Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-06-07
FROM WASHINGTON.
Especial Correspondence OF the Aexanor1a Gazette
WASHINGTON, D. c., June Z, 1884.

FROM WASHINGTON.
Especial Correspondence OF the Alexandra Gazette
WASHINGTON. D. c., June 7, 1884.
The talk at the Capitol to-day has been
solely of the action of the national republic
can convention yesterday, and while some
democrats say the ticket is probably as good
80 could have been selec ted, there is no
doubt of the fact that with republicans the
prevailing sentiment is that it is as weak rs
could possibly have been Nominated. The
New York Times, the leading republican
paper in the country, says that as republi-
can journal having the best interests of the
republican party at heart, it cannot and will
not support the ticket. The N. Y. Herald,
which always tests public opinion before
taking decided stand, favors the ticket for
the reason that for the good of the country
Blaine had to be buried politically, and that
the best time for the interment will be next
November. The Boston Aduertiser, an in
fuential republican newspaper, says the
ticket shows that it was the work OF the
worst elements Of the party. Mr.. Lyman,
a republican member of the House from
Massachusetts, says that he nor any of the
independent republicans of his State will
support it ,andthat whether they will support
the democratic ticket depends altogether
upon the names that may be on it; that if
Bavard be the nominee they will certainly
vote for him. Mr.. Lowering, a demOcra-
tic member Of the House from Mr.. Ly-
mans State, says that possibly Arthur
would have been easier to beat, but
that from purely selfish motives he is glad
that Blaine is the man, as he is SO unpopu-
lar in Massachusetts that his nomination
H., I nxaripur tn ha 20 a1anI tad
Senator Hale, who is II Blaine man, when in
formed of the nomination of Logan, threw
upsboth hands, and exclaimed, that ruins
the whole thing" Mr.. O'Ferrall, demo-
cratic member OF the House from Virginia,
says he thinks that Blaine is stronger in his
State than Arthur would have been, as not
withstauding the treatment they received
at the hands Of the convention, the straight
out republicans there, though they would
not have voted for Arthur, will vote for
Blaine, and that the Mahoneites will also
vote for him, not that they love him more,
but that they love the democrats less. Lit.
Gov Lewis, republican, of Virginia, is de-
lighted with the ticket, and would have
been equally 80 if the order of the names on
it had been reversed. He went TO Chicago
to defeat Arthur and Malone, and his
fondest hopes in that respect were fulfilled.
He and the other anti Malone republicans
in his Stale and all the straightout re-
publicans there, who have been seen
or heard from, think that the nomina-
ton of Blaine, who never concealed
his scorn and contempt for Malone,
has been the last stitch in the political
shroud Of Mahone's unsavory corpse, and
that nobody need take any inter est in the
subsequent proceedings of the late Virginia
Boss. Among the democrats who think
the ticket strong one is General
Joseph T. Johnston, but he thought it
was impossible to take Washington after
the first battle Of Manassas, though it has
been learned that it would have been evac.
uated at the appearance of Il single COM
pany Of Confederate cavalry, and he also
| thought that daily retreats in North Geor-
gia were the best means to defeat Gen. Sher-
man, when every body else knew that he
lost almost as many men on each retreat as
he would have lost in Il battle, and that
while his losse. could have been made good
Sherman was cut Off from his base OF sup
plies. Secretary Lincoln is the worst used
up man of all those whose names were be-
fore the convention. He had been induced
by flatterers 10 believe that he would GER
tainy have one or the other Of the places
but now, having in consequence of that
| belief antagoniZed Logan, the man who
made him, he finds out, when too late, that
the republican party is entirely too practi-
| cal to be affected by "Reminiscences" and
that he has made an enemy of a man who
| if elected will be power i'll the next adj
ministration, and who whether elected or
not will always be ready to obstruct his
way.
1t was supposed that suspension for two
years and a public reprimand, the sentence
of the court martial in the case of It. Field,
| U. S. n, was enough for having looked
upon the wine when it was red, but the cold
blooded Secretary of the Navy thinks other
wise, and not only abuses the Lieutenant,
and advises him to resign, but insults the
members of the court for imposing such a
| light sentence.
There was but slim attendance either
on the floor or in the galleries of the House
to-day, and after the passage of few un-
important and unobjected to bills, the con-
sideration Of bills for forfeiting railroad
grant lands was resumed.
The friends of the French spoliation bill
will endeavor to have that bill taken up at
as early a day as possible.
Mr.. Dana, editor of the New York Sun,
who, according to Mr.. Dorsheimer, is au-
thority for the statement that Mr.. Tilden
has written letter declining to be candi.
date for the Presidency, says there is not a
word Of truth in the entire story.
Mr.. Merrck, one of the Governments
counsel in the star route cases, will appear
before the Springer committee next Tues
day. Mr.. Springer has been informed by
the Attorney General that as result of his
committees discoveries, criminal proceed
inps will he commenced apaint John Holl
late U. S. Marshal in Pennsylvania.