Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-10-07
sib!y have at the head of the republican

sib!y have at the head of the republican
party.
A prominent resident OF this city. In a
short talk with the GAzETTE's correspond.
ent to. day, in reference.to the present adj
ministratiop, eaid he supposed it must give
MIR. Hayes unalioy ed qualification. from the
fact that Harrison had entirely relieved him
of the reputation of being the worst Pfesl-
dent ever imposed upon the country.
Alexandria county republicans here to-
day say their party is pretty considerably
disorpanized, and that from present appear
ances Mr.. Hume, the democratic nominee
for the Legislature, will sweep the platter.
He says there Is great dissatisfaction with
both the city and county chairmen, ard that
the few republicans who will subscribe to
the party's election fund will send their cen
tributions directly to headquarters in Pc
tersburg. He says he doesn't think Mr..
Lucas can be induced to accept the nomlna.
tion, and that it will probably go to MIR.
Corbet or Mr.. Greene, of the city.
A gentleman from Fauquier county, Vir,
GINA, here to-day. sage the fact that tne
only three good federal offices in that coun-
ty have been given to well-to DO repuDil'
| cans, men who could have got aloDg
very we'll without them. while nom
ing has been given to the poor men VINO
voted the republican ticket aud done repub
lican work, has very naturally diagruntieo
| the latter no little, and that in consequence
thereof. and of the influence of the" kckers, +"
he thinks the white Malone vote there next
month will be considerably smaller than
| usual.
R. d. Beckley, of Fairfax county, Va, q
well known colored politician, now demo.
crat, who has been campaigning in Loulsa,
Caroline, SpotsyVania aud Stafford counties,
Virginia, says the negroes in those counties
are considerably divided, and that TWO
large negro enti-Mahone clubs have already
been organized 10 those counties.
| There is nothing seen nor talked OF here
| to dsy but Knights Templers. The streets
are crowded with them, and many OF The
buildings on the business tnorougbfares sre
decorate d 10 honor of their presence. Many
as are already here, more are constantly er
riviog, every train bringing one or more
commentaries, who are met at the two 0e
pots by commentaries already here with
bands of music and escorted to their assign
al quarters The hotels and boarding
houses ere already crowded, and agreeable
accom- modations are hard to obtain. SianGi
for spe ctators have been erected at severe
ponts along the route of the grand process
sion to take place to morrow shouiu th'
weather be favorable. Most ell the Vlr
GINA cities are represented here by int
locking commentaries. The Golden Gate
and Sacramento Commentaries, knight
Templar arrived from California this morn
ing and are stopping at the Normandie
The two commentaries number 100 person;
Including ladies, and come here to at
tend the couclave of Knights Templer
For the convenience Of visitors to the State
War and Navy Department building, th
week the models of the new gunboats ar'
displayed in the corriders of the navy wios
aud are surrounded constantly by an ad
miripg crowd. These models are built IL
the bureau of construction and repair snc
are exact reproductions of the vessels repre-
sented. They cost about $1,000 piece
II seems to be generally understood that
the newspaper fuss about the civil service
commission will result in congressiona
Investigation. The attempt of Messrs
Thompson and Roosevelt to throw all th'
blame of the commissions deliuqnencie;
upon the member of the commission unde
| the democratic administration, is laughed at
and will, it is said, be secuted by the result
| of q fair investigation.