Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-10-12
FRANK HuMe's WEAKNESS.
The Leo Campaign Club-The Generals
Stronghold Republican Candidate


Stronghold Republican Candidate.
fCorrespondence OF the Richmond DisDatch.l
AIrxivpRIA, October II, 1890;
The action of the mass-neeting OF the
Democrats of Alexandra county IN en-
dorsing General Leo for Congress SHOWS
that Frank Hume is not 80 strong IN the
county as hrs friends claimed ne was;
They said that he would carry over nail
the Democratic vote of the county, but
tho organization of the Lee Campaign
Club by the county Democrats makes IT
LOOK very much like they were somewhat
mistaken In their calculation. The follow
inc gentlemen were chosen as ofhoers or
the club: A. 2. Douglas. preEdent y.
w. Donaldson, of Washington district
i. Il. Windsor, Of Jefferson district, ana
William Palmer, of Arlington n asaIaes'
secretary, and Randolph Birch, treasurer.
WORKING DEMOCRATS.
The club il made up of hard-worklng
Democrats, who are going into the field to
win. The platform on which they Will
work - as follows
whereas the Democratic convention OF
the Eighth congressional district regularly
placed in the field for reelection the present
incumbent, General W. II. +. Lee: there
fore be il
Reso!red, That we as Democrats Of Alex
andria county hereby endorse General Lee
for Congress, and that we pledge ourselves
TO do all in our power by falr ana lawful
means TO secure his election"
This was adopted with much enthusiasm.
The club meets again on the 10th instant,
when 1t will be addressed by prominent
Democrats.
TRIANGULAR FIGHT.
The chances for triangular fight in this
district for Congress become moro and
moro certain every day. There is already
General Lee, d . regular Democratic nomi-
noe, and Frank Hume, an Independent. al
ready in the field and in q few days the
kicking" Republicans will have candi-
date out for the fight. Messrs II. A. Free
man, John II. Greene. G. q. Bennett. and
William A. Moxlev, the committee APP
pointed by the dissatisfied Republicans at
the Manassas convention, is out in clrcu-
lar letter TO Republican voters IN which
they advise them not TO pledge themselves
to the support Of either of the Democratic
candidates. but to hold of and thus be III
strict accord with their party policy.
MABoSH's INSTRUCTIONS.
They charge General Malone with having
instructed the party managers not TO al
low any nominations to be made IN order
that he might show the present Admins
tration that he is still a power in Virginia
politics, and thus have revenge on the
party for having set him down. They say
that he ia not at all strong man In poll
tics, as is shown by his defeat for Governor
by the remarkable majority OF 1900, and
that the party would be stronger without
him, and IL closes with tho following:
AT q meeting of Republicans held at
Vienna. Fairfax county, ii was resolved to
appoint three representative men TO meet
Others at Alexandria on the 23d instant for
the purpose OF agreeing upon candidate
to vote for at the approaching November
election. This will be an informal confer
ence, and Republicans from every portion
of the district are invited to attend"
The nomination of n Republican candl-
date will knock Frank Hume's chances
sky-high.
FEE ALARM,
Alexandria was alarmed about midnight
last night by the sounding of the fire
alarm on the engine whistles at the Rich
mond and Danville depot, and the whole
town turned out TO see what was the matter.
The alarm was caused by the discovery of
fire in tho paint-shop OF the Mldisnd
works, which for time looked as If 1t was
too much for tho railroad-men to put out.
Fortunately, however. the fire was soon
gotten under control and the department
! did not have 20 60 into service at all. In
the shops were several cars that have just
been rebuilt and repaintsd, and had the
fire occurred later the whole place would
have been carried away as has been done
several times before by fire.