Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-10-08
FROM WASHINGTON.
Especial Correspondence of the Alexandria Gasstte
W ASu1x1rna ID @ Oct 1890

WASHINGTON. D. O.. Oct. s. $780,
According to the report OF last nights
| proceedings of the Columbia democratic
association OF this city, published in the 60
called independent morning daily Of this
city, tine action 10 be taken by the club in
regard to the district Of Virginia will be
decided by the executive committee" This
is altogether incorrect. Mr.. Watson Boyle,
one of the executive committee referred to-
who was present at the meeting and took
80 active part in its proceedings, told the
GAzETTEs correspondent this morning that
not single word was said about the 9Th
district OF Virginia, and how such report
as that referred to was published, he said,
he could not understand. He also said that
so far as be knew, from what individual
members OF the CLUB had told him in casual
conversation outside OF the club, he thought
large majority OF them, no matter how
kindly they might fesl toward Mr.. Hume,
we're lG favor of General Lee. because he lie
the regularly nominated candidate OF the
party, and because this is 60 time to
| be weakening the regular organization by
going of after Independents. Another dem.
ocrat, who had bsen led astray by the To-
correct report referred to, said he supposed
the object OF the club was to make friend OF
Mr. Hume, who, if elected, they think will be
appointed q member of the committee on
the District OF Columbia, but that they
would be very much mistaken, for that 10
the improbable event Of his election, If the
House be democratic. he would be given no
position Of any Importance on any commit
lee, ss either Crisp, Bgnum or Hatch would
bs Speaker, and each of them had told him
tbat ia the composition OF the committees
/ ind IN trao cd q
cans. Mr. Bscoe, president OF the Virgins
democratic association ofthis city. when ask
ed this morning il the remarkable report
5bat that association is opposed to Gen,
Lee was true, replied that iG Wss certainly
! not. that the cub was democratic club,
and that the subj ,ot referred to had not been
alluded &c at tbs only meeting the club had
held this fail, ct which everything had pass.
ed eff most harmonloualy.
Gen. Malone is In the city to-day. He
doesn't hesitate to cay that he is doing all
he can to defeat B,wden, the republican
candidate for Congress in the Norfolk dis
trict, and from the way he talks it ia shrew d.
; y suspected that be is not particularly lG-
terssted in the election of any republican
candidate 10 Virginia this fall, or of any car
didate supported By the republicans hereto
fore known as "kckers"
Lindsey, the North Carolina republican
| recently detected in the attempt to colonze
Wsss Virginia with negroes from his State.
was once candidate for Congress In his dis
trict but was defeated ty Mr.. Yates When
scme of his friends advised him to contest
the election, he asked them upon what
ground and the reply being, false count
ing. be said, mo. that's my favorite suit,
and If they can beat me at that have moth
ing to say" l. ia rumored that Huston, the
Treasurer of the United States. has begged
Lindsey 20 write and publish letter stat
lug that the proposed cooDizlng was phil
sDthrcpic scheme, but that Lindsey has de-
cined, upon the ground that nobody who
knows bin, would believe any such absurd
statement.
TIE following changes in the All class
postofiioes in Virginia were made to-day
Ambsr, King George county, F. w. Minor
appointed postms ster vice L. G. Payne, re-
signed Issequena Goochland, Mrs. L. V.
Evans Vice L. q. Wslder. susp. Shiloh,
King George county, L. @. Payne vice G. G.
Marshall, resigned.
Among the strangers in the city to-day is Col.
Tom smith, of FAuqpier county Virginia, late u
S. district attorney for New Mexico. Ee says
that according to his information General Lee
will not only receive tho full democratic vote OF
Fa1quier county, but that many of The moro
reputable republicans of the county will vote for
the General also.
Senator Barbour, of Va, told tho GAzETTE's
correspondent to-day hn glad to to see that the
d mocrats OF the Norfolk district have nominated
DR.. John w. Lawson for Congress- rs he is
as good man rs they could have selected,
and not only well qualified Tor Congress, but well
equipped for getting there He said hc felt con-
ndeut that the Doctor wouId either be elected, or,
at any rste, be the cause of Bowdens defeat.