Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-09-06
FROM WASHINGTON.
ESPECIAL Correspondence OF the Alexandria Gazette
w .rrIr>r1.rcAr ID g Semi 6. 1884.

but thoroughly iuloi ucu
condition of political affairs IN MS etase,
snd not long ago prominent canaluate ioi
the democratic nomination in one OF the
Congressional districts there in talk with
the GAZsTrE's correspondent this morning,
said that Ohio was republican State, and
that notwithstanding all the talk 10 the
contrary he could hardly believe it would
he otherwise at the November election. But,
he added. there is no doubt that the demo-
Gratis are playing the liquor question Tor all
it is worth and that thousands OF the Ter
man voters there who have heretofore in
yarlably voted the republican ticket will vote
for Cleveland because he has said that he
is opposed to all sumptuary laws and laws
which restrict the personal liberty OF the
citizen. He also said that the hurrah Gre
ated there by the action Of the national re-
publican convention was not tecause Blaine
was nominated, but because Arthur was
debate and that being grattied III that
respect the reputable republicans were not
particularly solcitous about the election OF
a man with Blaiue's smirched reputation.
Then, too, he said, while such is the condl-
ton of the republicans, the democrats
were never more united, never more earn
est and never more sangune. 80 that, ne
added. while, as have said before, l can
hardly think, in the Presidential year, when
the very Iita Of the republican party de.
ponds upon Ohio in October, in view OF all
The circumS tauces of the case it will 60
democratic, still, sh II not be greatly sur
rrse the State does so that way.
Mr.. Barbour has just returned from Ne"
York, where he has been in attendance up
on the meetings of the national democratic
committee, of which be is member. He
1 ~, T,,c \ lo,, n ,ctr that
CITY, with Mrs Parnell's presence, and the
letters received there from the most dis
tinpuished and respected Irish Catholics in
the country. have eilectually removed any
doub that may have existed thel g aboutthe
dissipation of the serted detection among
democratic Irish Catholics He was, he
said convinced that there was no such
detection to an extent that would amount
t, ANYTHING, and that the Irish Catholics
could not now afford to desert the party
that had always stood by them. Mr..
Barbour said that while Tammany
was not disposed to help Cleveland CON
am0re, the managers thereof could not sue
cessfullv withstand the enormous pressure
of tn, democrats inside as we'll as outside OF
their organization in his favor, and that
consequently they would have to go with
the crowd He said that when in New
York he talked with gentlemen from New
Jersey, Couuertcut, Wisconsin and Iowa,
that they all were sanguine of success in
their respective States--i Iowa, by the iu-
lion o. Getting hall the electoral vote. He
Said that people iii New York were san.
guine of success in Ohio, but that while
be believed the vote would he close there,
he could not see how the State could go
democratic in view Of the large republican
te; IS Would e2TPse66a fn9re," S9fF
Barbour will go to West Virginia next Tues
day ard confer there with Messrs. German
and Ransom about the campaign in that
State.
Intelligence here to day from Maine, where
the Stale election will be held on Monday
next lis TO the effect that the national demo.
cratic committee under The impression that
there would he no use TO try to gain votes
in that stong republican, and Mr.. Blaine's
own State, rettIs ed all appeals for assistance
get along as best they could, and that they
will be sati-li if the republican majority be
not over ten Thousand.
The private secretary Of one OF the Sena-
tors from Wisconsin, and Il pronounced re-
publican himself, III talking this morning
to friend. about the political prospect in
his State, said it was bad enough, and that
strange as it might seem, he would not bet
it would 20 for Blaine When asked for the
reasons which induced him to anticipate
such revolution in State heretofore SO
pronouncedly republican he said there were
three, one, the opposition Of the large Ger
man population to the prohibition party with
which aue is affiliated, another, the oppo-
sition of thousands of farmers who have al
ways heretofore voted with the republicans
to the protective system, and the thirdito
the independent spirit of which Pounds
letter-the most surprising thing that ever
happened to the republicans there-gaye
expression. He says the two last reasons
have been in existence for some time, but
that the party managers have succeeded in
having all mention of them suppressed, but
that they have grown so strong now as to
resist succe. sfully all obstacles to their prom.
inence. These reasons, he says, he is afraid
will take Wis., ousin out of the republican
column next November,
A gentleman from Maryland, here to- day,
says there is no doubt that the democrats
will gain one member OF Congress at the
next election, the one from the Marlboro
district, now represented by Mr.. Holton,
republican. Mr.. Compton is the democratic
candidate there, and he told the gentleman
referred tn that he was certain of being
elected By at least one thousand majority.
This information is strengthened by state
ment made to another gentleman in Charles
county, Maryland, yesterday, which county
is in the district referred to Mr.. Mathews,
deputy sheriff of that county, which was to
the effect that while that county gave the
republicans 250 majority at the last election,
it would give Compton 100 in November
He also said that the democrats there had
adopted the plan of organization by tens,
instituted by Mr.. Barbour in Virginia.
An intelligent and reliable correspon-
dent of one of the leading independent
newspapers in the country, who returned
here to day, from New York, says the dem
ocrats there We're in some doubt aud anxi-
ETY. about the result in that State short |
time ago but that they are now conf
dent of success, and that sporting men
are hunting for bells against Cleveland He
also says that the statement by the New