Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-09-10
FROM WASHINGTON.
Ispecial Correspondence OF the Alexandria Gazettel
WASHINGTON. ID. o., Sept. 10. 1854.

The counties of Madison, Green and Louisa,
of that State, and was surprised at the great
change that has taken place in the political
utilization of the people of those counties
since Malone came out openly Tor the re-
publicans, for that whereas last year four
fifths of the people, black and white to-
gether, he met, were supporters Oh Dlanone,
four. ffths of those he met now are opposed
to him. He says that nearly all the white
men in the State who left the democratic
party on the State debt question have come
back to it, and that the State will give her
old time democratic majority next NoveR-
Der, and that Mahone's supporters will be
practically reduced to the negroes and the
| officeholders and chronic Office seekers.
| A prominent New Yorker in the city to-
| day saws that the democratic managers
there with whom he conversed yesterday
are more than satisfied with the political
outlook. They say they are confident oil
carrying the States of New York, New Jer-
sew, Connecticut, Indiana and Wisconsin,
and that even if Ohio goes republican by a
large majority on the 18th proXimo, it will
not affect the votes of the States named,
and consequently not prevent Cleveand's
election. With regard to Ohio they say
they are making a good fight there, and
though not sanguine, they have excellent
reasons for Looping for the best. They say
that Tammany will give Cleveland an hon
est and united support, and that what little
Irish detection still fingers there will be
dissipated by the day Of election. The
papers Of Ireland, they say, have repubish
ed Mr. Hurlbert's expose of Blaine's course
| on the subject Of the Irish suspects and ale
denouncing the Irishmen in this country
who will support such man for President.
| They have no fears at all about New \ DIRK,
and say that should the democrats fail TO
carry that State for Cleveland, the republi-
cans will, and that though the latter will
not make any hurrah about the way they
intend to vote previous 10 The election,
thousands Of them will 60 quietly to the
polls and cast their ballots for him. The
proceedings of the late Irish democratic
| ratification meeting in the city OF New
York, including Mr.. Colins's great speech,
will be printed as a campaign document.
| An old North Carolina republican, in the
city to day, went TO the rooms of the re.
publican congressional committee for the
purpose of having some documents, intended
to defeat Johnson, democratic candidate
for Congress in one Of the districts in his
State, printed and franked at the commit
tees expense, but came away very much
| disguised with the treatment he received
there. He was told, and in no very cour-
teous manner at thai, that the commit
tee had neither money nor time to
devote to North Carolina, as that
State was democratic to the core, and that
it was utterly useless to expend either upon
it, Indeed such seems to be the opinion
entertained at republican headquarters both
here and in New York, not only of North
Carolina, but of all the other Southern
States, including West Virginia. In this
latter State, it is said, they commenced TO
spend money, but soon stopped, as they
found that all they had could be placed
where it would do more good in Ohio,
which Stale they are making desperate ei-
forts to retain in the republican column.
Major Selden, proprietor Of the Metropo-
itan Hotel here, returned this morning al
ter a months absence in different parts of
the North. He says that the democrats Of
| New York are perfectly sanguine Of carry
ing that State, and that, too, by an over.
whelming majority. He says that il is We'll
known there that Tammany and Mr.. John
Kelly will give Cleveland hearty support,
and that tue workingmen, that is the men
who work, are among bis staunchest supper
tiers. The business men, be says, are for
him with an unanimity hardly ever before
manifested for a Presidential candidate. As
|
houn, ir, told him that at a recent dinner.it
which eighteen men of affairs in New York,
among them ex Secretary Brstoe, were pre-
sent, all heretofore republicans, politics as
usual came up, and that sixteen of them said
thew should vote for Cleveland He says
that General Evins, member Of the House
| from South Carolina, who has been travel
ing in the West and Northwest is delighted
with the prospect there, and says that MIR.
Hendricks told him Indiana was n surely
democratic IA any other State in the Union.
The General said Carter Harrison told
him he thought he would be elected Cover.
nor of Illinois, and that he assuredly would
be if the republicans had not been wise
enough to put up against him Oglesby, the
strongest man they have in the State.
Mr.. Edward Shaunahan, one of the New
York State officials, is in the city to-day.
He says he has been campaigning in the
northern portion of his State, and knows
that the talk about democratic detection
there is nothing but CANNON, and that
Cleveland will carry the State by a perfect
sweep. About the Maine election he says
that in addition to the $3.50, 10000 which the
national republican committee spent in that
State, Mr.. Blaine himself, on the Wednes-
day before the election, gave S35, 000 and
if with all that money his majority was less
than half of that given for Hayes, it will
very likely be overcome in November, when
there will be no more money to spend there
and when the prohibitionists, now disguised
with Blaine's lack ofmoral courage as evinced
by his lodging vote on that question last
Monday, will not, as they were then, be
united i'll his favor He says that Elkins
has abandoned West Virginia as bad job
and has transferred his operations 10 Ohio,
as the republicans know that should that
State go against them their jig is up.
Mr.. E. John Ellis has just returned from
Wythevile, Virginia, where he made
democratic speech last Monday. He said
this morning to the GAzErTE's correspon-
dent that Malone, by means of brass brands,
drums and flies, free whiskey, and free ex-
cursion trains running from Lynchburg all
the way up 10 that place, managed to col
lect crowd of about nine hundred and fifty