Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-05-02
From Washington.
spscial Correspondence OF the Alexa GAzErTBI
WASHINGTON. D. c.. May ., 1883.

WASHINGTON. D. c.. May ., 1889.
Pennsylvania republicans here say the
difference between Senator Qlay and the
President has reached the condition OF an
open feud, and that they would not be sur
prised if Senators Quay, Cameron and Stew
ard should lead combined attack on Mr.
Harrison in the next Congress.
The President returned from his trip to
New York last night. The office seekers
who have been in allegiance since he left de
scended upon him in hordes and sorely be-
sci him, but. like his predecessor, he seem
ed to relish their onslaught.
The work of decapitating democratic an
class postmasters continues at rapid rate
in all the States except Virginia. There 1t
ia still suspended on orders from the White
House.
At the government printing office to-day
rumor is afloat to the effect that MIR. Mer-
edith will soon be appointed public printer
and ex-Assistant Secretary of the Treasury
Coon DE put in charge OF the bureau Oh
printing and engraving.
Among the strangers in the city to-day
are State Senator Wickham and ex-State
Senator Callahan OF Virginia The latter
saws he is not here on political business, and
that he is now engaged 10 more pTohiaole
business. He says, however, he does not
see how the President, in the conflict be
tween Malone and Wise, can fail to take
| the side of the former.
A we'll informed and active Richmond
democratic politician here to-day. formerly
connected with the democratic committee o.
his State. says he is induced to believe that
Mr.. S w. VeuabIe OF Petersburg, the father
of the congressman from the Petersburg dis
trict, will lie the democratic nominee for
! Governor at the next election in his State.
The impression here about republican al
fairs in Virginia is gradually developing
1 into the belief that General Malone will be
practically recognized as the leader OF the
republican party in his state. Iti5 serted
positively by his friends that within the
next three DAYS be will be invited 10 re-
sumo his conference with the President
which was necessarily suspended on Satur
,,ay last The Generals spirits improved
considerably after Saturdays Interview ,and
ne now seems as light-hearted as over before
in Nil his life. He is now calling at ali the
departments, except the State, and is re
ceiyed everywhere with great d. ference
Secretary Noble is his friend and Assistant
Postmaster General Clarkson his boon CON
paniou.
1t is rumored at the Treasury Department Thu
morning that the appointment OF republican IN
ternal revenue collectors will probably commence
during the next week or ten days.
In a private letter received here to-day Goneral
W. H. +. Lee says he will remain in Lexington for
| several days also that hc is about well again
1t is reported at the Postoffico Department and
also among tho Virginia Mahoneitos here that eX
Postmaster Windsor of Alexandria, will get his old
place back at tho expiration of the term Tor which
| his democratic successor WAS appointed.
| Secretary Blaine is still SICK. He was 10 have
received the new British Minister to-day, hut was
too unwel to do so.
| From talk at the DcpaI tmont of Justice to-day
| it is not deemed probable that MIR. Frank Blair,
OF Virginia, will 10 appointed Solicitor General,
but that Mr. Phillips, OF North Carolina, who once
held that ollicc, will hold it again.
A pretty fair, hut by no means large, crowd was
| at the races to-day, among those present being
| some of the soldiers lately at New York who
| S opped here on their way home. The meeting
will probably close on Saturday. As anticipated
| in this correspondence it has not been su cess
| full one.
| One of the smartcst anti Malone republicans in
| Virginia, who lives in the Sth congressional DIS
| trict of his State says tho interview General Ma
| hone had with tho President lsst Saturday may
| have boon satisfactory TO the former, but that he
| docs not believe il was. He says no has seen and
| talked with nearly all the few Mahoncitcs now
here and that if it were so they would be holding
| their heads up and talking loudly, instead OF
| which, however, they seem TO DO unusually de-
pressed. He aleo says that the General and Mr..
Hatton of the Post are close friends, aud that if
the interview BODIED good to the General it would
| have been so stated in that republican journal
| under striking head lines. He says from what he
can understand Mr.. Harrison will do nothing with
Virginia until the republican Organization there
shall be working smoothly, hst that can never be
as long as Malone shall hold his grip on that or
| ganizition, and that Malone can not Afford TO
| loosen his grip, for should he do so, he would be
deposed from the State craftsmanship at once.
| Among those who called on tho President to-
day were Messrs. w. NJ. Flanagan and JOS p. Gil
liam of Virginia.