Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-08-20
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+ Specal Correspondence OF the Alexs. GAzErrEl
WASHING ION. D. c., Aug. 20. 1855.
Col. Brady, member of the national repuo'
lican committee for Virginia. was in the city
to-day en- route to his home at Petersburg.
He declined to be interviewed about his re-
lations with Gen. Malone, contentng him.
self with the general declaration that he
would not intensity the PERSONAL and fac
tional quarrels among the Virginia repuoll'
cana by exchanging epithets or words Of
any character with Malone. That illus
trious, illustrated aud conceited parsonage.
he said should occupy, so far as ne was con-
cerned, the field of controversy alone, flock
ing entirely by himself. He does, say, how
ever. that 30 far is General Mahone's charge,
that he voted to dsfranchise the ex-Conted-
crates, from being true, that he has the writ
ten testimony of some OF the best democrats
in the State to the effect that he was the
first Virginia republican who openly sup
ported the removal of The political disabili
ties of the ex Confederates. As to the con-
gressioual squabble in the 4th district, Brady
to the surprise of many persons here, de-
clares he is not for Langston but for Judge
Arnold. As Malone is said also to be for
Arnold, here is another puzzle for the voters
of that much distracted region. Brady,
however says he is for LangstOn to the ex-
tent that he desires him to have fair play,
and will see to it that he is not cheated or
cozened out Of the nomination il majority
of the delegates are for him. Other people
here from the Petersburg district say the
General has his eye GU the nomination him
self, and that while he can't afford to have
it known that he is, notbirg would please
him better now than for il to be rendered
him.
Mr. John Wise passed through here yes
terday on his way to Richmond from New
York where he had been to urge, but vain
ly, the national republican committee to
give the Virginia kckers some recognition.
He intimated that he had been practically
unsuccessful, and said he was going to New
York to live, but would not relinquish his
residence in Virginia until after the cleo.
ton, SO as not to lose his vote.
Among the strangers at the Capitol to-
day was Mr.. Tazswell Elicit, democratic
elector for the Richmond district. Mr. Ell
lett says he thinks Representative Wise will
be renominsted without opposition and be
re- elected by larger majority than he got
in 1885, He says possibly some OF the lead
ers of the labor organization in Richmond
may support the republican ticket as be has
heard they have had dealings with General
Malone, but that be knows others will not,
and that besides, that organization i5 by no
means as strong as it was two years ago
Mr. Elicit entertains very hopeful view OF
democratic affairs in his Slate.
The Senate to day resumed the consider
alton of the Canadian fsheries treaty, on
which vots will be taken to morrow, when
it will be rejected MIR. Morgan again to-
day spoke in favor of the treaty, and against
the republican proposition to limit tho re-
taliatory measures, which the President is
by law compelled to adopt, to the exclusion
of Canadian fish. 10 his speech he ridiculed
the republicans for their present abuse OF
the President and Secretary of State for re.
frlsiug to exclude frozen fish, though, when
they had an opportunity to enact bill to
effect that object, they failed to avail them
selves of it. He also ridiculed MIR. Dawes
assertion that though Mr.. Bayard iDterpre-
tation of the treaty had been sustained by
u. 8. circuit court, such decision could not
stand against his, Dawes's, higher law de-
cision.
A promnent.democrat from the S;h Vir.
ginia district, here to-day, in talking about
the change in the place OF holding the dem
ocratic congressional convention in that dis
trict, said he couldn't understand how the
change was effected, as he understood that
two members of the district committee,
Messrs. Heaton and Meredith, both said
that they would only agree to the change in
case every other member was willing it
should be made.
Representative Lee did not go to Culpep-
er Court to day, as he expected to have
done and had made arrangements for doing,
as he received letters which induced him
to remain here. He attended the Wood
lawn Farmers Club meeting last Saturday,
and says that so far as he could judge by
the expressions he heard a ajority of those
present seemed to endorse the low tariff
speech of Mr.. Wilson rather than the pre-.
tective speech of MIR. Butterworth. MIR.
Wilson subsequently told the GAzETTE's
correspondent that he was we'll satisfied
with the manner in which his speech was
received, as though he understood most of
his bearers were northern settlers and re-
publicaps, he observed that they applauded
all his strongest low tariff points.
General Lee said gentleman from Scott district,
in Fauquier county, told him to day that the dem
ocrats of that district, on Saturday last, elected
Lee delegates to the Congr, ssiona convention,
and that he had heard that all the other districts
in that county had done likewise.
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