Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-10-18
vile, culpeper comfy. James B. Rodgers,

vile, Culpeper comfy, James B. Rodgers,
vice 7. VanAuken, resigned
Congressman Cannon OF Illinois, Iepub'i-
can, q candidate for the SpeaSership OF the
next House, was at the Capitol to-day and
got list of the members of the House now
in this city, so that he can commence the
work of face 10 face proselytiDg at once.
Mr.. Little. democratic candidate for State
Senator in the Fredericksburg district, Va,
is 10 the city to-day. He says his district Of
late wears has been republican, but that he
ia pretty we'll assured he will be elected.
He expects to make large gains in both
Louisa and Spottsylvania counties.
Among the strangers in the city today is
Col. CAB Maddux. TIE Colonel Is just from
a racing trip to the fairs in the southwest
part of Virginia. He says that in all that
section there are about fifty white men, to
whom Malone has prom ssd oifice, who are
hurrahing for him on all occasions but that
outside OF them, the Generals forces are Ell
IDENTIFY Respondent and disputed. He says
the Generals visit thsre is acknowledged
even by his friends to have been failure !;
that be will be defeated By forty Thousand
majority, and that in all the State no body,
not even his oudest braggera, can be found
who will bet dollar On his election.
Intelligence here to-day from Mr.. Shep-
perd, one of the secretaries of the Virginia
democratic committee, now in southwest Viz
pinia, is to the effect that the Mahoneite
blowing about gains in that district amounts
to nothing; that the democrats there are
better organized than ever before; that
there Is no detection among them, bat great
detection among the republicans, especially
in Smythe county, aud that the district VIII
give greatly increased democratic maj ofi'
ty over that Of last year.
Congressman Burrows, of Michigan, who
has been campaigning in Virginia for Gen
eral Malone, is in the City to-day. He
says that at every political meeting IN the
State ct which be has spoken General Ma
homes followers have outnumbered the
democrats three 10 Que, that tbs attendance
at tha Mshcne meetings has increased ut
every one since the opening Of the Generals
campaign at Abingdon, that the negro vote
will be practically solid for the Genera +,
that many white men who have heretofJr9
voted the democratic ticket will vote fer
Malone next month, and that the General
will certainly be the next Governor OF the
State if not counted out by the democrats
| He saws the bea: show at Hanover was q
prearrsnced democratic plan TO break up
the meeting, spd was fair sample OF demo
cratic argument
Postmaster GsAeral Wanamaker has
given up his Sunday school class in Phi.a
depbia, and taken charge OF Que in the
! Church of the Covenant IL this cl'9, OF
| which the President and Secretary d .aire
| are members.
MI Powell, of Fairfax c. e, Virginia, Is
l here to day. He says there Is some iittie
local democratic detection in that county IL
consequence of the county courts action on
the liquor question, but that it will amount
to nothing, that the democrats there are
well organized and in good condition, end
will carry the county By from 80 10 2Ot
majority.
Ex-Postmas.er Windsor, o! Alexandria, al
whose residence Gen. Malone spent last
night, SAYS the General is reticent respect
ing the affairs Of the campaign, but that he
doesn't hesitate to express the conv!clloh
that he will certainly be elected by ten tnou'
sand msjority,in spite of everything, ard by
TWENTY-FIVE thousand, if not counted cut OF
| fifteen thousand. The General told
him there is q Malone club of from ten TO
twelve hundred members in Petersburg, fully
one hal of whom are white men who have
heretofore voted the democratic ticket.
Congressman Bailey Browne, of the Isl
| Virginia district, republican, is here to-day,
looking after offices for some of his cooaiit-
uents. He Gays he doesn't have much sue
cess Mr. Browne Gays great apathy pre-
walls among both the political parties on
the Eastern Shore. hut that the foil repab!i-
can vote will be poled there. Heseys the
democrats will lose some Of their strength
by reason of State Senator ackatone' bill,
leasing the Fog Island oyster teis to Mr.
Lewis.