Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-11-24
From, washington
Tspecisl Correspondence OF the AIe1a. HAzETI&J
WASHINGTON. D. c., Nov. a. 1888.

WASHINGTON. u. u, NOV. q, 1000.
Mr.. Wilson, one Of the counsel employed
by chairman Quay, OF the national repuoii-
can committee, to attempt 10 prevent the
electoral vote Of Virginia from being cast
for Cleveland, told the GAzETTE's CORES
pondent to day that nothing would be done
in that case until after the Virginia return
ing board shall have acted. Whatever
would be done 10 that case, he said, would
be done after the ac.on referred to snali
have been aSer, but whether proceedings
would be commenced in the State or federal
court. or where they would De commenced,
had not yet been definitely determined.
Representative Lee, OF the Alexandra
district, YVES in the city to day, having just
returned from New York. He says the i'm
preston Ia New York concerning the re-
publican victory in that State seems TO be
that the republicans bought enough votes
for that purpose. and bought most of them
10 Brooklyn. He says that from what he
heard there no is induced 10 believe that
Mr.. Harrison will be g more conservative
President than some people anticipate.
The General says he told his re-
publican friends from the Pacific elope
be met there that they had experienced the
evils OF an unassimilabe race, and should
therefore sy mpath2e with the people OF the
South whose condition in that respect was
worse than theirs. and that if it must be
either negro or military rule he would pre-
fer the latter, He says the Northern repuo
licans seem to be willing that the people OF
the South should continue TO have control
of their own State affairs, but that Congress
must interfere in Presidential and Congress
sional elections.
Virginia democrats from the S.h Congress
sonal district of their State here to day say
the republicans nave agents in all the coun.
ties of that district hunting up evidence up
Oh which to base contest for the seat TO
which General Lee was elected on the
inst.
An evil disposed telegram was received at
the War Department here 10 day from Capt
Kingmap, O. S. A, in charge of The repairs
to Hard Times Levee, on the Mississippi, To
the effect that ex-Presdent Jefferson Davis,
whose plantation adjoins that levee, in or
der to force the government to buy strip OF
land, had refused to allow the work to pre-
coed and had threatened to resort to force,
but that when informed that gap would be
left there il his opposition should be main
tanned, withdrew it and allowed the work
to proceed.
To day is democratic day on the House
side of the Capitol. One Of the five elective
officers OF that body now declines saying
anything about the complexion OF the House,
two are away, one, who from the fret, until
to day, hes given up, il now sieat, and
the fifth, the chaplain. never talks. All the
deputies, however, are in high spirits and
say the democrats will have the House by at
least three majority. The information upon
which they base their confident assertions
il not given for the reason that 1t is
feared the republicans will induce some ct
governors to issue certificates
to defeated republican candidates, so as to
offset the democratic maj ority. There is no
doubt that the republicans are very much
excited at the turn, and that at the meeting
of their executive committee here next week
they will resort to all sorts OF means by
which to effect change, one Of VI hich will
be to have the certificate of election is
sued to Brumm, a defeated republican,
in Pennsylvania. The talk about dual
houses amounts to nothing. If the republi-
cans have majority they will organizs the
House without opposition from the demo-
Gratis, and il the latter have the majority,
they will organize it, utterly regardless OF
mailed" or any other sort of hands. For
it to be otherwise would be revolution for
which the people of the country are not yet
ripe. The democrats had stronger reasons
for resorting to that course in 1876. and the
10 1884, but neither adopted 1t.
1t is reported that should there be SQUAD
BILE for the House some weak kneed demo-
Gratis would give way 10 avoid fuss, but 1t
is said here It would require more courage
to do that than TO stand in the foremost
rank for the rights OF The party
The clean sweepers here are rather low
spirited to day in consequence Of report
that has reached here TO the effect that
President elect Harrison will be a sickler
for the civil service law.
Mr.. Lawrence Gardiner, president OF one
Of the democratic clubs OF this city, has been
appointed a member of the inauguration
committee.
Senator Kenna. of ". Va, is in the city TO-
day. He says tie democrats in the egis
lature of his State have certain and in dis !
putable majority of one, ard that the cleo
toral vote of the State will be cast for CIeve
land. The count in the vote for Governor
has not yet been completed, but, he says, he
risks nothing in saying that the democratic
candidate will be inaugurated. He says |
that one democratic Congressman there has
been certainly elected, and the other three
are in doubt, with probabilities 10 favor OF
he democrats Mr.. Kenua saws the repub
lean frauds in his State had no previous
Equal there.
The Teemer and O'Connor boat race, for
2 500, was rowed Cd the Potomac this after
,oon, between the Long and the Aqneduct
BRIDGES But little interest was taken in it
md there were few spectators. The betting
vas in favor of Teemer.
Maryland republicans here to-day say that Gen
dam King. of Baltimore, will be the next Com.
oissioner Of Pensions.
We have received from Belford. Clark &
To-. Chicago. New York and San Francisco.