Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-04-02

From Washington.
( special Correspondence Of the Aloxs. GAzETrs
a 1000

special Correspondence OF the Alcxa. GAZETrs
WASHINGTON. D. c.. April 2, 1889
Notwithstanding that many Virginia re-
publican office seekers have returned to their
homes. large number still remain here
both of the old and new issue, and OF the
two wings of the latter. An old Virginia
democrat now resident here, in talking
shout them to-day, said he believed every,
white man in his State who had ever Votel
the republican ticket either had been OF Is
now here seeking an office. Among them
all, however, it is hard to tind even one VINO
takes q roseste view OF affairs, uncertainty
and disappointment il not gloom and oes'
pondency being the prevalent feeling
among them. Captain Rogers Is one
of those who have been away but returned.
He saws it is impossible to lind out what
course the administration intends to take
with regard to Virginia affairs. When toIa
he an acquaintance it would take 20 course
until the factions in the party there shall
come to an agreement, ne replied that that
they would never do. AS the Captain is one
of Gen. Mahone's right baud men, this evil
IDENTITY bodies no good to his chief. Ex-Sen-
ator Riddleberger, ex-Gov. Cameron, Messr5.
Frazier. BRYAN and three or four others OF
the anti Malone wing of the party, were in q
room at the Metropolitan Hotel to-day talk
ing over the situation, bot they are es much
at sea regarding the treatment they are TO re
ceive frcDa Mr. Harrison as their opponents
Ex-Auditor Brown Allen, a Mahonete, says
thew NAV talk as much Rs they please, 0ut
it wont do them any good. Mr.. Clark, FAR
fax county republican, says there Is hsh'
between the Mshoneites and the antics Tor
all the federal offices in his, the o.h Con
p,essicnal district. and that he believes the
latter will win. He says the antics were
recognized at the national convention and
were Harrison men, while the Mahoneites
were for Sherman that Sherman has been
sdognedn several times already by the ad
ministraton that be believes Mr. Harrison
| il well posted in Virginia affairs, and that
with Mr.. B!aine's we'll known opposition to
General Malone and al his works, 1t Wopid
be strange if rny special favors were grant
| ed the General.
| Il is understood tho consideration of the
4 distribution Of the local State offices In the
South. such as marshais and district attor-
sneys. will be commenced in earnest next
week. and that go fsr as al presidential ap-
{ continents in that section are concerned,
/ the incunibents will he allowed to serve ont
their terms unless there be good grounds o!
r moyal,
Senator Barbour says he is still in receip!
Of letters from democratic office holders in
Virginia requesting him to use his influence
to have them retained in office, but that all
he can do with the papers of the people re-
ferred to is to have them filed at the respec-
tive departments.
Mr.. Thompson, of South Carolina, ex-as,
sistant Secretary OF The Treasury, who,it has
been rumored, will be appointed mem
Der of the civil service commission, says he
knows of nothing that could have suggested
such rumor.
The last place General Longstreet applied for
was Register OF the Treasury, bat the q A. K.
said it would never do to turn General Rosecraus
out and nut an ex.rebcl in, especially as General
Rosccrans had objected to having cX rebels around
| him in his office.
| Some Of the democratic Senators arc consider
| ABLY mt out 81 thc nomination of the delegates
| to the Congress of American Nations to be held
here next autumn. Those delegates were to be
| taken from both parties hut the only true blue
democrat among them IS ex-senator Whytc, oil
Maryland, the others being mugwumps who arc
more Objectionable TO democrats than out and out
republicans.
The President viii give the japanese legation
and the japanese visitors nov here reception AZ
the White House to night, and has invited all the
congressman in the city to be present.