Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-09-29
FROM WASHINGTON.
Especial Correspondence Of the Alexandria Gazette

drawing for his SaIary, ne asheu ~.
Blaine where his work was most needed.
He was told in Indiana, AS the State COM
mittees of New York and Ohio were able 10
take care of those States and didn't want
outside interference with the distribution OF
campaign funds. Dudley was then asked
how much money he required to carry In.
diana, and having replied one hundred
thousand dollars, was told to 60 into the
adjoining room and get check for that
sum.
A citizen of Fairfax county, Va, here to-
day. SAYS that while the negroes OF that
county will vote as unit for Blame, ne
will be opposed by the solid democratic
vote-nearly all the democratic readJusters
having gone back to their own party, and
by quite number OF the Northern people
who have settled in that county. He says
h 1t on Saturday last at Mt. Pleasant, near
Mason's hill, the negroes erected a Blaine
hap pole. but having DO Blaine flag ran up
an American flag which they had gotten
from the Government, and that having no
spt akers to inspire them to cheerit, derived
the requisite spirit from keg Of beer. He
saws The county will give Cleveland g O.
majority.
Il is understood that General Sherman,
who never had the highest admiration for
General Logan, is disguised at the latter's
attempt to transform the Grand Army OF
the Republic into political organization,
and that it was at his instance that the re-
cent order was issued reminding the mem
beers Of that organization that it is strictly
non partisan.
The republicans here not only fear that
they will lus. the Presidency, but that the
~ nil fcot hair
coming political cyclone.
Senator Randall Gibson, of Louisiana, is
here to- day. He has been speaking in Viz
rinia aud West Virginia, one Of which
State he says, is as safe for Cleveland as the
other. OF his own State, to which be is 60
il lie says that while the democrats in
some sections of it are divided on local sub.
iects, so far as the Presidential election is
co, cerned they were never more united,
and that they will give Cleveland larger
majority than they gave Tilden or Han
cock.
Mr.. Barbour was in the city to day, hay
ing returned from Baltimore, where he went
TO attend The funeral of the late John w.
Care t He will 20 to New York tonight or
Tomorrow TO confer with the executive
committee Of he national democratic com
mttlce, of which he is a member.
The call Of the national democratic COM
mittee for voluntary contributions from all
democrats who feel able to give anything
toward paving the necessary aud legitimate
expenses of the campaign is meeting with
ii liberal response in this city. The South
Washington club raised 5000 in one night.
The East Washington club expect to raise
81 900. It is thought that $4,000 will be
raised in this city alone, and that too In
small sums, and from people of very moder-
ate means.
Speaker Carlisle is still in the city. He
has Just returned irom campaigning tour
in West Virginia and Ohio. OF the former
State he says, if the republicans ever had
any idea of carrying it they have abandon
ed it, and that not only will the democrats
elect their State ticket, but that they will
carry every Congressional district in the
tate, even beating Mr.. Golf, the present
republican Congressman from the Wheeling
district. or OHIO he says if the republicans
carry it, they will do SO by majority so
small that it will do them no good; but that
they wont DO it at oil, as, in addition 10
their own united vote, they will get ninety
tive per cent of the German, and the solid
liquor vote.
Mr.. German is still in the city. Mr.. Bar
mum and himself, nominally, if not really,
are managing the campaign. He predicts
a sweeping victory, the magnitude of which
will surprise even the most sanguine demo
Gratis. All the letters that were received at
headquarters here to-day, and there were
hundreds CT them, brought cheering news.
Mr.. Riddleberger was in this city yester-
day Those who saw him say that he is by
no means pleased with the prospect of pc
litical affairs in his own State.
A well known Irish Catholic--of this city,
in talking with the Gazette's correspondent
this morning about the political outlook,
said that while Immediately after Cleve-
lands nomination there was undoubtedly
Catholic democrats, that that feeling was
day he thinks it will have disappeared
entirely. 1t was, he said, with the Irish in
this contest as with veteran soldiers-th
might not be pleased with their commanders,
but when the drum and the bugle sounded
for battle there would be neither deserters
nor stragglers from the ranks.
The centenary of the organization of the
first lodge of colored Free Masons in this
country was celebrated here to. day. In the
procession were some colored Masons from
Alexandria
James Walsh, the famous witness in the
star route and in the Peruvian case, is in the
city to-day. He says he will vote for St.
John, and that seven out of every ten re-
publcans he sees in New York will do like
wise, and that Buffers vote will amount to
nothing.
Senator Bayard, who has been speaking
in Virginia, says that what he heard there
induces him to believe that the State will
give her old time democratic majority. He
will soon go to Ohio and take part in the
campaign there.
From Connecticut the intelligence to-day
is that that State will cast her electoral vote
for Cleveland, and that she will elect four
democratic Congressman.
General Siocum. of New York, is in the city to-
day He says that his Stale is as sure for Cleveland
as it is possible for it to be, aud that too, By
large majority, and that while Buffers vote is
greatly overestimated but few have any idea of
the immense republican vote Cleveland will re-
ca i've.
A Virginian who has just returned here from a
vacation speut in Bedford county, in his State,
says that, politically things are all one way there