Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-11-02
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Correspondence OF the Ale3s. GAZETTE
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rsn.c,sl Correspondence OF the Alexs. GAZETTE
WASHING D. c., Nov 2, 1888.
Col. Bacon, who was Gov. Gordon's riVei
for the democratic domination for Governor
os Georgia, and who is now at democratic
besdousrters in New York, told personal
friend. who arrived here this morning. that 't
WAS impossible for the republicans to carry
Nav York unless they shall openly buy
voters by the Thousand on the day OF cleo
t;ou also that the national committee 10
certain of the genuineness OF the Dudley let
ter.
For the last three days two offers OF bets,
one of 81 900. or any part thereof, ana the
other of $4,000, or any part Thereon, on
Clevelapd's re election have been STANDING
here with no takere
The report that General Malone has con
sented to the withdrawal Of his white candi-
date Arnold in the Petersburg congressional
district. is not credited by Virginia demo
Gratis here, to day.
senator elect Barbour, of Virginia the
chairman of the democratic committee OF
his State, in. short talk with the GAZETTE 5
correspondent to-day said he was assured oil
the election of seven Of the ten Congress
men in his State, had strong hopes oil
another, the one from the first district, and
would not be the least surprised if the one
from The 4 b, the Petersburg district, should
be elected. Mr.. Barbour places no cent?
dence 10 the report that Arnold has been
yjthdrawn in the Petersburg district, IS
General Malone, he says could not now afford
10 do such n thing. He says the democratic
majority in the white districts will be more
than sufficient to Offset the republican ma
iority in the two black districts. which lat.
ter he places at much smaller figures than
the republican estimate He says he may
be deceived, but if so he will be greatly dis
appointed. Mr.. Barbour says there Is no
truth whatever in the report from Stanton
| to the effect that Mr.. Brioe, Of The national
democratic committee, on the part OF the
Terminal Railroad Company, which has
largo interests 10 Virginia, has sent S5OoOO
to the Virginia democratic committee.
The Virginia democratic association oil
| this city has made arrangements Tor sup
plying all the Virginia democratic voters
4 here with transportation to their homes and
back.
J A private letter was received here this
! morning from ]. n Pratt, secretary OF the
State democratic committee OF Connecticut,
| who says tne democratic majority in theI
| State will rot be less than twenty-four hun
dred-it was only fourteen hundred at the
last Presidential eection-and that Is solid
democratic congressional delegation will be
elected. Private letters received here TO-
DIV from democratic headquarters 10 all Il
doubtful northern States report those State
ae surely democratic.
1t is currently reported hsse that The re-
publican committee Of Indiana, which has
r.pudisted Col. DudIey's letter, is endeavor-
ing 10 make the national republican com
mi!tes do the same, but that the Colonel
threatens to retsliste if they do. He says
he letter wsa written with their approval,
and that be will make that plain if they at
tempt to humiiiate him.
There has been aud lie still going on q
general exodus Of republican office holders,
repesters, ard negroes from this city to the
| States in which they will attempt TO vote
next Tuesday. Many of lhe negroes have
gore to Vireinia-a greater proportion. per
| haps, to the Fad and 4th districts. SO many
negroes have gone TINT none at all were Wis
ible about the Capitol to-day and the pub.
lie works are delayed by the absence of the
| negro labor employed on them. II is posi-
| lively asserted that Gen. Malone got $25 600
| from the national republican committee, and
that he will place II where it will 40 the
| most good in the way Of buyi2g votes.
Books are kept at the railroad depots here
of transportation furnished to voters. From
the stubs of one of them it is seen that seven
tenths of such transportation has been sup
piled by republicans.