Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-09-08
FROM WASHINGTON.
Especial Correspondence Of the Alexandria Gazette
WASHINGTON, d. c., Sept. s, 1884.

rumor from New York is to the effect
that Mr.. S. S. Cox will be the democratic
candidate for Mayor of that city, getting
the nomination of Tammany, of which he is
member, and also of the regular democ-
racy, and thereby securing united demo-
cratic vote in that city.
Senator Ransom, of North Carolina, ar
rived here from home to day. He says
that North Carolina is not only safe for
Cleveland but that the democrats
will gain one Congressman from that State
and will come very near to, if they do no
succeed in, gaining the other one also. The
Senator saws it is hardly possible for the re-
publican majority in Blaine's own State to
he reduced below twelve or fifteen thou.
sand aud that should it fall below ten thou
sand 1t will be Il great victory for the
democrats. He says 1t is the same way Ill
| October with Ohio, where the republican
majority is almost Too great to be overcome,
| but that should it be, the succeeding cleo
tious will ne ely determine the democratic
maiorties About New \ ork, he says John
Kelley will work hard for Cleveland, as it
| would be biting oifhis nose to spite his face
for him to do Other wise, and that he is not
| that sort OF man. The Senator thinks that
New York is safe for the democrats.
Amon. the callers at democratic head
quarters here to-day was Mr.. Sergeant,
editor OF democratic paper in West Fir-
piuia. He says his State will go democratic
| IN October, and that AIR. Wilson, the demo-
cratic candidate for Governor there, says
| he will be elected by from fifteen to twenty
| thousand majority but that be, Mr.. Sergeant,
doesn t thnk it likely the ujority will be so
| great. He savsthat three ofthe iourCoDgress-
men from lhsre will certainly be democrats,
and proba! IS the fourth also, as the demo-
cratic candidate there is a live man and will
SEE that me democratic vote is polled. lie
saws the Germans there, as elsewhere, are
disaifac ei toward the republicans on &C
| count OF their a!li!iation with the prohlbl-
ton party. and that he knows rich Ger
man brewers who have heretofore always
voted the republican ticket who will not
only vote TIE democratic ticket, but who
have already subscribed literally to the
democratic clmpaign fund.
Major Sc!deu. proprietor Of the Metropol-
itan Hotel here. who has been making a
tour Of the New England States, has arrived
in New York, from which city be writes to
friend here that the prospects OF demo-
cratic success are bright and are brighten
ing every day, AMI that all the democrats
he has talked with are sanguine Of success.
Mr.. Watsou Boyle, assistant secretary OF
the democratic Congressional campaign
committee, now on duty at democratic
hea.iuuarrcrS in New York, is in this city
TO day. lie says That the prUspeuv Uhv,~ =
fair beyond compare, and that Cleveland will
carry that state by q large majority.
The private political news receiv ed by
The cerHs in thcdepartments here from the +
friends at home is of such disheartenlng
character that it has almost stopped the
payment of political assessments, SO that
the SqueeZers have resorted TO new plan
for enforcing payments. Most oil the clerks
belong to State associations, and the new
plan is to increase the membership dues
aud make them payable in advance. But the
civil service commission says this won't
do" and that to make an electioneeriug
bureau of department is to court, if not
here, high and low, acknowledge that things
are rapidly assuming cerulean hue.
A Maine democrat here to-day says that
while the republicans have exerted their
utmost efforts TO obtain large majority
there, the democrats have done almost
nothing, and that consequently it is hardly
possible that the republican majority will
be decreased but, said he, the larger it is
the worse it will be for Blaine, for the pro-
hibtionists are supporting him to IL man,
aud if his majority be large, the auti-prohi-
bi,ion men in all the other States will be
alarmed at the spread of prohibition, and
will increase their efforts to stop its growth
by the defeat of the party that supports it..
On the other hand, he said should his ma
iority be less than ten thousand, it will show
such detection in the republican party
that his defeat will be assured, so that he is
really between Scylla and harybdis.
Mr.. French, Assistant Secretary of the
Treasury, has returned from Europe, and is,
and will be, Acting Secretary until Mr.