Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-10-27
From Washington

r neeial Cores pond &C 60 Of tae Alexs dAzETrri
WASHINGTON, D. c.. Oct. q, 1888.
Among the strangers in the city to day Is
Meior Robert Burke of Staunton, Virginia,
q member of the democratic committee OF
his State, meeting of which at Richmond
he hos inst attended The Major says that
at that meeting he cav aud talked VITA
democrats from every congressional district
in the State, that they are Intelligent ana
reliable men, and told him exactly what
thew believed about the political prospects
In the parts Of the State with when tney
are familiar, and that from such Information
he is induced to believe that Virginia
ia "a safely democratic as tho most sauenine
democrat could, In view of the circum
stances, reasonably desire. Inc majority
CleveIaud would receive he did not esti'
mate. but said it would be entirely satisfac'
torv. OF his own, the Staunton, congress
slonal district, he says he ia perfectly cont
dent that Tucker, the democratic candidate,
will be elected, aud by majority not isss
than 500. The 9th, or Abingdon, district,
the 9Th. or Danvil!e, and the 6.h, or Lynch-
burg, district, he also believes have been
secured by the democratic, all of which
will be gains Indeed, he says. he
he and the rest of the committee are certain
Of seven of the ten districts. y! the lst, or
Accomack district he is in doubt, saying the
REPORTS from there while favorable, do not
show such faith in democratic success rs IL
desirable, and that he thinks there is less
hope of carrying that than the Petersburg
district, which has heretofore been oonsid-
cred safely republican, but which, he thluks,
will elect Venable, the democratic candi-
date In the 81 or Norfolk district, he
thinks the republican msjority will De re-
duced somewhat by Williams, the negro re
publican candidate running there. should ne
not he bought Oft before election day. OF
the S.h or Alexandria district, he says, the
democrats Throughout the rest OF the State
expect much in the way OF offsetting the
negro maorities 10 the black districts OF
Norfolk and Petersburg
The West letter continues TO be the topic
OF the day among the politicians and news
paper men here. 1t s rumored that the
President has demanded the recall Of Minis.
ter West, and the rumor ia credited from the
fact that Secretary Baysrd, when asked
about it to-day, refused positively to say
! whether it was true or false, and declined
; to saw one word about it. Prominent demo
Gratis here say they ara confident it is true,
and also that the demand will be made
| in such manner as to make
the Resident more popular than ev
err. and make the letter An effective
boomerang. 1t is now universally conceded
that the whole STAIR was another prear-
ranged republican scheme. but that it has
afforded Mr.. Cleveland another chance for q
ten strike, of which, as usual, he will not
fail to avail himself to the furthest possible
extent. From the irst the democrats have
been nGnitely more concerned about the
letter than the republicans, for whereas the
former imagined it would do them great
harm, the latter have never supposed it
would do them much good.
Dispatches received here to-day from
New York report that the grand democratic
procession there was not stopped BY the
rain, and that the President and his wife,
protected by watarpToofs, reviewed it fro IL
the stand, and thereby added greatly to
its SUCCESS, and TO the enthusiasm OF those
who took part in it and Of the immense
lhrong who witnessed it from the sidewalks
and the doors, and windows and house tops
along the route.
Private letters received here to-day sag
that In q democratic procession at Newark,
Ohio, last Wednesday, no less than thirty
heretofore sound republicans we're counted,
and that ct the conclusion oil speech 10 In
diana by Congressman Matsou, who is the
democratic candidate for Governor of that
State, member Of the republican county
committee rose aud said that the Tariff views
presented had made o convert of hin, and
that he would ask the democratic county
committee to make speaking engagements
for him. 30 that he might give The people
his reasons for lesving his old party.
Ex.Representaiive E. John Ellis, of Lou.
lsiana, who has recently returned from West
Virginia, where he has been speaking for
the democrats, told the GAzETTE's CORES
pendent to-day he thought Cleveland would
carry that State By pretty good maj orily,
but that there was some doubt about the
Success Of the democratic legislative ticket
He said, however, that Senator Renna,
whose reelection depends upon the election,
is more scared than he has need to be,
and that from what he, Ellis, saw and heard
there he is induced to believe democratic
legislature will be elected.
a Virginan who left Farmville In
his State yesterday says Langston, the
coored republican anti-Mahone candi-
date for Congress in that district,
has threatened the white republican oficeholders
in that district with the loss of their Offices pro
;da1 ~ 4 ut ito for