Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-10-23
FROM WASHINGTON.
sneoisl Correspondence OF the Alexandria Gazette.

member OF the naGlOnal QeHiocFatio
committee, in the city to-day, says there 10
no more doubt about New York going Tor
Cleveland than there is of Kentucky. he
also said he would not be surprised if both
the Tammany and the county democracy
nominees for Mayor of New York City
would withdraw, and all the factions OF the
democracy of that city unite upon Edson,
the present Mayor, in which case Cleveland
will 90 out of the city with fifty thousand
majority. ,...
4 we'll informed republican politician
from the 1st Virginia congressional district,
in the city to-day, has made an estimate
of the probable result of the approaching
election in that district, according to which
Croxton will have over five hundred major
ity, and that, too, though the estimate OF
course gives the Mahonetes the benefit of all
the doubts. He also says that Clark, Ma
homes financial manager, who went to New
York recently with an urgent appeal from
the General TO the national republican COM
mittee for money, was as unsuccessful as
the General was when he went there for
the same purpose, aud did not get single
cent, the committee giving him to under
stand that there is no use foollng away any
money in any part of the South, let alone
Old Dominion.
Some of the department clerks who have
not paid their political assessments are con-
siderably Austered to day by current re-
port that Mr.. Blaine recently assured one
of bis strikers that while civil service re-
form was good enough to talk about at
election times, he believes in the good old
doctrine that to The victors belong the
spols, and that in case of his election he
will act accordingly.
The recent interest President Arthur has
manifested in the Presidential election, and
the aid he is now giving the Blaine cause,
are said here TO result from the apparent
danger of Blaine's defeat, and the intense
desire be has TO prevent Mr.. Conkling from
experiencing the enjoyment OF such a de-
feat. Having been ungrateful to Conkllng,
he now hates him with all the malice of a
little mind aud all that he is now doing to
elect Blaine is not that he hates Blaine fer
defeating him for the nomination less, but
that he hates Conkling more.
Those who went from here last night to
witness the democratic demonstration in
Alexandria speak of it as very successful
affair, end say if the democrats every where
else were as enthusiastic as they are in
Alexandria they would carry the country
with a sweep.
There is no doubt now that the Blainetes
will adopt the same tactics in Indiana that
resulted 90 favorabiy to them in Ohio
Dudley is already at the fore, and every
man asd every dollar that can be availed
Of there will be called into requsition
Washington is already depleted Of every
Indiana man holding office, each one of
whom has his assigned work in the job OF
defrauding the democrats of the vote of
that State; but the latter being forewarned
are forearmed, and intelligence from there
to-day is to The effect that Messrs. Hen
bricks, VOORHEES, and Mcdonald all agree
that the democratic defences there are so
strong that the assault to be made upon
them will be successfully repulsed.
Owing to unexpected delays it is now
feared that the approaching cold weather
will cause q suspension of work on the
Washington Monument before that mouu-
ment is completed, and consequently that
the celebration of its completion, now fixed
for the 22d Of February, will have to be
postponed. This it is thought by some will
not be loss without its compensation, as
twice the number of strangers who would
come here to witness the ceremonies OH the
22d, would come if those ceremonies should
be postponed until warmer weather.
The work Of setting stone on the roof Of
the monument will be resumed on Monday
The completion of the monument by the
date fixed will depend altogether on the
weather A proposition to place time
signal on top Of the monument has been re
jected because tho commission do not feel
authorized to change the original plans.
Letters received at democratic headquar
ters here 10 day from California, Nevada,
and, strange to say, Nebraska, state that
the democratic prospects in all those States
are most favorable. Letters from other
parts Of the country are tothe effect that
the democratic majority in the House will
be as large in the n ext Congress as it is in
the present, as the losses in some districts
will be fully equaled by gains in others.
Since the Butler boom was exploded by the dis.
covery that the Beast is the paid employee Of
Blaine and is only running to carry of votes from
Cleveland, it is open secret that he and the few
who still support him will throw Of ell disguise
before the day of election and openly vote the
Blaine ticket; but the total estimate of their
strength is very small.