Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-06-23
FROM WASHINGTON.
Especial Correspondence Of the Alexandra tlazctte
WASHINGTON. y. C., June 90. 1884.

Especial Correspondence OF the Alexandra Gazette
WASHINGTON, ID. g., June %, 1884.
The Cleveland boom remains in the as
cendant and continues to increase. A we'll
informed New York politician of Tammany
predictions, and consequently not favora-
bile to the Governor, here to-day, says there
is no use shutting ones eyes to what is be-
fore him, and that he has carefully scrutin-
lied the list of the New York delegates to
the national democratic convention, and
that he knows u large majority of them are
for Cleveland. Private letters received here
from those who are in charge of the Gov
errors political affairs speak in the most
confident terms of his having solid 1elega-
ton from New York in his favor. In the
opinion of q large majority of the demo-
cratic members of Congress the Governor
will not only be the democratic candidate
available one that could be selected As
previously stated in this correspondence,
his nomination has so many chances in it's
favor that the friends of all the other candi-
dates haveicombined against him, knowing
that in his defeat lies the only hope Of the
names of their favortes ever coming before
the convention. But their efforts, SO far as
appearances here indicate, will be utterly
vain, for the talk of nobody except Cleve-
land has even reached the boomlet stage.
Mr.. Massey is still in the city. He has
not yet abandoned his case by any means,
and even hopes that the House Elections
Committee will ut least give him an infor-
NAL hearing, so that the merits of his case
can come before them. If that be not al
lowed, his case as reported will probably
come up in the House during the current
week, when he will be permitted to make d
speech in his own behalf.
DIR. Moran, of Fairfax county, who as
agent for Virginia, is trying to induce a
House Committee to report bill for turn
ing over to Virginia the 4th installment of
the public funds distributed under the act of
1886, says he has assurance that such bill
will be reported, and that Secretary Folger
has written letter to the committee max
ing such recommendation.
Mr.. Randall will leave here tomorrow
night for Lexington, Virginia, where he
will deliver the address at the commence
ment exercises of Washington and Lee Uni.
versity. He has also been invited to de-
liver the address at the University of Vir-
ginia next week.
The talk at the Capitol to-day is to the
effect that the present session of Congress
will come to an end on or about Sd proxi-
no. and the agreement of theHouse to take
up and pass under suspension of the rules
and with only thirty minutes debate, though
with permission to vote upon amendments,
the sundry civil bill, looks as if that body at
least is anxious to conclude its business by
the date mentioned. The bill as reported
appropriates $4,000 for a public building
at Danville, and $4,000 for supply depot
at Fortress Monroe in place of that at Ports
mouth, Va.
Mr.. Barbour when asked about the meet
ing of the executive committee of the demo-
cratic party of Virginia to be held in Alex
andria on the Goth inst, said that in addi.
ton to regular and usual business some mat.
tiers of grave Importance would be laid be-
fore the committee, and that he hoped every
member would be present. Misunderstood
that one of the grave matters to which he
referred is the necessity for the calling of an
extra session ofthe Legislature for the pur-
pose of passing an election law, as the Court