Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-11-01

e RICHMOND, Va, Oct. 30.--As the weather
gets cooler the triangular political fight gets
warmer. There are three or four meetjnaa
every night. Every musician, 0. apology
for one, within ten miles Of Richmond ms
all be can DO i'll footing for ore or the other
congressional ssprants. A negro band, and
you know what that meaus, has been max.
ing night and day hideous for the past
week, and the only tune that can dis.
tinguish is, SHOULD auld acquaintance he
forgot" suggested, no doubt, by the fact
that few Of the g. o. p.'s voters have de-
c!sred their intention Of going Up Salt River
with Mullen.
The question in cVerybody's mouth is,
"Who will win ?'-and hard one il j., ard
enc too that will not be answered till Tues-
day next. OF course, this question hes no
reference to Mullen, who is practically ont
OF the race, so far as his going to Congress
as q Representative is concerned. When
Mullen was first nominated it was supposed
that he would get nearly all of the Knights
OF labor vote (colored) in this city, but thew
have been deserving him, until now the ne
groes are solid for Waddill, and his ONLY
support now is from the white KNIGHTS,
most OF whom are democrats. The fact ia
that unless Mullen can be gotten out of the
way the chances are that for the first time
since 1869 the Sd district will be represented
in the 5Oth Congress by a republican,
Friends of George d. Wise, who a few
weeks ago were confident of his election by
1000 plurality, have got way down 10 II
hope he will be elected"
1t vii! be sad day for Virginia when
ficnmord goes republican. Richmond is
TO Virginia what infantry is to the army
her backbone-and should The democracy
lose here on Tuesday next the effect will be
lett seriously both in politics anG business
throughout the State. You meet men every
day WHO have been strong party men who
now say they don't caro- who is elected.
There must be some cause for this irdiuer.
ence, and it can in almost every casa be
traced TO the management OF party affairs
since the advent OF the present adminstra-
tlon. The President started the ball which
is destined to diamember the democratic
party, so far as the next President is con-
! cerned, when he retained in the most In.
cratlye office in the District Of Columbia a
negro, who was not only partisan, but by
his conduct had rendered himself obnoxious
TO both races; and 10 esp the climax he went
back on his word after he had gotten
sufficient courage to dismiss Douglass, 10
import another negro to fill his place. Stree
then quite number Of Office holders who
have subordinates have pursued the same
course. We have negroes here in the pest.
othco holding good positions and deserving
men who have worked hard for the party
and are. entitled to recognition walking
about with their hands in their pockets.
The collector OF customs at this port is a.
partizan OF the paTtiZans, and yet. he is
screened by the President, who in turn,
lodges behind the silliest humbug that was
ever imported from England, the civil ser.
vice. lnjndcious appointments have also
been fruitful source of complaint, and in y
great number of cases there has been reason
for this complaint. Ifthere is not decided
change III the management Of political af-
fairs the first democratic President we have
had for % years will he the last one we will
see for like number OF years.
Notwithstanding all the hand shaking the
President did while here at the fair, il the
election had to be gone over again between
Cleveland and Blaine Richmond would no
even for that hater OF the South rather
than for one who is only quasi friend to
the South, and that only for her 153 votes.
attended quite large and enthusiastic
meeting last night in the interest of Geo. d.
Wise. l say enthusiastic because, while
there has been no end to political meetings,
they have all been quite tame Hon. John
Goode was the principal speaker. Ha was,
as usual, IN good trim and, judging from he
frequent applause, was appreciated.
say j! thcra are three candidates in the
hed Tuesday Wsddll's chances are ns good
es Wlse's. Though there are only few
| 1uC IN Ia in,
prevent Waddil from riding in to Congress
on Mulen's back.
There are about 900 white republicans in
this city, most Of whom, at some time in the
past few years, have been democrats,
and it is safe to soy that they have
become so disguised with the manage-
ment Of the republican party under tho
leadership Of the latter day bosses that
Woddi'ls support will be most entirely
negroes; and at no distant day they will re-
turn to their tirs:-!ove Ct least in State and
The City Council has caught inspiration
from Mayor Smith Of your city, in regard to
well-paved streets being advantageous TO
the city's prosperity. It$ecent!y appropr.
ated SAC, 900 for that purpose, end as ~ conse.
quence, the upper end of Broad street is al
topsy.turvev, but will be much better there.
fore in short while.
Business is not much here. We have
hopes Plenty of amusements. Two
theatres, Indian show, patent medicine men,
Salvation Army and politics.
The masons have begun work OH tho CITY
Hall, the new depot is about flushed, and
so have I.
| Since the above was written, Mullen has
withdrawn, complaining Of the treatment
received by him at the hands of Waddill
and John WISE and by his Withdrawal Sc
curing the election of Geo. d. Wise.