Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-11-14
FROM WASHINGTON.
special Correspondence of tho Alexs. GAZETTE


WASHING TON, D. c.. Nov. IA, 1889.
Senator Barbour was In the city to-day.
When asked by the GAZETTE's correspon-
dent what he thought OF the recent report.
ed recommendations OF Governor Lee and
Senator Daniel respecting certain proposed
changes in the election law of his State by
the legislature thereof, the Senator replied
to the effect that he bad no objection to the
existing election law, and that be didn't ex-
actly see what objection the two distinguish
ell gentlemen referred to could find to it, in
| asmuch as under its operation the democrats
had Just gained majorty of forty-three
thousand. The Senator seems to think that
the democrats of Virginia will have fair
sailing now for some years. as the Mahone-
ties will never compromise with the "kick-
ers" and as the "kickers" will never submit
10 the domination of Mahonetes.
A Virginia republican here to day,
KICKER" says that when Mahone shall issue
his address attributing his recent over
whelming defeat to democratic fraud and
bulldosing, the true republicans in the State
will off set it by another address, over their
own names, assigning as the correct reason
for his defeat the fact that they and nearly
all the old and reputable white portion Of
the Virginia republicans voted the demo.
cratic ticket.
General Hunton was at the Capitol to-day
hunting up speakers for. the democratic
Notification meeting 10 be held in Warren.
ton to morrow. He invited, among others,
Repr N a.ives Hotks TN B5num.
MIR. Scott, one of Inc secretaries OF the
democratic State committee Of Virginia,
will 1t Ia stated here. bs candidate for the
office of Secretary of the Commonwealth of
lnd k,r ha ff,r
Of that State.
II is rumoted at the poatofioe department
to day that Msjor Herbert, the efficient
oostm aster at Alexandria, will be allowed
to retain bis Office uatll the expiration of
foil term of four years from the time he was
commissioned, which will be some time
next April.
Postmaster General Wanamaker il very
much torn up by the letter OF Senator Hamp-
ton. He says the removal of the postmas
ter at Columbia was done without his
knowledge, but that if be made any prom
Lee to Senator Hampton about that postma5-
| ter it has entirely escaped bis mind. He
saws, however, he has done all he could TO
reotify the mistake By regoking the order
for the mans removal.
Representative Mills OF Texas. who was
ct the Capitol to day, says the fact that the
Montana Judge elected by the democratic
votes thai were thrown out by the republi
can returning board, took possession of bis.
Office yesterday, shows that he 10 backed by
the democratic party of hs State, and that
the whole party in his State will stand by
hlm, as upon his ability to hold his office de
pend. that of all the other democratic OF
fcers In the State. Mr.. Mills also says he
can hardly believe that the republican mem
T.Ii al mi nf hQ | -
Senate will be 30 pttjudiced by party feeling
az to subvert the law 10 order to add two
more to their majority In the Senate.
A party friend of Representative Butter
worth, here to day, said as that gentleman
had been read out of the republican party
by the Cincinnati Commercial Gazette, Mr.
Murst Halstesd's paper, and as he was In
favor of free trade with both Canada and
Mexico he thought 1t would be wise policy
ON the part of the democrats in the next
U S. House of Representatives to make
virtue of necessity and support him for
speaker of that body and rely upon his per-
sonal friends among the republican members
for the few votes that would be required to
elect him.
The following changes In the 4th class
postoffices of Virginia were made to-day
Batesvile, Albemarle county, VIM. u. rage
appointed postmaster vice w. L. Barksoale,
resigned MortonsVille. Greene county, Jno.
r. Madison vice W. l.. E idins, resigned.
Virginia Mahoneites are hard to find
here now, but one turns up every now and
then, and the invariable refrain OF all OF
them is that the address the "Old Man" ls
preparing will show that the late election
in their State was q stopendous fraud, and
will show Congress sDd the North the pec-
esslty for the adoption of some measure BY
which free vote and fair count can be
obtained in the South. They will not
agree that the "kickers" had any strength CT
that the negroes did not support the Gener'
al to man.