Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-10-19

ment of the color question should be left
to the people of the South.
FROM WASHINGTON.
Especial Correspondence OF the Alers. aAzggrh]
WASHINGTON. D. c., Oct. is, 1889.
Senator Barbour was at the Capitol to-
day. He says that under the Cleveland ad-
ministration no democratic federal Office
holder in Virginia was allowed to take any
part whatever in political elections except
to exercise Ike privilege of voting, but that
now he understands every republican fede-
raj Office holder in the State and the Vir.
GINA republicans holding feneral offices
here are all actively engaged liz prose-
cutting the work of General Mahone's cam.
paign. Mr.. Barbour says, however, that all
their work will be useless, and that while
he thinks the estimates of editors Yost and
Lewis and of others-forty thousand ma
would net be surprised If it were
from Mr.. Shepherd, now in the southwest
part of the State, aud Congressman Buch-
anan, from that district, is highly favorable,
and that as respects republican detection in
the Valley, he hears from Winchester down
to Roanoke that the half has not been told.
Mr.. Barbour says Mr.. Gordon, chairman Of
the State democratic committee, is now in
command at headquarters 10 Alexandria,
and is prosecuting the campaign not only
vigorously, but wisely and effectively.
General Raum, who was to-day appointed
Commissioner of Pensions, vice Tanner, was
formerly Commissioner of Internal Revenue.
He is the man who first proclaimed the doc.
trine that modern politician could not az
ford to be consistent. He was denied &C.
commodations at restaurant 10 Alexandria
some years ago because he demanded that o
negro who accompanied him 8s an equal
should receive the same treatment he wanted.
The Presidents callers this morning in
Guided Secretary Blaine, Attorney General
Miller, Secretary Proctor, Representatives
Anderson, Burrows and Russell and ex-Rep.
resentative Wait, of Connecticut. The usual
public reception was held 10 the east room
in the afternoon.
1t is generelly believed that President
Harrison will remove the democratic .. s..
Judge in Montana to whom the contested
election case in that State has been ap
pealed, before the time fixed for the rem
dering of the decision. in order that
republican successor may be appoint
ed who, as presrrsrged, will decide the
case in favor of the republicans. The
contest is based upon the fact that some
foreigners who can not read the English
language voted the democratic ticket Hun
dreds of thousands of negroes who can't
read, vote the republican ticket in the
South, but the democrats never contest cleo
tions there on that ground.
Msgnus Robinson, colored, of Alexandria,
who at the republican convention in that
city Thursday, announced himself an iEde-
pendent candidate for the Legislature, is
here to. day. He Gays that before the con-
yention met he was certain of being the
nominee, but that Mr.. Corbet kept open
house to the delegates all the morning, that
the unit rule was adopted, that vacancies in
the delegations were not filled, that the
color line was drawn on him, and that by
these various means, and others. he lost the
nomination, though he might possible have
bought it, SO he was offered the vote of one
ward for ten dollars, which he declined to
pay. He says he will remain in the field
until the night of the election, and then see
how many colored men in Alexandria agree
with General Malone. that It is 1 co. . ...Se
for colored man to hold an elective Office
In Virginia, and with republican paper
in this city, that hi5 running is piece of
impudence.
Bruce, the negro who was promoted from
the BARRIERS shop on Mississippi River
steamer to the q. 8. Senate when the ne
croes held sway ip Mississippi. has accepted
an invitation from General Malone to take
part in the Generals campaign in Virginia,
and will make several speeches In that State
during the week preceding the election.
The appointment of ex Congressman la.
zleton to the place of Attorney for the Die
trict of Columbis, Notwithstanding the en-
dorsement 1t receives from the press OF this
city, is generally condemned by the older
residents of the city, republicans SO we'll IS
democrats. They say that heis only known
here as lobbyist; that be knows little or
nothing about the laws of the District; that
his appointment is due to certain railroad
influences, and that be is in favor of social
equality with the negroes.
Col. a. W. Jones, formerly one OF Cen
eral Mahone's lieutenan.s in Virginia, but
now resident in Missouri, when here before,
said he took sad but disinterested view OF
Virginia affairs. He ia again here on
short visit. He now says Malone will be
elected, and that though nobody will bet on
him now, bets on him can readily be OBJ.
tanned about a week before the election
The Col. doesn't know that seekers after all
such bets will snatch them up as soon as of.
fered.
Mr.. Brady, collector of internal revenue
In the Richmond, Virginia, district, the only