Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-06-02

,.ssiop an effort will be made to so change
he rn,es that the debate can he stopped
and the bill put on lie passage.
There being some doubt rs to Senator
Hoar's preference for the republican Presi-
Dental nomination, he was interviewed on
that subect this morning. He said he had
been asked by Mr.. Sherman to present his
name 10 the convention, but had declined
because he was only one of the delegates
from his State aud had no right to speak Tor
his State until there had been consultation.
They would goto the convention, ne SAID:
fancy free, and after conference with the
other delegations, aud deciding upon man
who would be most likely TO carry one or
more of the pivotal States, vote for him.
He also said he understood the Southern
delegations would insist upon no one. but
would support the man the North and West
should think the strongest.
Ex-senator Kelly of Oregon, who though
out of the Senate only eleven years is
hardly known oy any of the present demo
cratic members of that body, is here on i'm
portant law business, but will start tonight
for ST. Louis, as be is delegate from his
State to the national democratic convention.
He says the election to be held in his State
on Monday next is for representative 10
Congress and for legislature that VIII
elect successor TO Senator Dolph. ne ID
hopeful of a democratic victory, and says
the republicans of his Stale are by no means
sanguipe of success.
There was no session Of the Senste 10 day
that body having djourned yesterday until
Monday after passing the Indian appropria'
ton bill. Iu the House to day the agricu,-
tural appropriation bill wes under consider.
atior. During the debate on it MIR. Yost Of
Virginia made speech in favor OF either
enlarging the appropriation for seed or max
ing none at all He said that the existing
appropriation did not provide seed tor one
forty ninth of the people to whom they
should be sent. and that he distributed his
small allowance among the poorest OF BIS
constituents.
The Virginia democratic association Of
this city at their meeting last night elected
delegates to the national democratic league
20 be organized in Baltimore or the an
sproxmo, and to which every democratic
sclub in tie country is invited to send i've
delegates.
! The State central committee of the anti
Malone republicans in Virginia will, SO 6
smember of that committee here to-day says
meet in Richmond GU Tuesday next to ap
point an executive committee and arrange
other matters. He also says the committee
has prepared an address in which they &C
cuse Malone of usurping the sole power o
the republican party of Virginia, aud prac
iic,lly say that until be shall be deposet
there will be no united republican party in
the State. He also says they advise the re-
puh!icans to hod meetings in every county
and city Of the State ana organize under
their plan of campaign.
The Virginia delegation to tbs ST. Louis
convention left here at ten o'clock this
morning, via the Pennsylvania Railroad
They occupied two parlor cars. Mr.. Bar
bolr took with him Miss Ellen danger
field, Mrs. Henry Dainger6eld and Mr.. r
]. Daiuger6eld. They will reach st. Loui:
tomorrow afternoon.