratic candidate, that ire
latter would be elected by an unusually
large majority. aoo,
mepts to be printed and distributed IN New
York is Mr. Blaine's letter to the half-oreeds
in that State advising them either not to vote
at all or to vote against Secretary Folger,
when the Secretary was the stalwart Can
didate for Governor of that State and when
Governor Cleveland defeated him by two
hundred thousand majority. 1t is under
stood that the stalwarls say their hour for
getting even has come, and that they Will
not allow the opportunity TO escape tnem'
Mr. Hawkins. an intelligent aud Well'ln'
formed gentleman from Florida, who was
here Yesterday, was highly amused when
he heard tina, the republicans were claiming
q chance in his State. He says the demo
Gratis will have walk over there, ana ina'
the republicans there know this as we'll Us
every body else, and that all OF them ex-
cept the machine workers VINO haho'e cani
naigu funds acknowledge II.
MIR. Page. democratic member OF tne
House from Ohio, is in the city to-day. ne
says that people outside of his state VIII Ut
ournrise1 MT the result of the election there
ms no one not familiar with political ieeiine
there has any idea OF the detection IN lhe
republican ranks. Judge Thoman, who ar
rived from Ohio yesterday, confirms ths
statements of Mr.. Page. He says that there
will be large temperance vote IN the state
ninety per cent of which Will come from Int
republican party, and that ut least tWent.
ner cent, of The German republican vOt
there will go for Cleveland. The Judg
puts no faith in the report of the detection
in the ranks of the democratic lrishmen, ant
saws that ifany such detection does exist IT.
extent is so limited that it will be of no &C
count. =,
Mr.. McAddo, democratic member OF tn
House from New Jersey, was at the room
of the congressional democratic campaigl
committee here to. day. He says his Stat
j. as certain for Cleveland as Texas, ant
that of all the Germans he has talked witt
on the subject OF the election, not one Is II
favor Of Blaine.
Mr.. John Goode, of Virginia, was also
the rooms Of the congressional democratl
campaign committee to-day. He Is jus
from Accomac county, Va, where he ant
Mr.. Nicely addressed the voters last Mon
: dav. Mr.. Goode says the democratic ma
ioritv il that county will be between twelv
and fifteen hundred He says that Ma
homes sway in the State is completed
broken, that the State is safe for the demo
Gratis, that she will have eight Democrat
day, for the relsou that Malone will be dc
feat ed easily with out their votes, the ma
jority against him will be forty thousand
, Mr.. Goode says that prominent and in
huential republicans have told him tina
they would not support Mahone's eiectora
ticket and hoped it would be defeated, q
should Virginia be carried by that ticket, i
the future as in the past, no straig htout re
publican in the State would ever b
recognized by the Administration. MI
Goode requested the GAZErTEs Cor
respondent TO say that it will
impossible for him to fill some Of tn
appointments that have been made for hin
10 Southwest Virginia. He is employed il
the case of the Commonwealth against Dr.
Pitts for the murder of DR.. Walter in Acco
mac, the trial of which case, owing to tn
intense feeling in that county, has been re
moved to Hampton, where it will be calico
} up on the 10th proXimo.
From the 1st Virginia congressional dis
trict it is learned today that Judge CARR
son, the present congressional representa-
tive from that district says he will have
solid legation from the Eastern Shore il
: the congressional convention which will
meet at Tappahaunock, that he will have
individual members of the delegations from
all the other counties in the district in hi.
favor, and that he is pretty confident of re-
ceiving the nomination, rs he is the SECOND
choice of the friends Of all the other candi
dates.
1t is stated here to-day for the first time
and on the best authority, that the national
ticket nominated by the republicans was ar
ranged and settled long before the conven
ton met. So that the friends of Messrs
Arthur, Edmunds, Sherman and the other
gentlemen whose names were before that
convention may as we'll have. remained at
home Logan was the strongest man after
Arthur, but rs it was known that he could
not get votes enough TO nominate him. his
friends accepted the offer made to them by
the agents Of Mr.. Blaine, the chief of whom
was Mr.. William Walter Phelps.
Judge Phillips, acting Attorney General,
has decided that Crowell, chief clerk under
the late Auditor Ella, can only act as audi
tor for ten days, without another designa.
ton for similar term. By that time it is
supposed Crowell will be appointed to sue
| coed Mr.. Ella.
As ex Senator Davis, Of West Virginia, is
| the father-in.law of Mr.. Elkins, who is