Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-08-29
FROM WASHINGTON.
Especial Correspondenee Of the Alexsndrla Gaze

ASHiNdION, ~. S.i huSuoI 90, 1oof.
Mr.. Shepherd, secretary OF the Virginia
democratic State Committee, was in the city
to-day He says that he knows from letters
received al his headquarters at Alexandria,
that men, heretofore prominent supporters
of Malone, have come back to the demo-
cratic party, and are now working hard to
secure its success. He says, moreover, that
such men are not confined TO one or to sew
eral counties, but that they can be found in
every county and city in the State, and that,
too, not siugly, but by the score.
Another Virginia democrat in the city to-
day says that the men in his neighborhood,
heretofore known as Mahone's most active
pa1tisans, are now either lukcwarm in their
support OF, or equal the most ultra democrats
in their opposition to him. He also says
that the white republicans in his section of
| the State will not vote for Mahone's electo-
raj ticket unless it shall be so changed that
at least halt the names on it shall be those of
good and true republicans.
A Tcnness e democrat here to-day, when
asked if there is any danger of the break.
| ing OF the solid South so far as his State is
conc, rned, replied "Well, hardly, as Shell
by county, which has heretofore been giving
a republican majority of two thousand, st
the election there II compile of weeks ago,
| gave that much democratic majority" He
says that Mr. Harris, Senator Harris's son,
who is the democratic nominee for Congress
| in the Memphis district, in place of Mr.
| Casey Young will be elected by q large ma
| jority.
| Mr.. MrAdoo, democratic member of the
| House FROM New jersey is still in the city.
| He says That amoug his constituents are
manly lrishmcn; thai he has made it his
/ 4 h..
| reputed DETECTION in the democratic Irish
| Catholic vote that he finds hat detection
greatly exaggerated, and that what there is
of it was caused by the favorable way in
which the London Times talked about
Cleveland, and by the reckless, unscrupu-
lous aud unfuunded assertions made against
Cleveland prior To his nomination by those
who wanted somebody else to be the candi-
date. Such reasons Mr.. McAdoo, who
comes of North Irish stock, said are not
creditable to the understanding of those in
| huenced by them, for the Times g knowledge
of American affairs is shown by its account
of New England noblemen hunting buffalo
at the Battery, in New York, aud among
the things said against Cleveland before he
was nominated was the ridiculous assertion
that he is an English millionaire and aristo-
crat.
Mr. Dalton, postmaster Of the House, has
just returned from his home in Indiana
aud is enthusiastically sanguine at the pros
pect of great democratic victory in that
State. He says that of his own personal
knowledge and not from hearsay he knows
that many man there, and influential ones
too, who have heretofore voted the republi-
can ticket, intend to vote for Cleveland
next November. Among them he mentions
large manufacturer in Indianapolis, here
tofore staunch republican, who has come
out openly for the democrats and who says
| that if the tariff were removed from raw
materials he would not only employ more
| laborers, but could afford to pay them high
err wages than he is now paying. Among
other republicans of the same way of think
ing he mentions several at his own home.
| He says there is no truth in the republican
statement about detection among the Irish
democrats, so far as Indiana is concerned,
for the lrishmen there are sensible people
aud have their actions guided by reason,
and there is no reason why an Irish demo
crat should vote for Blaine, but every rea-
son why he should not
A letter received at the rooms of the con-
gressional democratic committee here to.
day from Michigan, says the fusion of the
opponents of Blaine there is complete and
that the electoral vote of that State will be
cast against him. fit goes on at this rate,
it will be hard to pane single State that
can be counted as certain for the Maine
magnet.
The expressed determination of Con-
gresham Pound, of Wisconsin, to vote for
Cleveland is thought by those here who
know that gentleman to show the drift of
public sentiment in his State Mr.. Pound
has been Lieutenant Governor of his State,
and retired from Congress of his own will
after serving three terms. He is known to
be oDe of the most discerning politicians Of
the Northwest, and though up to this time
an ultra republican, it is said here by his
familiars that he already sees the hand
writing on The wall, and that as he wants
to be Senator from his State he has come
over to the popular side. A Northern re.
public IN, now here, a newspaper editor, and
oae who intends to work and vote for