Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-08-14
FROM WASHINGTON.
Especial Correspondence nf the Alexandria Gazette.
WASHINGTON, ID. C., August IA, 1884.

WASHINGTON, ID. C., August IA, 1884.
Mr.. T.. John Ellis, member of the House
from New Orleans is in the city to- day, and
was at democratic headquarters this morn
ing He says TINT the vote of his State viii
be cast for Cleveland and Hendricks with:
out doubt, and that not ouIy will all the
congressional districts Of Louisiana now
represented by democrats he similarly rep.
resented in the next Congress, but also the
remaining one, that now represented by
| Kellogg. Daniel Catlray, IN able and active
democrat, will probably be the democratic
candidate in that district, Mr.. Ellis says,
and if so will be elected, Mr. Ellis says the
| Louisiana democracy is divided into the
McEnery and the anti McEnery factions,
but that this division relates only to State
affairs, in national matters the party being
united He says that the so.called Planters
movement has little or no strength, aud is
known to be in the republican interest
With regard to the famous Wells family.
several members of which were we'll known
in Alexandria, where they went to school
to the Haliowels years before the war, he
says that JEFF and Monk are dead, and that
old Mat, of returning board fame, is now on
his plantation, stone blind Mr.. Ellis ex-
pressed his gratif cation at the denomination
of Messrs. Barbour and Tucker, and said
from what he heard he supposed Virginia
would have eight democrats out of her ten
representatives in the next House He also
said he did not see why the democrats
should not have the whole ten, and that
that could be done if the proper steps were
taken to induce the negroes to run candi-
dates of their own race in the black districts
Ex-member of the House Ben. Wilson,
from West Virginia, is here to-day. He
houts the idea that the democrats are in
any danger Of lo.ing that State, and says
the democratic majority, if there be any
change i'll it, will he larger than ever be-
fore, and that he thinks the democrats will
regain the Pan Handle district next fall.
Mr.. Wilson says that Mr.. Elkins is not
known to five hundred people in the State,
has no influence in that state and that
even if he should bring money there West
cannot be bought. He says the
railroad in which Elkns, Blaine, Bayard,
Henry Davis and others are interested is
short one in mountainous country, along
which but few people, except miners, live, |
and that those miners are rs good demo- |
Gratis as can be found any where He SAYS |
there is no detection there, but that he has
personal knowledge of several republicans |
~ the State who intend voting for Cleve- |
land. He says that Maxwell, the republi-
can candidate for Governor, is good man,
and is much respected by his neighbors, and
will get the full republican vote; that the
greenbackers have pretty we'll gone back TO
The old parties from which they separated,
30 that the fusion with them will not help
he republicans to any great extent; but
hat not ohly will all the democrats who
lave heretofore been voting vote the same
way at the coming election, but thousands
# those who have at previous elections
allied to so to the polls because they
bought there was no necessity for going,
will cast a democratic ballot next October.
Is an evidence of the enthusiasm with
which the democrats there are inspired,
IT. Wilson says that at short notice dem
cratic ratification meeting was gotten
p at Clarksburg last night where s
9th Gof and Maxwell reside, that
7ss unprecedented for its size and spirit. A
etter has been received at democratic head.
uarters here from another Mr.. Wilson of
Vest Virginia. the democratic candidate {
IF Governor Of that S a'e, which corrobor.