Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-09-08

this afternoon. but it may be taken earlier,
as with the exception OF Mr.. Wilson, OF
Minnesota, no other member seems at oil
anxious to speak upon it. There are hardly
one hundred members present.
Notwithstanding the efforts that were
made to get up meeting OF the so.cailed
colored democratic club OF this city last
night. there were only three colored men
present, and that too, though there are hity
colored NirginiaDs who hold fedora ofhce
here. to every one Of whom an invitation
to attend had been sent.
representative Wise, of the Richmond
district, who has recently been renominated
by the democrats of his district, IN letter
to friend hare about party affairs IN bis
district. says: THE canvass ia progressing
snlendidly. We start on flood tide. l
want to lash the waves until they are noun.
tains high"
Representative Lee, of Virginia, has re.
ceived an official request from the national
democratic committee TO allow them to put
his name on their list of speakers for the
campaign now in progress:
Representative Yost, of Virginia, who has
lust been renom;nated by the republicans oil
his, the 10th Virginia district, has returned 10
this CITY, and was in his seat in The House
this morning. He says that while ali the
delegates to the convention known q Ma
hone men were opposed to his reconciliation
after he had been nominated they all ex-
pressed determination of supporting him,
and he believes he will receive the solid re-
publican vote OF the district.
Reliable intelligence here to-day from
Minnesota is 10 the effect that the nominee
and the platform of the recent republican
convention of that State are botn exceed
ingly unsatisfactory TO the great farming In
lerest of that State, and that unless decl-
ded change shall come over the republican
| farmers there between now and the day o.
election the democratic ticket will surely be
| elected.
The Virginia democratic association o.
this city at their meeting last night eectec
the following officers to serve for the ensu
ing year President. Henry l.. Biacoe vice
presidents, John A. Jones and Joseph a
Settle; treasurer, p. Q. Hungerford; record
ing secretary, r. P. Riddck; corresponding
ssecretary,H. II. Nc Candish; financial secre
targ, w. h. Monroe; and sergeant alarms
flames NJ. Duesbery. The executive com
amiuee is as follows: Thomas ]. Luttreli
James Il. Fisher, T. W. Anderson ant
/ George A. Traylor.
| The unnecessary extension OF the session
of Congress is provoking good deal of dis
satisfaction among many of the democrats
members, and some of them are utterly op
posed to waiting here any longer merely TO
the purpose of allowing the republican man
ayers further time in which to attempt t
manufacture political capital for the presen
campsign.
Representative Bayne, OF Pennsylvania,
republican, says he is assured, from wha
he sees and hears, that Harrison will carr!
New York, Indiana and Connecticut, ant
probably New Jersey, and that the nationa
republican committee have strong hopes O
carrying Virginia. There is no doubt of th
fact that the hopes of the republicans
whether well or i'll founded, have frightened
during the lest month. But the democrat
seem 10 be as confident of success IS ever.
Well informed people of all parties herr
are laughing at the currency given in SOM
quarters to the absurd and utterly ground
less report that the President contemplate
modifying bis expressions on the tariff ques
ton, so as to conciliate the opposition o
high tariff democrats. Even those VIII
think most lightly of Mr.. Cleveland believ
he would rather be defeated than abate on
jot or title OF his opposition to the existing
protective tariff.