Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-11-01
gains from the neturalized Irishmen re-.
maips to be seen that it is doubtful, how
ever, is patent to all close observers.
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c,s, Correspondence CT the Alexs. GAzEr TEL

NASRINGr TON. u. u, NOV. l, 1000.
Among the strangers in town to-day !s eI-
Congressman D,zaDdorf, republican, OF the
Norfolk oi.trict Mr.. DczendoTf says the
republican majority IN the Norfolk eno
Petersburg districts of his State will be
larger than ever before, so large that ne
believes it will be impossible for the maJorl-
ties the democrats may get In some Of Inc
other diatricts to overcome it. He says he
homes Laneston will be elected 20 Congress
in the Petersburg district, but is not ceEiaa
that he will bs. Of Bowden's election 10 the
Norfolk district, and by large majority,
he is certain, not believing that Williams, the
colored republican who is Astounding there,
will hurt him to auy considerable extent hlr.
d zendorf say al this may be changed, now
ever. IF the national republican committee
shall interfere. They have not done so up
to this time he says and II they continue 10
keen their hands off all will be well with
the Virginia republicans. he says he does
not know whether that committee has sup
piled the party in his State with any cam
Daien money or not. When asked upon
what grounds he based his eauguine hope Of
a republican victory in Virginia, he replied,
chiefly upon democratic non action. Elk
Mayor Lamb, Of Norfolk, is also here. He
saws he has been campaigning pretty exten-
siVely 10 his State, aud has not only been
encouraged but surprised at the enthusiasm
and confidence manifested by the republi
caus. and that while he may be mistaken, he
will be greatly disappointed if his State
does not go republican.
Republicans here have started story TO
the effect that Lord Salisbury would not
recall Minister West lest the republicans III
| this country would attribute such action to
! to his friendship for Mr.. Cleveland, ana say
be did so to relieve the President from al
awkward position, and that he, therefore,
gave Mr. Cleveland ao opportunity to dis
miss the minister and reap such political
advantages ,herefrom "a might be possible.
Representative Lee, Of the Alexandra
district, was here to-day. He is just from
Louisa county and some OF the otner back
tcounties of his district. he says that from
what be sees and hears all is well with the
democracy in his district, and that the dem
ocra,ic ma ority there will be as large ms
usual Several other democrats from the
ssame district here to day express the same
view, and none of them estimates the Gen
erai's meiority for reelection at less tnen
two thousand.
Representative Mills, of Texas, was at the
Capitol this morning looking over his meil
which has accumulated here during his late
campaigning tour in the North aud West.
He is sick ard will leave here this evening
for his home. He says that tho democrats
wherever he has been are as assured OF sue
cess next Tuesday as though the election
were over aud Cleveland been declared
elected or his OWE reelection he says he
has not the fastest doubt.
If the news Of the political situation in
Virginia printed 10 an evening paper OF this
CITY Yesterday be fair sample of the other
political news supplied by the Washington
pr ess, such news is very unreliable. Form
s'auce, the newspaper referred to says MIR.
Brown. the present republican Congressman
from the DAuviile district, i5 the republican
candidate for Congress ia that district, and
thai young lawyer is his democratic oppo
nsn5, Though every body at all familiar with
| Virginia politics knows that Judge Black
well is tho republican candidate there and
that Mr. Lester, Baptist preacher, is tho
democratic candidate.
Representative Clements OF Georgia, a
member Of the joint congressional commit
tee appointed To iu yes igate the frauds con
nected with the new aqueduct OF this city,
was at the Capitol to day. He snys that the
engineer experts 10 examine the sQueduct
have been appointed, and will commence
their work at cnce. MIR. Clements has re-
centlyreurned from New York. He says
the democrats there are confident OF Cleve
lands election, and that the most knowing
ones among them really believe he will have
a walk over, and that the men there VINO
have made bets on Harrison are now hedg-
lag as rapidly a. they can, and in their aux
iety to DO 90 are allowing odds.
A well-known financial agent in this city
SAYS his news from his clients in New York
is all to the effect that Cleveland will be re-
elected as be expressed it. hands down, and
that their business affairs are being conduct
ed on that supposition. He also says that
no matter how the republicans here talk,
they all 10 their hearts, believe their cause
has been lost aud that they are 10 have four
more years of the present ADMINISTRATION.
Bsltimoreans here to day say the democratic
meeting in their city last night was great sue
cess and that the democrats of that city are iubi-
lent and hilarious at their bright anticipations OF
victory. They say Congressman Raynor will be
elected by not less than sixteen hundred majority.
| An immense workingmen's meeting will be held
there Friday night