Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-11-13
FROM WASHINGTON.
,snac,sI Correspondence OF the Alexandra Gazette

| MasHINGTON. u. g., Nov. Is, 1859.
AS the days go by the last lingering hope
| of the republicans who either have bets on
Blaine. or have so acted in Office as to fear
removal, is fading away like snow wreathes
in May, and everybody, republican as well
as democrat, and in as we'll as out Ct
office. has finally reached the conclusion
that Cleveland is elected and will be the
next President. The latest kilograms from
New York are to the effect that the recount
that has been in progress there since Tues
day shows little or no change The returns
in the districts that have not yet been
officially recounted have been gone over by
experts, and the national republican com
mitlee is perfectly assured that the errors
that NAV be decovered in them will net
make any material change in the size OF
| Cleveand's plurality as published. Even
most of those who bet on Blaine have in
structed the stake holders to give up the
! money, as they are convinced that though
| Blaine should persist in his efforts TO delay
the official announcement of Ceveland's
election, the reputable men of his party
will lend themselves to nothing so dis
creiitable, and would make their objection
| to it 80 manifest that those efforts would
| have to be abandoned.
Mr.. Jorgensen, who absented himself
| from his federal Office in Washington Ter
ritory in order to come to Virginia to cleo
| tioneer for Blaine and Malone, is here to-
| day on his way back, and looks as if be is
| "sorry be went there" Jorgensen was the
last carpetbagger in Virginia, and whether
| the worst or not, the State should be THANK
full she is we'll rid of him.
The democratic demonstration to take
| place in this city tonight to celebrate the
election of President Cleveland is the absorb
| ing topic of conversation here to-day. 1t is
| understood that it will be the grandest polit-
| ioal show ever made in the national capital.
| Thousands of men will be in the procession,
the torches will be innumerable, and Penn
sylvnnia Avenue at least will be painted red.
The second session Of the 4SLh Congress
will commence on the 1st proximo, the first
Monday in December this year falling on
| the fi,s day of the month. Members OF
| Congress and the employees of that body
have begun arrive already, and quorum
OF members is expected on the first day OF
the session.
Congressman Eustace Gibson, who was
one Of the speakers at the democratic meet
| ing in Alexandria last night, says the demon
stration there was a grand affair; that it
reminded him Of old times when the moss
backs used 10 turn out, aud that he Is glad
| the mossbacks are coming to the front again
| He also says that as Cleveland was elected
as reformer, the talk about his not making
many changes in the Offices is absurd as the
republican party tried to effect reform
| through its own men for years, but made an
utter failure, and it is not to be supposed
| feet reform by the same men. Mr.. Gibson
will go tonight to Orange Court House,
| Virginia, where there is also to be grand
democratic Publication.
| Among the Southern men spoken OF as
likely to be members Of President Cleve
lands cabinet is Mr. John Hancock, Of
Texas Mr.. Hancock was q Union man
during the war, but is thorough demo
crat, aud is as much respected and as pop
ular as any man in his State. 1t may not
be generally known. but it is fact never
theless, that Mr.. Hancock was offered
place in Hayes's cabinet. He consulted
the Texas delegation in Congress on the
subject, and in accordance with their advice
declined. The offer was then made to
Judge Key, who accepted it on the instant.
A we'll known Virginia republican in the
city to day, when asked if bis party in his
State would continue any longer to accept
Malone as its leader, replied that the re-
publican party in Virginia and the whole
South was thing of the past, that it was
only held together by the federal Office
holders, and now that their days were num-
bered the party was clean gone forever. He
said the democratic majority of ten thou
sand this year would be increased next year
to fifty thousand.
Men were engaged to day in dragging the
river near Giesboro for the body of w. w.
Writ, who committed suicide last Tuesday
week by jumping off one of the Alexandria
ferry boats at or near that point.
Professor John B. Minor, of the University Of
Virginia. with his bride, wore in the city ysster
day.
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