Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-06-10

hone electors. Mr.. Hooper says he doesn't
tnow whether he will be candidate for
reelection or not, but that if he shall be,
Brady will not be elected.
The Senate to-day, after tine usual morn
inp business, resumed the consideration OF
the Mexican pensions bill, Messrs. Beck and
Williams both taking occasion to say that If
the Senate really intended to pass the bill
at this session they must accept it just as
it came from the House, for if sent back to
the House the session is too near the close
for the bill to pass before adjournment.
Though the House passed resolution to-
day 10 adjourn on the 3Oth instant, 1t is not
supposed the Senate will concur, and that
therefore the adjournment will not take
place until the middle of July.
Mr.. John Amber Smith says that the re-
publicans, in order to unite all the OPP
ponents of democracy in Virginia, have Il
project on hand by which it is proposed
that the Malone and straightout repu0il-
can electors shall meet, resign and appoint
new electors composed of an equal number
of Mahon,itcs and republicans; thai TINS
propositiou has been submitted TO several OF
the leading members of both the parties re-
lcrre,! to, and that all So far approached On
the subject agree TO it; that the Blaine
managers in the national party say 1t must
he accepted, and that if accepted, as 1t Is
likely to be, Cameron, and not Mahouc, will
he at the head of the party in the State.
He SAYS that Malone has demanded the
distribution of the election fund of the
national republican party i'll Virginia, but
that it is feared that if he have 1t he Will
spend it to help his personal friends ana 10
damage his personal enemies, aud mat l"i
that reason, and the fact that he mas so
many personal ene,.ies in his own party
the move is To make Cameron, RiddicberSer,
or some other man with fewer enctuies the
leader of the party.
Collector Brady, of the Petersburg dis
trict in Virginia, Mahonc's head man, has
lust returned from Chicago, and was at the
Capitol oday. When asked about the
above paragraph be said it was the first he
had heard of il and that he did not think
any such proposition had been made, and
that if it were it would not be accepted. lie
said the Malone electors had been elected
by the republican convention OF Virginia
and had been recognized by the national
republican convention, and that there was
but one of two things for the voters of the
| republican party in Virginia to do, vote ioI
| those electors or vote the democratic ticket
He saws that so far as he is concerned he
shall work and vote for Blaine as strenuously
AS he would have done for Arthur. He says
that he intends to be the republican candi
date for Congress in his district, no matter
who may oppose him, and also to be elected
On account of the absence of the republi-
can members Of the House committee inves
tigatng the star route trials, the eXaInlna-
| ton of Mr.. Merrick, which was announced
| for to-day, was postponed till tomorrow
morning. Mr. George Bliss, of New York,
was present ut meeting of the committee to.
| day. He has expressed a desire TO again
appear before the committee in an
swer to the testimony of witnesses
Charles d. Coleman, an attorney of Ply
mouth, Michigan, in testimony given before
the committee, said that VIM. A. Cook, one
of the government counsel in the prosecu
ton. accepted several hundred dollars tc
prevent the indictment of DIR. Colgrove, g
star route contractor. DIR. Colgrove, the
witness, said, preferred paying out mon
ey to prevent an Indictment, rather thar
have the potoriety which would have en-
sued had bill been found. The negota
tions, Mr.. Colman said, were conducted
through Mr.. Cole, n partner of MIR. Cook
"Why did you so to Mr.. Cole?'' was asked
"That he might influence Mr.. Cook to pre-
vent the Indictment" interposed Mr.
Ryan. Yes, sir; to prevent the Indictment
The witness continued 81 went 10 Mr.
Cole and conferred With him upon the sub
iect. He told me that he thought he could
aid Dr. Colgrove, and saw him go from
the room, in which we were, into the ad
Joining room and have q conference with
Mr.. Cook. He came back and informed
me that he would be able to help the doctor
| i - bo INT ha fret r1oop
so much money-$5O0 was the amount first
spoken of, but he afterwards got, think
| more than that I think he got $3.50. Mr.
Cole told me that he got the money, and he
also told me that he divided with Mr.. Cook.
"Was it Mt the time when Mr.. Cook was in
the Government service?" Eyes, sir; il
was during President Garfeld's sickness al
| Elberon.
The conference on the post Office appro
priation bill this morning resulted in dis
agreement upon the proposition regulating
the compensation of railroads, and those
relating to letter carriers, and to posta
clerks, the conferccs of either House adher'
| ing to the position taken by their respective
houses. The remaining differences were
adjusted.
There is weak attempt to start boom
here for Slocum and Mcdonald. The
former has gone to New York to see whether
the soldier element will rally to lssupport,
and the latter is here putting in such work
as he thinks will be most effective.
The President has approved the act fix
ing the rate ofpostage on second class mail
matter when sent by persons other than the
publisher or news agent.
Judge Ctitcher, of Westmoreland CO., Va,
formerly Il democratic Congressman, but
more recently Il Mahoneite, who practices
law in this city, has taken the house of ex-
Postmaster Mckenzie in Alexandria, and
will make that his home in future.
The House Elections Committee agreed
this morning to hear arguments on IL mo-
ton to reconsider their action in the Massey
Wise case next Thursday.
Senator Colquitt, Of Georgia, is one of the dem
ocratic Senators who favor Mr.. Bayard Ms the
democratic nominee for the next Presidency.
The great objection to Mr. Bayard in the North
is his Dover speech, delivered before the war,
which in the North is not supposed to he as loyal
rs it should have bccn. Mr.. Bayar', when asked
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