Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-03-08
From Washington.
Special Correspondence OF the Alexs. GAzETTEJ
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From Washington.
Il special Correspondence OF the Alexs GAzErrEJ
WASHINGTON, D. c.. March S. 1889.
When the delegation of Virginia republl-
cans called upon the President Gay before
Yesterday TO recommend Mr.. Frank biair,tne
man who said honor wouldn't buy break
fast.n for the place of Solicitor General, MT.
Harrison told them it would not do to re-
move MIR. jerks, the present incumbent, at
least until the close of the spring term OF
m. L. s. Supreme Court, IS he is prepared
IN defend the governments cases to De trled
at that term, and "a it would not ne right to
entrust that defeuse to new man. Inc term
referred to will not end before the middle OF
MAY or the frs. OF Jure.
The prevailing impression among the
most intelligent Virginia republicans hege,
in respect of the dispensation OF federal pat
ronaee in Their State under the present adj
ministratiop, is that it will be distributed in
accordance with the recommendation OF the
republican Congressional delegation from
that State, and in distrcs not represented
by republicans, Oh the recommendation OF
the republican candidates at the late cleo
ton. Ii il also said by them that Mr.. Har-
rison is perfectly familiar With republican
politics in Virginia, and thoroughly under
stands the character OF the men with whom
he has to deal in that State If this be so,
MANY an applicant for office from that State
now here may as we'll 60 home.
General Malone is still here, but will re-
turn to Petersburg>in day or two. Before
he does so, however, 1t Is his Intention, so
one Of his most devoted partisans says, to
call upon Mr. Harrison and give bis side OF
the story of the republican squabble in Vir-
ginia. But no explanation will help him
with Mr.. Harrison as long as the latter
shall continue to heed the advice Of the pre-
mier OF his ADMINISTRATION, whose opinion Of
the General cannot be changed
During the short session Of The Senate
Yesterday ex Secretary Villas was upon
the floor. AS his feelings always were
more in accord with those of the republicans
than with those of the democrats, he natur-
ally was on the republican side, where 0
seemed more at home and where he was
! warmly greeted. There is hardly q demo
Graf, certainly no Southern one, who doesn't
| draw some store OF comfort from tho retire
meut Of Mr.. Was, whose acticns as mem
Der of the cabinet did as much TO disgust
| democrats with the last Administrations as
those Of any other member OF that body.
The crowd which came hare to the IN
auguralion has dispersed and gone home,
except.that portion of it composed Of the
most imporiunete office seekers. The streets
and public buildings have resumed their
usual appearance, and the railroads, both
steam and horse, their ususl regularity and
convenience.
1t was a month or six weeks after Mr.
Cleveland's inauguration before the knit
ersn in his own party were after him. But
-, T., = Mr.
rison'- Inauguration, the republicans have
are reaching for him. The most audible
complaints ere heard from New York,
where both the Piatt and the Miller men
have been disappointed, aud from the
u bern republicans, who say their North
ern allies Gaze no more for them
than Northern, do for Southern democrats
after electors, ana that the fact that Mr..
Harrison did not appoint single Southern
man as membar OF his Cabinet implies that
he does not think there is a republican IL
the entire South fl for such ? place, ana
that he has thereby done much TO drive the
self respecting x-Confederates who have
left the democratic party back into their cid
ranks.
A press telegram received here this morn
ing from San Francisco was to the elect
that the American mau-of- var Neipsic, re-
Gently dispatched to Samoa, had received q
broadside and been sunk by German war
ship in the haiboT OF Apia. MIR. Walker
Blaine, acting assistant Secretary al Stale
when asked about this dispatch, said that
neither the State nor Navy department had
heard anything of it.
Secretary Whitney and family left here
this morning for their home 10 New York.
A large number Of their friends, including
severa! democratic Senators, among them
Messrs. Barbour and Ransom, were at the
depot to bid than good bye. Mr.. Whitney
was by large odds the most popular member
of the last administration.
Col. Dufiield, of Michigan, will be ap
poiutod Solicitor General, tho place Tor
which ex-Attorney General Frank Blair, OF
Virginia, is an applicant.
Two Of Mr.. Riddlebergor's sppointtccs at the
Senate have already been removable. Strayer,
of Wo ,dstock who was a messenger, and cX-Statc
Senator Jonc' negro from Mcckcnburg county,
who was policeman. The ex-senator is still in
the city. Yesterday he received an invitation
from Secretary Blaine 10 call upon him, which he
VIII do either to day or tomorrow.