Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-10-20
POLITICAL.

Hon. Thos. A. Hendricks, will make all
extraordinary canvass in Indiana from now
until election. His speaking appointments
from to-day until November lsL number
twenty. On Friday next he will make four
speeches at prominent points.
General Jonu G. Fremont is supporting
Mr. Blaine in the latier's starring tour
through Michigan. The n. y. Tribune u-
firms the puzzle IF General Fremonts price
for this service Il says: 1t is probable"
that the trip, besides being one Of great
pleasure 10 General Fremont, will result il
his material advantage. Senator Palmer in
tends to take charge Of the bill! 10 place
Fremont upon the retired list of the army,
aud to make it his special business"
One hundred democrats Of Chicago have
organized vigilance committee, composed
Of determined men, who are resolved that
no intimidation or violence shall rule AT the
Chicago polls, and their orders are 10 pro
woke 40 fight themselves, nor 10 Indulge 1t!
any a. long rs the contest Is merely wurdy.
but if any bul!dozIug is attempted by negr"
or other deputy marshais, TO resist Ii, and II
any democrat is shot 10 sac TO it that the
shooter at once suffers the same fate.
The business mems Cleveland and Hen
bricks meeting in New York city Saturday
afternoon was grand success. Broadway
was bIcckaded for two hours in the alter.
noon. Business as well Us travel in the vi
entity was entirely suspended, for the great
crowd massed there rendered both impossl.
Bile. The occasion was the open air meet.
Jag and banner raising of the Wholesale
Dry Goods Cleveland and Hendricks Club.
The organizations in the procession turned
out over 1000 members.
The total vote cast in Ohio last Tuesday
was 7SO,373 In October, 1880, it was 7lG
1S6, showing gain of 64,lS7 OF this in
crease the republicans have 81 1856 the dem
ocrats 81 $50 and the prDhibtionists E G92.
The greenback and scattering show
CalIiog of. The republican candidate for
Secretary of State his u plurality of II .32l,
but falls 500 short of a ma iority. III DC
tober, 1880, GU total of 7l6.1S6, the repub
licans had plurality of 10, 005. This year,
on total of 7S0,373, their plurality is but
1854. In November all the work Of the
Blaineites has to he done over again and
deeper dive made into the Treasury to hold
on to what they have; but, unfortunately
for them, they will i'll November, have to
scatter their blows"
figures are being published by publican
papers claiming republican gain IN West
Virginia which do not appear to lie in con
formty with the facts. Iu 1880 the repub'
lcan and greenback parties ran separate
State tickets in West Virginia, and the vote
for Governor stood: Jackson, democrat, Co..
99l Sturgis, republican, A, $50, and French,
greenbacker, 1902, giving Jackson, demo
crat, 3.1O9 majority over the combined vote
of his opponents. This year the republicans
and ereenbackers combined, and the demo
Gratis elected Wilson, according to the latest
estimate, by majority OF 5,29S, demo
cratic gain of more that 2,lO0 on the largest
vote ever cast in the State. But the gain is
at least 200 or 1900 more that this, for
Wilson runs behind his ticket in almost
every county, having been cut for various
reasons. 1t is safe to say the average ma
iority on the State ticket will be at least
G 000