Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-10-30
POLITICAL.

Secretary Blaine spoke on ihe ta,ih a.
South Bend, Indiana, 10 large crowd yes
terjay.
Both parties are claiming The msiorlsy in
Pennsylvania, where q most exciting cleo
ton campaign is drawing to its close.
Representative Wilson, of Yves, Virginia,
expresses himself as confident of reelection
IN spite OF the great etf1ris made to de-
feet him.
Democratic employees in the Washington
nevy-ysrd have been called upon TO COM
tribute to repuolcaa campaign expenses 10
The 9Th Congressional district of Mary AND.
Mr.. e. Y. PcwderIy, chief of the Knigbts
of Labor, has pucIisDed letter declaring
his purpose to vote for Hon. Robert E.
Psttsop. the democratic candidate for Gov
ernor o! Penney lvania.
The st. Lcris Republic, The leading dem
ocrstic paper OF Missouri, estimates that
the State will seud su unbroken demo-
cratic delegation to the next Congress,
With The possible exci p.ion that Wade, of
the Thlrseonsn d,strics (republiceD), may
by reelected.
The republican congressional committee
are getting s5prs1, and now say IF the
next House ls democratic it will be New
York's fault. The.e are four or five dis
trie!s in the Empire State which for Jack
OF work raJ De lest TO the party, when
they chou be safely republican"
Mr.. G a.ksop, the republican campaign
boes, is spepding hcodie freely In doubtful
districts, and is distributing his corruption
| fund qute lsvshy in Virginia. He sass
| the only thing tho republicans have to fear
| In the approaching election is corruption
| by the democratic Democratic managers
are couatipg with confidence on gaining
forty four membs.s of Cougres, next Tues
| day.
Republican, edvioes received In Washing
ton represent PeuTss lvania as very dis.
couraging. Congre5smaa Dalxsll said yes
terdsy that Dala peter's election vas trem-
| bling in the balance 1t is evident from all
| the reports that there is q strong feeling
against QIsy throughout the State. Some
Of the democratic managers are 80 confident
of success that they are talking OF 40 600 AID
so 600 ma oriiy for Pattison. Two Pennsyl
yapis Republicans " ho called at the rooms
of the republican congressional committee
yester lay for funds were told that "ine
manufacturers he'd shat down on supplies
after the passage of toe Mckinley BILL"
A letter from Washington to the Richmond
Times of yesterday says; "rhe1e is good
reason TO be,sve, toe, that GARRISON is Sc
cresly distributing soms of bis corruption
fund in tie eighth district 10 the hope OF
defeating General Lee. Some of the negro
repubiitao leaders OF that district who have
ceeu hanging about republican headquar-
sers here, srs now 10 the district shouting
and working for Hume. IL is possible that
neither Dir. Hume nor his mistaken demo
cratic allies are aware Of this employment
of republican money; but others are. Re
publican managers here do not profess any
great admiration tor Hume. Thsy confess
they do not know what line of policy he
would pursue, if elected; but they feel and
say that there would be reward and grati6-
cation enough for them to defas the regu-
lar democratic candidate, and thus demoF-
a'izs The party organization. Their theory
i. that tbs defeat of L.e would disrupt the
democracy CT tbs eighth district, and SOW
seeds Of dissep;ion hat might bear f'ult In
other pars Of tue State."