Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-10-28
FROM WASHINGTON.
Especial Correspondence of the Alexa. GAZETTE.
WASHINGTON. D. c.. Oct. 2S. 1886.

Norfolk district, viewed, of course, from
their standpoint, admits big scare for that
party. 1t may be, however, that they are
more scared than hurt. The result only
can determine that question. Bowden,
their candidate, has not been materially
helped by the congressional committee or
other outside aid, but has himself put from
six to eight thousand dollars into the fight.
Malone, they say, has not aided him, which
is probably true. Ga the assumption, born
OF q suspicion, such as usually haunts S
guilty or diseased mind, the republican
bosses in and around Norfolk have raised a
howl ct the coming frauds" which, they
allege, the democrats mean TO commit.
Listening to them one would suppose
that corps Of skilled experts had been en-
p!oyed by the democrats and were mining
underneath the republican voting places all
over that district, preparing to blow up boxes
and scatter republican ballots to the wind.
These bosses" allege that at many of the
colored srongholds the democratic election
boards have selected as judges, clerks, etc.,
either men of their own party. who are dis.
honest, or republicans, so called, who are
venal and ready to sell their party out On
this pretence they are just now busying
themselves in the preparation of elaborate
and ingenious ways of defence and are Civ
ing it out that they mean to have
outside counters or tslly-keepers to
take down their vote as it is polled
besides other means not yet dis
closed to the public. Ia the fourth ward
Of Norfolk which is the big colored ward of
the city, where trouble he's sometimes been
experienced Gen. Y. d. Groner and Col
VIM. Lamb. they say, have consented to
serve as federal supervisors, and will be at
their posts ali day on Tuesday next. They
are also charging that the candidacy Of
Parks has for lis main object business, not
politics, and that if elected he will use his
congressional influences in organizing COM
plny OF capitalists for purchasing the water
o. the Dismal Swamp and afterward intro
dlcing it into the navy yard and selling il
to sea going United States vessels, ETC.,
ont Of which they say he and his
friends will make money. The water,
by r,suo of the juniper it contains,
maintains its purity long time.
But while in one breath you will hear
charges such as the above, in the next it will
be stated TO you that Bowden's election is
assured by three thousand majority, and
thus You fod them blowing hot iu one d.
! rcc;ion and cold in another. But they are
undoubtedly working hard, and Bowden,
their candidate, is a leader OF both craft and
experience, armed with considerable of the
sinews OF war Malone, it would seem,
| under most any circumstances, would hard.
ly be able to deny the fairness of the coming
election. He told republican Senators that
if they would reject Hon. John Goods for
Solicitor General there would never again
| be trouble III that district. He was willing
to guarantee that But who would trust
tue guarantee Of Malone i'll politics, or the
as .ertous Of any of hia henchmeu any
where? Regarding the other districts in
the State. il is thought at demo cratic head
quarters here that the 1st and 9th are in
some danger, with chances decidedly ia ia
vor of the democrats, and that the Sd, 9Th,
| 9th, 7.h, Sth and 10Th are safe The election
of Gaines, republican, in the 4th, is conced
ed, but ii il said that had the democrats re-
fused to mako a nomination, Langsson, col.
ored, wonld have been an independent anti
Malone candidate, and would have been
elected without doubt. In the Sth district,
Gen Lee, it is thought, will have a practi-
cal walk-over, as his opponent is Il repre-
sentative Of Mahoneism, and therefore will
| not even receive the vote OF the republicans
| OF that district. One Of them, an Aleyand-
| rian so informed the GAZETTE's correspond.
| ent this morning.
Vice President Huidekoper, of the Rich
| mond and Danville system of railroads, 10
| short talk with the GAZETTE's correspon.
| dent this morning, said the reason that sys-
! tenn countermanded their order for record
| ing the deed Of lease of the Virginia Mid
| land Railway to the Richmond and Danville
| system was that Sl2, 500 was charged for re-
| cording the mortgages, ard as the same
| price would have been charged fol- record
| ing the lease. it was deemed best to save that
| n pt,,,t i,l1 ea a Md
effective uurecorded as it would be if re-
corded. With regard to the SYSTEMS lease
of the Washington, Ohio and Western Rail.
road, Mr.. Huidekoper said the system would
| ruo the latter under sn operating lease, and
could run it cheaper than its present man
ayers could, as they could save the supern-
tendency and many other expenses by
means Of the facilities already at their com.
maEd. As to whether or not the system
would extend the w, 0. & W. r. r. to
Berfyville, he said that matter had not yet
been determined.
Republicans here contrast the treatment
accorded Messrs. Blaine and Sherman on
their respective campaigning tours. and are
not surprised that that of the former is
warmer and more enthusiastic. It is look
ed upon here as an assured fact that Mr..
Blaine W i'll ba the republican candidate for
the next Presidency.
AT the rooms Of the democratic congress.
sonal campaign committee the estimated
loss of democratic congressman at the cleo.
lions next Tuesday is fifteen, and the gains
four, making a net loss of eleven. The ma
joritv is nov forty-two. If the estimated
loss prove true the majority will be reduced
to twenty. Among the losses that of
Mr.. Scott, of Erie, Penn, is included, and
that, too, though it is understood that gen.
tieman will spend one hundred thousand
dollars. il necessary. to be elected The
leading democratic club in his district has
declared against him, for the reason, it is
said, that he is too toney for them and that
the Doodle has not gone in their direction.
among the estimated gains is the Fennsyl- |
vania district now represented by Mr.. !
Brunm, the republican greenbacker. 1t is ;
feared that Mr. McComas will be reelected